Very Important Message

Hi Everyone, 

this is an

IMPORTANT MESSAGE~PLEASE READ

I'm writing all of you today to let you know of a big 

decision that I have made.  Simply put, I have decided 

to downsize my business.  Since 1979

I have been in this wonderful business enjoying

every aspect of it.  However, the time has come 

to put more of my energy into other things.  

Please do not read more into this.  I'm just ready 

to spend more time on myself and with

my family.

The saddest part of this decision is that my wonderful 

Faye will no longer be here to answer your questions 

and take care of all of you and me.  She has agreed to 

come back on an "as needed" basis ~ such

as proofing new designs.  Faye has been with me for 

almost 28 years.  How can I live without her at 

Homespun Elegance?  Only time will tell, but I cannot 

do it ALL without her, that is for sure.  

Consequently, the following things will take effect as 

of November 15th.

1) I will not be selling any embellishments or my 

hand-painted and grained frames any longer.  If you 

wish to stock up on these, you are welcome to do so by 

November 15th.  I am going to put together a few 

large assortments of charms (at a discounted price), 

and they will be available until they are gone.  I will 

not be placing orders for more charms.  

SHOP OWNERS - 

you can still get most of these

charms from By Jupiter (telephone 623-931-2658).

2) I am in the process of trying to find a distributor

for my Olde Brass buttons.  Please decide what you 

might need and place your orders 

by November 15th because I do not know how long it

will take to find a distributor.

3) I will not be selling wholesale.  My designs will 

only be available from my distributors -

Hoffman, Norden, Wichelt Imports, and Yarn Tree.

Any new designs will be shipped to them.

4) My ETSY Shoppe will be put in vacation mode. 

I will not be selling retail at this time.  For 

those of you who bought from my ETSY shoppe, 

please contact your shoppe and hopefully they can

get what you want from the above distributors.

5) I will not be on Facebook on a daily basis.  I 

will pop back in whenever I have new designs 

or something special to share.

6) I still plan to design (I cannot give up designing)

 and release my designs through my distributors.  

I will make sure you know when they are available, 

either through Facebook or my Blog.

THE "GOOD NEWS"!

I am going to keep my Blog.  I hope you will visit 

and sign up as a follower.  That way you will be 

informed of new designs, etc.  I'm

hoping to have a spot on my Blog that will picture

all designs that are still available.  This way all

 of you, shop owners and stitchers alike, can see 

what is available.

 In time, I will be offering hundreds of models that 

I have in storage, discontinued and one-of-a-kind 

frames, merchandise left over from my shoppe owner

days, wonderful items to incorporate in some way 

with your needlework, and items that I plan to

make and even some more painting (which I have 

missed).  I'm hoping you will find something that

you cannot live without.

Faye and I will be available until November 15th 

to answer any questions you may have.  It will be

business as usual until then, but after that I 

am truly going to take time for me and my family.

Please remember that I am still going to be designing. 

I will just have a different way of doing 

business, one that allows me some down time 

after all of these years.  

Thank you so much for your continued patronage,

 wonderful friendships, and for allowing me to 

share with you something that I love.  You have 

all made my career very rewarding.  I could

never begin to tell you how much you mean to me.

Many, Many Happy Stitches!

Sandra