BrookesBooksPublishing

January., 2012

Dear Stitchers & Friends,

I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. I'm sorry it took many months to update this web site with the completed Bride's Tree ornaments but we've had a rough couple of months here at Brooke's Books. My dear mom, who lived with us and worked tirelessly for BBP as our production and shipping manager, passed away on Christmas Day, 2011. It was quite a blow to all of us and I've needed some time to recover. Oma loved this little business and was a huge inspiration for all of my designs. She will be so deeply missed. But I know she wouldn't want us to stop the flow of cross stitch fun so I'm back in my office again looking forward to a year of new designs. It won't be the same without you, Mom. You taught me to create with all my heart so I will keep doing that. Love you forever...

The Bride's Tree Heirloom Ornament Collection is finally complete. These little designs come straight from my heart to the bride & groom in yours.

Have you seen the newest Holiday Spirit Angel ornaments? The Spirits of Evergreen, Mistletoe and Christmas Carols. May they make your Season bright.

The "S Is For Sampler" & "T Is For Tatting (&Thimble)" blocks are here! You can download the charts from the Cross Stitch Freebies page.

They are from the most recent freebies collection - a decade long (Ha!) project called "The Stitcher's Alphabet". I'm designing 26 letter blocks that can be stitched seperately or together to create a sampler...Your choice. Hope you'll help yourself to these little blocks. You can find the complimentary charts on the Cross Stitch Freebies page.

Hope you'll sign up for our Yahoo! Announce Only Group. Every month or so I'll send out a Yahoo! email with links to the current Freebies, new Brooke's Books products, and other "Fun Stuff" for stitchers.

Click here to join a great group of stitching friends by signing up for Meagan Mize's Brooke's Books Interactive Yahoo! Group.

Also...Introducing Brooke's Books Blog!If you're interested in the machinations of a cross stitch designer, then, by all means, click here.

I want to personally thank everyone who has purchased or stitched my designs since we began in 2003. You are the reason for Brooke's Books and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sustaining such a fulfilling occupation.

My best wishes to you and may you have hours and hours of stitching pleasure.

Happy Stitching,

Brooke