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

SNEAK PEAKS

Hi Everyone!

It has been a while since my last Blog.  Faye and I

have been so busy getting new designs ready and taking

care of the orders from the Online Show.  Boy what a

week we had.  I was so exhausted I actually left the

house early Friday and didn't come back until

late afternoon.  Working from home is not a good

thing for me.  There are a lot of conveniences, but

I never get away from it.  It is there so I just keep

going.  This is not adding to my quality of life.

Anyway, I got a little Christmas shopping done.

Can you believe that.  I need to write the things

I got on my list before I forget what I got.

Isn't that pitiful.

I will be announcing the WINNERS of the daily

prizes from the Online Show soon.  Thank you

so much for all of your kind words.  I was

thrilled that so many of you found the Blog by

 way of the Online Show.  Hope you all continue

 to visit often.

I have a little SNEAK PEAK for you!!

This is one of the designs from

 "SANTAS 'A PLENTY".  

There will be six adorable tiny Santas.  Such

quickies that you could actually tie them on

a needle worker friend's Christmas gift.  

I will finish them in several cute ways, but

after seeing all of your finishes, I don't think

any of you need any of my suggestions.

Here he is!

Here are some SNEAK PEAKS of the next two

designs in THE HALLOWEEN YEAR series.

They will be ready the same time as  the new 

design in the Delivering series that I showed you 

a few Blogs back and the Santas 'A Plenty above.

Hope you see something you like!

Many Happy Stitches and Happy Halloween!

Sandra

Halloween Decorating

Greetings Everyone!

Hope all is going well on this Monday.

I feel like I have spent days getting ready

for the Online Needlework Show which

will start October 21st.  I think I have

finally finished loading everything, so

I am going to take a break and send you

some Halloween decorating in my home.

This is in the kitchen.  We didn't put 

cabinets all around the room.  Opting instead

for this really olde Virginia pie safe.  I keep

a lot of kitchen stuff in it.

Fireplace in the keeping room.

In the breakfast room.

This is in the breakfast room again.  I got

this wonderful cornucopia several years

ago at the fantastic Waterford, VA

craft show -- a three day juried show

of the most amazing things.  It is always the

first weekend in October.

The mantle in the living room, which is 

the more formal part of the house.  It really isn't

formal in the strickest sense, but just not

primitive.  I love both looks so I try to 

combine the two.

Corner cupboard in keeping room with

my collection of old iron stone.  I

need to stop collecting all of this stuff.

Tomorrow I hope to give you a sneak peak

of my new Delivering design for Christmas.

Have a great night with 

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

Great Weekend

Hi Everyone!

We had a great weekend here in Fredericksburg, VA.

We didn't wash away after all from our many inches

of rain.  Boy did we need it.  What is left of the

flowers are all standing up and looking happy for

the first time in weeks.  Their last hurrah before

frost gets here.

I didn't get to do much Homespun Elegance work

this weekend.  We went to a beautiful wedding on

Saturday which took up most of the day.  We

had quite a little journey to get to the reception and

I was looking forward to the ride so I could stitch

on the way.  Well, when I pulled out my project my

needle was not there.  You can imagine my disap-

pointment.  I never ride in the car for a distance

like that without stitching.  I was miserable.  All

I could think about was missed stitching time.

Do you use every available moment to stitch?

I think I am obsessed.

There is a little bit of time left to stitch some

more Halloween stuff.  I came across a little

stack of "Halloween Papermakings" fixings

 in my storage unit, so I have put them together. 

 There are 13 quick and easy designs.  The

 tan perforated paper is included plus the tan
backing paper.  Even the directions for  making 
the wire Halloween tree.  When these are gone
 that will be it although I will probably use the designs 
in another way.  This Project Pack is not available
in your needlework shoppe.

The cost is $9.50 which includes shipping

(in the US).  International slightly more.

Hope you like it!!

Have a great evening.  I hope to be back 

tomorrow with some Halloween stuff

that doesn't have to be stitched.  

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

My First Blog Freebie

Hi Everyone!
I had to run out for a few errands today, one of my least
favorite things to do, but guess what I saw?  My first glimpse
of fall - mums in all the wonderful colors.  Too soon to
buy them I think, but there they were, and I was so tempted.
Perfect timing for my post today.  It really put me in the mood
to share some Halloween spirit.
I didn't think I would ever be able to do this, but once again, I

am learning more and more about this computer stuff.  For a long
 time I have wanted to give "free" graphs on my website, but because

it is so old and has so many problems, it was just too difficult.

But I now have a Blog and am determined to make this work.

So here goes -- this is "Boo Tyme".  Just a cute, quick Halloween

fix.  I stitched this in a very short time, so it would make a great

gift for a Halloween loving friend.

For my Blog friends, I am offering the hand-painted frame

(retail value $31.00) for $20.00.  Along with the frame you will

receive our Olde Brass "Pumpkin" button (retail value $3.00) and a

piece of Weeks' hand-dyed linen - "Gingham Straw/Linen" (28 CT.) 

What a deal!!

The problem is I only have TEN Project Packs to offer.

First come -- first serve!!
ALL SOLD ~ THANK YOU SO MUCH!

You may choose either the Halloween Dot or the Brown

Grain Wood.  Just let me know.

The frame prices will revert back to $31.00 after the ten

are gone.  

I hope you like it.

This is  Halloween Dot    

 This is Brown Grain Wood 

This is a corrected graph.  Please use this one instead of
the previous graph.

This design is stitched on 28 Count Gingham Linen Natural/Straw,
using two plies over two threads of Week's Dye Works
"Bark" for all of the design (X), except the inside of the
pumpkin which is DMC 834 (O).
Just click on the design to highlight it and print the selection.


Hope you enjoy "Many Happy Halloween Stitches,
Sandra

Autumn Slide Show

Good morning everyone. 

 I am so tickled with myself today.  I don't know how long that feeling may last, but for the moment it is good.  With Cameron's help, as usual, I was able to make my first slide show.  I have been anxious to do something like this because my website has been experiencing difficulties.  The site was made years and years ago and after more than a few crashes, we have lost information and it is just impossible to fix it.  Most of the time we don't even know we have lost pictures until my customers say they cannot find something.  I'm hoping slide shows might be a quick fix for this problem while we are working on making a new website.  So, I am proud to announce that 99% of my Autumn/Halloween designs are on my first slide show now.  I plan to do other slide shows in other categories as time permits.  Naturally, Christmas would be the next logical choice, but I have dozens and dozens of designs.  That will be a project!!

Hope you will take a look at the slide show.  If you want a close up view of a design just click on it.  There you will also find the name of the design.  All of these designs are available from me.  Many are not carried by shoppes anymore because they are older, but you can still have them if you like.  Just email me and I will let you know the price and  the shipping.