A Little Glimpse

Hi Everyone!

This is just a quick little post to show you a

little "glimpse" of an upcoming

Christmas design.

Cannot believe I am talking about Christmas

when it is 100% humidity outside, but

that is what we have to do in the 

needlework world.  Hope you like

what you see.  

Wishing you a wonderful upcoming week

with lots of love and stitching!

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

DMC Cones

Hi Everybody!

This is just a quick post to let you know that I

have quite a quantity of DMC cones left over

from my kitting days.  There are 450 yards on

each cone and they currently retail for

$19.99 each.  I am selling them for $7.00

in my ETSY Shoppe

https://www.etsy.com/shop/HomespunElegance

Go to Sections in the left upper column

and click on

SUPPLIES NEEDED.

If you don't do ETSY, just email or

call me.

I have varying amounts of each color,

first come/first serve.

This is great for dyeing your own floss,

punching, or just to have a lot of your

favorite color on hand.

Just an example of what the cones look like.

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Hope you find a color you need and

hope you are having a fun 

stitching day.

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

Halloween Is Coming!

Good Evening!

Halloween is coming and I am doing my best to

get ready for it.  I have finished my next to the last

design for "A Halloween Year II".  I have enjoyed

designing this last year's collection, but I am

ready to move on to something new.  Here is

"WITCH INN"

and 

"SAMPLER WITCH".

"Sampler Witch" continues my series of 

"Sampler . . . " designs that I've been doing for

years.  

Both of these are just quick little projects for

your Halloween decorating.

I know how I am going to finish them and hope

to do that tomorrow.

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I've been working on my 

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS 

ORNAMENTS

and hope to get them ready for all of you by the 

latter part of August-maybe sooner if all goes well.

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Hope you have a good weekend.  I hope you keep

stitching and I'll keep designing!

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

Clearing My Brain!

Good Morning Everyone!

Sometimes I just need to clear my "feeble"

brain after hours of designing and graphing,

and do something that is creative in

another way.

Hence, I want to share with you three new

things I am working on - not ready yet, but soon.

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PINCUSHION BASKET NECKLACES

 ORT JARS WITH FABRIC LIDS

DECOUPAGED NEEDLE MINDERS

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Cannot give you much info yet, as to prices, etc.,

but they are coming along.  The Ort jars have

a fabric lid that I have conditioned, so that it holds

its shape.  Looks like an olde "pantry jar", don't you think?

The Needle Minders are tiny little wooden

circles that I have decoupaged with one of my prints

(made from my tiny paintings).  They have the

necessary magnets.

Hope you like them.  Just some fun things that

you might want to add to your stash.

Now I am heading back to the computer to

work on my 2014 Christmas Ornaments.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

I'm Back . . . . .

I'm Back . . . . .

and what a fine time I had.  

Everyone was so welcoming.  When I closed

my shoppe about five years ago, the thing I

missed the most was getting to talk with

like-minded people.  In other words, people

who love stitching as much as I do.

Well, all of you fine folks helped fill that void

for me this weekend.

Also, it was wonderful to see some of my

old friends that I haven't seen in such

a long time.

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First of all I want to share some pictures

I took of a beautiful shoppe~

DYEING TO STITCH.

If you haven't been there, then it is

a must. If you love samplers and prim

stitching, you will be in heaven.  Just a

wealth of stitched models.  I just 

couldn't take it all in.
Here are some pictures for your
enjoyment~

My samplers, some original, some reproductions~

Wall of fibers~heaven! 

Rack after rack of designs~

That is Ann behind the counter~

Lovely customers~

and there is Pat in front of the window

Thank you Ann and Pat for such a special

day.  A special thank you to Pat for her help trying 

to teach me about Ebay and a bunch of

other internet stuff.  She really knows her

way around a smart phone. She was dealing

with a real novice or should I say "idiot".  HaHa

I have been asked to teach a class at 

DYEING TO STITCH sometime after

the Nashville market.  What fun that will be.

Thank you Ann and Pat.   Also, I want to

thank the wonderful ladies who helped me

pack and take my stuff to my car.  I am so 

grateful for you.  It was really hot, so not

any fun at all.

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BIG NEWS

I am so excited to announce that there

will be a new fabric named for me~

"CLASSIC HOMESPUN".  

I love it and I think

you will to.  Cannot wait to get my hands on it.

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TIDEWATER SAMPLER GUILD

Trunk Show and Class

I was a nervous wreck, but I managed to get

through it.  I hope everyone enjoyed the

project.  Almost everyone finished their

SEWING STAND.  

That made me so happy.  I tried really hard to 

time it so it could be 

finished in the 2 1/2 hour class.

Class Project~my SEWING STAND

Me and a wonderful helper, my daughter, Hollis~

Couldn't have done everything without her.

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It was so nice to make some new stitching friends and

 so much fun to see Ann Steinbeck, someone

I have known for many years.

Everyone was so nice to me.  Thank you all for

welcoming me and then helping me pack up and

lug everything to my car.  What a great help

that was.

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And what a way to end each evening!

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Hope you enjoyed my Show and Tell!

Wish you could have all been there~

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

A Pretty Morning in Virginia

Hi Everyone!

A misty morning in Virginia, after some welcome 

rain showers.  So nice to have showers without 

worrying about lightening and wind.  The morning 

has gotten away from me, but I just had to share

 these pictures of my garden.  Even though the

 humidity is way up there, it made for some 

pretty pictures.

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I can only dream about relaxing in the garden.
I'm up to my neck in things to do to get ready
for my big weekend in Virginia Beach.  Hope 
you can join me at my Trunk Show at
Dyeing To Stitch.
On Sunday I will be teaching a class for the
Tidewater Sampler Guild.
Hope you have a wonderful day with
"Many Happy Stitches",
Sandra

Marking Sampler Extraordinaire

Good Evening Everyone!

 I know I shouldn't do this,

 because my graphing is still not complete, 

but I just had to share with you my "prim" finish of my 

"MARKING SAMPLER 

EXTRAORDINAIRE".  

I've always wanted a really big sampler to hang over 

a bed in a guest bedroom, but I didn't want to frame it. 

 It is mounted on a wonderful tiny check with a torn 

and twisted hanger.  So easy and I might add~

very inexpensive!

 You can use any floss color you love, 

add a wonderful backing fabric, and there you go. 

 Ready to hang in a jiffy.  

Hope you love it.  

I'll let you know as soon as it is ready to ship~

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By the way, I just have to say something to

"Marly" of Samplers and Santas Blog.  Since you

like marking samplers so much, I hope this

one is calling your name.

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Hope you all have an evening filled with

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

And The Winners Are. . .

Hi Everyone!!!

So sorry that I didn't announce the

winners a few days ago, but I got all caught

up in getting my new designs shipped and

then getting ready for our July 4th

celebration.

Without any further delay, the winners are~

LELIA

and
SUSAN CAVANAUGH.
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I have sent you both messages.  I just
need your choices and your
mailing addresses.  I hope you will
share your finishes with me so I
can share with everyone else.
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Congratulations and
"Many Spooky Stitches",
Sandra

Happy 4th of July

Happy 

4th of July 

Everyone!!

I just finished my squash casserole for later today,

so I have a few minutes to send happy wishes

out to everyone.  

Hope your house is all decked out for the holiday

festivities and that you will be spending it

with family and friends.  Hollis and Avery

are on their way.  We are going to the

festivities in Olde Towne Fredericksburg

later today.  Can't wait.  We haven't been

for quite a few years.

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Have a great day!

Sandra