Needle point

I have been a needlepointer for five years and love every day I get to stitch. After five years, I tried to get creative in my finishing so I would have more than just ornaments and framed pieces. For a while, I have thought it would be darling to finish pieces as magnets for the refrigerator, and today, I saw a visual of someone finishing theirs in this exact way. Aren't these darling? I spotted them on Pinterest this morning; I apologize for the language in the one photo. Now, I am…

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Last Tuesday I took my stash of finished needlepoint projects, well most of them, and coordinating fabric I had chosen for the backs to my local shop to be sent off for finishing. Most of the items were ornaments and I also requested two door hangers and one coaster. It was a huge pile and when it returns it will cost me some dollars. I am sad I waited to have something finished, I think the excitement of working on the project is definitely in the rush to have it finished to be able to…