Author Archives: Jenna Magee

About Jenna Magee

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

WIP Killa

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Jenna Magee

I’m starting the 2012 WIPocalypse off with a bang! Last night, I completed a UFO that’s been languishing, unseen in one of my several stitching bags for years. Say hello (and goodbye) to a freebie from Chatelaine Designs – Tiny … Continue reading →

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My Little Art Space

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Jenna Magee

At the end of November, beginning of December, or somewhere around that time, I ordered another Ott-Lite lamp so that I could use it to illuminate my easel, allowing me to do some drawing and other artwork after the sun … Continue reading →

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Black Friday (-ish) Fabric Splurge

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Jenna Magee

Okay, I am ashamed to admit it, but I splurged on some stash after Thanksgiving. Silkweaver had a sale, I thought I needed some fabric and the rest is… well, infamy, really. Wait, I mean history. Yeah, that’s it. 😉 … Continue reading →

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First Stitching Finish of 2012

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Jenna Magee

Say hello to Nora Corbett’s The Sunflower Fairy: Design published in Cross-Stitch & Needlework Magazine’s September 2009 issue. Stitched on 32 count overdyed linen named Days Gone By from Silkweaver. Used the beads and fibers called for, with a few … Continue reading →

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WIPocalypse NOW!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Jenna Magee

I’ve joined Measi’s 2012 WIPocalypse. So far, I have identified 8 WIPs/UFOs that I’m going to focus on for which I have photos. I also have the 8 projects in my current WIP pile, plus at least 1 more project … Continue reading →

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Stitching Update – December 28, 2011

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Jenna Magee

First up, I will showed the framed version of the Grandmother pieces that I stitched for Christmas: For Terry’s grandmother: For my step-grandmother: Then, Belinda at Tor Rhuann Designs released her 2011 ornament design on Facebook on December 16th. I … Continue reading →

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Don’t Freak Out, I’m Okay

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Jenna Magee

I apologize to anyone that I may have freaked out with my post last night. I am struggling to deal with the reality of my parents’ impending divorce smacking me in the face while I’m home. I needed to do … Continue reading →

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Sadness

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Jenna Magee

Please forgive this very personal post, but I had an intense need to capture my thoughts and emotions this night so that I can purge them and move on. _________________________ Oh no, no, no, no, no. Please no. Not now. … Continue reading →

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TUSAL 2012!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Jenna Magee

TUSAL = Totally Useless Stitch-a-long You may have seen various stitching bloggers posting pictures of clear containers filled with myriad pretty colored bits of floss this year. I saw it, bought a clear glass bowl for my orts (instead of … Continue reading →

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Two Christmas Gifts

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Jenna Magee

So… busy… can’t… talk… I stitched up an impromptu Christmas gift in 2 nights right after Thanksgiving. Then I decided to do it again and just finished the second iteration tonight. I didn’t have any heart-shaped charms for the center, … Continue reading →

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