A Reprint

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Two posts in one day ~~  I know you think I have lost 

it, but I have to do these things when I have time.

  So here goes.

"COVERLETS AND BIRDS"

Do you like coverlets?  Do you like birds?

I surely do. 

I did this design a very long time ago.  The

large piece hangs in my guest bedroom and I have

never tired of it.  The frame is a treasure, but 

unfortunately is no loner available.  It came from

 a catalogue company named

"Neat and Tidy".  I loved their stuff.  It was one

of the first companies that offered wonderful

grained painted items.  I nearly lost my mind

when it showed up in my mail box.  This frame

is not only grained but the hearts are carved.

The small frame is one that I can do ~ a

red wood grain.

Anyone, this design is available again.  It would

be stunning stitched on a heavily distressed

linen with a great over-dyed floss.  

If you are interested, just call or email me.

I will be putting it in my ETSY shoppe too.
$10.00 + $1.50 shipping

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Hope you have a great evening.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Funky Blue Bird

Good Morning Everyone!!

Do you love crocks as much as I do?

Here are some pictures of those in my 

collection.  

 "Funky Blue Bird" Pillow
~~~TIS SOLD~~~
Thank you Pam!

Here is a pillow I painted based on an old crock.

  Unfortunately, that crock is not in my collection, 

one that I could never afford.  Hand-painted using

fabric paints on even-weave jute (which is a much

nicer quality than your run-of-the-mill jute), and

mounted on wool felt.  The back is the same wool felt.

Measures a generous 11" High X 10" Wide.  

It is lightly stuffed with polyfil.  

~~~$38.00 which includes the shipping~~~

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Hope she will find a nice home soon - I

say "she" because she has fancy tail feathers.

If you like her, just call or email me.  She will

also be added to my ETSY site soon.

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Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Thought You'd Like to Know. . .

Hi Everyone!

Do you love emeries as much as I do?  Thank goodness

I started collecting them years ago because now when 

I occasionally see one, they are out of my price range.

Here is my little collection.

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There will be an announcement about a new

collection soon.  Stay tuned!

This has nothing to do with the above, but if

you saw my sneak peak about "Crow Patriotic"

earlier this week, that design was based on one

of my paintings.  Months ago I offered some

paper mache boxes with the print decoupaged

on the top.  I sold all of them, but came across

two more boxes so I made them again.  I am

keeping my eyes open for more boxes, but

no luck so far.  I guess I could use a different box. 

 I'll see what I can come up with.  Anyway, if you 

are interested, email or call me.

They are $15.00 which includes the shipping.

I take Paypal, Mastercard, Visa, and checks.
BOTH SOLD
Thank you!!

Please note the difference in the stencil borders.

Specify "Swag" on the first box and "Garland"

on the one above.

Must go fix dinner now.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Avery Says "Good Morning"

Good Morning All!!

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Can you imagine how much fun it is to be greeted

by this cute thing in the morning?  It sure helps

get your morning going in the right direction.

His dad, Paul, took this the other day.  I'd say

he was happy to see him.

Look at that strawberry blond hair, bright blue

eyes, and pink cheeks.  

Going to hate those pink cheeks one of

these days, but for now they are the best.

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Hope to be back later in the day with some

more stuff to share.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

A Little Glimpse

Good Evening Everyone!

Hope you are all fine and enjoying this amazing

Spring weather.  My only regret is that all of the

daffodils are gone - this is way too early for our

area.  Everything is blooming at the same time.

Very strange indeed!

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Wanted to share a little glimpse of some new designs

on the way ~

A wee baby sampler and a new series featuring birds.

 CROW PATRIOTIC

This is the summer bird. You will have plenty of time 

 to get this done for the 4th.

BABY PROTECTORS BIRTH SAMPLER

As you can see, there will be a boy and a girl version.

The cartouche will have room for the name and

birth date.  Just the sweetest little sentiment for a

special baby.

 SERENITY PRAYER

This is a reprint of an older design that has been out

of print for a while.   I love this saying and think

it will always be relevant and meaningful, especially

in the world today.  This will be listed in my 

ETSY Shoppe tonight.  If you do not do ETSY, 

just give me a call or email me.  It is

$10.50 which includes the shipping.

Well, that is all for tonight. 

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Coming Soon!

Good Evening Everyone!

I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend.

It has been absolutely beautiful in Virginia.  We

just had a nice visit from our son, Cameron.

He came to work on my computers (poor thing -

he has such an idiot for a Mother), but we

did get to spend some quality time sitting out

on the patio in the back yard.  The weather is

stunning, but my backyard and the garden

borders are awful.  Lots of work ahead to whip

them in shape.  

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Before I start getting ready to head back to

Richmond, I wanted to share with you my two

designs that will ship to distributors and

automatic shoppes mid week.

Hope you like them.  They are sweet little

designs for the celebrations that are coming

soon ~ weddings and graduations.

Very quick stitches with just the right

sentiment.

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PETITE GRADUATION SAMPLER

A graduation sampler that even has the initials

of the high school or college.

Retail $7.50

Stitched on 28 Count "Lambswool" using DMC.

I embellished it with my "Tiny Black" button and

mounted in my 5 X 7 Brown Swirled Grain

frame.

 PETITE WEDDING SAMPLER

Very sweetly embellished with "Vintage"

crocheted edging and my "Heartlet" brass

charm.  This will also fit in a 5 X 7 frame.

Includes surname initial and initials of the

bridge and groom.

Retail $7.50

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Both of these should be available in your

favorite shoppe very soon.  I will be putting

them in my ETSY shoppe later, so they will

be available to you if you cannot find them

Just let me know if I can help you.

Have a great week. 

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Too Cute!

Hi Everyone!

I just couldn't resist sending an Avery picture.

He is getting so big that he has outgrown his

baby bath towels, the ones with the hood.

So sad in a way - I hate giving up these baby things.

<<>>

I was there for his bath the other night and we

needed something to dry his hair and this

is what was readily available - a burp cloth.

I love the way he is peeking out.  Look at

that tummy.  He is going to hate me one

day for all of these great pictures.

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Have a great day.  I'll be back home tonight

and hope to be showing you some new

things this weekend.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

A Special Finish

Good Evening Everyone!

I just had to take a few minutes and show you this

sweet finish of my 

FIRST LIGHT PRAYER.

This was stitched by Joy.  If you have the time

you should go to her lovely Blog. 

Isn't this beautiful?  She softened the colors to match

the taste of her youngest granddaughter.   Thank

you Joy for sharing this with me.

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Here is my stitched model~

What a difference, but both pretty in their 

own way.  

I will be adding this sweet design to my ETSY

shoppe tonight.  The frame and the Olde

Brass "Heart" button are available from me

as well.  

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Have a great evening.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

A Little Glimpse

Good Evening Everyone!

I hope you have had a wonderful weekend.

Mine has been busy but productive and I am

happy for that.  It was really hard though to stay 

in and work when it was so pretty outside.

It is going to be an unbelievably warm week

in Virginia - reaching 80 degrees.  Can you

believe that!

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Wanted to let you see something I am working

on just in case you have an impending graduation

or wedding.  Two sweet little designs to honor

your loved ones. 

PETITE WEDDING

 SAMPLER

PETITE GRADUATION 

SAMPLER 

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I hope you like them.  

"Many Happy Stitches",

Sandra

New Old Stuff

Good Afternoon Everyone!

First of all, let me thank you for all of my

orders for the Monogrammed Pineapple Fob.

So exciting!!

Well, here is another fob ~~ 

WOOLLY EWE

This one is tiny, cute, and hand-painted

by me.

2/3" Wide X 1 1/2" Long

$11.50 shipping included

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Do you see a pattern here?  I will be adding

fobs more frequently, so stayed tuned.

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Remember the out-of-print publications

that I talked about a few weeks ago, well

I am trying to get these together.  I added

one the other day, and here are two more.

WELCOME EACH NEW DAY

$10.50 shipping included

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LAND OF PEACE AND PLENTY

Sorry for so many pictures, but I wanted to show you

 the detail.  This is one of my favorite designs.  The tray I 

stitched as a wedding/anniversary tribute.

$11.50 shipping included.
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If you are interested in anything, I accept Paypal,
MC, Visa, and personal checks.  Just call
or email me.  I will be putting these on ETSY
as well.
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I hope you have a great weekend.  Thanks for
reading my Blog.
Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra

Spring Things

Good Afternoon Everyone!

It is a delightful Spring day here in Virginia.

The daffodils are blooming everywhere in my

yard, so I had to pick some the other day

to take to Hollis and to put in the house.

Thought I would share some pictures of a

little Spring decorating - very little I might

add, but it was time for the pine cones to be

put away for another year.

 This is my Necessary Room as you can tell from

the cross stitch.   I thought I would add a little lion

and sheep - in like a lion, out like a lamb.  Luckily

the lion did not do his job this year, although we

have had a little dusting of snow this week.

 I'm getting ready for cookie making days with Avery.

Unfortunately, I have to wait until next year, but we

will be ready with my birds, bunnies, and sheep

cutters.  I do this window almost the same way each

year.  I am really becoming a creature of habit, or

maybe it's because I love the same stuff.  

 I love this heart hanging with the little bottle added

to it.  This hangs in the kitchen with whatever

flower, herb, or greenery that happens to be

in season.

 My sheep molds on top of my pie safe.

I really do love my sheep.  Please don't look too 

closely, it is a real pain to dust this shelf.  Blue

is a good color for ignoring dust as long as possible.

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Just thought I would let you know that I am adding

"PRIMITIVE LANDSCAPE" 

to Etsy sometime today.  If you don't use Etsy,

just give us a call or email us.

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Plus, I am adding a scissor fob ~

PINEAPPLE WITH INITIAL

The PINEAPPLE WITH INITIAL is a special

order because of the hand-painted initial. 

The print is decoupaged on a wooden heart, then 

I paint the initial and reseal.  The black cord is

included.

It measures 2 2/3" X 1 1/2". 

$13.50 -  includes shipping.  

I take Paypal, MC, Visa, and personal checks.

Once again, if you do not do ETSY, just give

us a call or email us.

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Back to work for me.  

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Using Antiques

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Hope you are having a great Sunday afternoon.

I am working on the beginning stages of my website.

Not fun work but something I have to do and it will be

so exciting when it is done.  I think it is going to take

a couple months to load all of the products.  Wish me

luck and more hours in the day ~ I'm going to

need both.

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When I was at Hollis' on Friday, this caught my eye.

When I had my shoppe and had the time, I liked

to incorporate needlework with antiques.  This

was for sale for only a short time because Hollis

saw it and fell in love with it.  Naturally, it

managed to make its way to her house.

A wonderful old match and brush holder that

was missing whatever picture was in the opening.

Aha I thought, a great place to tuck a little cross stitch.

That little sampler is from one of my publications

called "Crowning Glory".  

So, when you are out on your antiquing trips,

always keep your eyes open for ways to

incorporate that special piece of needlework,

and you will have a treasure all your own.

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I still have antique and vintage items that I 

planned to do something with but never got 

around to.  Do you think you would be 

interested in items like this?  Let me know

what you think.

Wishing you a happy day with

"Many Happy Stitches"

Sandra

What A Deal!

Good Morning everyone!

Thanks for all of your comments on our little

Avery.  He is such a sweet little thing.

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You won't believe this, but it is going to be

70+ degrees today.  This weather is just

not right.  My daffodils are blooming and

all the weeds in my yard are coming up.

I need a few more weeks of winter so I

don't have to add yard work to my list of

things to think about.  

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Anyway, in honor of impending

Spring, I thought I would offer you 

a deal.

This is a group of sweet seasonal birdhouses,

each embellished with my Olde Brass buttons as

 the opening of the house - a star, bee skep, 

strawberry, and maple leaf.  These buttons

retail for $3.00 each.  I will send you the

publication plus all buttons for $15.50.

This includes the shipping.

Just email or call if you are interested.  

I do have a limited number of these cute

frames.  You could get one frame and change

them out for the seasons. 

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Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

They Start Young These Days

Good Afternoon Everyone!

This post has nothing to do with needlework, but

was just too cute not to share.  Do you have a 

computer geek in your family?  Well, I do, in the

form of my son, Cameron.  Thank goodness for

that fact, or I wouldn't be doing this blogging thing.

Well, we might have one in the making.  Cameron 

is so proud of his little nephew.  

  Isn't this the cutest thing!

Just look at him sitting on the table holding his

foot.  He is mesmerized by the computer.

Avery ad Papa Sullivan on Skype.

It was such fun!

  Lehmer is feeling left out of the fun with

  me spending so much time in Richmond.

We're hoping this helps both of them.  He

misses seeing him and is afraid Avery will not

recognize him or his voice.  Avery is getting a

little afraid of strangers and strange voices.

I put the telephone up to his ear yesterday so

 Faye could talk to him.  Usually he turns to

the telephone, grabs it, and starts smiling.  Well,

I guess Faye's voice was unfamiliar and he broke

down in a puddle of tears.  It was awful and made

Faye feel terrible.  We know it is only a phase,

but we cannot have that happen to his Papa.  So

we'll continue to do this every few days.  

Sometimes I just hate technology, but other 

times it is wonderful.

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Be back later with some needlework news!

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Reprints 'A Plenty

Good Evening Everyone!

Well, I guess everyone is packing up what

they have left and preparing to head home

from Nashville.  I hope everyone had a wonderful 

show and that you all have safe travels back home.

Probably tonight the internet will begin to fill with 

all the wonderful new designs that were shown

 in Nashville.  I really did miss not being there

this year.  It is the only time I get to see my

old friends and make new ones. 

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I have been going through old publications

that are now sold out and there are some that

I really feel need to be printed again.

Here are two that will reprinted soon.

~PRIMITIVE LANDSCAPES~

Some designs are classic and I think this is

one of them.  I published this in 1992 so

you can see how long I have loved sheep.

Hope you love this one too!

Three designs for

$10.00 + shipping
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~LAND OF PEACE AND PLENTY~

This one was published in 1990.  The tray is a

wedding design.  You probably cannot see it, but 

our initials and wedding date are under the ground.  

This sits on the side board in my dining room - 

have never tired of it.

$10.00 + shipping
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~WELCOME EACH NEW DAY~

This is definitely being reprinted.  I

asked for your opinion on this one and had

many positive comments.

$9.00 + shipping

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I finished updating my Etsy Shoppe with

my newest designs.  Hope you see something

you like.  I will get the above in there soon, but

if you want anything before then, just email

or give us a call.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Loving Life!

Good Saturday Afternoon!

Hope you are all having a great day.  I'm home

and trying to make a dent in my ever-growing list.

Hope to upload all of my new things in my ETSY

Shoppe today.  Tomorrow I am dedicating to working

on the new Website.  It will still be quite a while

before it is done, but at least we have begun the

process.  I really hate this because it is going to

take away from my designing time, but in this

technological world we live it, it is a must.

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Do you want to smile?  If this doesn't make you

smile, then I don't know what will.  

I'm titling this

"LOVING LIFE".

Not only for Avery but for Hollis and Paul.

He actually fell asleep without being in his

swaddle and slept for quite a while.  If you

are wondering what that thing is in his mouth,

well, it is a "Wub-A-Nub".  Hope I spelled 

it correctly.  I thought it was the silliest thing I

had ever seen, but believe me it works.  Not

 only does it stay in place on a sleeping baby,

but they can reach for it themselves and

put it in their mouth.  Much easier than

chasing those little pacifiers.  He has three

of them with different little stuffed animals

attached to them.

Hope you enjoyed this adorable picture.

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I plan to be back tomorrow with something

new to share. 

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Nashville News and A Question

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Well, the Nashville Trade Show is

this weekend.  My designs will be

shown by Hoffman Distributors

and Norden Crafts.

Hopefully, everyone will like them,

order them, and have them in their

shoppes soon.  If you cannot find my

things, you can get them from me.  I

am going to try to catch up my Etsy

Shoppe this weekend with all of my new 

stuff, but if you don't do Etsy, just call or 

email me.

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 If you have known we very long, you know 

that I like to paint.  Unfortunately, there is never

much time to devote to it, but through the years I

have accumulated a little stash of paintings.

Your opinion will be 

greatly appreciated.

Do you think I should convert the three

I am showing you today to cross stitch,

prints etc?  I have some other ideas too, but

I won't bore you with them right now.

These are just a few I am considering at the

moment.  They are tiny little things ~ the

largest one only measures 2 1/2" X 2 1/4".

Of course, I can make them larger.

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Thanks for taking the time to look.

Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra

Ready To Ship!

Good Evening Everyone!

So much for a leisurely weekend.  I'm 

 working!!  We are expecting our first snow storm 

tomorrow, so I have to leave Fredericksburg 

 early tomorrow before it starts to be

 sure I'm in Richmond to babysit Avery on 

Monday morning.  Therefore, last night and all 

day today I have been printing my new

publications for the Nashville Show.  If this snow
 storm wasn't predicted, I would have
 tomorrow too to get all of this finished. 

NOT!!  I usually like Winter, until it gets in the
way of my plans.  I sound like a spoiled brat,
don't I.  Oh, well, never a

dull moment around here.  Believe it or not

I am not usually this far behind, but for

some reason my multi-tasking skills seem

to be on vacation. 

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Well, I thought I would let you see the final

products.  Hope you like them!!

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"MAKING MY HEART HAPPY"

Note the tiny "Heartlet" brass charms and the

adorable antiqued thimble.  The rick rack is

courtesy of R and R Reproductions.

"HOME ~ A HAVEN. . ."

There are two little dove charms available for 

this sampler, as well as the frame.

"SPRING EGGS III"

This design features a "Tiny Carrot", a "Dragonfly"

and a "Tiny Bee" charm.  The "Nubby Yarn" is

available as well.

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Hope you are enjoying a great evening with

"Many Happy Stitches,

Sandra