The "Hambone" alphabet lower case series continues this week with the lower case letter i, free in 2" size until 19 June 2025. This alphabet, sized to coordinate with the upper case set, will continue until all the lower case letters have been released.
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SITE UPDATE
I am hoping to have an announcement regarding the on-line store very soon.
Watch this space!
with all good wishes,
Jen
LATEST FREE DESIGN
To go with this week's project! Click this link to find this design free in 2" size.
JEN'S PROJECTS
I'm back in Christmas-stitching mode, starting on all the gifts and decor items I plan to make for Christmas 2025!
Well, my poor Grimmy's been waiting since last year for his very own themed Mini Stocking.
I wanted something funny, and also evocative of the strip, and it took me a little while to figure out what that was. Once I had it, though, it turned out to be perfect!
You can follow this link to the answer, and while you're there, you may want to take a few minutes to browse my previous project posts.
NEWS & DOINGS
Poor old Moggie goes regularly to the vet for a pain shot for her arthritis, and that means the dreaded carrier!
Scampers hasn't travelled in it enough to make the vet-connection, so every time we set it out for Moggie, he jumps inside.
He won't be so keen after he realizes where it goes when it leaves the house.
My brother has been crazy about planes since he was a little kid, and so the famed Avro Arrow has always been of special interest to him (as for most Canadians).
A couple of years ago I purchased a cap with the Arrow badge as a gift for my brother, but DH was so taken with it that I ended up giving it to him instead.
Last year I digitized the badge, intending to put it on a cap for my brother. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get it done in time for last Christmas, so I was determined to finish it for this year.
So, as I was ramping up my 2025 Christmas production, I started with the hat. I must say I'm pleased with how it turned out; in fact, I think it's just as nice as the purchased version. I'm sure my brother will love it.
I've been working away on Louise's ornaments and have done a half dozen of them already. I'm especially tickled with this paw ornament for Clover, the golden retriever.
To make it more of a memento, I added the year to the back of the ornament.
Last time I made one of these, I put sequins around the heart to jazz it up a bit, but I'm not sure this one needs the extra bling.
Since I'm in ornament-making mode, I made up a Tiny Elf in a Stocking ornament for baby Sydney, who is also getting one of my elf sack-style stockings.
I'm guessing that this trunk-look suitcase was inspired by the Harry Potter phenomenon, but I'm not sure.
I did every search I could think of, and though I found lots of trunk-style suitcases on line, I couldn't find this exact one; I found a few fancier styles, but I think this one's not quite that high end.
As a result, I don't have a reasonable price comparison, but I am fairly certain that the $8 I paid for this one at the thrift store is well below what it would have cost on ebay or elsewhere. It's in good condition inside and out, and looks super cool in a Harr.y Potter kind of way . . .
I don't really intend to travel with it; instead, I'll use it for storage in the sewing loft.
It's Friday the 13th -- the only one this year! And if you've read this far in my newsletter, I'd say you deserve an extra freebie!
Click the image to download this design in 4" size.
