NeedleNecessities

I have decided that these 5 Halloween pincushions look good under my Halloween tree. Here they are all together. I won't be making any ...

Last night, I decided that adding more Halloween pincushions would not be needed. The five I have sewn look complete. I am going to start w...

.....Nancy and Kristy! I knew this would be a tough choice and most guessed the bat. The next pincushion is a witch's broom. I simply m...

Here is my fourth in my Halloween pincushions. Isn't this Jack o' Lantern a fun place to put your pins during the holiday? I am goin...

Here is my third Halloween pincushion. I have now started placing them by my Halloween tree which you can see on my CelebrateTheSeasons blog...

Here is the second Halloween pincushion. I kept this one very simple and appliqued a black cat to a stuffed full moon. I sat it with the Wit...

I am taking an elfen break right now tonight to play with some ideas I had for wool felt pincushions. I got this idea while I was talking wi...

Okay, I know I am always behind the times but look at this! http://www.thehappyelf.com/ . Have you seen this movie already? The music alone...

Look at what the postman just brought to my door! I had ordered these fabrics last week from http://www.colonialcrafts.com and had forgott...

Today has been a bit of time off for this elf but before I get back to the workshop..... I called a friend this morning and we went to a re...

I am going to be unable to show or tell you much about the projects going on this week. It is a very busy week with "Santa's Works...

I wanted to show you the two sets of birthday bunting (or penants) I made for my two nieces children this summer. I had to wait until they s...

I just got an email from Hazel that her package arrived with her stash win from my blog give~away. I wanted to keep it a secret until she o...

I went shopping yesterday with my friend Sonja. We went to a really nice village called Elburg to buy her some linen she needs for a stitch...

.....you know.....a day when I just cannot seem to get things going and what I do just isn't right. I am trying to finish this nativity...

These first two photos are not a part of the temporary exhibit from Joke Visser's collection. These are part of the museum in Goes. I w...

Darning samplers, also sometimes referred to as mending samplers, are very typical to Holland. Young girls were expected to have a good kno...

While I was in Goes, I was so lucky to be able to go see the samplers exhibit on loan from Joke Visser. I was allowed to photograph them an...