December 2, 2008

Besides running some errands I'm sure you don't want me to go into detail about, today was...well, boring to anyone who'd have to sit through a description of it. I'm feeling more like myself today but my hands are still too raw to do any stitching or finishing. I think the stitched gifts I was planning as Christmas presents are going to be a little late unless my eczema clears up soon!

After returning home from the grocery store and getting everything put away I sat down and started writing out some Christmas cards for family and close friends. I read emails here and there and that was my evening.

Today is Day 2 of the CSE Advent Exchange. Amy M's package for me today held a beautiful ceramic lavender magnetic needle minder with dragonflies on it. I love it! I've seen it before and was planning on buying it if I couldn't find a dolphin.

The freebie links for today are:

About.com maintains a listing of free cross stitch patterns here http://crossstitch.about.com/od/freecrossstitchpatterns/a/crossstitcha2z.htm

I love Victoria Sampler and there are lots of free charts at http://www.victoriasampler.com/Free_Patterns/Default.aspx If you browse the homepage, you'll even find the link to cyberclasses.