'Personal' Category
Weekend Book Quotes
A bookmark stitched by Mare, of Mare’s Runaway Needle. TV. If kids are entertained by two letters, imagine the fun they’ll have with twenty-six. Open your child’s imagination. Open a book. ~Author Unknown We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth. ~John Lubbock The love of learning, the [...]
It Takes Just One
Besides “how do I finish my bookmarks,” another question I often hear is “how can I get involved?” Just as there are a gazillion answers to the first question, there are a gazillion answers to the second. Right, Maureen? Don’t worry, I’m not going to give you my gazillion answers here. Instead, I’m going to [...]
Bookmarks for Practice
Once upon a time, girls and women practiced needlework by making samplers. Samplers remain popular today, but they are not generally considered practice pieces. Rather, they demonstrate proficiency. In reality, I think few contemporary embroiderers practice. (Oooo, what does it mean to practice–there’s a topic for another day.) However, I think bookmarks are an excellent [...]
Creating Creatives, Part 1
The Importance of Creating Creatives by Linda Stanek “She’s a Creative,” someone said with a shrug. That explained it all–her hair, her makeup, even the odd little boots she wore. Why does our society want to separate those who are creative from those who are not? It’s as if we believe that the gift of [...]
Screens for Teens
One of my writing critique partners, Mary Beth Schewitz, was just selected as an “everyday hero” by Real Simple magazine for her work with the Max Schewitz Foundation. Mary Beth lost her seemingly healthy 20-year-old son, Max, to sudden cardiac death (SCD) in 2005. The Foundation that bears his name raises funds for the research [...]
Share a Story Winners
Original art by Elizabeth O. Dulemba. Winners from the Literacy: Off the Beaten-Path post from the Share a Story, Shape a Future Literacy Blog Tour are Tif and Kristie Please send your mailing addresses to mail [AT] funkandweber [DOT] com ASAP so I can get your Puzzle Bears books in the mail. Thanks to everyone [...]
Weekend Site Seeing
This weekend I invite you to visit The Stitchers’ Village and join the Forum in the Tea Shoppe (building on the right as you look at the Village on the Home page). You have to be a member, but that’s just a matter of registering–easy, peasy and totally free. I’ve started a Forum in which [...]
Milestone
A new phase of our lives begins today. The dish soap and sponge no longer live in the bathroom at our house, and dirty dishes will no longer be carted downstairs to the utility sink. I am always grateful for running water. Today I am especially grateful for running water in my kitchen.
2009 Holiday Carol
The audio portion of this video is our holiday gift from our nephews and niece. It’s an original arrangement in four parts by Ryan, sung by Ryan, Brett, Lexi, and their friend Hannah. They are in their basement singing around a microphone on a laptop–no fancy equipment, just four young adults making music. The pictures [...]
Charitable Receiving
‘Tis the end of the year and time for Funk & Weber to make its annual Stitching for Literacy donations. It’s a pleasure, of course. I can do it online, completely paper- and hassle-free. I get e-mail correspondence and ads from my chosen charities, but no snail mail and no phone calls. It’s a perfect [...]
