The new Apocalypse alphabet continues this week with the letter "U", which will be available for free download in 2" size until 19 November 2026.
NOTICE
SITE UPDATE -- FINALLY!
My restoration of the storefront has been taking longer than expected for a couple of reasons: I've been re-digitizing many of the designs (driven by my new embroidery machine, which uses DST format). Also, I've had some health concerns that have been slowing me down some. I'm getting some tests done and am hoping that everything will normalize soon.
with all good wishes,
Jen
LATEST FREE DESIGN
Egad! With Remembrance Day behind us, it's time to start breaking out the Christmas decor!! Where did the year go? Click this link to find this design, free in 4" size.
JEN'S PROJECTS
My friend's daughter sent this family photo and asked if I could make an ornament for her dad. I did, and wait til you see it! My PDF is linked from my 2026 project page.
If you feel like more of a browse, you can explore the rest of my crafting adventures all the way back to 2018.
NEWS & DOINGS
This isn't Scampers. It's poor old Bearly. He used to love curling up in this shallow wooden bowl.
From that vantage point he could watch TV.
He was such a lovely creature, and we miss him. RIP, Sweetie.
Now this is Scampers, having as usual to get into my photo.
I picked up this Advent calendar in part for the little tins that it contains -- 16, since a few are missing. They are just the right size to hold little beads in my stash.
The house assembly itself can likely be made into something fun and useful too: a couple of the little cardboard boxes are missing, but I think I can make substitutes, so it can be used -- minus the tins -- to house some little gifts for Christmas.
I think this would make a good project for an upcoming post. Stay tuned!
The belt on my Singer 20U was slipping rather badly -- something that has not happened in the nearly 50 years (!) since I've owned it.
The belt itself seems to be in good shape still, so I got some belt dressing, thinking that would help.
When I removed the belt from the machine, I discovered the real problem: about a mile of thread wound around and around the handwheel in the crevice where the belt travels. Yikes!
I pulled out all the thread and for good measure treated the belt with the belt dressing, and it's working fine.
I have a lot of thread cones and there are always a few on the table top, so I guess a thread end got caught by the belt and wound around the handwheel as I sewed.
We always include a few treats in the parcel for my brother-in-law, and he likes toffee.
The ones I bought came in a cellophane bag, which isn't a very festive presentation, so I picked up this little gingerbread man tin to put them into.
This little container is just the thing for taking along a vitamin or a prescription pill -- or even some coins.
Santa says it will make a great stocking stuffer for a geocacher he knows -- there's just enough room for a geocache log inside.
I have a hard time buying for my 40-something niece, whom I don't see very often, but I couldn't resist this light-up white board thing.
You write on it with a dry-erase marker and switch it on to get your message noticed.
I hope she likes it. I sure would.
You can never have too many shopping bags, so I picked up this bit of bright nylon to make a few more.
We always use them when we go out, and it's become a regular habit to take them along in the car so we always have a few at hand.
