s-a-t-u-r-day-night-hey!

I’m almost done stitching this little guy for an ornament exchange.. isn’t he cute?! My friend Marianne designed him and this is my 3rd (or 4th?) time stitching him. I’m sorry I don’t know how/where to get one of these Quaker Snowman Ornament charts for yourself… just contact Midnight Stitching and ask Mar :)

Stitching with Jane Austen is back in stock! Again ;) I posted on my facebok page when I put them up and promptly sold out of them… but I’ve made another batch.

The 2010 sampler calendars are posted on the website! I’m planning to stitch this design a few more times for gifts this year… it’s quick and I figure everyone can use a calendar, so it’s a pretty safe bet they’ll like it, right? I also have the little calendars listed by themselves, in case you need to update one you’ve already stitched or want to stitch an extra one for a gift; the chart includes one calendar pad.

BTW, I use my facebook page to announce updates to inventory, new designs, previews, and anything else newsy, so you might want to become a fan of My Mark if you want the first scoop. I don’t always post the same stuff over here, and I’ll have contests that will be exclusive to my facebook page.

I finally got to see the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and I really enjoyed it. There were some squirmy bits (the water tank scene) and some just plain goofy bits (fight on top of a nuclear reactor) but overall a good way to spend a few hours on a Saturday night.

I don’t have much longer to say that, do I?

 

stashing, reading, and drinking

Yesterday’s mail brought a few new charts. I don’t have the cat body for that “Meowy Time”, and I’m not going to stitch any of the other months… but look at November:

I couldn’t resist. A turkey under an acorn tree? That’s Fall at its finest.

Time to start the Christmas cards! I usually procrastinate so well that they turn into Happy New Year’s cards instead but this time I’m ready for it. Heck, I think I’ve been ready for Christmas since August this year.

Remember when I posted about the Pride & Prejudice comic books that Marvel was doing? And how I wanted them so badly? I searched high and low and could never find the full set so I went for the hardback book of all 5 issues together instead. And it’s neat. Here’s a pic of the scene where Darcy insults Elizabeth’s family while proposing:

This is a cover shot of one of the issues. I think the headline “what to think when he thinks you’re thinking” is great. This should lead to a spin-off, “what to think when she thinks you’re thinking”…. now that would be useful for a certain hubby I know ;)

If you haven’t tried this tea, you must. It’s fantastic and it induces merriment.

Just 35 sleeps ’till Christmas…

 

@ xs

Where the heck does time go?!

I seriously want this… one of Deborah’s new designs.

I love Tanya’s newest booklet… I’d like to start one of these tonight.

I love the way the reindeer is riding IN the sleigh in this design by Pineberry Lane. I’d totally stitch this but on clean, new, bright white linen because I’m not into the dirty stitcheries.

 

stitching WIPs

Here’s what I was stitching on over the weekend:

SamSarah, Wild Horses (For Elizabeth, her color choices)

The Sampler Girl, Jane Austen Book Bag (for my stitchbook)

My Mark, start of a new Valentine’s Day design

A special chart I designed for the Branson weekenders… top left blank on purpose ;)

Silent Night; there’s supposed to be a little city scene underneath.