Author: Mary-Frances

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Updating stuff and my silk ribbon embroidery class

I’ve been primarily working on web stuff. I just got a couple of new jobs, one is a postcard design (which should be fun) and I have more ebay work to do – however, that’s off topic! 🙂 On the subject of websites tho, I’ve been busy updating our Rocky

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Okay, Okay, Okay….I’m BACK!

In the sea of trying to catch up with all the blogs I’m behind on I may NEVER get back to actual blogging…so here I am. I have a habit of hitting my “blog this” button (for those of you who aren’t familiar with this, it’s on the “Google tool

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Funny Bunnies and Brazilian embroidery

Okay, I really really needed a laugh today…Leslie will know why. But when I found these bunnies on Camilla’s blog I laughed and laughed and laughed (did I mention I laughed). Anyway, I’m probably punchy, but did I mention I needed a laugh today? Camilla traded her stuffed animal with

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Help!!! And still settling in!

Ok, so I’m still settling in. No connection for my camera yet, so no new pictures…and I’m still figuring out where to put everything. The great news is that the network is almost totally up and running again and I actually dug out my round robin to work on tonight….BUT!

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BLECK! I’m in a mess!

Ok, when I started this blog entry yesterday I hadn’t had any intention of being that negative. However, I’m sick (have no voice at all) and the office is a disaster. This all started when I took my brother’s piano. He’s moved to England and is selling his house. The

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Forcing the stitch!

Last night Antonia and I got together for our every other week sit and stitch. It’s absolute heaven for me…I can drop needles at her place and not have to frantically search for them before I go to bed! 🙂 I stole some goodies for her round robin block (isn’t

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Butterfly block

So, this is my new project! I had gotten a bunch of different butterfly inspirations so just put together a block. It’s really large…about 18 inches…I think it’s going to be a pillow…I’ve already started some beading on it. The butterfly in the center was given to me by the

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A little too much time in the twilight years?

The Craftster blog had a link to this article: Strathaven folk knit themselves a room :: ABC Tasmania . Now, now to bag on the “oldies”(as my hubby would say) in Australia – but GOSH…a little too much time on thier hands? Just kidding, actually I thought it was a

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Blogger issues, blogging and other musings

Well, I’m escaping work. I have almost finished the website I’m designing but I’m stuck on a couple of “finer” design points, so I’m messing around and redesigning my blog and header. Arlee will tell you that she and I are having no end to blogger issues with putting all

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Fabulous finds in San Francisco!!

So, I went shopping while I was away (no shock there) but thanks to all the Crazy quilting lists I got shoved in the right direction!!! This is what I got at Lacis: The seedbeeds are fantastic….the edmar threads are cool, and the other two embroidery threads are silk. I

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