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Giveaway!

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I have hit over 200 likes over on the Facebook page and to celebrate, I'm doing a giveaway! Normally when I do a cross stitch, I stick it in a frame but I decided to try something a little different. This time I got a wooden embroidery hoop and mounted it in that instead, I really like how it turned out. You, the lucky reader, have a chance to win this 4" hoop! It's simple really, just head over to my Etsy shop and leave a comment here telling me what your favorite item is. A winner will be randomly chosen at 12:00 PM CST on Friday, April 12, 2013. Sorry, ... Read More

Free Bloggess Cross Stitch Patterns

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On the two occasions that The Bloggess has made her way to Illinois, I've made her a cross stitch (read more about this here and here.) I briefly considered putting these patterns up on my Etsy shop, but it felt weird to make money off The Bloggess. So instead I am giving them to you all for FREE as a gift because I love you all so much. Both cross stitch patterns are for 14ct Aida fabric. The Hugs quote fits in a 5" x 7" frame, the Unicorn Success Club fits in an 8" x 10" frame. So go ahead, download and get stitching! Send me photos if you complete one, I'd love ... Read More

The Bloggess and I meet again!

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Over the summer I went into Chicago to see Jenny Lawson's book signing and gifted her the Unicorn Success Club cross stitch. When I saw that she was going to be at Anderson's Bookshop, an independent bookstore in downtown Naperville, I immediately added it to my calendar app and started planning my next cross stitch. I scoured her website looking for the perfect thing and I decided to go with a quote from Copernicus the homicidal monkey. ... Read More