Started off at Barnes & Noble, where I was saddened to see the further demise of what had been my favorite cross-stitch magazine. This was the British Quick & Easy, which began as a magazine catering to small designs. They often featured the sampler-type designs of Jo Verso, until, sadly, Ms. Verso died in a car accident.

B&N dropped Q&E for the longest time (about three years) and then started getting it again. But the magazine had changed; the designs were no longer solely small. Some were pretty complicated, overlapping the type of patterns in The Cross-Stitcher, Cross-Stitch Crazy, Cross-Stitch Gold, etc. So why was it still called Quick & Easy?

Now they've tweaked the magazine again, so it is cross-stitch and papercrafts. Like there aren't tons of papercraft magazines out already, while you can hardly find cross-stitch magazines anymore. They are pretty much overwhelmed by quilting and scrapbooking mags. I like to go to the B&N at Bells Ferry because it's got the best supply of cross-stitch magazines.

I ticked off a future Christmas gift at JoAnn and discovered they had a $1 Easter glitter kit like the one they had for Valentine's Day. Also found a little picture for the bath and a future project. Oh, and the "duck tape" to finish repairing my Wide Awake, which has been done. Gas at Costco. A book at Border's.

Found some great, inexpensive Easter decorations at the Dollar Tree in Acworth. This is a new Dollar Tree in a new shopping center, so it was neat and clean, with lots of useful things. They even had Colgate toothbrushes for $1.

Bought a crosspatch puzzle book at Books-a-Million. Yay! They are the only place that carries them any longer.

I was tooling my way home and remembered as I came by Jim Miller Park that the library sale was today. Got there about 45 minutes before closing. Slim pickings. I remember when I loved library sales because I could find the best old children's books. Now it's just modern stuff. But I hold out in hope to find a Beany Malone or a Katie Rose book.

I did find a book called Watch Your Language! about the vagaries of English, and one of the CNN millenium celebration videotapes for a dollar apiece.

Labels: books, crafts, decorating, holidays

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Well Easter is certainly coming up in a while now...and that means a lot of fun with all our loved ones friends...and hey to enjoy some of the wonderful spirit of Easter just drop by my blog on Easter Wishes sometime and enjoy all that's there!!!!

# posted by  Anonymous : 12:28:00 AM

 

I hate it when they discontinue magazines that I love, or tweak them out of recognition. Right now, I fear for several of th rubber stamp magazines that I love. Everything is being taken over by papercrafts, or scrapbooking. However, sewing magazines are on the upswing. Go figure.

# posted by  FiveAcres : 12:29:00 PM

 

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