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, […]
Stitching for Literacy Update
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
