Saturday, November 15, 2008

November 2008 Chilly Hollow Newsletter Article

I've been happily browsing Orna Willis' new website and her blog, looking at this and that, with some things standing out in my mind as especially interesting.

Those of you who have admired her needlepoint bracelet cuffs will be thrilled to know she is doing rings now.

http://ornadesign.blogspot.com/2008/11/rings-and-things.html

Here are the cuffs on her website. Her work, which always seemed too loud and brassy in the photos to me, is fantastic in person. The colors are lively and the metallic gleams that no photo captures really makes everything so beautiful! I greatly enjoyed adapting her free cuff chart to bracelets for my nieces. Sadly that doesn't seem to have made the transition to her new website.
http://ornadesign.com/shop/home.php?cat=1

If quilts are more your thing than NP jewelry, how about visiting Debby's StitchWizard blog. She has photos from the Texas international quilt show up, plus there are more photos in her Flickr photo album. Whether you quilt or not, there's gorgeous eye candy and some very talented stitching to see.
http://stitchwizard.blogspot.com/2008/11/our-little-chicks-and-quilts-from-quilt.html
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If you are thinking you might like to stitch a Christmas ornament, why not check out the display of Princess & Me models at Geez Leweez? Princess & Me furnishes the little canvas and a stitch guide, you supply the threads. Click on the little photos to see more. These are small designs and quick stitches, perfect to do during those football and basketball games. The second link below is to the Princess & Me website.
http://www.geezleweez.com/holidays.htm

http://www.p
rincessandme.com/

Finally, thinking of Christmas makes me think of Christmas angels. Have you seen Judy Harper's? They are simply gorgeous!
http://fairy-crafts.blogspot.com/2008/10/st-francis-and-angels.html

Hope you enjoyed this inspirational browse on a break from Holiday Madness!


Jane/Chilly Hollow
Also blogging at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow


Jane/Chilly Hollow

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