Give Away Winner and Correction

Good Morning Everyone!

Do you think I like cookie cutters?  I really am just a 

little bit ridiculous about them.  It is exciting though

to think that in a few months I will have a special 

little one to make cookies for again.  

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The winner of my "Give Away" is

Sue

from  StitchinSweetSue.

I have already sent you an email this morning and all

I need now is your mailing address.  Hope you like it!! 

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Thank all of you who sent me a comment and became

followers.  It is so gratifying to know that their are

wonderful people out their who share my love of

needlework and all sorts of other things.  You all make

my days so much more special.

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A number of you commented and asked about the eggs.

Here is another picture of ones that I dyed.

Note the one on the top.  I used a fern frond for the design.

If you want to try this, you just place the fern or leaf

on the egg.  Wrap it tightly with cheese cloth and

use either a rubber band or twist tie to secure.  Place

it in your dye pot and pull out every few minutes

until you get it as dark as you want it. 

Some of you asked about them smelling.  

This is my experience.

I mentioned in an earlier blog that I hard boil the

eggs before dyeing and then keep them from year to

year in a plastic bin with a tight lid.  I have had a few

crack and they do smell awful if they haven't dried up

completely.  Eventually, the yolk dries though

and when you shake the egg you can hear it rattling

around.  I haven't had one crack in this state, so it

might still smell a little if broken, but if not broken

there is no smell.  They are well worth the risk.  I

have had these for years.  I forgot to mention this.

For added protection, I put them in egg cartons and

then put them in the plastic bin (the ones you use

for shoes works fine).  Hope this answers your

questions.  You still have plenty of time to have

them for Easter.  To get the onion skins, I just

asked at the grocery store if I could have their

loose skins and they gladly let me.  Of course,

if you eat enough onions, you can collect

your own.  The more onion skins you use in

your pot, the darker your dye will be.  It is

really just trial and error.  I like for them to be

different shades of brown.

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CORRECTION

I hate to tell you this, but in the crazy state of

mind Faye and I were in before Nashville, we

really messed up.  If you bought "Delivering Spring

Blossoms", look at the cover picture.  Note the

lack of a pull cord.  Not only did I not graph the

cord, I didn't stitch it either.  If you look on the

right side of the blog you will see the omission.  A 

 very nice lady called this to our attention.  She wasn't 

upset about it so I hope none of you will be either.  Here

 is the section of the graph that now has the pull cord.

I'm so sorry, but I'm soooo happy that she found it

before anymore of them were shipped.  We sold

out of it in Nashville so their are many of the

floating around.

For those shoppes who read the blog, I will be
fixing the problem on future books.  I will send
a corrected graph to my Autos so you can put it in
any remaining leaflets or give to your customers
who have already purchased it.  
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I hope you have a wonderful Sunday filled with

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra