Author Archives: Jenna Magee

About Jenna Magee

IT professional, needleworker, editor/proofreader, author, singer, musician.

Lorri Birmingham Finishes

I managed to finish both Lorri Birmingham tin toppers that I had by the end of the night on Saturday. Okay, so I went a little beyond midnight, but not by much, I don’t think. I still can’t believe how … Continue reading

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Just Testing

I’m testing the WP-Sticky plugin to see if the sale post stays at the top of my blog. Please ignore. 🙂

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Don’t Forget This Week’s Sale at OSL!

One Star’s Light Needlework Supplies is having an inventory reduction sale the week of July 20th, with 20% off of your entire order, including both in stock and out of stock items. Check out the One Star’s Light Needlework Supplies … Continue reading

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It’s Going to Be a Lovely Day

Actually, it’s not. It’s going to be a massively stifling, sweat-inducing, walking through bath water, hot, humid day. But, for now, I’m inside, the sun is shining through my front windows, the house is quiet and peaceful and all feels … Continue reading

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Home Sweet Home

It feels odd to be home. Correction: it feels odd to be back in my cubicle at work. Home felt like the comfortable mess that it is. Comfortable except for the fact that the grass needs to be mown and … Continue reading

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Last Post From Abroad

I’m frantically trying to squeeze in the last few minutes here at the plant before we leave to do some last-minute shopping and head back to the hotel for the night. We never made it into Edinburgh yesterday, so no … Continue reading

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Hello From Scotland

Yes, I’m in another country now. Have been since Saturday afternoon. It’s a whirlwind tour for Terry and me this time around. We landed in Germany on Wednesday, worked on Thursday and part of Friday, did a little bit of … Continue reading

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Guten Morgen!

I’m writing from Germany today, having landed yesterday. I would have hopped onto the ‘net yesterday to post, but the cost of internet access from the hotel is nearly 20 Euro a day, which is nearly $40 a day! It … Continue reading

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I’m Dumb When I’m Tired

I mean, really, why else didn’t I think to check the punchneedle packaging for threading instructions? Duh! 😆 So, I did a bit of punchneedling today. First, I checked the make sure I had needle threading instructions, then I placed … Continue reading

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Threading a Punchneedle

I’ve been trying to catch up on my blog reading today, in the midst of doing work from home. It’s supposed to be a vacation day for me, as the company I work for gave us today and tomorrow off … Continue reading

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