Here in the UK we haven't had any winter to speak of yet, but my garden looks like spring has sprung!
Track Santa here. Now we will know exactly when we can open our pressies!
It is now just after 1200 GMT on Christmas Eve so it must already be Christmas Day where some of you are! Please post pictures of your Secret Santa gifts here (lets try to keep them together for the Wow factor!) I'll start the ball rolling with this a
If Jesus had been born in the digital age..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk...
Here is a festive greeting for all of my Cute friends! Thanks for a great year of advice, support and humour. Please click on the link.
Secret Santa updates. Two weeks into Advent and two weeks to go! I think most people should be sending their gift about now. I've sent mine and a few people have emailed me to say they have too. Would you like to post here if your gift has been dispatche
The Australian conspiracy: every time our postman calls he seems to have an anonymous Christmas card from Australia, each containing a gift. The scheme was brilliantly conceived and the gifts are now building into a set! One sender was not anonymous and I
An observation about bobbin thread. When I first bought my machine, I found some bargain prewound bobbins on Ebay. They were the wrong size, but I wound the thread on to my own bobbins. My machine hated the thread and it almost always pulled up to the top
Secret Santa jiggery pokery! Yesterday I received a lovely gift in the post from the Netherlands. Now, I know who my SS is (couldn't keep it a secret from myself) and it isn't from her. Also, I opened the envelope before I realised what was happening -
As Advent has now started I thought it was time for a Secret Santa update. I have made my gift which is ready to pack up although I won't send it for a couple of weeks yet. I don't want it to arrive too early and be a temptation!
Can anyone tell me how to remove temporary spray adhesive from fabric? I've tried washing it and it seems pretty permanent to me!
Candy Canes in the UK. It looks as if the Works isn't having them this year (the manageress of our branch told me they didn't sell well last year). However, Aldi have some at the moment but probably won't for very long! Anyone know of another sou
I've just realised that it is now two years since I first stumbled across this site, just after I bought my embroidery machine. At the time, I had no idea of the potential of this new (to me) world. Thanks to you all, who have offered advice, inspiration
Secret Santa hint thread #3. What are your favourite items for embroidering?
I've sent out most of the Secret Santa details now (just South Africa to do when I've had something to eat.) Please check your emails. I've tried very hard to make sure that you don't have the same person you have had before, but inevitably some will