Listen Up, Santa

All the good little girl and boy needlepointers out there are probably busy making a list of goodies they'd like in their stockings this year.  I've seen some interesting things lately, so I thought I'd make a list myself.

First up are the new cat canvas magnets from Nordic Needle.  I saw them in person at Needlewoman East yesterday.  They are a lot bigger than in the pictures!  They are delicate portraits in person and sure to please any cat lover.
http://www.nordicneedle.com/PROD/7155H.html

When I looked them up on the Nordic Needle website, I discovered there are also cat magnets meant as chart holders.  Cross stitchers use these to attach chart pages to magnetic holders.  Any counted thread cat lover can use these.
http://www.nordicneedle.com/PROD/7004L.html

Laura Perin's sister found a great cheap back support for those of us who sit longer than five minutes at a time to stitch.
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2009/11/check-this-out.html

Cheryl Fall, the About.com needlepoint guide, pointed me towards a lovely thread cutter ornament from Beth Russell Designs.  Isn't this gorgeous?
http://www.bethrussellneedlepoint.com/needlework-accessories.htm

Needle in a Haystack has some lovely glass pins that can be used as laying tools.  They offer glass needles, too.  Anyone allergic to metal needles might be interested in those.
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2009/11/more-great-gift-ideas.html

Finally, for a one of a kind gift, Pat's Destashing Blog has a cell phone case/needle case combination.
http://stitchingdestashing.blogspot.com/2009/11/cell-phone-holder-needlecase.html


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