A Little Glimpse

Good Evening Everyone!

Just wanted to stop by with a quick post

to share a "little glimpse" of my

2013

 Annual Snowman Ornament

~~"Waiting and Watching"~~

I think he is going to be a really sweet

addition to your Christmas decorating.

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I am working really hard to get all of the ornaments

and my Cinnamon Stick Santa finished.  Hope to ship 

them out to my AUTOS and Distributors late

next week.

The Sampler ornament is on its way to me now.  I

cannot wait to see it.  I really love this one.

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Like I said, this is a short post.  Need to get

back to my stitching.

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

A Really Special Day!

Good Evening Everyone!

Just had to share a really fun day. Yesterday was

a Meet and Greet at my Trunk Show at Stitcher's Stash in

Fairfax, Virginia.  If any of you live anywhere near this

adorable shoppe or plan to travel to the Northern Virginia

area, you must make this a destination.  You will not be

disappointed.  She has a wonderful selection of fabrics,

fibers, and of course, all the designs in the world, including

mine.  Yeah!

Lots of really lovely stitchers (and some wonderful friends) 
came.  I so enjoyed visiting with everyone.  That is the part that 
I still miss about giving up my shoppe almost four years ago.  
There is nothing like talking "stitching" with those that love

it as much as you do.
Thank you Jackie (the shoppe proprietress) and Carol,
here lovely assistant, for making me feel so welcome.

As you can see, my stuff is everywhere.
Hope you enjoyed the Trunk Show.  There are even
more pictures, but I thought this might be enough.
Thank you Jackie, for sharing your shoppe with
me and my designs.  
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Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra

Cinnamon Stick Santa is Finished

Good Early Afternoon!

So please to tell you that I have finally finished by

CINNAMON STICK SANTA

2013

"JOY ~ TOY ~ GIVER"

I'm so proud of him!  I hope

you like him too.

This closeup shows my wonderful Olde Brass

Santa button and the rusty wire hanger.  So easy to do.

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Both of the projects are stitched on Week's Dye Works

"Putty" hand-dyed linen.

The hanging is stitched on 20 Count and the Hanging

Pocket is stitched on 30 Count.  

I used a variety of fibers.  

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SHOPPE OWNERS ~ 

If you are going

to the TNNA show, a large picture will

be hanging there so you can see him in all

his Christmas Glory.

"Many Merry Stitches",

Sandra

SATURDAY YARD SALE

~~WELCOME TO MY YARD SALE~~

Hope you find something you can't

live without!  I am continuing to try to go through

all the things left over from my shoppe days.  I need

to stay on this, but it is so hard to take my precious

time away from designing to do it.

Anyway, here is a variety of things that I hope you

will like.

~~Rollup Necessaires~~

These were made by a wonderful seamtress for

for shoppe.  Each one is made from beautiful fabrics

and embellished with a vintage button.  There are

three pockets and a stuffed area at the bottom for your

needles and a linen pocket for your stitching.

Each one measures about 13" X 4".

$24.00 

which includes the shipping

 1-A                      1-B

                                                                     2-A                  2-B

                                                                     3-A               3-B

BOTH SOLD

Thank You!

This just shows how simple stitching

can make them so special.

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~~STITCHING BAG~~

a wonderful bag for your stitching project or just

to be used as a purse.  The linen flap is

32 count unbleached linen.  It is attached with

velcro to make stitching easier and for washing-

if necessary.  You can tell by the closeup

pictures how well it is made.
$17.00 including the shipping

The linen color is more like the one directly

above.  Photography really messes with

the color.  The purse measures 20 1/2" High X

12" Wide.  It has a gusset bottom.
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~~TIN STITCHING NECESSAIRE~~

2013 Santa Ornament

Good Evening Everyone!

Lehmer and I just came in from the backyard

and there is this wonderful crispness in the air -

almost chilly.  I know it is just a tease because the

heat and humidity are coming back tomorrow,

but it felt wonderful.

I've been working on Christmas designs for the

last few weeks and it has been so much fun.

My 2013 Christmas Snowman and Sampler 

are being stitched right now, and I have just

finished the Santa.

Thought I would go ahead and let you see

a little of him.  Love the way he turned out.  Santa 

is always my favorite design to do.  Please

let me know what you think.

2013 Annual Santa Ornament

"Giver of Goodies"

~Includes the Santa Face embellishment~

I hope to have all of the ornaments ready 

soon, so you have plenty of time to get them

stitched for the "most wonderful time of the year".

Now I have to decide how to finish him.  That's

my goal for tomorrow.

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Have a great night.  Off to find my sewing needle~

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

A Goodie For Sale

Hi Everyone!

I have a couple minutes tonight before I start stitching

my Santa Ornament, so decided to offer you one of

my prints.  I use to sell these in my shoppe and this

is the only one left.  I do have other prints, so I can

do more, if anyone is interested.

This is

~EWE AMONG BERRIES~
***SOLD***
but another one on ETSY!!
THANK YOU BARBARA!

mounted in one of my frames.  The outside dimension

 of the frame is 10 1/2" Wide X 7 1/2".

The frame is a soft black with hand grained corners.

I do a special finish on most of my prints, so glass is not

needed.  

Asking $47.00 which includes the shipping.

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I hope it will find a nice home.  I take Paypal, Visa,

Mastercard, and checks.  Just email or call me 540.371.6377 

if you are interested.

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Have a great evening.  Can't wait to get upstairs to my

ornament.  He is turning out really great.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Almost Ready!

Good Evening Everyone!

Hope you are all having a good evening.  Mine is

about to come to an end because my eyes are

crossing from setting in front of this computer

for the better part of the day.

But before I call it a day, I wanted to share two

finishes and one that is almost finished.

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A HALLOWEEN YEAR II

JUNE

"Casting A Spell"

 PURELY SAMPLERS COLLECTION

"Peace To One And All"

A Summer Landscape

This is the beginning a seasonal

collection.  Let me know if you would

like to sign up for all four seasons.

 Both of these designs will be shown at the 

St. Charles Trade Show.

Let your shoppe owner know

if you would like for them to get them 

for you.

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CINNAMON STICK SANTA

for 2013

"Santa ~ Joy~Toy~Giver"

Sorry for the crooked picture.  This will

be finished as a wall hanging.  I think

you will like it.  The wonderful homespun

check in the corner is what I am going to

use on the back.  Can't wait to show

you the finish.  Maybe by the end of the week.

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Well, good night everyone.  I'm now going to go

sit in my comfy chair and finish stitching my

2013 Annual Santa Ornament.  So much to do ~

so little time.  I'll be showing you some little

glimpses of the three ornaments soon.

Christmas is coming.  Get those merry needles ready.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Goodies for Sale

Good Morning Everyone!

Just wanted to let you know I have a few stitched

samplers from my shoppe days.  These are

beautifully stitched pieces, but I never got them

framed.  We sold reproduction samplers

from both The Essamplaire, The Scarlet Letter

and many other designers who did reproductions

so I cannot tell you from which company

or any history.  That being said, I still think

they would make a lovely addition to your

collection and best of all, you do not have to

stitch them.

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For your Autumn Decorating ~

this wonderful Marking Sampler

Verse

"When This You See"

Love the touches of black. 

Not framed 

7 3/4" Wide X 6 1/2" High

Stitched on 26 Count Unbleached/Brown

linen, using DMC floss.

NOT FRAMED

$35.00 + $5.00 shipping

(will be insured
SOLD

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This is a stunning sampler, with many specialty

stitches in shades of mauve, pink, cream, olive,

and gray blue.  Stitched on 26 Count

Unbleached/Brown linen, using DMC floss.

Not framed

3 1/4" Wide X 13 3/4" long.

NOT FRAMED
SOLD

$65.00 + $5.00 shipping

(will be insured)

Whole sampler.

Picture was taken in different light. 

 Top section

 Bottom section

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Lastly, I have this wonderful sampler by

"Words Of Praise".  I believe this company is

out of business.  If so, this design would not

be available anymore.  We sold their kits

and everyone loved them.

Verse~

"This is the day which the Lord hat made;

we will rejoice and be glad in it."

It is stitched on 26 count Unbleached/Brown

linen, using DMC floss.

Measures 16" long X 5 3/4" wide.

NOT FRAMED

A stunning sampler ~ you will love it.

$65.00 + $5.00 shipping

(will be insured)

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I hope you will find something in this lovely

collection of stitched pieces that you cannot

love without.  If so, just email or call me.

I take Paypal, checks, Visa, and Mastercard.

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

Glimpse of Cinnamon Stick Santa

Happy Saturday Everyone!

I have good news ~

believe it or not, my 

2013 Cinnamon Stick Santa

"Joy, Toy Giver"

is almost ready.  I'm really, really happy with him

and hope you will be too.  Here are a few glimpses.

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He is stitched on 20 Count "Putty" by Weeks

Dye Works using three plies of a variety of fibers.

 It is a great fabric to stitch on.  You will

love it.

I'll be showing you how I finish it really soon.

Please let me know what you think of him!

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Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra