Literacy and Puzzles

Over the weekend I received contributor’s copies of the Sports Illustrated for Kids 2009 Year in Sports and Alaska’s Puzzle Bears. When we discuss ways to instill a love of reading in […]

Reading Roundup

What’s on my nightstand? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon. Connections! Last week I finished Al Capone Does My Shirts which featured a boy with an […]

Weekend Book Quotes

This bookmark is two-sided. I stitched the same design (more or less) twice and stitched them back-to-back with a blanket stitch through the blanket stitches. A good library is a palace where […]

The Needlework Show

It’s almost here. The Needlework Show opens next week, on April 15. The Needlework Show is an online trade show. Like the wholesale trade shows organized by The National NeedleArts Association, only […]

Ribbon Alternative

Back in February, thanks to Alan at the Bookmark Collector blog, I discovered an unassuming blog post that gave me an idea I can’t let go. Do you remember friendship bracelets? Did […]

Read with Kids

Read and Win a Disney Vacation! For a second year, Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) and US Airways are working together to help children nationwide discover the joy of reading. Starting in April, […]