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Saturday, July 21, 2018

THROWBACK THURSDAY (on Saturday)

Yeah, I know I kinda missed Thursday, but I was busy and didn't have the time to organize my thoughts and create this blog. So, here we go on Saturday.....


Remember when.......1997.  A good year, the end of my first year in business.  Pat Thode, a needlepoint artist, ran a company The Artists Collection/Heartstrings, designing her needlepoint Santa designs into cross stitch.  She issued 12 Santas, one for each month, in a series called                   THE SANTA FACTORY    (click to view all 12 images).  The designs used Mill Hill treasures as accessories, but I never felt that they were actually needed.



Well, cleaning out some boxes, I found this entire series.  I have 9 full sets and 1 or 2 of every month except February.  I am offering a complete set of 12 for $12.00 (plus shipping, if needed).  The original price was $1.50 per card....boy those were the good old days.

They vary slightly in size, the largest is 52x88 (3.25x5.5).  She calls for a variety of colors in 32ct.  Most of the colors are still available or easily substituted.  Or you could alter the size of the linen.  If you use a larger count linen, making a larger Santa, they could be finished as stand ups or as an easel.  Couldn't you see these lined up on a mantel for the holiday?

If you want individual cards, it will be on a first come basis, for $1.00 per card..  Like I said, I have 9 full sets and would like to sell them as a full set.  The remaining cards are:

January 2, February 0, March 2, April 2, May 1, June 2, July 2, August 2, September 2, October 1, November 2, December 1.

Give me a call at 610.409.9373 or message me on facebook or email me to reserve your set of individual cards.  Just remember, when they are gone, they are gone.

Now, what will I find in my next box?????????




Thursday, July 12, 2018

NEW IN JULY


Reserve your copy of the 2018 Just Cross Stitch Special Edition Halloween Magazine.  Due in this week.  Time to start working on some new Halloween ornies.

Plum Street Samplers made a big release this week.  BLUESKIN  features one of the two horses used by George Washington in the Revolutionary War.  Stitched on 36ct Nantucket Brew using WDW, GA and CC flosses.  They've also been converted to DMC's.




HEN PECK is a 'pile' of very patriotic chickens.  Stitched on 36ct Oaken with CC & WDW threads (DMC conversion provided).  Gotta stitch this chart and Blueskin.  The pile is getting bigger.




NOAH'S CHRISTMAS ARK IV .... continuing the series with Pandas and Parrots.





COW PILE  is also stitched on 36ct Oaken with CC & WDW (DMC conversion).  The bottom cow reminds me of cows in Maine who do, indeed, have a 'wide belt' of  solid white that runs around the middle.  They are called Belted Galloway Cattle and come from Scotland.


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MERFOLK'S EDEN is stitched on 36ct Nantucket Brew using CC and WDW floss (DMC conversion included).





A BOWL FULL OF SCARIES ....SCARY ONE.....is now out in chart form alone.  Had been previously issued in a kit form.




All are in the shop and available for purchase.