Archive for April, 2008
The Envelope Please
And the winners for the Spring 2008 Needlework Show Cross Eyed Kat prizes are: Cheryl P Trish Karin in NV Congratulations! And thank you to all who participated! It is absolutely wonderful to get feedback on the designs. I will continue to design what I love and hope that you like it as well!
Published by cross eyed kat on April 22nd, 2008 tagged contest winners | Comment now »
Polls closing soon
The (informal, unscientific) poll on your favorite Cross Eyed Kat will close when the Online Needlework Show closes. Right now, Labyrinth is ahead with 13% of the vote, followed by the Snowfight dragons and Dragons Welcome, both with 9% of the vote. Triangularity and With Cat for Comforter are both giving a strong showing with [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on April 21st, 2008 tagged design work | 4 Comments »
Mocha got the Mickey
Yesterday, Mocha had to visit the vet for her yearly check-up and shots. This is never fun for Mocha, me or the vet. I have some sleepy-time pills that previous years have been spit out, dissolved in tuna juice (only partially worked), or just not even tried. This time I tried dissolving the pill in [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on April 18th, 2008 tagged cat | 7 Comments »
Paint the fence
Last night I was able to get a good bit of painting done. As I have hinted at previously, I am really ramping up my hand painted canvas line for June. Last night I finished the Post Modern Dog painting and refined Post Modern Cat. I also have three other masters painted up and hope [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on April 16th, 2008 tagged design work | 25 Comments »
Ready, set, shop!
Tomorrow is the first day of the spring Needlework Show! Is your clicky finger ready for all the shopping? I hope so! This is always an interesting show because it is one of the most direct ways consumers can influence what goes into their local needlework shops. This is the one trade show where the [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on April 15th, 2008 tagged business, design work | 98 Comments »
ATC class next Thursday
I’m teaching a class at 3 Stitches next Thursday, with a follow-up ATC exchange session on May 15! I’m very excited as I think ATCs are a great opportunity for stitchers to explore new things! I still need to finalize my “booth” for the online show. I’m working on some new designs, but not quite [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on April 9th, 2008 tagged ATC, business, design work, Other | Comment now »
Where have I been?
I’m asking myself where have I been and what have I been doing that I let six days go by withouit updating the blog! First off, was anyone taken in by the April Fool’s post? That’s right, there really wasn’t a fox in the yard. This is actually a traditional joke in my family, started [...]
Published by cross eyed kat on April 7th, 2008 tagged Other, stitching | 1 Comment »
Meow Meow Meow!
I woke up this morning to Mocha (that’s the cat) meowing up a storm. Sometimes she meows just because she wants attention or wants her bowl filled, but this time I could tell it was different. As soon as I opened up the door, she scampered away towards the front of the house. I knew [...]