Most of the visitors to this blog find me through Google or Yahoo while searching for certain things, like free cross stitch chart or cross...

I don't know how many "social networks" I've joined over the years, without ever becoming an active member. Friendster was...

Yay! Three Foot Fall was the online winner of Pasco's Original Battle of the Bands! A huge thank you to all of you who clicked the link...

House ornament Originally uploaded by PipStitch Every time I stitch up a small house, my mom asks why there isn't smoke coming out if t...

Notice the new header? I was bored last night and that's what I came up with. The Donkey design is from a set of stamps that were posted...

Ohhhh, another giveaway! Rebekah at Sweet Bee's Vintage Finds has also joined in the week of embroidery at Meet Me At Mikes so go see ...

Chronicle Books is giving away two copies of Sublime Stitching Craft Pad and Creatures & Critters Origami Craft Pad [link via Average...

I really should have called this blog Old Tin Cups and Little Paper Dolls.

May 12 is National Wear Your Apron Day!! And, here's a close-up of my Mia doll wearing an apron I made for her, circa 1973. I'm sur...

Embroidery is not my friend. Embroidery is evil and I want it to die. I am not going to type out all the gory the details here but let me ju...

I am already planning how to stay busy during my three month long recovery period, even though it won't actually begin until I get a cas...

And, here is the other greeting card image I found. I confess I don't see the gladness. Is the dog happy because he's going to eat...

I went through some saved images that were originally from a bunch of dog greeting cards and found a couple of Easter ones. I'm not sur...

There's a set of five free cross stitch charts at Swappons for something called Be Glad, which stands for B roder E nsembre un G ratui...

Well, I missed mentioning another holiday on this blog. I was going to post a picture of my St. Patrick's Day troll too. I hope you all ...

Calling all apron lovers who love to embroider and embroiderers who love aprons! There's a giveaway over at Oodles and oodles , for a b...

Look. I'm a Poodle. Me and Posh Spice. Yay.

I forgot all about linking to the latest embroidery patterns from TipNut . It's a DOW set with puppies doing the chores. TipNut also ha...

There are a couple of apron giveaways this week. Over at Confessions of an Apron Queen , the prize is a vintage red & white gingham apr...

I first saw a finished version of this chart on the Freebie Gallery and loved the design. I knew making a hornbook was beyond me (I didn...