Cuteness Alert!

Those of you who have been following my blog may know that I have a thing (a recent, kind of inexplicable thing) for gnomes and mushrooms. So, while searching "gnome" today on Etsy (instead of doing the gazillion things on my to-do list) I happened upon the most adorable shop: A Little Sweetness.  Be still my beating heart: there are girly gnomes (hooray!) and mushrooms, and even Little Red Riding Hood!

These are all embroidery patterns, but there are also prints and notecards, and other lovely things made from shop owner Tasha's delightful artwork.  You simply must go check it out!

I think once I'm done with my 25 Days of Christmas Stitchalong, I'm going to treat myself to a few of her darling embroidery patterns!

I hope your holidays are going well.  Things are crazy around here, but festive, too!  Happy holidays!

What I'm Working on Today

I pulled out the stitching supplies last night and started on some new little dresses.  Not sure yet what I'm going to do with them, but they sure are fun to make!

This one above is a work in progress.... Of course, tiny as these little dresses are, it seems that I need to create quite a mess on the coffee table in order to be creative:

I have a very patient husband.  :)

Important Poll: New Stitchalong?

If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you may remember how much I enjoyed Amy Powers' 39 squares stitchalong.   I also started the counting my blessings project, but I admit, I have fallen off the wagon.  My counting my blessings project is kind of floundering, but I do miss my stitching.

I've been tossing around an idea for a few weeks now, and I wanted to get your opinions.  I've been thinking of hosting a Christmas or holiday-themed stitch-a-long.  Something small and defined (like 25 days/squares).  I know that the holidays are such a busy time, already so packed with projects and a million things to do.  But the idea of stitching a bit each night during the holidays appeals to me.


So, the question is: does it appeal to you?  I'd like to get an idea whether anyone would be interested in another collaborative stitching project before I spend time trying to organize it. (By the way, I contacted Amy and asked her if she was planning to do a holiday stitching project.  She said she did not have one planned, and gave me her blessing to go ahead.)  So, I'd love to hear your opinions, thoughts, ideas, comments!  Please leave a comment here or on my other blog, Needle and Thread Adventures.


Thanks, and happy stitching!

Stitching my Blessings

I was so excited when Amy announced another sampler stitching project!  This one is all about counting our blessings.  You can find out more, and join in, at Amy's new blog for the project: Counting my Blessings.  Amy encouraged us to set up our own dedicated blogs for this project.  I was a bit hesitant -- I have 2 blogs already (this one and a family blog) -- and not enough hours in the day as it is. But, I like the idea of a blog dedicated to stitching and blessings, so I did it!  You can find my new blog here, or there's a link on the sidebar ----->.
I waited until this morning to tell the hubs that I started a third blog.  :)  I think he's getting used to all this blogging stuff -- he barely reacted at all.
I hope you're having a happy Thursday!