merry thanks

i'm feeling rather great and thankful.
i've gotten quite a few really really nice emails from customers and from friends across the web these past few days that have made me very proud and happy. it makes all of this busy-ness so worth it!
thank you to design sponge for including my custom cross-stitched initials/letters in their $50 and under gift guide today:



see the post and all of the other beautiful gifts they've selected here.

samantha, from the experts agree, wrote to let me know that they'd chosen to include my striped monograms in their round-up of tea towels:


with so many really lovely tea towels out there, i feel super-flattered to have had mine included! see the post and the rest of the stunners here.

and erin, from slipcover your life, included my cross-stitched reindeer hoops in her round-up of ornaments:


i feel good about seeing chez-sucre-chez alongside jonathan adler and crate and barrel and kath kidston! see that one here.

thank you, too, to jenny hart and sublime stiching for tweeting about my smith's quote "please please please..." pieces!

if you've written or commented and i haven't yet gotten back to you personally, please know that i sincerely appreciate that you took the time to get in touch and that i will be getting back to you as soon as i can!
tomorrow's another full day; filming 10 videos for howcast and then going to the opening reception for "sewing circle" at hello bluebird! i gotta get some shut-eye! but before i do, and while i'm on this "i'm so grateful and full of love" kick, let me just say, friends, i love you!