I understand that the emoticon is a necessity of faceless communication (& I’ve been known to throw in a myself every now & then but I admit, I’m not a fan.

I’ve got a fabulous book filled with gold & one of the pieces of advice is…

Don’t use emoticons
they’re just annoying

BUT I reckon when you’ve got your tongue planted firmly in your cheek it’s probably OK. I made myself laugh if nothing else.
= wearing glasses
B-) = wearing cool shades

My research did lead me to these characters of note. One a super model & the other a super woman:

:-.)

&

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Teeny tiny port glass with offerings from the walk home from school.

I had a lovely evening last night at The Aviary catching up with old school mates & laughing until tears were streaming down my face. Absolutely nobody can make me laugh like those girls can. It’s really good to laugh until your cheeks hurt!

I’m completely on a roll with the redwork, filling every spare moment with a few more chain or stem stitches and getting a huge amount of pleasure from the small repetative stitches.

Hoping your weekend has been a cracker too!

I’m a roller!

When I learnt to embroider from my highly skilled neighbour she was most emphatic…

“embroidery works in progress should always be rolled”

I’m all about the kit, I have kits for every craft project. So, before I could begin stitching up my quilt project design I had to make up a special quilt project kit.

I thought I’d share with you the step by step.

I think these would make a great (& almost free) gift for any stitchers in your life.

So no more scrunching or folding people…it’s all about the roll.

PDF how to available here.

Sometimes I find myself quite funny.

Aunty Cookie Eyechart from the letterhead crafter’s panel + temperamental sewing machine = glasses case.

I enjoy cutting comments. Many of my very favourite people are superb at dishing it out. Most enjoyable when directed at me…go figure.

I gave myself a giggle when I took “The Cookie Cutter” literally & made these.

There is another element which I was too chicken to photograph for fear of being sued for breach of copyright but you can find it over here.