New Stuff

Good Morning Everyone!

We are back from my wonderful short trip to Williamsburg, 

Virginia - one of my most favorite places in the world.

Faye and I dropped off my Trunk Show and lots of

other goodies for the Just Cross Stitch Boutique.  Got

to visit with lots of old friends from the needlework world.

It really made me realize how much I have missed going

to the trade shows.

Williamsburg was as beautiful as ever.  It was all decked

out in its "colonial finery" for the festive holiday season.

Every doorway is more beautiful than the next.

The natural beauty of the decorations is and always will

be my type of holiday decorating.

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I want to show you my last Christmas design for 2012.

I will be shipping this next week, so if you are interested

please let me know.  I know it is getting very late for

stitching, but it is a "quickie" and may be perfect for

that little one in your life.

"Candy Cane Cutie"

I made this into a little pouch to hang on the

tree/cupboard, filled with treats for your "Cutie".

If you look really closely on the left next to

the "c" in candy, I have stitched over a pearl

button to make it look like a peppermint candy.

The little button is included, as well as an

alphabet for your special person's name.

Just think of all the cute little things you can

tuck in the pouch.  Can't wait to fill with

"goodies" for little Avery.

The "Dirty Chenille" trim is available from me.

If you cannot find this at your local shoppe, you

can order from me.  It is $9.00 which includes

the design, button, and shipping.

This will be available in a few days.

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"Goodies Basket"

Also wanted to show you the little basket that

is part of the "Goodies Basket".  You cannot see

it very well in the model picture, so here it is.  It is available

in brick red, green, gold, and antique white.

The "Goodies Basket" (basket and design) is available for 

shipment now.  It is $12.00 (+ shipping) and extra baskets are 

$6.00 each (+shipping).

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Well, it is time to call it a night.  

"Many Merry Stitches",

Sandra

New Ornament

Good Evening Everyone!

Hope you had a good weekend.  Mine was

busy, busy.  I am sooooo behind as usual.

Just Cross Stitch asked me to participate in

their Trunk Show/Boutique for the annual

Seminar in Williamsburg this coming week.

 Faye and I have been spending every minute we could 

spare to prepare for it.  She worked today (on a 

Sunday, so you know we are desperate).

We will be driving to Williamsburg on Wednesday

morning to hand delivered my stuff.

Hope it is well received.

After we deliver everything, we are going to take

a well deserved day off and shop in historic

Williamsburg and then go to a huge antique

mall.  Hope to find some special gifts.

Wish me luck!!

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Wanted to share a new design 

"WONDROUS JOY"

Hopefully, it will be ready this week to ship to

Autos and Distributors.

I hope you will be able to find it at your local 

shoppe, but if not you can get it from me.

It is $7.50 which includes the shipping.

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Lastly I want to share a happy, happy picture.

Lehmer and Avery relaxing on Thanksgiving Day.

Could I be more blessed!!  A healthy husband 

and the most special little grandson ever.

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Many Merry Stitches Everyone!

Sandra

Thanksgiving Bliss

Good Evening!

This is my dining room tonight after everything has been

cleaned and put away.  What a simply

wonderful day it has been.  We have been truly blessed

all Thanksgivings, but this one even more so because

Lehmer came through his second cardiac procedure.

He has to take it easy and be really careful for a while,

but everything should be OK.  What a stressful couple

of weeks it has been.  Tuesday was another day at the

hospital and he had to spend the night again, so getting

ready for Thanksgiving was hard because I had so

little time.  But I had help.  Cameron and Hollis came

home on Wednesday and were really great.  I could

not have done it without them.

My sister and her family were here as always and they

bring tons of food, so we are all over fed as usual.

We are so fortunate to be able to have this special time

together.  I hope your day was just as special as ours.

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I guess the peacefulness of Thanksgiving now gives

way to the hustle, bustle, and joy of Christmas ~

my other favorite holiday.

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Good night everyone,

Sandra

New Things

Good Evening Everyone!

I am really under the gun here, having to go to

Richmond tomorrow to babysit, and preparing

myself mentally to have Lehmer go through

this whole medical procedure again on Tuesday.

Just to show you how far behind I am, I talked 

Lehmer into going with me tomorrow to help

with our "busy" little grandson.  I'm taking 

ingredients to cook some dishes for Thanksgiving

and all the parts of two new designs to colate.

Lehmer helped today putting new designs

together and will help tomorrow when Avery

is napping.  Please Avery, take good naps

tomorrow for your Grammie.

I am so far behind with all of my Christmas

designs this year.  Typically I have at least

six Christmas designs each year, which are

available long before now.  But this has not

been a typical year.

Anyway I want you to know what is coming

next week and the following week.  All

very quick and I so hope you like them.  

So here they are in the order of shipment.

SANTA AND THE CHILDREN

SILHOUETTES

Frame Available

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REJOICE IN THE GIFT

Includes "Crown" charm

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GOODIES BASKET

This sweet little project includes the basket and

the design.  You can have the basket in brick red,

green, gold, and antique white.  I do have extra

baskets if you want to make more than one.  What

a sweet little gift to fill with some "Goodies".

Retail $12.00.  The extra baskets are 

Retail $6.00.

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NATIVITY JOY

-a little glimpse-

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CANDY CANE CUTIE

-a little glimpse-

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I surely hope you can find the time in this

busy season for one of these little designs.

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After Thanksgiving I hope I will be offering you a

nice selection of merriment for your home

and for your gift giving.  

Once again I am so far behind, but trying hard

to get it all together.

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"Many Merry Stitches,"

Sandra

Absence Explained

Good Evening Everyone!

I hope this post finds all of you well and happy.

This picture of Avery in exhaustion mode is how 

I feel right now.  

So sorry for being so long since I last posted and

for not getting my latest designs out to all of you.

It has been a very stressful time around here.

I've had so many irons in the fire, things that I

will be able to share with you soon - wonderful

things that have taken time away from my

normal schedule. Then all of a sudden, life

takes a bad turn and things come to a halt.

Eighteen years ago in July my husband, Lehmer,

had bypass surgery.  He has been very fortunate to

have been well all of these many years, but that

all came to an end with chest pain returning.

With that came the unending worry and stress.

This kind of stress makes it very difficult for me 

to be creative and to get products finished.

The good news I have to share is that the first

procedure was successful and further surgery looks
to be unnecessary. Unfortunately, he

has to go back next Tuesday for another 

procedure.  We are hoping and praying for

a repeat of the success of the previous

procedure.   

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know why

you have not heard from me for a while.

With any luck two new designs will be

shipped soon.  Thank you for your patience.
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Hope to be back later this week with some
fun news and "little glimpses" of things to 
come.
Many Happy Stitches,
Sandra