Well I got the cross-stitch SAL (stitch-a-long) up and running... or at least the webpage is set up and stitchers are starting to register, LOL, and the first Unit will be sent out (via email) on March 15th.  I got a little carried away (wink), and ended up designing SIX boxes - 5 the same size (5x7), then one that had to be larger (6x8) because it's a TEA BOX, which will hold 4 stacks of teabags when assembled! So basically this month has been organizing (I'm good at spread sheets, GBG), and making up kits. 

I've also been working on my bookkeeping, as I'm woefully behind and my DH wants to get to taxes in the next month or so!  I've verified up to the end of June, run all my statements etc., so I'm getting there... I just got sidetracked with not one but TWO stitch-alongs, LOL.

I did get a few things finished - one being a concept drawing for an extra design for A NEEDLE PULLING THREAD.  This became necessary because we ran into a licensing issue on the spectacular Louis Armstrong piece I was working on... (sigh).  Since it had both a picture of Mr. Armstrong AND a line from Wonderful World, I would have had to pay licensing to about 5-6 people, as apparently several people hold the rights to the song (!), not sure how that works, but with all those fingers in the pie, we wouldn't have made any money on the design.  So now it just gets to hang in my house and be appreciated by visitors! 

Of course that meant I didn't have a design in Issue 54 - the first issue since the magazine came out that I don't have a design in (sniff sniff)... I do still have an ad on page 85, LOL, so I still have a presence, but I was sad not to be able to contribute to the issue... so I'm doing TWO pieces for Issue 55, to make up for it, LOL.  I'm stitching the WATER FRACTAL myself, and with all the other demands on my time over the next month, I may have to send the extra design off to someone else to stitch. 

That's another thing I have to put some effort into - finding some new model stitchers!  Many of my current stitchers are getting older, or having health issues etc.  While there are lots of people still stitching, finding time to stitch for someone else can be a challenge.  If you know anyone who would like to learn what is involved in becoming a model stitcher, have them contact me and I'll give them some details. 

Well, that's pretty much how my month has gone - oh we did get some book news, Bill has been offered a short-term contract with a company he used to work with, and he can work from home, which is good, as we still can't travel, thanx to Covid.  That will make him happer (to be busy), and both of us happier with more money coming in!!

Till next month...