June Clearance Sale!

I'm having a June Clearance Sale in my Etsy shop...everything is 50% off through the 30th......getting ready for the fall season....
.Sweet Home Stitchery

this includes the new Black Cat towels, I just listed recently.....

Primitive Peddler Patterns

A new primitive pattern site has opened.......its called Olde Primitive Peddler Patterns....they are having a grand opening and a giveaway...epattern specials and giving away these two adorable Bo and Bella Bun dolls, one to each winner.....

so head on over and sign up! The giveaway and sale lasts until April 20th.......

Etsy Shops

I just discovered the nicest shop on Etsy....Sandy's Cape Cod Originals...Sandy has the most delightful eye for designing wonderful crochet patterns...hope you will visit her shop and see for yourself......

secondly,

I did a little search on Etsy to see who else was doing black work..guess what? there is only one other stitcher....so of course, I had to let you know about her....her shop is etsy bitsy elephant....and she stitches cute little sayings....such as this one....

and finally.....my all time favorite (at least right now) is this wonderful rooster from Vintage Keepsake Trunk!

This magnificent bird is just plain wonderful....

giveaways! Bunnies, Bunnies, everywhere!

I've just been too bogged down to continue with my monthly giveaways..at least at this time but that doesn't stop me from letting you know about other giveaways..

This giveaway is from Front Porch Primitives......ends March 24th so you have a few days to enter...love the bunny!

Brenda, The Rusty Thimble is having this darling giveaway...ends 3/31....I especially love bunnies and hope you do too.....

Angi, at Drakestone Primitives is having a giveaway...this adorable bunny......he's holding a prim beeswax egg ready for spring....

and last but certainly not least...this primitive bunny from York Mountain Primitves...you will have to hurry as it ends, gulp! tomorrow.....on the 20th...

A Bit of This and That

This is my newest listing...a primitive black work stitchery...we've been really busy with our locksmith business so I haven't done much stitching but did finish this one........I used black seed beads around the edging......this is in my Etsy shop ......
I also won a darling bunny in the PAFA spring giveaway.....Kim from the Barn Hollow created this cutie....and I just love it....

PAFA stands for Primitive and Folk Artists...If  you do a search on Etsy you will find many lovely creations made by this talented bunch.......
Here are just a very few examples......

To find these and many more lovely things...just put the letters PAFA in the search engine of Etsy.........there is no reason to buy shoddy made Chinese goods when  we have so many talented people.here and in Canada.....

Before I leave, Nancy from Huggins Haven has worked tirelessly for the last few months creating a wonderful celebrity cookbook...she has written to literally hundreds of celebrities, from past presidents, to TV and movie stars asking them to contribute their favorite recipes for a good cause....support for no kill animal shelters.....you can read more about her work and order your own cookbook (maybe a second one as a gift as I did) from her blog...Huggins Haven....  she has gotten many kind and wonderful responses...Betty White was especially nice as well as Jeff Foxworthy, Steven King and many more....she has also included celebrity recipes from her first cookbook....many of whom have sadly passed on...like Benny Hill,and Lady Bird Johnson.

An Update

Just wanted everyone to know that things have evened out somewhat...Alan is still having problems with his shoulder, but we realized he had injured it while moving some heavy boxes in the garage...we both have appointments this next Tuesday for check ups and have let the doctor know about his injury.....Xrays showed nothing unusual but he has said, he heard popping noises so it may be damaged cartilage...he forgets how old he is sometimes...

wanted to share with you another site with free primitive patterns. I have downloaded a few myself..and know you will enjoy Twigs and Sprigs  These patterns would be good for not only stitching, but for many different crafting mediums so hope you will take a look

This is just one example..and I give her full credit...cute huh? I was thinking this would make a darling anniversary or wedding stitchery....just a thought......

On the Home front....

Wow...didn't realize I hadn't posted anything for awhile.Sorry about that..my husband has been ill and life has been a little overwhelming....its nothing real serious (at least we don't think so) he went to the emergency room on Sunday, and they checked out his heart which was ok.....alot of pain in his shoulder and arm...its still bothering him and he's having quite a time getting an appointment at the clinic.....he's been on the phone today for hours trying to talk to a human...with no results so we may have to drive there just to make an appointment....
I haven't done much stitching...I did finishing and listed another Bless Our Home black work stitchery.....this design has been the most popular....

and am working on another of the ones that I gave away last month......but because of the family health problem..I won't be having a February giveaway this month..sorry about that..hopefully things will look up and we will have a March one.....
I wanted to share with you something a little different......I discovered these wonderful patterns for making greeting cards with stitching...they are so simple and yet beautiful.....here is the link to the website
....Stitching Cards...there are an assortment of free patterns and the others are at very  low cost and come as a PDF file......you  only need to get some nice card stock to start making some lovely cards....

of course, you can put your own touch to these...perhaps even prim the paper a little and use more primitive colors......but  in any case, I thought these were really nice...I love paper crafts......

Our January Giveaway Winner!

I used a random generator and drew Melanie's name...her blog is From Melanie's Home to Yours and she lives in the beautiful state of Virginia.....please, if you have the chance..visit and congratulate her...

I will be announcing the February giveaway soon...its my birthday month!


This is my latest listing in my Etsy shop.....Heart and Home...its a large black work stitchery...the largest I've made so far...10" by 13"...I stained the fabric with black walnut stain for an old time look...the flash on my camera makes it look a little lighter than it really is.......and I beaded the tiny flowers in the flower boxes.......you can find it in Sweet Home Stitchery....

Wednesday News

I just ordered this cute pattern from Bird Brain......you get all 3 designs, including the mouse!...we have 3 cats and love each one of them..they are all rescues......I would like to have one more but time will tell...I will be stitching these up and offering the photo one as a special order..be glad to put a photo of your favorite feline into the stitchery.....

.I can also do these in black if you are not partial to redwork...black goes with everything....I really liked the stitchery for the poem..

.."In a perfect world, every home would have a cat..and every cat would have a home"....plus from every sale of the pattern, a donation is made to animal rescue.....

.here are our cats....

This is Tommy....he's a little bigger than this photo.....very sweet and gentle..he dearly loves to lay in the sun and hunt for mice......

This is Bandit....we got her from a rescue group..she's a Norwegian Forest Cat......a diva and queen of the group...doesn't take much from the others and they know it.....loves to sit by the computer and supervise....

and finally, this is Tuppence...we call her Tuppie.....she is the sweetest of the bunch....the most affectionate cat we've ever had...likes nothing better than sitting on your lap....I think she has the most beautiful eyes...she's a tabby.....both Tommy and Tuppie were found by my husband at a foreclosed house...the owner had left them behind as well as 3 kittens....we found homes for the kittens and kept the two older cats.....(of course, all our animals are spayed and neutered)...

January Giveaway!

I used the random number generator and drew Melanie's name...she has a blog....From Melanie's Home to Yours

please visit and congratulate her...delightful blog too!

I gave one away last year and it was very popular so here again is Home is Where the Heart Is....this little stitchery ready to be sent to a lucky winner.....the giveaway will run from today..Jan.13th to Jan. 31st. You will get one entry by just commenting as a follower....please leave some way to contact you if  you don't have a blog....you get a second entry if  you mention this giveaway on your blog or on Facebook/Twitter...let me know...and a third entry if you post it on your sidebar...

This series of blackwork patterns by BirdBrain Designs is one of my all time favorites...there are 3 in the series...the above Home is Where the Heart Is..and

Alphabet Bless Our Home......plus

Home Sweet Home....

These were alot of fun to stitch.....the black frames really set them off well..and they look even better in person...you can find all of them in my Etsy shop.....
So have fun and please sign up!