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I was an "artsy" kid: painting backdrops for school plays; sketching classmates portraits; working on layouts for the school yearbook; and decorating Halloween floats, store windows, school bulletin boards, and the gym for prom night. All that activity took me to John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. Later came marriage and babies and lots of stay-at-home-mom craft projects. But I was always the happiest when I had a needle in my hand.

The Scottish Tartan Stocking started as a simple gift for a friend. It turned into part of my product line. I am happy to add to that line by designing your requests for tartans that I have not gotten to yet. I also offer personalization by providing a chart with names layed out for you to stitch. In addition, the line has Celtic Knot Wreath Centers to replace the thistle with your clan's plant badge.

A move to Birmingham, Alabama, gave me a real blessing. I became a stitcher for Just CrossStitch magazine. For years I stitched for well-known designers. My samples were photgraphed for magazine articles and leaflets.

I love pirate stories! The Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival in Fort Walton Beach, Florida inspired Pirate. When I became a vendor, I sold my favorite things at the Celtic festivals: needlework, books, and sterling silver jewelry. While looking at Celtic jewelry catalogs, I spotted some pirate jewelry - but how could I tie them to my product line? My son suggested Bike Night; so biker bells and pirate jewelry entered the inventory.

In the winter of 2007 I decided to sell my inventory on eBay. A whole new ballgame in selling began. Thanks to great eBayers, the experience has been a blast. Since then, Cotton Moody Designs has added new bookmark and magnet cross stitch kits. Sign up for the newsletter and keep posted on new designs and specials.

Happy eBaying!

Linda