Decorated for Halloween!

Early this a.m. I finished decorating my website for Halloween. Best part? My Magic Carpet! Hidden underneath the projects on my Home Page are an array of photographs -- from my favorite Halloween design (a bridge tally from the 1920's) to the best Black Cat I know, a dude named Jake. And top of it all, my Sarah Palin Pumpkin.

I hope you will visit before it all vanishes.

www.GayAnnRogers.com

Gay Ann

Mail Jail, Halloween and a Happy Birthday Wishes!

I am deep in Mail Jail because of E-Week and I keep waiting for someone to send me a 'get out of jail free' card, but so far no body has sent one. So day by day on my website I post my progress. So far I have mailed over 100 packages.

Meanwhile where has October gone? Here it is, just several days till Halloween. I just decorated my website for Halloween and even left a photo hidden of the most beautiful Halloween design I know of. A bridge tally from the 1920's. It is hidden on my Magic Carpet.

And next up? Happy First Birthday to Shining Needle Society! In its honor we are having a Cyber-Stitch-In to celebrate the day, November 1. I will be in Needlepoint of La Jolla and will post photos of the festivities. Shining Needle Society is now 2000 members strong! So exciting!

So Happy Happy Birthday, Shining Needle Society!
Gay Ann

What's New!

E-Week closed yesterday and I have my finale in place. This is 'sunset season' in Southern California and this past week we saw two memorable sunsets. If you want some color inspiration do go and have a look. They were so memorable, those 2 sunsets. Even though I was mired down in E-Week business, we took time to enjoy them. I added to the finale a couple of photos of the sun rising and of one morning's foggy mist. These show how the planes of a landscape recede so well that they should be a nice inspiration for anyone stitching landscapes.

To see my finale to E-Week, go to

www.GayAnnRogers.com and click on 'Finale'

For those of you who ordered patterns at E-Week you might wish to check my website page called 'Life After E-Week.' It is going to take me a while to mail all of the orders, so I decided I should post my progress each day. Today I kept myself busy with beads. And not to overwhelm my poor printer, I am taking patterns to him in batches. He will do them overnight, so as they come in, I will put them together.

Shining Needle Society reached 2000 members today! Just before its first birthday. We will have a big birthday celebration on November 1. I will write more about it soon.

To join Shining Needle Society, write to Kate Gaunt (KateGaunt@aol.com). Membership is free.

Gay Ann

As E-Week Draws to a Close: MY SPECTACULAR FINALE

E-Merchandise Week 2008 is almost over. Only today and tomorrow till the close of business, 5 p.m. on the West Coast.

As E-Week 2008 draws to a close tomorrow afternoon, I have planned as spectacular a finale as I can imagine.
Please stop by after 6 p.m. on Wednesday October 22 and in the days that follow and see if you don't agree, it is SPECTACULAR!

Come also and read about my plans for life after E-Week. I have some fun activities planned, so see you soon, I hope.

www.GayAnnRogers.com

Thank you to everyone who came to E-Week!
Gay Ann

E-WEEK! Half way through and Up for air!

MacSoph is my computer. I have been tied to her, as Jocelyn described, and she and I are working overtime!
So much is happening on my website!

Most exciting new development: a year-long stitchalong for Hollyhock House in Student Lounge at Shining Needle Society!
Don't miss the opportunity to join Shining Needle Society (email KateGaunt@aol.com, membership is free)
And don't miss the opportunity to have Hollyhock House and join in the stitchalong.

To see more details about Hollyhock House and ordering information, go to my website

www.GayAnnRogers.com and click on "Samplers for Sale."

E-Week is half-way through! E-Week closes on October 22 when the California post offices close.

E-Week Eve

It is the day before my 2nd Annual E-Merchandise Week begins and I am close to solving my website mystery.
I am hoping I will have everything in order by the early morning hours.

Gay Ann

Hoping to Resolve My Website Mystery

With only 3 days left till the beginning of my E-Merchandise Week, I am hoping to resolve the mystery happening on my website right now. In the last few days I have discovered several clues and I think I might have an idea what is going on.
I certainly hope I can find a resolution before the morning of October 15.

It is suspenseful.

Gay Ann

Turmoil on My Website!

To advertise E-Merchandise Week I have had a series of animated gifs on my Home Page.
Last night in the wee hours of the night some mysterious happenings occurred on my magic carpet.
My animated gifs got scared and ran away.
Where are they?
I am looking for them as I write.
As soon as I find them I will try to coax them to return.
Which alphabets will brave the trip back?
Well, that is a mystery isn't it.
Stay tuned.

FIVE DAYS TILL E-MERCHANDISE WEEK STARTS!

What will I sell this year?
Well that's a mystery too, isn't it.

On October 15 visit my website:

www.GayAnnRogers.com

The mysterious Gay Ann

My Girls are back again, on my website!

At E-Merchandise Week last year I sold the patterns for Flower Girl, Strawberry Girl, Acorn Girl and Snowflake Girl. I had not intended to sell them again this year, but with my website came requests for them again.

So they are back.
Drop by and say hello to them:

www.GayAnnRogers.com, click on My Girls for Sale.

Only 14 days till E-Merchandise Week....
Gay Ann

E-Merchandise Week Sale features Hollyhock House Sampler

My Second Annual E-Merchandise Week sale is less than a month from now and day by day I am adding photos of the designs I will sell this year.
This year I will sell the instructions for one of my best samplers, The Guardian Angels of Hollyhock House.
For details see my website, www.GayAnnRogers.com and click on 'Samplers for Sale.'

Gay Ann

A Month until E-Merchandise Week

It is exactly a month before my Second Annual E-Merchandise Week and I have just posted a photo of the first thing for sale this year. It is one of the best samplers I have ever designed and stitched.
To see a photo and information about it, visit my website and enjoy.

Gay Ann

My Second Annual E-Merchandise Week

My Second Annual E-Merchandise Week starts in a month and two days. Like last year's it will run for a week, from October 15 through October 21, then just like Brigadoon it will disappear.

On September 15 (that's two days from now) I will post my first design for sale, a pre-week offering of one of the best things I have ever stitched!
Watch for a photo here; watch for price and information about ordering it on my website

www.GayAnnRogers.com, then click on E-Merchandise Week.

The wind-up will start soon....
Gay Ann

EGA Seminar in Louisville: Photos

Each day I took photos at the seminar and posted them on my website. These are my three favorite ones: Ann, Jane and Lynn all cracking up! That's what I love best about seminar: lots of good times!
I had wonderful classes and a wonderful time at this very special seminar.

To see more of my photos from seminar go to:
www.GayAnnRogers.com and click on EGA photos.

Gay Ann

Mystery in a Corner Sales to Close on September 20

On September 20 registration for Mystery in a Corner will close. I will not accept orders for the pattern after that time.
If you wish to order Mystery in a Corner in its final days, please write to me:

GayAnn@GayAnnRogers.com

Gay Ann

EGA Seminar in Louisville

I am in Louisville at EGA's 50th anniversary seminar and here I am with my buddies at dinner on Wednesday night. For more photos at the seminar which I have posted each day, go to
www.GayAnnRogers.com and click on EGA photos. Watch for more each day and enjoy!
Gay Ann

Mystery in a Corner: Completed Mysteries on My Website

I just finished posting completed Mysteries in a Corner on my website in Galleries. They are all from my classroom at Shining Needle Society and they look wonderful!

To see them go to www.GayAnnRogers.com and click on 'Gallery 1' then on the blue buttons.

Thank you, those of you who sent photos to me.
Gay Ann

Colors for Challenge Ornament!

This morning I brought the number of Color Combinations for Challenge Ornament to 15; Kim just sent them to me last night.
To see all 15 go to www.GayAnnRogers.com and click on Gallery 1.

The colors are for Challenge Ornament.

Twilight Angel: Two Days to Go

Twilight Angel will stay up on my website for 2 days more. At the end of the business day on August 20, she vanishes.
For details go to www.GayAnnRogers.com, scroll down and click on Strawberry Girl.
Twilight Angel is hiding there.
Gay Ann

Shining Needle Society's Dog Days of Summer Stitch In

We all met at Needlepoint of La Jolla today for Shining Needle Society's Dog Days of Summer Stitch In. It turned into a Stitch and Chat and we all enjoyed ourselves.
For more photos of us at Needlepoint of La Jolla, please go to my website, www.GayAnnRogers.com and click on Dog Days.
Our group included Carol C., Jill R., Sandy H. and the two doyennes of needlepoint in La Jolla, Bernice and Carrell B.
Enjoy!
Gay Ann

Mystery in a Corner Updated on My Website

This morning I posted 6 completed Mysteries in a Corner on my website, www.GayAnnRogers.com, click on Gallery 1, then visit Gallery 2 and Gallery 3.

I posted Part 1 and the finished Mystery so that people can compare what happened to the design as it moved on.
Thank you to the people who completed their mysteries and sent photos to me.

Gay Ann