I was honestly waiting for something to load and ran across this massively tempting online needlework event:
http://needleshowretail.com/index.html
Far better than me retelling the tale, you can read the backstory to this “show” (which starts tomorrow).
I think it sounds VERY tempting!
I just dumped a bunch of money (not even going to say how much) on some YUMMY silk thread for my next project. Here’s a little teeny preview (there’s MUCH more to the project coming):