Archive for February, 2010
Weekend Site Seeing
You have got to see this! A needleworker records her life in cross stitch. Hats off, Jean! I aspire to a giant project. No idea yet what the theme will be. Thanks to Monique for pointing this out to me on Facebook.
A Photo Pool
A bookmark by Pine Glen Designs, enthusiastic promoters of the Bookmark Challenge. This pattern will be available as a complimentary chart. Now, you know how I like connections. Well, in addition to this being a bookmark image illustrating a post about bookmark images, I’m giggling because I might also be posting this prematurely. I’m not [...]
Bookmark Stories
One message from the Bookmark Collectors’ Convention that really hit home for me is that bookmarks, and all objects for that matter, have stories. This was the subject of Deanna Dahlsad’s presentation, but then it was further demonstrated by Laine Farley’s presentation and Don Baldwin’s presentation. Maybe the story starts at the point where you [...]
Stitching for Literacy Update
A bookmark from Marion Scoular, teacher and embroideress extraordinaire. An example of pattern darning. That’s the front and back of the same bookmark. The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program promotion goal for the week and fess up on last week’s goal. [...]
Weekend Site-Seeing
Here’s a really fun post on the Bookscoops blog. One of my career paths not taken was children’s party planner and host. This is precisely the kind of party I would host.
Bookmark Collectors’ Convention
The Bookmark Collectors’ Virtual Convention starts tomorrow at 8 am, PST. It is so exciting to be part of something brand new! I love the people who are making this happen: they are fun, adventurous, hard-working, enthusiastic, willing to take risks, and creative and smart enough to handle whatever happens. It’s a first; no one [...]
Readergirlz Chat
Last night was the live readergirlz chat with Sharon M. Draper, author of Copper Sun, this month’s featured book. I love the readergirlz chats, so much so that I’ve decided to attend even when I haven’t yet read the book–I am severely book-acquisition challenged, as you know. Hearing the author discuss his/her book, research (Sharon [...]
Blackwork
After seeing Tam’s blue blackwork bookmark on Monday’s Update post, Shelly asked for a definition of blackwork. Tam answered with this (I changed some words in the first sentence to accommodate a new link): Hi Shelly, You can find out all about it on the Practical Blackwork site. It has a wealth of information by [...]
The Cybils
The 2009 Cybils winners were announced on Sunday. The Cybils are Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards. The reading public nominates books, and the bloggers choose the winners. Cybils winners automatically go on my Recommended Reading list. I tend to think these are the real cream of the crop, that of all the kidlit [...]
Stitching for Literacy Update
A bookmark from Tam’s Creations. It’s one of six patterns in the Easter Blackwork Bookmarks chart. The Monday “What have you done lately?” accountability post, where I announce my Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy program promotion goal for the week and fess up on last week’s goal. Last week, my goal was to create [...]
, by Ellen Ruppel Shell
, by Elizabeth Strout.
