Look closely, magic is all around you.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Another Christmas has come and gone

We always have a Christmas Eve party and this year was one of the best! I think everyone had a grand time, nothing like family and friends. I even had a most unexpected visitor!
(WARNING~Lots of pics to follow!)




My kids and 2 of my nephews and niece.



Next up is the Roswell clan!

The cute Parcher boys! Mike and Thomas

Good company and good food!



My nephew Tyler

another nephew Greg

My most special Christmas Eve visitor!! For the longest time this awesome owl was perched on a truck in our driveway and then flew to a nearby tree!


My mom and uncle Gary

Mariah and her Aunt Jen

My most awesome daughter and me



My son Cody and Thomas
Our son from Philly was home, it was so great to have all the kids under the same roof! Now that Chrismas is over, it is time to buckle down and really get ready for Nashville! I have some cool things lined up! Stay tuned!

Friday, November 19, 2010

Getting in the spirit!



Penny Angel is available for $5.00 (free shipping in US)

You can e-mail me at Primitiveneedle@aol.com or hop on over to my website

Many blessings to you

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Class Pieces


I am going to be teaching a few classes next year and I just finished the projects!
I will be at A Stitcher's Garden in New York March 18th, 19th and 20th.
In April I will be at the Western Reserve Sampler Guild Retreat in Bath Ohio and in May I will be at Inn Stitches!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Lisa S and Stitcher 24 are winners!


OK, I so wish I had enough of these little witches for everyone~I went to a different random number generator this time and it picked #3 and 24..
Thanks everyone for leaving a comment, I loved reading them!
Will the winners please e-mail me:primitiveneedle@aol.com

Happy Halloween!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Hallow Giveaway!


Here are my last 2 pretties~~Serafina and Strega Nona
Thanks again Carmen for making these wonderful witches!
They are just waiting to fly to a new haunt!

Pleae leave a Hallow's Eve comment to be entered!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Congrats Stitch By Stitch


The random number generator picked #18.
Stitch by Stitch please e-mail me at primitiveneedle@aol.com.

Stay tuned~2 more witches to give away by Halloween!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Next up is Elphaba


While she doesn't have green skin, here is my little shout out to Wicked!

Fly on over to Carmen's site for some great treats! Thanks so much Carmen for making these most wickedky cool witches!!

favorite quotes~~
"It's just... for the first time... I feel... wicked."

"... so if you care to find me, look to the western sky. As someone told me lately, 'Everyone deserves a chance to fly!' "


Leave a comment for a chance to have the Wicked Witch of the East come live with you~
Drawing will be Thursday!!

Hepzibah has a new home!


Congratulations #22~ Dora!
Please e-mail me at primitiveneedle@aol.com

I have 3 more of these witchy women to give away! I'll post # 2 later tonight or tomorrow.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Come one Come all to my witch giveaway!


Hello my pretties, up for grabs is Witch Hepzibah~she is ready to fly to the home of the lucky winner of my first of four witch giveaways!
Many thanks to Carmen
for creating this wicked cool witch! Drawing will be held The 26th of October.



Post a comment to be entered.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

A way cool giveaway!


Stay tuned, I will be having some wicked cool giveaways, starting next week!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

October nights


The wind is blowing, leaves are flying, the corn is rustling in the fields. My favorite time of year. It feels magical out tonight.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

All Hallow's Eve is getting closer~


and I have some winners! Wow! you guys really gave me some great ideas (can't wait to get started) so thanks to all!
Winners are 3, 30, 17, and 35.

So Margaret, Eve, April, and tnladybugs please e-mail me at primitiveneedle@aol.com.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Another contest & Laura with the Tab avatar please email me


Ok, now that St. Charles is over~it is time to start thinking about Nashville!!
I'm working on a way cool repro chart! (Hint:the girl who stitched it finished it Oct. 31. 1844, and it has a very interesting/spooky story!)

So I want to do another design on the same scale as Witches Hollow. I have a few ideas, but wanted to see what you guys would like to stitch.
Let me know your ideas.

I'm going to use the random number generator again to pick the winners.
Give-away will be my 2 new definition charts~Halloween & Witch.

Monday, September 27, 2010

I'm Back and we have winners!



Here is Mariah~She was such an awesome cashier!! Thanks so much honey!!


I had such a great market!! So much fun.
Thanks to all you guys for leaving such wonderful comments! Since I had so many, I decided to pick to winners~~
I used a random number generator and it came up with #'s 11 and 49, so congrats to Denise and Laura!
Please e-mail me at primitiveneedle@aol.com

Thursday, September 23, 2010

I'm off to St. Charles!


Wish me luck! I'll see you all when I get back!

Everyone who leaves a comment will be entered in my drawing~~1 each of all the new stuff!!

Bewitching Stitching!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Needful things for new charts

Old Game Board: Stitch count:128w x 118h
Fabric: 40 count Mello by Picture This Plus
Fibers: The Gentle Arts:Wrought Iron (10 yard skein needed) Carrot, Tomato, Corn Husk

Annie Hyssop's Harvest Moon:Stitch Count: 200w x 100h:
Fabric: 40 count Tin Roof from Weeks Dye Works
Fibers: The Gentle Art: Oatmeal, Garden Gate, Espresso Bean, Piney Woods, Wrought Iron, Weathered Barn, Mustard Seed, Bittersweet, Nutmeg.
Weeks Dye Works: Loden, Caper, Moss, Olive

Flatheads Embrace: Stitch Count: 169w x 127h
Fabric: 40 count Tin Roof from Weeks Dye Works
Fibers: The Gentle Art: Chalk, Buttermilk, Portabello, Deep Forest, Wood Trail, Soot, Garden Gate, Weathered Barn, Autumn Leaves.

1612: Stitch Count: 69w x 111h
Fabric: 40 count Heritage from Picture This Plus.
Fibers:The Gentle Art: Roasted Marshmellow,
Weeks Dye Works: Confederate Gray, Havana, Bark, Charcoal.

The Olde Settlement Stitch Count:203w x 236h
Fabric: 40 count Parchment from Weeks Dye Works.
Fibers: Belle Soie: Vanilla Pudding, Slate, Tumbleweed, Miss Green Jeans, Mudpie, Tree Trunk, Moss, Noir, Sister Scarlet, Herb Garden, Collard Greens, Kiwi, Teddy Bear, Cinnamon Stick, Terra Potta, Briar Patch, Fawn, Bean Stalk, Sage Brush, Espresso, Oatmeal Scone, Chester Blue, Rose of Sharon, Ocean Tide, Baguette

Witch: Stitch Count: 216w x 68h:
Fabric: 40 count Shale from Picture This Plus
Fibers: Java Watterlillies by Caron.

Halloween: Stitch Count: 211w x 112h
Fabric: 35 count Cappuccino from Weeks Dye Works
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works: Curry, Charcoal, Sweet Potato

Hoodoo Voodoo: Stitch Count:105w x 98h
Fabric: 40 count Confederate Gray from Weeks Dye Works
Fibers: Weeks Dye Works: Whitewash, Parchment, Stepping Stone, Thyme, Loden, Caper, Bark, Salt Glaze, Charcoal, Onyx, Olive, Whiskey, Carrot, Terra Cotta, Turkish Red.

Whew!! I'd like to thank all the great fabric and fiber people in the needlearts industry. Their awesome products make designing a dream!!

Friday, September 10, 2010

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

The Last 2~

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So which pic of Annie Hyssop's Harvest Moon do you all like the best?







How about the pics of Old Game Board?


Tomorrow will be spent getting these last 2 designs ready to print.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Witches Everywhere!



Aren't these just the coolest things ever! Carmen and I got our heads together and she made all these wicked witch scissor fobs for me to sell in St. Charles!





I got these neat old wooden trays at an auction and thought they would be perfect for displaying my limited kit for market.



And here is 1612~a new release for St Charles, if you want the chart or one of the witches have your shop owner stop by my room my pretties.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Flatheads Embrace Framed



Here is my flyer for the kit for St Charles. Mariah made it for me (thanks honey!)
Speaking of Mariah, we moved her back to school yesterday~the house seems so quiet.
I really miss her already!


Here is Flatheads Embrace framed. The picture looks greener than it actually is. Will have to get a better one taken, but you get the idea.
I really need to get motivated and get some charts printed~well maybe tomorrow!

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Annie Hyssop's Harvest Moon



Here is Jenny Bean's friend, Annie Hyssop's sampler~I hope you like it.
Thank-you Nicole for the pic and for stitching the model!!

Saturday, August 14, 2010

And the winner is~~~~~


(my poor samplers on the wall are always askew in the summer as I always have the front door open and the wind blows them every which way!)


My DD Mariah was in charge of picking the title she liked best~So as the sign says
"Congratulations Sandra!" Flatheads Embrace it is!
Mariah had her top picks written out and then chose from them, I thought why not give all the top selections a chart~~so additional winners are~~
Julie & Becky
Terri Boog
Myra
Connie
Tina S

Sandra you get Flatheads Embrace plus get to pick out one more of my charts. Since these won't go out until I get back from St Charles, Sandra if you want to pick another new release just let me know.
Winners please e-mail your addresses to primitiveneedle@aol.com

Thanks to all you wonderful people who took time to comment and visit my blog!

Bewitching Stitching!