More Stitching

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I filled a nice order this weekend (hi Martha!) and got into Sticky Notes production. I'll post a new batch on the website next weekend. This one is something new I'm trying - a stitched center. I decided not to add beads to this, to just let the stitching speak for itself. Using that scalloped circle punch for the border has really sped up the assembly process. It's much faster than cutting circles with my circle cutter, plus it looks way nicer, I think.

I think my custom Pine Tree Designs rubber stamp has finally worn out. It's never been 100% perfect on textured paper but it's been good enough. Now it looks like crap, so I came up with this design. I looked online at custom labels but they are ridiculously expensive. I may end up buying Avery circle labels on which to print this, but for now this works. I print these on medium weight white cardstock and punch them out. What is added in labor time (printing, punching, gluing), is offset by what used to be ink drying time. Kinda. It took a little getting used to, but now I like this new look. Looks more professional, I think.

I took Friday off so I had a four day weekend spent largely on Pine Tree Designs work. I got lots of stitching time in because Steve and I are now watching John from Cincinnati. I set up a Season Pass on Tivo, but meanwhile, we've been getting caught up via HBO on Demand. Great show, great casting. I understand it to be the work of the people who put Deadwood on HBO, a show we never watched. But to us, it's the work of the people who did NYPD Blue, with lots of actors from that series showing up.

I also did a bit of what I used to call Freecycling. Our local Freecycle group is now called RochesterNYReUseIt. Something about the moderators not liking some of the new Freecycle rules or something so they started their own group and transferred us automatically. Seems the same, except the new name is a such a mouthful. Freecycle just rolls off the tongue. Oh well, as long as the concept is good. I love to purge. Feels great!

My previous plan has been to work on house stuff & errands on Saturdays and Pine Tree Designs stuff on Sundays. My new plan is to work on house stuff & errands an hour each day and Pine Tree Designs the rest of the day. Because I only have an hour, I really hustle to get stuff done. That worked this weekend anyway. I felt like I accomplished loads on both fronts.

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