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January 22, 2010
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Dear Friends
Our year started sadly with the passing of my beloved father-in-law, John. He was a wonderful man with so many extraordinary talents - a successful business leader, artist and adventurer.
After retiring from his corporate career, he devoted nearly 20 years to assisting others build their businesses (including The Purple Hat); culminating in 2008 with him being honoured with the Queen’s Award to Enterprise Promotion, presented to him by The Princess Royal and followed by an introduction to The Queen and Prince Phillip at Buckingham Palace.
He enjoyed the Arts and excelled as a water color painter, a hobby he only took up in retirement. Many of his paintings were of his travels abroad - Dad was always ready to jump on a plane, train or boat. One of his more "exotic" trips was on an ice-breaker in Alaska when he was in his 70's!
Most importantly he was a happy contented family man, much loved and now deeply missed.
My new designs - Romance - are dedicated to GrandJohn. They were inspired by a water color he painted for me in 2007.
Anne
Our year started sadly with the passing of my beloved father-in-law, John. He was a wonderful man with so many extraordinary talents - a successful business leader, artist and adventurer.
After retiring from his corporate career, he devoted nearly 20 years to assisting others build their businesses (including The Purple Hat); culminating in 2008 with him being honoured with the Queen’s Award to Enterprise Promotion, presented to him by The Princess Royal and followed by an introduction to The Queen and Prince Phillip at Buckingham Palace.
He enjoyed the Arts and excelled as a water color painter, a hobby he only took up in retirement. Many of his paintings were of his travels abroad - Dad was always ready to jump on a plane, train or boat. One of his more "exotic" trips was on an ice-breaker in Alaska when he was in his 70's!
Most importantly he was a happy contented family man, much loved and now deeply missed.
My new designs - Romance - are dedicated to GrandJohn. They were inspired by a water color he painted for me in 2007.
Anne
January 15, 2010
Dear Friends
Valentine's Day is only a month away and I have just uploaded a new rose freebie exclusively for our Yahoo Group subscribers. It's a new style of digitising, done with a digitising tablet instead of a mouse. The effect is quite different, as the design has a sketched quality. I think it'll be perfect for any vintage style projects.
Hugs
Anne
Valentine's Day is only a month away and I have just uploaded a new rose freebie exclusively for our Yahoo Group subscribers. It's a new style of digitising, done with a digitising tablet instead of a mouse. The effect is quite different, as the design has a sketched quality. I think it'll be perfect for any vintage style projects.
Hugs
Anne
January 14, 2010
Yes, the blog looks different. I'm playing around with some new ideas. The cool thing about blogs is that they're so easy to change - literally the click of a button - and quite unlike websites, which can take months to change.
Anne
Anne
January 09, 2010
Dear Friends
Happy New Year!! I hope you enjoyed the holidays and my very best wishes for a magical 2010.
It's a special year for The Purple Hat as we celebrate our 10th anniversary. What an exciting journey it's been! Many thanks to you all for your continued interest and support, without which we wouldn't be here today.
We've planned a year packed with great designs and projects to stimulate your creativity, special offers and a few surprises along the way. To kickstart the festivities, we have our first $10 deal now available.
Our Butterfly Bag Set is designed for 6x10 and 8x12 hoops. There are four designs in each set - two purse panels as well as a matching in-the-hoop coin or cosmetic purse and eyeglasses case. A beautiful set to make for yourself or as a gift. Instructions are included in PDF format with plenty of color photos to guide you.
We also have a new bonus design available. Everyone's gone crazy for crazy patch blocks so I think you'll enjoy our crazy patch pincushion for 4x4 hoops. Yours free with orders placed this month. Good news is that the bonus design is available as a direct download with your order so remember to check your BMT Micro Product Information email for all the download links.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Hugs & stitches
Anne
Happy New Year!! I hope you enjoyed the holidays and my very best wishes for a magical 2010.
It's a special year for The Purple Hat as we celebrate our 10th anniversary. What an exciting journey it's been! Many thanks to you all for your continued interest and support, without which we wouldn't be here today.
We've planned a year packed with great designs and projects to stimulate your creativity, special offers and a few surprises along the way. To kickstart the festivities, we have our first $10 deal now available.
Our Butterfly Bag Set is designed for 6x10 and 8x12 hoops. There are four designs in each set - two purse panels as well as a matching in-the-hoop coin or cosmetic purse and eyeglasses case. A beautiful set to make for yourself or as a gift. Instructions are included in PDF format with plenty of color photos to guide you.
We also have a new bonus design available. Everyone's gone crazy for crazy patch blocks so I think you'll enjoy our crazy patch pincushion for 4x4 hoops. Yours free with orders placed this month. Good news is that the bonus design is available as a direct download with your order so remember to check your BMT Micro Product Information email for all the download links.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Hugs & stitches
Anne
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