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Hot Chocolate, a Horse Ear, and Bonbons

 

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Happy Hot Chocolate Day! There's nothing quite like a hot, steaming mug of chocolate to brighten up a Winter day. And let me tell you, I need a hot drink here at the Castle. The weather has been absolutely freezing and very dark. Now, getting back to Hot Chocolate, here's a nice article I found that goes into the health benefits and history of that cheerful beverage.

And if you're interested in really celebrating today, then here's a free Hot Chocolate PDF cross stitch chart that I designed a while back.


The download is an ebook, so you'll get some other beverage themed freebie charts as well. Enjoy!

Mind you, I haven't just been sipping mugs of Hot Chocolate and huddling over my heater (only some of the time). I've gotten in a good amount of stitching since my last post. Behold a horse ear: 

Russian Hunting by Riolis

I'm looking forward to stitching the pinks, yellows, and blues of the sky again.

In shop update news, I designed a new chart! Last week I mentioned that I was working on a new Irish chart. Well, here's what it looks like: 


It was so fun to design! Those knots were harder to chart than they will be to stitch, let me tell you. Here's a little behind the scenes picture of my sketches for this chart: 



If you'd like to purchase this chart, it's available in my Etsy shop. Here's the link.

Last but not least, enjoy a Waltz called "Wiener Bonbons" (Vienna Sweets). Happy stitching!


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