Work at Home update

I seem to have some free time today.....or, at least....doing everything except the things I would normally be doing.

So, a couple people have asked, where I am at, with my work at home, clicking etc work. Hard to give hard and fast numbers(and for personal reasons, not exactly inclined to), but I'll see if I can break it down.

Swagbucks: I click pretty often, and average a $5 Paypal payment in just over two weeks. Monthly, not quite $10.

Mechanical Turk: I'm pretty religious and obsessive, but some days I don't click at all. Monthly, averaging $120 cash.

BeRuby: Not using it much, just daily clicks. Haven't cashed out. Monthly, gathering about $2.00 in my account.

Neobux: Standard member; I click as often as I can for what is available, daily. So I always get extra clicks. 26 rented refs. Always reinvesting, never cashed out. Monthly about $1.40; I can buy 3 new refs about every two weeks.

Onbux: Gold member; I click my daily renewal count and not a lot more. Paid cash for the gold upgrade. 74 rented refs. Always reinvesting, never cashed out. Monthly about $4.20; I can buy 3-5 refs every week(6 days).

Anyway, I have a few other piddly ones, not particularly worth mentioning at the moment. Although MyPoints is good, I don't track it specifically, let me know if you want an email referral link. Anybody wants strategy advice, give me a shout.

Ordering Charts

Ok, I will be placing a wholesale order with HAED, if there is anything you want, let me know. Whatever I get, will make it's way to my site(s), if not spoken for. Generally that is 15% off with like $2 shipping, US, or free shipping on regular price for a holiday chart. Forgiveness will for sure be one of the charts--but I need a head count if you want one! Also probably SK Lucia. I'm guessing it will be at least a week before I put an order together.

Thinking I am ordering the alphabet series, to stitch/sell. Have noticed that I think I need to concentrate on the lesser colored charts for a while. Doesn't matter on the size, but 80-90 colors is just a bit daunting right now. (Forgiveness and SK Lucia are in the 40-50 color range.) Don't get me wrong, I like them, it just doesn't go quite fast enough if I want to sell any stitched work. The lowest I've visibly seen listed so far is one that only has 27 colors, and that is one with like 20 skeins of black! I am thinking I will make a list of lower floss charts, like 60 or less colors. I'll be posting it here; if you have any to input, feel free to mention them, as I personally will not be going through all 5,000+ cross stitch charts available.

More pics coming soon! Working away on Terra, going really well. Looking back at my list of 2011 goals..I will have to put it down for a while, and work on some of my others.

Stitching, at last!

Finally, some stitching! I've been working on the old HAEDs from the past contests, just not a lot to show. Plus here, started the new one, QS Terra Fairy Sprite. Nice with larger blocks of solid colors. And then a special hooded baby towel--I'll be making more of these, for sale.(Pics are clickable for a little enlargement.) I've even pulled out the Frogs, maybe that will be my next finish, if not the little Yellow Rose.

Forgiveness Chart

Ok, fabulous cross stitch chart, JBG and HAED. The site seems to be having some errors linking directly, so I thought I would post it here. This may be one not only I have to stock, but stitch myself as well.

And, edited to add......didja know it only has like 50 colors??! Most are 90, and maybe too "challenging" with that much.

HAED Sale & Bobbin Floss Winding Service

Valentine's Day Sale for Heaven and & Earth Designs, 25% off cross stitch charts through 2/14.


Also, will be offering to sell regular DMC floss wound on bobbins and marked. Gets you started on your projects faster! One skein, hand wound on 2 blank cardboard bobbins(these are so thin), color number written in black pen ink as large as possible in the left corner, as a standard. If your personal system is different, changes can be made, ie DMC bobbins, different ink, other corner... This starts at 10 for $5, 50(approx) for $25, and 100(approx) for $50--I don't mind if on the larger amounts you need 51 or 102.... Edited to add a pic and yes, listings are up on The Blushin Rose(link over on the left).

And, if you use this link to sign up a Pro Artfire Store yourself, get your 3rd month free. Here

HAED Roanoke Cross Stitch Chart, Discontinued

So I did get the copy of the Roanoke HAED cross stitch chart, that is discontinued. However, offhand, I am not seeing the photo page.... I will have to investigate further. Anyway, it is offered here first, $10 plus shipping. Emailing at yahoo artistsforhire will get the quickest response.

In the meantime..already feeling pressured for time on things I want to make and get done. Between company all last week and a small personal project that isn't going well.....just feeling the crunch. (Time to break out that 400g white Toblerone chocolate gift!)

I did manage to get XMAS projects put away, and a little straightening...but at mid, January, that may be almost halted mid way. I have "announced" stitching goals for HAED, minimum: SK Mermaid finished, SK LOTW finished, Faces Luna finished, as well as the freebie SAL(s) for the year. Along with all the other stuff I get into--the yellow rose, frogs, and it won't be long before I have to think about more holiday projects.

Hopefully some of you are making more progress!!

HAED Sale & 2011 Goals

So, HAED still has a New Year's sale going on, 30% off through 1/2.


Looks like I may have a copy of Roanoke chart(discontinued) of Kinuko Y. Craft and HAED. I'll post more once I have it in my hands, but I'm thinking this will be for sale individually. $10 plus shipping, only one copy. Send me an email at the artists email on yahoo if someone is interested.


And, of course, there are discussions of 2011 resolutions and goals. For some reason, that always creeps up on me. Personally, I'll still be the same me, for the most part, perhaps even more "bitchy"/independent. Not winning friends there, but I'm happy with it. And on the craft front, well, I'll have to post that later. Someone even mentioned one goal for each month. Not for me, but nice idea. I have plenty to accomplish, along the lines of creating. Not so much businesswise, on the cross stitch front anyway---I have to make it to sell it! More later.....

Be safe and warm the rest of this holiday!