For those of you who do not subscribe to Arachne, the Lace Guild is once again offering an "Advent Calendar".  For those not familiar with it, a different lace picture is provided for the first 24 days in December, sometimes with the pricking.  Additionally, they have a contest where the hints are provided via a picture on several of the days.  This is a fun exercise in lace identification even if you don't enter the contest.  This year they are providing the usual version for your computer as well as one for your smart phone. See:

http://www.laceguild.org/guild/calendar.html    (for browsers)

http://www.laceguild.org/phonecal.html          (for smart phones)

Enjoy!