Big Mistake in Price

Good Morning Everyone!

Remember last night when I said I was 

PROCRASTINATING and tired, well I

should have gone to bed.

I made a huge mistake -- instead of

$20.00 each (includes shipping)
for the Project packs I typed

$29.00, hitting the 9 instead of the 0.

I am soooo sorry.  For those of you who

have ordered, I will make the adjustment.
If interested, go back to previous Blog entry
to get the names of each Project Pack.
Each includes the design, embellishment,
and grained frame.

This was suppose to be a "SPECIAL"price.

 HAHA

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Project Pack SPECIAL

Good Evening Everyone!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Memorial

Day.  We certainly did.  We had a small family

gathering, which is how I like it. 

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I have managed to get a little work done this week, 

but as you know it is never enough.  My plan was to have

my new publications totally finished by now, but

need I say more.  My other major deadline looming is my

2012 Annual Ornaments.  This one I cannot ignore

much longer.  I think I need to drink more coffee.

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So what am I doing?  

PROCRASTINATING!

Not a good trait, I'm sure you will agree.

Oh, well, this seems like a lot more fun tonight.

I have three little Project Packs available to

you.  They all measure a wee 4" X 3 1/2"

(frame size).  I have grained these tiny frames

and have a limited amount of each.  

Each Project Pack includes the design, the

embellishment, and the frame.
$20.00 shipping included

The shipping is for one.  I'll need to

let you know for more than one.

If you are interested please refer to them as

follows:

"Sassy Feline"

"Pineapple Welcome"

"Welcome Home"

I will try to get these in my ETSY Shoppe soon,

but in the meantime I thought I would let you

have a chance at them first.

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I also wanted to share with you all the nice things

Karen had to say after she received my 500 Followers

Celebration gift.  It was so sweet.  I'm so happy she

liked everything.  She has a wonderful Blog that I

hope you will all visit.  You won't be disappointed.

Here is one of the pictures she shared.

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Well, I must say good night!  It has been a long day.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Memorial Day Specials

Good Morning Everyone!

Is everyone getting ready for their Memorial Day

tributes?  What a special day this is.  A time to

remember all the wonderful people who have

and continue to make such sacrifices for all of us.

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STITCHED PIN POKE

A couple years ago I designed and made blank Pin Pokes

for your stitching pleasure.  We still have these cute 

little things in stock, but I decided to stitch one 

in case someone just wanted one already done.  

We can do more of these if anyone is interested.

It measures 4 1/2" wide X 3 1/2" high and 

1/2" deep.  It is filled with combination of sawdust

and walnut shells, giving it a great weight and

the perfect place to "poke" your needles

$28.00 including shipping

*****SOLD*****
THANK YOU CAROL

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I wanted to offer you a couple little things at great

prices.

Looking back through my mountains of frames that

I have been threatening to offer you, I came across

the last of my 

"FLAG SAMPLER" frames.

It measures a generous 12 1/2" Wide X 10 1/2" High.

The front opening is 9 1/2" X 7 1/2".
If you have a Patriotic display wall, this would even
look great with a mirror or as a chalk board.
Have you used that great chalk board paint?
It it really neat!

This is the discounted price

$32.00 including shipping

And last but not least, one of my patriotic themed

publications,

"PATRIOTIC TIMES"

$7.00 including shipping

Just in time for your July 4th stitching.

Sale on this book good through 

Memorial Day.

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I'm sure I'll be back before the weekend

is over.  Have a great Friday.

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

Good Evening Everyone!

I'm back from Richmond.   Poor little Avery is

teething and recovering from a nasty Spring cold,

that he so kindly gave to me, Lehmer, and now

Hollis and Paul.  I think I need to start taking

Vitamin C or something.  This is the second cold

he has given me.  He is also back in day care

two days a week, hence the cold, and it has 

ruined his schedule.  A trying time for all,

especially for the little guy.  Today was a better

day, so I think he is recovering.  Of course,

he goes back to daycare Thursday and Friday.

Please don't let him catch something else.

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"A FAMILY HOMESTEAD"

"Home Is The Nicest Word

There Is"

Laura Ingalls Wilder from

Little House On The Prairie

(One of  my favorite shows.  You can tell how

old and sentimental I am.  I am planning a

series of designs based on her wise and

funny quotes.)

I'm finally ready to show you my completed

sampler.  Note the surname under the quote and

the single initials to the left of the house - mine, Lehmer's, 

Hollis' and Cameron's.  If you need it there is plenty of

 space for more initials.  I have to paint the frame,

but it won't be long now.

"TO STITCH IS BLISS"

This is almost ready as well.  There is another

project in this publication - a "Needle Roll".

"NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP"

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I plan to have  all of these ready in about

two weeks.  I hope it has been worth the wait.

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

A Little Glimpse

Good Evening Everyone!

I'm gathering all of my stuff to head back to Richmond

in the morning.  I haven't seen Avery since Tuesday

so I am anxious to see that sweet little face.  

Sunday nights are always crazy though because I

have to decide what I am going to try to work on

when there, and since I cannot make a decision, I carry

two or three bags of projects.  Ask me how much I get

done when there.  Not much!  It is all about Avery, 

which is as it should be.

Anyway, since I don't get much blogging done when

away, I wanted to share a little glimpse of a new

design.  Hope you like it.  July 4th will be here

before we know it, so I have a few small designs

in the works for you.  

There will be two designs in this leaflet.  The one

on the right is a miniature "Patriotic Landscape",

a larger design that I did a few years ago.

I love doing miniature anything, painting as well as

stitching.  Trying to get as much as possible into a little  

space is so much fun.

Hope you are intrigued by the little glimpse.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

DMC CONES 'A PLENTY

Good Evening Everyone!

Just wanted to let you know that I have listed a 

quantity of DMC six strand cotton floss cones

(approximately 450 yards on a cone) in

my ETSY Shoppe.  I do not kit the way I use

to, so I need to let these go.  They are only

$7.00 each + shipping.  If you don't shop ETSY,

that is fine, but you will need to go to my

ETSY Shoppe to see the listing of colors 

available.  I have varying amounts of each of

the colors.

If you do punch needle, like to dye your own

floss, or just like certain colors a lot, this is

the time to collect some cones.  Remember,

not all colors are available by any means, just

colors that I used in kitting.

With these cones of floss, you can certainly

make lots of 

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

Happy Mother's Day

Good Afternoon!

Everybody has left now and the house is so quiet.

Hollis and I had a wonderful Mother's Day.  We 

are stuffed from all of the wonderful food.

Cameron and Lehmer cooked on the grill.  Very 

relaxing -- just what we wanted .  It was

so special to be able to celebrate with Hollis

as a new Mom and such a great little Mom she is.

I want to share with you what I made her for

Mother's Day.  She took this picture with her

cell phone so I didn't have much picture to work

with on the sides, but it is a favorite of hers, so I

had to make it work.  Found this frame a while ago

and it had Hollis' name written all over it.  Been

saving it for just the right picture.

Found the perfect letter from an old sampler and

added a heart for the "O" and stitched it over one

so it would fit.  She loved it.

Here are some pictures from our fun day.

Cameron took so many wonderful pictures.

So nice to have a photographer in the family.

I hope all Mothers had as great a day as I did.  Now,

I must go pack to go to Richmond for two days.

I promised pictures of new things, but that will

have to wait until Wednesday.  

Until then,

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra 

Good Morning Everyone!

I am home on Friday and this is because

Avery has started back to daycare on

Thursday and Friday.  I will still be taking care of

him on Monday and Tuesday.  Yesterday was his

first day and we were all a apprehensive

about how he would handle it after being

home for nine months.  Can you believe he

is nine months old!!  Well, he did really well

considering these were people he had never seen

before.  I think Hollis and Grammie

suffered more just worrying about him.  He

was off of his schedule by the evening, but

that will work itself out soon.  His care givers

all talked about what a happy baby he is.

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I just have to share.  Being with him so much,

I get to take a lot of pictures.  I think these are

just priceless.  Hope you enjoy my little

Avery show.

I'm calling this one 

"DISCOVERY"

and you'll see why.

Who is that?

 I think that is me!!

 Can I get to me?

How about a kiss!  He loves kisses!

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 I handed Avery a mirror and this is what happened.

I took many, many pictures with all of his reactions.

He went from seeing himself with amazement, to

smiling at himself and laughing, to trying to get

to himself.  It was the cutest thing.

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?FUTURE SALES YOU ASK?

I want to thank you again for following my Blog

and I'm happy some you took advantage of

my "Celebration Sale and Giveaway".  You

all deserve it for listening to me "be a Grammie" and

just participating in my life and the happenings at

Homespun Elegance.  I have been getting some

inquiries about future sales.  This was a one time sale

to celebrate a big event.  I wanted to make it

special.  There may be some little specials, close outs

and things like that, but  not a repeat of this.  

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Hope to show you some new things in the works

later today or tomorrow, so stay tuned.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Celebration Giveaway Winner and Thank You

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I just have to say that I am overwhelmed by the

response to my Celebration Sale.  We have been

steadily shipping.  The number of comments listed

on the Blog is deceiving because so many people

comment on my Facebook page.  Anyway, I am 

just really happy with the outcome.

Thank you so much!!

The winner is of my "Giveaway" is

"Karen".

Congratulations ~ I hope you like

everything.

I am sending you four publications (I hope you don't

already have them), a package of my "Watercolor" note 

cards and gift enclosure tags, a sheep waxer, my "Woolly" 

Cupboard hanger with a "vintage" blanket with a little 

dried flowers in the pocket, my hand-painted sheep scissor

 fob, my printed"Watercolor" bookmark, and my 

"Stitching Lady" tote bag.  

Karen, I will be emailing you in a few minutes.  I will

just need you to email me your shipping address and

it will be on its way to you next week.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

A Little Glimpse

Good Evening!

It has been a really busy day around here.  Just got

home from two fun get togethers with our friends.

One was a Kentucky Derby party which we go to

every year.  So much fun, so much good good, 

and much needed relaxation.

But, I'm home now and wanted to do two things.

One is to remind you about the drawing on Wednesday

to celebrate having 500 followers.  I will be giving

away a very nice prize, so if you are interested, you

need to email or comment by then.  Also, the 35%

discount on all publications will end on Wednesday

as well.  Go to the previous post to read all the

details.

To those of you who have commented or sent

orders, thank you very much.  The response to

the discount has been great.

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Now, I want to share with you a little glimpse

of the next design in

"The Avery Collection"

NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP

This is turning out to be a really sweet design.

Every child's room needs this.  What a 

special little stitch for a baby shower or new

baby gift.  Hope you like it.  Let me know

what you think.  I am working on several

other prayers and meaningful sayings

for children.

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Wishing you a wonderful Sunday.

Hope you have 

"Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

CELEBRATING "500" FOLLOWERS

~~~HOORAY AND THANK YOU~~~

MY FRIENDS

I am overjoyed to announce that I now have 500 followers,

and I must tell you how much you all mean to me.

Your heart-felt comments, your genuine concern when

I have had problems, your patience about Grammie bragging, 

and most of all your wonderful friendship.  It

took me a long time and a lot of nerve to begin this

Blog.  I just couldn't believe that anyone would be the

least bit concerned about my life or the inner workings

of Homespun Elegance.  I was so wrong and am so honored

to have made so many new acquaintances.  

In recent months I haven't been putting much on the Blog

except Homespun related things, new products, etc.

Hopefully, I can find the time for some more free

graphs, recipes -- just some fun things.

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To thank all of you  

~~A CELEBRATION DRAWING~~

To celebrate this special time, I will be awarding a very

nice gift to someone.  Just email me and a winner will

be picked next Wednesday evening.  Good luck to

everyone.

~~A CELEBRATION OFFER~~

Also, until next Wednesday I want to offer you 

35% off 

of my publications.  You can pick anything

on my website, ETSY, or the Blog.  Just remember -

publications only.  Up to 6 publications the

shipping will be free, more than that there will be a 

nominal shipping fee.

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I hope you know how much you are appreciated!

Many Happy Stitches, 

Sandra

Thanks and New Stuff

Good Sunday Afternoon!

Yesterday I spent a great deal of time loading my

Reproduction samplers into my ETSY Shoppe.

Boy was it worth it.  Thank you so much for all

of your orders!!  What a joy to have a response

like that.

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MAGNET BOARD

I told  you a few weeks ago that I am going to start

going through all the stuff left from my shoppe and

offering it to you first.  It is overwhelming when

I look in my garage, shed, and storage unit that

is stuffed with all of these things.  

This is a really good-looking magnet board that

I sold in my shoppe.  It has a great aged tin mounted in 

one of my grained frames.  The little magnets were

hand painted by me.  You get four magnets and

the board for

 $57.00 including the shipping.  

The outside dimension of the frame is

10 1/2" X 13 1/2" and the magnets are

5/8" in diameter.

I only have one but if I can find the rest of the

tins in storage, I  could make more.

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MOTIF TOWELS

These are really sweet towels.  A special little

treat for your guest bath or kitchen.  The little

motifs were stitched on linen and machine

stitched to the towel, so they will not ravel

away to nothing.  I do recommend

gentle washing and hang to dry.  Just the

same treatment you would give any of your

nice linens.
They measure a generous 24" long 
and 14" wide.
If you order please refer to them as listed -

Upper left blue towel with heart

Upper right blue towel with flower

Lower left blue towel with flower

Lower right blue towel with peacock

Tan towel with blue flower

Tan towel with red flower

Tan towel with peacock

$11.50 including shipping

STITCHING LADY TOTE BAGS

These are finally back in stock and because I could

not go to the Nashville Trade Show or do the

Online Show this Spring, I am offering my Blog

followers a limited time special.

I will honor this price until next Sunday.
Wouldn't this be a nice Mother's Day gift!!

ORIGINALLY $18.00  ~~  

NOW $14.50 including shipping

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If you would like any of these things, I take Paypal,
personal checks, Master Card and Visa
and I will combine shipping for you. 
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I'm heading back to my shed now to pull out a few
more things.  Stay tuned.  I might find a treasure 
or two for you.
Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra

Reproduction Samplers

Good Afternoon Everyone!

THE LUCY REDD 

REPRODUCTION SAMPLER

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

I have put all but one of my reproduction samplers

in my ETSY Shoppe.  For some reason I have had

a lot of interest in them of late, so now is the time

to display them for you.  

Also, you might like to know that I am working

on another one that is just so unique and Faye

found a great one that she is going to let me

reproduce.  I try to find samplers that are different

and of course in my price range.  Fortunately, I

was able to collect many of mine when the

prices were not so crazy.

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Also, I will try to get my three new publications

on the ETSY site soon.  If you don't do ETSY,

just let me know.  That is not a problem at all.

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While I was at the ETSY Shoppe I updated it

a bit with some more stuff.  My plan is to add more

this weekend.   I'll let you know.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

New Stuff!!

Good Afternoon Everyone!!

Hope things are great in your little

part of the world.  We are gleefully awaiting

 our first significant rainfall in quite a

while.  So happy because of the mini drought

we have been in and this pollen needs to

get out of here.  Tomorrow promises to

be a gray, wet day, so I will be spending

my day printing these new publications.

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OH SPRING ~ I SURELY LOVE EWE

PFC-101

Retail $8.00

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CROW PATRIOTIC 

STITCHING NECESSAIRES

CS-63

Retail $7.50

This is a new series of stitching

necessaires.  All will feature

seasonal birds!

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The Avery Collection

It is with great pleasure to introduce a new collection~~

all dedicated to my little grandson - Avery!

ANGEL BLESSINGS

No. 236

Retail $7.50

 The three new

designs will be shipped to Distributors

and my Automatics next week.

Hope you see something you like.  

They will be in my ETSY shoppe soon, so if you

cannot find them in your favorite shoppe, just 

let me know.   If you do not shop on ETSY, 

just give me a call or an email.

Wishing you 

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

NEEDLEWORK PIRACY

Good Evening Everyone!

I know all of you have been reading about the

"sharing" of needlework designs.  Thanks to Lori

of www.farmhousenotforgotten.blogspot.com and 

Nancy from www.widgetsandwool.com, many of  

you are now aware of the problems needlework 

designers have been faced with for many years.   

The internet company they site is huge, but

it is not the only one out there.  For years I

have been getting emails from my customers

giving me sites that had downloads of my

designs.  This is far from a new problem.

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I am still in shock from seeing so many of my 
designs on this site, just for the taking.

There are 161 of my publications

listed at the moment.  One of my newest, Spring

 Eggs III, is on their "hot thread" list right now. 
I don't know what that means and I really won't
understand how the site works unless I sign up.

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I honestly believe that until everyone understands

what 'getting something for nothing' is doing to

this industry, we are all going to suffer.

This doesn't just affect the designer.  The brick

and mortar stores and legitimate email stores

are affected by this as well.  Obviously, 
consumers will be affected if their favorite
designers give up.

Many shoppes have said to me that a large part

of their sales are now in fibers and fabrics.

What does that tell you?  One or both of the following.

 We are either stitching designs from a huge stash 

 that we have accumulated over the years or the free

and 'shared' designs that are readily available.  No one 

can blame anyone for stitching from their stash.  We

all do that.  We all have wonderful things just

waiting to be stitched, but free or 'shared' designs

are another thing.  They are killing this industry.

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Those of you who know me well, know that

I don't like to get up on a podium, I'm not one to speak

up at meetings, just tend to go with the flow.  This 

though cannot be swept under the rug, or that is where

the needlework industry will go.

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Think how sad that would be for all of us

who so love this beautiful and creative art form.

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Please spread the word about what is going on.

Thanks for listening to me and an even bigger

thank you for liking and buying my designs

over all these many years.  

Wishing you and me 

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

Lazy Spring Monday

  Hi Everyone!

Do you ever have a day when you are just plain

out of it.  Today is my day.  I am in Richmond with

Avery and he is down for his nap right now.  As

soon as I finish this post, I think I will join him.

This adorable yard boy of mine is resting in an

urn in my side yard.  Don't you just love the way

the wild violets have just popped up around him.

I think he is having a lazy day too.

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Hope I wake up refreshed.   I have the ironing

board sit up with all of my supplies to put

the finishing touches on my new pillow

design.  Be back soon to share.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Easter Fun

Hi Everyone!

I hope all of you had as wonderful an Easter

as we did.  We went to a fabulous brunch

  at the restaurant where our son-in-law is the head

 chef.  They merely served approximately 400 hungry

people.  Can you imagine that?  Avery was a

big hit and was perfectly behaved.  

I just have to share a few Easter pictures.  

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 I thought he would hate the bunny ears,

but he never tried to take them off.

So cute!!

 Enjoying some sunshine later that day.

 So full of himself!!  Such a happy baby!!

 Isn't that look hysterical?  Don't you wonder

what he was thinking?  

 His Easter bib was made from old patchwork madras

and I did the outline stitch bunny with Colonial Knot

tail.  Wonderful Ethel sewed it together for him.

 The old basket was his Papa's Easter basket.

 Isn't the basket liner with his name wonderful? 

 Hollis had that made for him.

Trying to decide what to play with first.

We are so blessed with this little boy.

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Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra