New Stuff!

 Good Evening Everyone!

I'm beginning to feel like the person who

"cries wolf", but after another visit to the

Doctor today, there just cannot be many more

 days left.  Hollis' due date is July 27th -

tomorrow.

Consequently, I have decided to release my

last two designs in "A Halloween Year" a

few weeks early.  Along with that will be

"Haunted Hill House".  I think we are all

thinking cool Autumn days anyway thanks 

to the incredible heat wave that we are

suffering through.

These publications will start shipping

tomorrow to our AUTOS and our 

distributors.
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"Haunted Hill House"
Features my new Brown-Dot
frame and Olde Brass "Star Pumpkin"
button.  Both sold separately.
"Spooky"

 Features my "Ghost" charm and
Olde Brass "Star" button.  Both
sold separately.

"Not I"

Features my "Pumpkin" brass charm
and Olde Brass "Star" button.  Both
sold separately.
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I hope you see something you like.  I really
hate to see the "Halloween Year" come to
a close.  It has been a fun collection.  I will
be starting a new collection sometime in
the coming months, but I haven't decided
on the theme yet.
Back to work to get these designs ready for
shipment.  Hope you have a great evening.
Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra

A Winner and Another Peek!

Good Evening Everyone!

First of all I want to thank all of you who took

your valuable time to comment on my Blog.

So happy that you like my designs well 

enough to want one.

So here is the winner ~~

Ronda!!

I will be emailing you in just a few minutes.

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I am working very hard to finish my 

CINNAMON STICK SANTA

for this year.  He is not one of the free-standing 

Santas of old.  I haven't been able to muster up 

the energy in recent years to tackle another one.  

 This one is really different from all the others. 

 Don't you think we all need a change now and then.

Hope you are intrigued by what you can see.

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Many Merry Stitches, 

Sandra

Sneak Peek

Good Evening Everyone!

Well, it is Saturday night and I am still in

Fredericksburg.  So what am I doing, working

as much as I can before I'm in Richmond.  

It is almost time to publish the last two designs

in "A Halloween Year".  This has been such

a fun collection to do.  It's a little stressful to

commit to something when you are promising

to design something specifically each month,

but I made it and am proud of the collection.

So, sometime in August these two designs

will be available.

My annual Cinnamon Stick Santa is next

 on my long list of things to work on.  So,

off to find my needle.  Have a great night.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Sneak Peek

Good Evening Everyone!

Not quite done, but enough to give you a

glimpse at the stitching and a peek at the

frame.  

"Haunted Hill House"

for your Halloween stitching pleasure.

I will be releasing this along with the

last two designs in the 

"A Halloween Year"

collection.  A Sneak Peak will be

available for them really soon.

That's all for tonight.  

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

A Give Away

Hi Everyone!!

I'm still in Fredericksburg.  No baby news yet, 

so I thought I would do a "Give Away".  You

must be a follower and leave me a comment.

 The winner will be picked from the comments

made by Sunday.  Just be aware that if I am

not here, the announcement may be a little

later coming, but I'm sure you will all 

understand.

Of my three 20ll Annual Ornaments I will

let the winner pick the one they want.

To refresh your memory, here they are.

"Jingle - Jingle" Sampler Ornament 

 "Peace and Cheer" Santa Ornament

"Snow Babies" Snowman Ornament

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Good luck everyone!!  Maybe thinking

about Christmas ornaments will make us

feel a little cooler.

Many Merry Stitches,

Sandra

Coming Soon!

Good Evening Everyone!

Hope all of you had a great weekend.  We got

back from Richmond this afternoon with a new

computer in tow.  Thanks to my very talented

son, everything has been transferred to the new

computer, so we will be up and running tomorrow.

It certainly makes life interesting when two 

computers decide to stop working in about

the same week.  Thank goodness the one I

use for graphing and text was fixable -

also thanks to Cameron.

We made a quick stop at Hollis' on the way

home.  No news there.  Still waiting anxiously.

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While I had a few minutes, I thought I would

show you what will be available in about two

weeks.

"Cradle Of Christmas Joy"

Baby's lst Ornament 

Dedicated to Avery

Note that I changed out the toy

soldier for a doll.  Now you can

stitch this for a little girl as well.

"Crows 'A Plenty"

This design was adapted from an

applique pattern that I did a few  years

ago.  If any of you are interested in seeing

it, just let me know.

Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend.  Ours

was busy, busy as usual.  I'll be in touch.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

A Finish

Good Morning Everyone!

Just wanted to share with you a wonderful

finish of my "Delivering Liberty."

Carol Inglis did a beautiful job of 

stitching and framing.

To read her delightful blog, go to
http://stitchingdream.blogspot.com/
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.  I
am still putting the trim on 
"Crows 'A Plenty".  It is a long way 
around this one.
Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra

More Sneak Peeks

Good Evening Everyone!!

I'm beginning to feel a little panicked.  Hollis

has been told by her DR. that she can go any day

now, and when that happens I will be out of here

and I do not know when I will be back.  So you

can only imagine what kind of dilemma I have.

I'm trying to prioritize all of my new things.  Do I

finish graphing, finish stitching, send things away to

be stitched, photograph what has already been 

stitched, or just call it a day and start over tomorrow.

Then I think, I might not have tomorrow.

So I decided to write to all of you and show you

a few more new things that are almost ready.

So, here goes ~~~~

"CROWS 'A PLENTY"  

and

"Haunted Hill House"

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A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS 
~~If any of you live anywhere near Alexandria, Virginia,
there is a wonderful shoppe -- In Stitches.
You really must go sometime, but I especially want 
you to go now, because I have a Trunk Show going on.
Hope you can make it.
~~JUST CROSS STITCH has a Special Edition soft 
cover book about to be released, full of great
Halloween designs.  I was honored to be asked to
contribute a design to this publication.  It should
be a great addition to the stashes of all
Halloween lovers.
~~And, last but not least, Lori from Notforgotten Farm
has asked me to send her a Trunk Show for her
Gathering Of Primitive Friends.  This will be held
at her farm, Saturday, September 17th.  A goode
time should be had by all.  
~~"Fancy Fridays" are going to be postponed for a
while, just until Avery arrives and everything
settles down a little.  My mind just cannot deal
with an additional thing.
I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend.  I
am heading upstairs to make "Crows 'A Gathering"
into a pillow.  It is going to be trimmed with that
wonderful new chenille trim from
R & R Reproductions.  It is just the perfect color.
Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra

Sneak Peek

Good Evening Everyone!!

Just wanted everyone to know, just in case

they have a need, that there will be a 

"Baby's First Christmas"

ornament.

I wonder why I would be doing such a thing!!!

Thought I might share with you a little

peek into something I have been working on.

It won't be long now.  When he gets here,

you can see the rest.  Note that there will
be an ornament for a little girl too.
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So many things to do, so little time left.

When Avery arrives, I won't be at

Homespun Elegance for a while.  Still

don't know how we are going to cope

with that situation, but it will work
out somehow.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra  

Size Clarification

Good Afternoon everyone!

I had some emails wanting to know about the

size of my "Autumn Rounds 'A Plenty".

They are about 1 1/2" high and 1 1/2" in 

diameter.  To show you better, I photographed 

one of them with a quarter.  I think you

can now see how little and cute they will be.

I used linen banding, but you can simply use

linen of your choice with the edges pressed

down.  

Still working on the Annual Ornaments, so I must

get back to work.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

New Stuff

Good afternoon Everyone!

Wanted to give you a little "Sneak Peak" of a

cute Halloween/Autumn project that will be

coming your way soon.  

~~ Autumn Rounds 'A Plenty I ~~

These can hang from your Halloween tree or

anyplace you want a little Autumn/Halloween

decorating.  Quick and fun.  No

need for anything but your stitching fingers.

No machines allowed!!
These little ornaments are only 1 1/2" high and
1 1/2" in diameter.  Tiny little things!

Watch for Christmas ones later in the summer.

Hope all of you are having a great summer 

afternoon.  I am spending mine at the computer,

trying to finish up my Annual Christmas

Ornaments.  They should be on the way to

your favorite shoppe this week.  If you cannot

find them, please let me know.

I'll be showing them in their finished

glory soon.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

My Garden

Good Evening Everyone!

Thought I would share pictures of my

garden before the dreaded Virginia heat does

away with all of my flowers.  Most of my

flowers in the borders are perennials, so I

have blooms here in there as most do not

bloom all summer.  Weeding is something I

really need to do, but between being too

busy and too hot, everything is really looking

a little haggard.  

Show and tell for today is over.  Back to my
stitching.
Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra

ALMOST READY!!

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE!!

So many of you have been asking about my 

~~2011 Annual Ornaments ~~

that I've decided to show them to you.

They are not made into ornaments yet, but

that shouldn't matter to you.  I will let you 

know that they will be trimmed with

R & R Reproductions' new hand-dyed

chenille trims.  I anxiously await the arrival

of one of the colors needed.  I think you

will love this trim.  Oh happy day!!

No more braiding DMC floss as a trim. 

Remember, all of these will include the

appropriate embellishment. 

"Jingle Jingle" Sampler  Ornament

"Peace and Cheer" Santa Ornament

"Snow Babies" Snowman Ornament

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I hope you see something you will want

to add to your Christmas tree.  It is always

such a joy to do these ornaments.  It is

a tradition at Homespun Elegance.

In the near future I hope to add to this

Christmas tradition.  Stayed tuned!!

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

HAPPY 4TH

Good Morning!!

"FREEDOM HOUSE"

Wouldn't it be nice if the whole world

could look this peaceful.  Hoping your

little spot in the world is and

wishing all of you a great July 4th.

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I started cooking some things last night in

anticipation of going to Hollis' for a 

little celebration.  Not too much celebrating

going on for someone who is 9+months

pregnant.  Plus, if that wasn't enough, she

has been suffering with a horrible cold/

sinus infection for over a week.  A little

better this am, so we are heading down.

Cameron is coming too.  So great to

get together.  Unfortunately, Paul is working

and Ashley is in Charlotte visiting friends

and family.  We'll miss them.

The usual picnic fare, nothing is on my

eternal diet, but diets go out the window

on holidays.  I splurged and made an

old fashion peach cobbler.  Nothing like

the smell of butter coming from the oven.

I'm having a Paula Dean moment.

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I'll be stitching on Christmas designs on

my trip to Richmond.  It takes about an hour,

 so I'll get a little bit done.  Wishing you 

Many Happy Stitches too,

Sandra

FANCY FRIDAY

Good Afternoon Every!

I cannot believe it is already the afternoon.  Today

is suppose to be a designing day for me.  I have

all of these drawings to convert to graphs and

the day is slipping away from me.  I am really in

panic mode.  The list is growing of things to do

and the days are slipping away before the baby

is here.  I know me, once he is here, work is

going to be very hard.  I need to get FOCUSED ~~

Before I head to the basement and the computer,

here is my offering for "Fancy Friday".

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"SUMMER TREATS APPLIQUE"

I made this pillow a while ago.  It is based on the 

cross stitch version, which is available as a pattern.

One day I might get around to publishing it as an

applique pattern, but for now I want to offer it

for sale.  It is made out out Weeks Dye Works'

hand-dyed felted wool.  The back is out of the

same wool.  It is embellished with several of my

Olde Brass "Butterfly" buttons and my"Tiny Black"

buttons.  Colonial Knots were used for the crows'

eyes and the watermelon seeds.  The pillow measures

10" X 8 1/2".

$40.00 plus $5.00 shipping.  

If you are interested, just email me.  I take Paypal,

Visa, MC, money orders, and personal checks.

Have a great weekend everyone.  I'm heading to

the computer now.  Wish me luck!

Sandra