My Blogspot blog allows me to both list needlepoint blogs I follow and show titles of updated entries made to them. I added that function a week or so ago and hope that someday I'll be able to use something similar on the more extensive blog list at my main Yahoo 360 blog (link below).
Blogs are a lot of fun to read, particularly on the days when I am too tired to stitch but still want some NP content in my life. They are a constant source of knowledge for me and I thought you might like to hear about some special things I've read on other blogs recently.
Do you love blackwork? Do you love mystery pieces where you start stitching and have no clue what the final design will look like? If so, do I have a blog for you! Laura Perin, whose beautiful and stylish blog I follow religiously, is going to do a mystery blackwork piece. You can read about this free (!!!) and fun project here. I am swamped with things to stitch with deadlines but you can bet I'll be watching Laura's mystery blackwork piece develop from the sidelines.
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2008/07/stitch-with-me.html
Janet Perry and I have different tastes and styles of needlepointing but her blog is always worth keeping an eye on. She turns up fascinating gems like this one about the late Sol Kent and his elegant geometric NP on a style blog.
http://thepeakofchic.blogspot.com/2008/07/sol-kent-and-his-sophisticated.html
Are you tempted to try your own finishing of small ornaments? Then Pat in NC is going to be your new best friend! Pat explains in the link below how she finished a wonderful little Squiggee bird ornament and mounted it on a post. If you click on "Squiggee's Birds" in the Labels List column on the right you will see all Pat's blog entries about the birds. (Remember to click on Older Posts to continue reading.) Aren't they NEAT?! If you want to try this, visit Squiggee's website and pick out birds of your own (second link below).
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2008/07/details-on-peach-delight-and-squiggees.html
http://www.squiggeedesigns.com/
Are you sick of cutsey NP? Do all those Christmas designs make you want to throw up? Are you tired of fancy stitches and fancier threads? Are you looking for guy stuff to stitch? Meet John Young and his Nerdlepoint! His original designs are all inspired by his strong design sense. I enjoy visiting his blog very much to see his NP and read about other interests in his life. The second link below talks about why we do what we do and it's a great read to end this blog entry with.
http://www.tikaro.com/2008/07/boxcar-alligator-needlepoint-p.html
http://www.tikaro.com/2007/12/moments-of-grace-through-chick.html
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
