It is a tutorial on how to finish your cross stitch project into a hanging banner with tassels.

 

Fabric is Mist by @witchsgardencrafts

Floss is made by @dyeingforsass

 

The SAL is still available here:

 

I’d like to set the stage for after Election Day. The presidential election in the USA this year is going to get even more ugly.

 

It’s unlikely that we’ll know the outcome on election day November 5th. This is because it is still a close race electorally (surprisingly) and because of how several states count their votes.

 

In 17 states, mail-in ballots and early ballots are not counted until after the polls close.

 

Remember that after the 2020 election, which was the most secure election to date in the USA, MAGA falsely claimed voter fraud without a scrap of proof. And elected Republicans used those unsubstantiated claims to justify changes in how some states cast ballots and when those ballots are counted.

 

The delay in counting will cause a delay in results. MAGA will use this as an excuse to scream again, and falsely, claims of voter fraud.

 

Supervisors of Elections on a non-partisan basis work all over our country to ensure that our elections are fair and free and secure.

 

The truth is that voter fraud is extremely rare because there is little reward with near-certainty of getting caught.

 

The chaos and fear is the point. If MAGA can muddy the waters so that ordinary people can’t tell what is true from what is false, folks will give up trying to figure it out. Which gives anarchists like MAGA the edge.

 

And MAGA continues to make threats against candidates, election workers and anyone who goes against them.

 

Mr. Rogers said that his Mom told him to “Look for the helpers.”

 

I say “BE a helper.”

 

Try to discern fact from fiction and do your best to stay informed and avoid sharing misinformation.