I have to admit that my clicky finger has been going a little crazy lately. I blame this latest binge on Missy. She recently finished her Snow Queen’s Slipper by Carolina House Designs and showed it off on Facebook. I just couldn’t resist; it’s so sweet! So, I went out and looked to see who had the design and found that Bobbie at Stitching Bits and Bobs was running another sale (seriously, when is she not running some sort of sale?), so I just had to grab the kit. While I was at it, I figured I would click around the clearance section and see what I could find. So, I picked up a Victoria Sampler Hearts of America kit for Maine that I will probably try to stitch up quickly for my FIL and his wife before we travel up there (hopefully in a couple of weeks). If I’m lucky, I can get it finished and made up as a pillow or a wall hanging or something before we leave. I also snagged a punch needle design by Always Time to Stitch at the bargain price of $1 and Keslyn’s Frozen Star for 50% off. To round out the order, I decided to try a skein of Carrie’s Threads silk in Lumiere de Cheryl. I have tried her cotton floss, but never her silk. I also wanted to see what the new Florimell line from Gloriana was all about. I was surprised to find out from the tag when it arrived that it is an overdyed Soie d’Alger silk.
Sorry for the mediocre picture, but I think forgot to open the blinds in the craft room and didn’t want to use the flash. Let’s face it, this was a slap-dash kind of photo. Hopefully, you get the idea.
I also have some stitching progress to report, but since I’m almost done with the piece, I’ll just wait until it’s done to show a photo. I’ve been working on Hinzeit’s Brush ‘Em so that I can get it in to the framer (mental note: call to check on the status of the pieces I dropped off in May during their sale) and I have all of the main stitching done and less than 50% of the backstitching left to finish. I should be reporting a happy dance soon, I hope!
For all of my friends in the States, I hope that you had a lovely 4th of July weekend. For all of my friends in Canada, I hope that you had a lovely Canada Day weekend. And for everyone else, I hope you just had a lovely weekend, period. 😉
You got some gorgeous stuff! I really like the slipper. Make sure you let us know how hard the finishing is when you get there. I was going through their clearance section yesterday. There certainly are some great deals to be had!
Ooh, yummy stash!
Nice stashing! Hope you had a good 4th too. 🙂
Hi-Was roaming around the web tonight and ran across your blog about buying one of my designs “Intersecting Square w/Flower”. When I designed that I also designed “Patriotic Square w/flower” Interested in a deal? I do happen to have Just-Nan’s Summer in the Square you were looking for with the charm. I paid 1/2 price which at my local shop was $8.00. Contact me if you want it and I can throw in my other punch needle.
Thanks- Jennifer of Always Time to Stitch