Page 3 - MidWeek Kauai - August 24, 2022

AUGUST 24, 2022 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK 3
WCrafters Take Creations All Over The Globe
(Above and right)
Francine Nakanishi shares her cross- stitching creations. PHOTOS COURTESY RESPECTIVE ARTISTS
And here’s a
yummy oppor-
tunity to have fun with Flat Leilani! On Maui, Leilani’s on the Beach is celebrating its 40th birthday. The restaurant is encouraging everyone to color up their own Flat Lei- lani and bring it — it could get you some famous Hula Pie!
hat have you been up to this sum- mer? Have you
tried some new crafts or revis- ited some crafts that you hav- en’t done for a while? That’s what I did a few weeks ago when I shared some basics on counted cross-stitch. Counted cross-stitching was something
I really enjoyed so many years ago and it was fun to pick it up again. I had even more fun creating my own
ing, too. She’s been stitching for over 15 years now and has been sharing her skills by teaching others. When I first had my needlework shop, I taught a few people how to do counted cross-stitch, and one of those customers went on to manage a local needlework store. That’s what is great about crafters: We share and spread the happiness of mak- ing things.
designs; I love it.
So again, what have you
simple chart. If you want to use the base Excel graph I made to make your own chart, email me at joyofcrafting@ gmail.com and I’ll
been up to this summer? Have you taken some time to relax and enjoy life? Did you take Flat Leilani out with you? Pamela Roberts did! Boy, did Flat Leilani have an exciting adventure — she went all the way to Europe! Pamela visit- ed her sister and family and so many different places. Her nephews thought she was a little wacky carrying around a paper doll wherever they went, but Pamela said it was lots of fun to do.
Check out leilanis.com for more information.
send it to you.
I was re-
Let’s keep crafting, making new friends and having fun adventures as we get ready for the holiday. I’ll be back with a new project next week. Until then, happy crafting!
ally happy to hear from Francine Nakanishi who enjoys cross-stitch-
Pictured are some of the cool pieces that Francine has stitched. Such beautiful work and a great variety of
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(Left) Pamela Roberts, at far right, took Flat Leilani on her trip to Europe and to visit family.
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