I love this!  I want to make it and send it to my mom in response to all her long emails.  Of course I would also have to explain it to her. 

(I kid, I kid.  I really love my mom and read all her emails!  I totally didn't send her a cross stitch that said "bite me" as a joke a few weeks ago!)

lol - as long as your mum has a good sense of humor
i'm v pleased you like it! x

ok I think this looks great.
BUT could someone explain the meaning behind it to a poor non understanding Aussie?

it means "too long, didn't read".
there's an explanation on my blog if you're interested: http://penelopewaits.com/penny/?p=99

I burst out laughing as soon as I saw it.  I think I love you a little bit.

very glad to be spreading the joy!
thanks for leaving such a nice comment! xoxo

Hahaha. LOVE IT!

And yes, I R DORK. I totally got it.

dorks FTW! thanks for the lovely feedback!

I love that deer! However, I think I need to make it fuchsia. And it needs to be on my wall. Tomorrow.

Great job! I'm such a dork, though. As much time as I spend on these old internets, I didn't get the tl:dr thing. I just thought "Oh how cute! A teal deer!" 

ooh - i think it will look great in fuschia! do post pics, i'd love to see

completely adorable! i love this!

absolutely amazing. these are just fantastic! you're so talented!

So cute! I just learned what this meant the other day when my brother replied tl dr to an email I had sent him (we work for the same company, it was a really long work involved email that I cc'd him on since he's a supervisor). He couldn't believe I didn't know what it meant since he thinks I live on Craftster (which is true). I had to explain that we were a nice forum and people wouldn't post that on someone's post lol!   I love all your other wall art too!

thanks, maremare!
it is definitely a bit of a cheeky message to give someone and should be gifted with caution
i love it how some things that never come up in your day-to-day life suddenly appear two or three times at once. it happens to me a lot for some reason... hmm!

i designed this pattern a while back, and thought people might like to have a bash at it.



i'm assuming people actually know the basics of cross stitch, but if you are a beginner, the following links are helpful for getting started:
http://www.cross-stitch-centre.co.uk/acatalog/tutorial.html
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/785979/cross_stitch_in_5_minutes/

this pattern is easy for beginners because it only uses one colour and there isn't a lot of stopping and starting. it takes a couple of hours (but this will vary depending on experience and skill level).



i used DMC floss in the colour "991", which i think is a nice rich teal, but there is nothing stopping you from using another teal. you could even leave out the words and make it a brown deer or a pink or a red or a green deer!

here is the chart:

(obviously the squares are cross stitches and the lines are back stitches.)

i hope you like it! i'd love to see photos if you make it

p.s. this is my first post here on craftster. please let me know if there is anything i should change!

adorable idea. i love the colours you've chosen, and the use of lace. there's never enough lace used in jewelery imo!