The new Apocalypse alphabet continues this week with the letter "D", which will be available for free download in 2" size until 23 July 2026.
NOTICE
SITE UPDATE -- FINALLY!
After reaching an agreement with a business that will be selling the designs, I will at long last be restoring the storefront over the next couple of weeks.
If watching The Repair Shop has taught me anything, it's that the humblest items can be infused with symbolic meaning -- like, for instance, a treasured childhood toy, even a dime-store one like this little doll.
Need more project fun? You can check out the rest of my project posts for this year on my 2026 projects page.
Romulus and Remus had a lovely time when they went to yoga class with my sister last week.
So did the participants, who are mostly cat lovers.
Unfortunately, poor litle Romulus (that's him on the right) has since been severely ill and had to be taken to emergency, where he's been receiving antibiotics and fluids.
They tell me he's doing a bit better, but he sure could do with some good wishes. So could my sister and BIL.
My sister Gwen ran low on these Cape Breton Island embellishments and requested some additional ones for the earrings and ornaments she's been making.
These are freestanding embroidery, about 1" tall, stitched on water-soluble stabilizer.
I rinsed out most of the stabilizer, but not all of it, to add some additional body.
Once they were dry, I treated them with fabric stiffener to keep them from going too soft.
I made six dozen and packed them in an envelope to send to her, then misplaced the envelope.
After a fruitless search, I had to make another six dozen. Those ones actually got mailed.
I'm confident the others will turn up eventually. I'll add them to her Christmas parcel when they do.
I'm a sucker for office equipment in general and staplers in particular, so this adorable mini hand-held one caught my eye.
It works well, but it takes those tiny #10 staples, which are a bit harder to find these days. I've got a few on hand but I'll have to keep an eye out for more of them when I'm out and about.
Santa couldn't believe his luck when he found this hilarious flamingo ice cube tray!
He says he knows exactly whose stocking it's bound for, but he didn't share the secret with me.
Although these seem to be a little tabletop game, I bought the package because of the wooden bowling pin shapes.
It is cute though, so maybe it will end up in someone's Christmas cracker.
My brother and I are making a gate to deter Scampers from escaping the back yard, and we had need of some small hinges.
Luckily for us, one of our thrift stores had just the thing: each of these packs contains 6 hinges for only $4. Perfect.
