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Month: December 2008

31/12/2008
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New Year’s Resolutions

by admin, in category General, Sewing Basket

What are your stitching goals for 2009?  In the past I have just made a list of what I would love to stitch and tried to do it all.  This has resulted in me over committing myself in a variety of ways.  So this year, I have decided to apply the process of SMARTY goal… Read More

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24/12/2008
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Merry Christmas

by admin, in category Uncategorized

xmastree.gif Originally uploaded by Bette_h I would like to wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas. I am also going to take this opportunity to thank you all for your prayers, thoughts and well wishes since August. I had not told Dad that I had sent out requests for prayers back in August, and when… Read More

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20/12/2008
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False Information

by admin, in category General, out and about

I have just returned from a quick trip to the Bayswater Spotlight store.  One of the main reasons I went there was to pick up some DMC Perle 8 cotton for a Christmas Ornament that I am doing.  As I could not find the cotton on display, I asked a staff member.  Her reply… “It… Read More

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17/12/2008
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Underneath the Christmas Tree

by admin, in category The Needlework Boutique

  In the last of our series of 5 gift suggestions, today I am looking at 5 gifts less than $19.99 a Stitcher’s Fob, NBF08. Use this, or any of the fobs listed on this page, to mind your scissors, and the double end means that you can mind your Loran needle threader as well.… Read More

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13/12/2008
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Making a list…

by admin, in category The Needlework Boutique

checking it twice… 5 GIFTS BETWEEN $20 AND $49.99 continuing on with Little House Needleworks is the complete kit for “My Needle’s Work”. Consisting of Crescent Colours thread, fabric and chart, this gift is one that you can start immediately. On the subject of kits, Milady’s Needle has designed the fantastic “Needles and Pins”, a… Read More

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12/12/2008
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All I want for Christmas…

by admin, in category The Needlework Boutique, Uncategorized

Christmas is closing in on us at a rapid pace, and if you are like me, you are still trying to work out what to get for family and friends. To make it easier for you to buy that Christmas present from your significant other (you know the one, you chose it becauseyou did not… Read More

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05/12/2008
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Ornaments

by admin, in category General

I am busy planning a new Christmas Ornament Club for next year.  As I go through the JXS Ornaments 2008 issue, my list of ornaments for next year is getting longer and longer!  There are just so many gorgeous ornaments.  So which ones are your favourites?

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04/12/2008
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Deck the halls…

by admin, in category The Needlework Boutique, Thursday Themes

Christmas is fast approaching.  I don’t know about you, but among my other decorations, I do like to have some stitched decorations.  Starting tomorrow, I will start showing you some pictures of handmade decorations that I have been given over the years, but today I am going to list 5 designs that I would not… Read More

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Hi. Thank you for stopping by my blog. My name is Bette. I am an embroiderer, cross stitcher, quilter, teacher and aspiring textile artist. I also own The Needlework Boutique, an online cross stitch store. Here I share my journey through the world of needlework, and more recently, my journey as a high school textiles teacher.

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