How to Celebrate Small Business Saturday

American Express is offering a discount for all those who use their AMEX cards at a small business the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Needle Nicely explains how it works.
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2013/11/small-business-saturday-by-american.html

Like Needle Nicely your favorite shop may not be usually open on Saturdays and you may not use American Express credit cards, but I think it would be nice if we all ordered something from one of the needlework shops we adore Thanksgiving week sometime as a gesture of support for all their hard work.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Melissa and The Paper Whites

Some designers (SharonG and Leigh Designs come to mind) do needlepoint their own canvases but few do it better than Melisasa Shirley.  Melissa Shirley Designs just showed off a new design of a small gray Cardinal female and flowers (mostly paper whites with a yellow Christmas cactus in bloom) in a vase on a table with a pine cone on their official FB page. Melissa herself is stitching it for the January trade show. The second link shows the paper whites (beads over felt padding) and the cardinal. Use the arrows to see more.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152061437084252&set=a.10150103192084252.304722.370199729251&type=1&theater

I think it is going to be lovely.  If you have a Facebook account, "like" Melissa Shirley Designs to watch this grow.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152066552844252&set=a.10152066551874252.1073741867.370199729251&type=1&theater

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.