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Day after Thanksgiving

November 27th, 2009
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I am so full of turkey and stuffing and everything else that goes with Thanksgiving dinner. I had the whole family here for dinner and I ate until I was stuffed. We had a wonderful time and here I am today relaxing on the computer. I don’t get to surf the net too often and when I do I look for new blogs to check out. Wow, did I find a good one this morning. It is “Blackbird Designs”. I love their charts. I spent way too long reading every page of Alma’s blog. Here is what I found. I think you will all like it and I can’t wait to try it with some of my stitched designs.
Now how cute is this? It is on Blackbird design’s blog http://blackbird-designs.blogspot.com This is a papier mache box that Alma has covered with fabric on the outside and then copied a sampler onto paper and used it for the inside of the box. Anyway…she has a wonderful tutorial on the second page of her blog and I think it is just perfect. What a cute quick idea for a christmas gift. I shall be trying my hand at a few of these. I can see using old prints of old family pictures also. Anyway, Alma’s blog is so worth checking out if you have time.
Here is a little sneak peek at this years Christmas ornament from me to all the members of the JAT message board. It shall be finished shortly and then I shall post to the message board the chart and instructions in PDF format for anyone that wants it. It comes along with a great big MERRY CHRISTMAS wish to you and yours. I shall be posting it soon. Actually my hope is to post the PDF on December 1st for you all.

"JUST SAYING"

Five Penny Millionaire Treasure Box

November 11th, 2009
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Hey everyone 🙂 I hope you like my newest design. “Five Penny Millionaire” treasure box. I was going to offer this class as a private class only but I have changed my mind. Instead I have decided to release this design as a design exclusive, available through “Just A Thought” only. I will set up a Forum on the JAT message board for those stitchers that like to share their progress with other stitchers that may be stitching the same design.

The idea for this design came to me as I was huming a song from a movie my mom took me to many years ago.  It was 1959 and the movie was “Five Pennies”.  Danny Kaye stared in the movie and I memorized the song those many years ago and never forgot it.

Now here it is for you today.  “Five Pennies”.  Well actually it is a treasure box that holds the five little penny cards and pennies.

May you and those you love always be a “Five Penny Millionaire”.

JAT Designs