If you heart arts and crafts and have a crewel streak, check out Julie Jackson's sharp-tongued site where she sells homey needlepoint sampler patterns with loving phrases like "Bite Me", "Pussy Got Me Dizzay" (pretty cat!) and, my favorite, "Homo Sweet Homo."
Photo: Jeff Nicholson for anezka handmade
Model: Lenore from the Suicide Girls
This is not your mother's needlepoint.
Jackson says she started creating the fun, needling works to help her cope with an annoying boss. She so amused herself with the bitchy bons mots, she decided to branch out and make her patterns available to anyone. She also has notecards and has just come out with a book featuring "35 designs for your surly side."
These samplers make great gifts. A framed handmade needlepoint that says "Thanks for Sharing" or "WTF?" is a beautiful way to say you care.
Got a good saying to suggest for one? Let's hear it.
· Subversive Cross Stitch
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