Any one up for a Bird Safari... introducing the SANUFU BIRD,Roosters and chickens... Bring your binoculars....
South Africa has a large and varied bird population. Over 3 000 birds (and small animals) of 400 different species are uniquely presented in more than 100 spacious landscaped walk t...
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June 18, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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I recently read somewhere that in order to keep our brain fresh and vibrant, it is important to exercise it the same way that we exercise our body. That exercise includes doing the embroidery we all love, but it can also include games, puzzles, as well as the everyday issues we face. Tod...
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I suppose we all have had this happen from time to time (or more often!) that we are minding our own
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June 11, 2010
susanmars
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Greetings to all!
In my travels I get to visit with customers who love to sew and embroider as much as I do. I try hard to listen to what people are wanting and asking for, and what they need help with most. I'm always surprised at how many experienced embroiderers are afraid to sti...
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June 5, 2010
lraikin
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Home can mean different things to different people. To many of us home implies the house we live in, with solid walls and floors. To many in Africa, home is a hut with thatched roof, known as a “rondavel’
South Africa, the country in which I was born and grew up, i...
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June 4, 2010
db1921
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Summer is here to stay I think. The vegetable garden that I planted in April has started to produce... I have little green tomatoes on each and every plant. We will soon be able to pick the first zucchini and I think there will be lots more coming on! I have cucumbers that wi...
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June 4, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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The following tips can be used for both Windows XP and Vista.Operating systems vary, if in doubt, check with your provider and/or technical support.
I like to be a little more individual than most; I change my colors of my embroidery at will, and I use many different fonts when I am able t...
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It is time for perfect brides to be walking down a perfect isle, in a perfect gown, with a perfect m
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May 28, 2010
laruej
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Some of you may remember that I have been working on a complicated project. I called it my "1,000 year project" when I began in 2003. Well, I am 993.5 years ahead of schedule. I finished it after having surgery on my hand in March. Here it is: Indigo Sunset.
This time ...
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May 21, 2010
db1921
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May, June and July seem to be big months this year for babies. Our daughter and most of her fr
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May 21, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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I would read more if I could find the time. Since I have found “Books Should Be Free” I felt I could
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May 14, 2010
db1921
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Hello, hello, are you still there? You didn't blow away did you? This is currently a common gr
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I have always been a fan of scarves. They are feminine, fluid and so graceful. They brig
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May 7, 2010
db1921
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My Brother is quite involved with a fundraising group here for kids with cancer. Last week they had a group walk, a big dinner and a silent auction. There were all kinds of items in the auction for almost any dollar level including a $10.00 purchase table that did not require...
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May 7, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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The following tips can be used for both Windows XP and Vista.Operating systems vary, if in doubt, check with your provider and/or technical support.
I had a lot of difficulty with my Adobe Reader recently. All things considered, it was a very bad situation and I wanted to drop kick t...
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Mother's Day will be upon us soon. Since my mother has already completed her earthly jour
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April 30, 2010
laruej
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I just finished a dress for a friend this week. I seem to have a hard time getting to my quilting projects. Saying “yes” to too many things besides quilting keeps me from doing what I love most. Right now I have at least five quilts in progress. That is not to men...
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April 23, 2010
db1921
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I am not sure why but many of our favorite shops for infant clothes have gone out of business over the past year or so. These shops featured handmade items that were unique but really reasonable in price. In the past, when life was too busy to sew we frequently bought clothes for the gir...
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April 23, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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The following tips can be used for both Windows XP and Vista.Operating systems vary, if in doubt, check with your provider and/or technical support.
If you ask me what I most enjoy about the AnnTheGran site, it would have to be the people on both sides of the computer who make up the commu...
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April 23, 2010
lraikin
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Nothing suggests spring more than flowers. Walk around your neighborhood and the beauty and colors o
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April 16, 2010
db1921
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I am sorry to say that I haven't had time to embroider this week, but I do have a Going Green projec
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April 16, 2010
carol
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Individual characters (letters, numbers and punctuation marks) from my alphabets andindividual designs can be found on my Stock Design Page. My designs are also available inpacks, as described in this blog. Those can be found here. For designs and packs ava...
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April 16, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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The following tips can be used for both Windows XP and Vista.Operating systems vary. If in doubt, check with your provider and/or technical support.
Here is my version of great Net information and money saving tips and tricks. I love finding these, and get a lot of my links from high...
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Ribbons have been a part of embellishments, decorating and crafting ever since man first figured out
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April 2, 2010
db1921
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We have been out and about the last week or so with the grandkids in tow. They love the park,
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April 2, 2010
laruej
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This Blog is a week later than it should be because I have been on the mend from a little surgery that I had three weeks ago. I had a trigger finger on my right middle finger. That is a very important finger for me because it is my “needle-pusher” finger when I am quilting.&n...
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April 2, 2010
The Avid Embroiderer
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The following tips can be used for both Windows XP and Vista.Operating systems vary, if in doubt, check with your provider and/or technical support.
I hope by now everyone has read my blog on Rogue Software. Protecting yourself and your family on the computer is really important. ...
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There are a few times of the year when we have a greater feeling of love, warmth and joy and Easter,
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March 26, 2010
lraikin
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I recently began teaching a new class called: "The application and inclusion of silk ribbon in your African Folklore Embroidery design". The class focuses on using the silk ribbon as one would regular embroidery thread. Silk ribbon is wonderfully versatile and forgiving fiber. For those of...
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March 26, 2010
db1921
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I am convinced that clutter multiplies all by itself. I have been trying to clean closets and drawers and am amazed at the number of bags we have to give to the local charity. Not to mention how many times I have filled the recycle and trash bins with stuff that someone "just had to...
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