Hoffman Distributing has me as their "Friday Feature" today!

My cross stitch distributor, Hoffman Distributing has Pickle Barrel Designs as the featured company in their Friday Feature - great way for more people to discover my designs! Attached below is the link - everyone have a great weekend! I am posting a great picture of our kids last night getting watered with the garden hose out front while in their pj's! My husband decided to let them have a great time doing that since it was so darn hot outside - more heat today as it is already 96 degrees with high humidity and it is only 2 o'clock!

http://hoffmandis.com/index.cfm?page=ffdet&desID=PIC

Just CrossStitch Christmas Ornament Issue Cover!

I cannot begin to tell you all how excited I am that I not only received an invitation for the first time this year to participate in the highly sought after Christmas Ornament Issue put out by Just CrossStitch but my ornament made it on to the front cover of the magazine!!!! Wait, what's that you hear- why its the sound of me flipping cartwheels right now! Here is a snapshot of the cover - it should be out towards the middle of August and for the Pickle Barrel Designs ornament just look on the top row for the one that says "Christmas Eve" on it - what an accomplishment for me after all these years of designing!