Seventh Day of Christmas pick your present!

On the Seventh Day of Christmas......Nancy gave to me:
    Your choice of a present!!! You can pick from the trim bags:
Patriotic, Christmas or Gingerbread trims. Filled with lots of goodies.
If you don't use trims...you can have 5 skeins of floss, 20 yards each! You get to pick the present. Could Santa make it any easier than that??

Rules: You must be a follower and post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 25 more entries.
Drawing to be December 19th.  Santa Nancy still has lots of goodies left in her bag to give away!
                      Good luck to all!

Sixth Day of Christmas give-away, a surprise present!

Like children waiting for Christmas.....you will have to wait and see what the surprise gift is! The sixth Day of Christmas is a present....and like all presents....you will have to wait and see what it is!
Drawing to be December 18th (have to keep all these days straight!!)
Rules: You must be a follower and post a comment here. Send a friend and get 25 more entries.
I hope you are all having as much fun as I am this holiday season. I love to play Santa!
Have a wonderful day.
Santa Nancy

On the Fifth Day of Christmas Nancy gave to us....

 

  First I would like to thank all of you for all the kind (and funny) comments you have left for me. I truly love to share and wish that I could send each and every one of you a Christmas present.
As most of you know, I am one person running this business and I am swamped all the time. I don't get to look at other blogs...maybe some day I will....but please don't be mad that I can't get to your blogs. I do hope to slow down a bit next year and then....just maybe....I can relax and go visiting blogs!

Lets give away some trims! Do you do your own finishing? Use chenille trim or ric rac? Cluny ric rac is wonderful. It has a nice feel to it, looks fantastic and is easy to sew in place.
Don't use trims? How about some hand dyed buttons....or sewing charms? I will show pictures on the day you get to choose.

Lets give some trim or buttons and charm packs to three followers. Your choice.
Rules: You must be a follower and post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 25 more entries.
Drawing to be December 17th. What a challenge to keep track of all these give-aways....and what fun! Ho! Ho! Ho!
Love from Santa Nancy

Fourth Day of Christmas Give-away....LOTS of FLOSS!

On the fourth Day of Christmas Nancy gave to Me:
25!!! yes 25 skeins (20 yards each!), 500 yards!
of floss from the 1795 Sampler Collection! One lucky winner. You pick the colors!

Drawing to be Christmas Day! Be sure to check back to see if you are the lucky winner!
Rules: you must be a follower and post a comment here.
Post on your blog (in a post, not a side bar) and get 50  more entries! Someone is going to have fun selecting their Christmas present this year.
DON"T FORGET there is free shipping on this 1795 floss collection all week....world wide! email nbelgian@aol.com.
This is such a wonderful time to share with all of you....I LOVE Christmas!
Santa Nancy

The Third Day of Christmas Give-away! FLOSS!!!!!!

     Santa thought more floss would be nice as this seems to be a F-A-V-O-R-I-T-E give-away around here!
     I have a few new colors not listed yet....I was saving them for a give-away. These will be surprise colors! Ha ha.....you have to wait to see them.
Lets give a couple stitchers 10 skeins each....200yards!!!!
Same old rules.......you must be a follower and post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 25 more entries....send a friend 25 more entries.
     Drawing to be December 16th. Keep entering all the Christmas give-aways.....lots of goodies going out of here. I love to share and to give back to the stitching community, especially at Christmas. This is my way of showing my appreciation to all of you.
Love from Santa Nancy

Second Day of Christmas give-away!

     The Second Day of Christmas......and always so much fun to give goodies away! Lets see....what can we give away today.....how about the chart of your choice? Browse through my 82 charts in my store if you are a winner.....and pick your favorite!
     Drawing to be December 15th. Lets pick a couple winners.
You must be a follower and you must post a comment here. Post on your blog or send a friend and get 25 more entries.
You need to check back to see if you are a winner...I never have time to track you down!
   Thank you for participating in the Christmas fun!
                                         Nancy

Sewing Necessaire winners today!!!! Pick your colors!!

    Santa Nancy is busy as a bee these days and loving every minute of the give-aways. Today's winners get to pick their favorite color for the necessaire. Red and cream, blue and tan, olden tan floral, black and tan, etc. You remember!!!
     We have 3 winners today!
Julie (Julie's Kansas Journeys)
Lavender Dreamer
and BillieBee(billiemick)
Congratulations! Please email me, nbelgian@aol.com, and send me your address.

Twelve days of Christmas?? We have a lot more than that around here! Stay tuned for more great fun.

Santa Nancy

Quaker chart WITH FLOSS give-away! Enter now!

    As I was getting everything together for this give-away I was reminded that I need to frame these......always something to do.
For this one....I will let you pick which one of my Quaker charts that you would like to stitch....in one color....you pick the chart and floss! I personally LOVE one color designs.....as you can tell!
So if you are a Quaker fan......

So you can choose from Be True in Heart, Harmony(with birds), To Thine Own Self be True or Forget Me Not. I thought I had Love One Another stitched...it has the same border as Forget Me Not but is different in the middle. You will receive the chart and floss for the design you pick.
     Rules: You MUST be a follower and post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 25 more entries(yes I do check, LOL). Send a friend and get 25 more entries.
    I have a lot of fun with all of these holiday give-aways....some days I am pulling my hair out but if I space them far enough apart it makes it much easier. Lets have this drawing on December  15th.
Good luck everyone.....let the comments begin. Santa must get back to work.
Santa Nancy

Chart Winners today! Check for your name please!

   We have some Jingle as Ye enter chart winners today! Chart with floss and bells and the bonus ornament pattern with floss and bells. What better way to share Christmas than with a Christmas pattern!
I said I would pick a few......how about: 7!!!!!!!
Shirlee
Cole
Dede
Vicky L
Deb-Chosen Sisters
ladyjane22
and.......Judy-Heartland Stitcher!
I will next post a Quaker give away later today. Chart and all floss!
We have more winners tomorrow for the pick your color necessaire so be sure to check back.....and.....I will do a Twelve Days of Christmas drawings that I will post on the 1st-12th. Be sure to enter each drawing.....and be sure to check back to see if you are a winner. After all....you must follow!!

Thanks for stopping by. Santa needs to get back to work.
Nancy

Cyber Monday Week! Free shipping worldwide on floss and trims!!!

    Cyber Monday specials are nice....so why not a Cyber Monday Week?!!  I try to help all that I can in a tough economy.
So Monday December  2nd  through Sunday I will run this sale.

For floss and trim sales: DIRECT sales, not through ebay.
Spend $50 and more in the US and get free shipping on floss and/or trims.
International sales: Spend $100 or more on floss and/or trims and get free shipping! That can save you $16 or more!

I will include free gift samples with every order. Santa needs to be generous this special time of the year. Lets start December with lots of giving.

I will have give-aways right up until Christmas so be sure to check back often.

Happy shopping to all....and to all a good week!
Nancy

Happy Thanksgiving!

      I want to wish each and every one of my faithful followers, new followers, and dear friends a very Happy Thanksgiving. I always have a lot to be thankful for...the list is endless. I am very blessed in many ways and being able to share with all my friends is one of the best parts of my life. Thank you....each and every one of you....for sharing with me. Maybe we should celebrate more days together of just being thankful!
Sending all my love to you.
Nancy

Christmas Over Dyed Floss Give-away, enter now!

Lets start with the first floss give-away for the season...to make it jolly! Floss seems to be the favorite give-away around here.....so lets give 10 stitchers a few skeins of floss from the 1795 collection. Tell me your favorite colors!!!!! Pick from 80 colors!!!! Tell me your 3 favorite colors and I will send them. 20 yard skeins!

Drawing to be December 10th so you have lots of time to enter.
You MUST be a follower and post a comment here. Send a friend and get 10 more entries. Post on your blog and get 25 more entries!
You will need to check back to see if you are a winner, as always, because I am swamped this time of the year and don't have the time to track you down!
I will be having lots of give-aways through December. I don't have the time to do one each day as I did last year as I have other commitments.....but there will be lots of goodies being mailed from here as usual. Tis the season to be jolly!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Nancy

You must try this hand dyed wool!

   I have been using hand dyed wool, that is already felted for you, from a great source that I found earlier this year. You can also get your wool not felted if you so desire. Melvina has the nicest colors....I am using her Berry Red in my red and cream Necessaries to make the needle pages and the little button bag. It is SO nice to work with....and because it is felted it doesn't ravel along the edges. I have other projects in mind for some of her other colors.

Please take a look and don't hesitate to purchase from her. The customer service is excellent! Add that to a great product, quick shipping....and it doesn't get any better than that!
Check out her online store (hollyhock hill designs) here:
http://hollyhockhilldesigns.com/catalog.php?category=22

She also carries rug hooking kits and designs.

I love to support other businesses in this tough economy we are all in. Hop over and check her out!
Thank you in advance.
Nancy

Sewing Necessaire winners today!!

We have Sewing Necessaire winners today! Todays winners will receive the Williamsburg Sampler fabric from Windham Fabrics. A special little necessaire made by me with lots of stitching goodies included. My own signature felted wool button bag and wool needle pages with a large bronze flower head safety pin. And 20 yards of my Blue with Tan floss.

Lets announce a couple winners:
Denise (Country Stitcher)
TNLadybug and lets give a third one to
Natasha
Please email me, nbelgian@aol.com, and give me your address so I can have these in the mail right away.
Moving right along with the holiday give-aways and loving every minute of it around here.
Thanks for stopping by....be sure to keep entering all the great  give-aways I will be hosting!
Nancy

Another Jingle as Ye Enter give-away!! Chart with floss, bells & buttons!

Lets do it again! If you missed this first give-away you can enter again. Even if you won you can enter again!

You must be a follower and post a comment here. Drawing to be Nov 30th. You will still have time to stitch this for Christmas if you win. Post on your blog and get 25 more entries. Send a friend and get 25 more entries.

Chart pack includes the ornament chart too.

Lets give 3 more chart packs with all the goodies included.

Enter now!

From the previous listing:

 

Free Christmas Ornament pattern, bells, floss and wood buttons with Door hanging chart

   I stitched an ornament from the extra chart included with the door hanging chart. Included are the bells.....but to add to the previous post.....I am giving free over dyed floss (for both charts!) to the first 200 charts sold....yes 200 since this is selling so quickly. I will ALSO INCLUDE the two little wood hearts I sewed on the back of the ornament. I did a simple finish, envelope enclosure so when it is turned you do not have to sew anything shut! You can if you prefer...just whip stitch it closed or add a button. I used some of the same red bias ribbon, cut it narrow and made a hanger and bows. I like bias ribbon because you can ruffle the edges or fray them easily for a primitive look. As I said, you can antique your linen to look primitive. The finished size of the ornament on 32ct linen is 3" x 3-1/2".
Stitch count on the door hanger is 119 x 152. Ornament is 53 x 45.
I use full cross stitches in my designs. This is charted for dmc but as I said I am including free over dyed floss with the first 200 charts.

I finished my new pattern for my Jingle as Ye Enter door hanger/wall hanging. It would look good on either one. It is a quick finish and very easy. The back is an envelope style so there is no hand stitching a seam closed after you turn it right side out. I did a simple 1" fold over to the back and whipped stitched it down as a sleeve for a wood dowel. I used simple red bias ribbon for a hanger and bows. I stitched this on 32ct Belgian linen in an antique champagne shade. I over dyed some dark Christmas red, green and gold floss and a nice medium brown for the birds. I love the nice quality little brass bells that the birds hold dangling on a string from their beaks. I used a dark red fabric for backing and a layer of fusible fleece to back the stitched piece to give it lots of body.
*****A BONUS  with this pattern is that you can make an ornament from the bird in the upper left corner. That extra pattern is included along with 6 small antique brass bells (2 for the ornament and 4 for the door hanger). The bells along the bottom are optional and sold separately ($2) or use your own. I wanted to do a pattern that could be primitive if you used a darker fabric or antique the fabric. I wanted the brighter colors for my décor.
The finished size is 8" wide by 10-1/2" tall without the hanger.
Remember....this is a chart with bells and not a whole kit.

Lots of details!!  The pattern for both the door hanger and ornament will be $10.99 plus postage and includes the 6 little bells. This will have to go in a padded envelope. This is charted for DMC floss. 
*****BONUS***** The first 200 charts that I sell will include all the over dyed floss in the colors shown to complete the door hanging and the ornament! email nbelgian@aol.com if you want one.

I love to share with all of you and I know it helps to include all the floss and extras with a chart.
Nancy

6 Winners today! Christmas door hanging and ornament charts!

   We have some lucky winners today......they will receive the  Jingle as Ye Enter, Jingle as Ye Go door hanging and ornament charts.....complete with floss, bells and goodies.

I said I would draw 5 names...how about 6 lucky winners?!!
Joy
rosek 1870
Ariadne Skyrianidou
Patti
Pat Matekcek
and Wendy of Savage Threads
CONGRATULATIONS STITCHERS!!!!!

Please email me and give me your address. nbelgian@aol.com
Thank you for participating and keep entering the give-aways. Somebody always wins!

Hugs to all,
Nancy

Now lets antique what we stitched!

I am bold....and have no problem jumping into a project with a positive "it's going to turn out fine" attitude. So for me....I love how this turned out. This took me 5 minutes to do! You could antique the fabric first...but I like to do it after so I can put some over the stitching to truly make it look old.
I don't use coffee or tea......I don't care what they say...acid is acid...and if you are an archival buff.....you don't put acid to stain fabric unless you are going to wash it out. I use Ranger Archival, acid free, permanent and waterproof inks. I used Sepia and Coffee on this one. You can see how it looks when I was half done with the Sepia. Then I added the coffee color. I used the ink pad as an applicator (I told you I was bold) and then I used a paint brush to rub in areas with softer or darker color. I also dabbed these colors on the cotton twill hanger. Using ink on fabric will require a drying time of 24 hours or more. You can then heat set it with your iron if you like.....it doesn't require it. You just want to make sure it is good and dry before you handle it.
***If you have ever stitched with over dyed floss and the color has rubbed off a bit too much on the fabric, you can use this technique to shade the fabric and around the lettering. You can use a very light ink or go dark and drastic for a really grungy and primitive look.
The end result is a bit darker than these photos. I tried using the flash as you can see....and I just can't capture the rich color of the ink. I should buy a really good camera. One of these days.

I thought I would share that with all of you. There are so many nice fabrics out there...but if you have one that is too light you might consider this technique. Practice on scraps first.....so you don't get mad at me!!!! LOL
Nancy

New Primitive Merry Christmas hanger with bells give-away!

Decorating the Tree

My newest design and the chart comes with the 8 small brass bells, the wood Christmas Tree button  and the 4 large "antiqued" brass bells. I will even include the cotton twill hanger!

 

The finished size is 5" x 8". (99x73 stitches)

***Charted for Dmc but the first 100 charts sold will include my own hand dyed floss for free!  I stitched this on my own Antique Champagne 32ct linen.

      The chart and goodies is $10.99 and you can order direct from me, nbelgian@aol.com. Postage is extra. I will list this in my ebay store as well. **You need to order direct from me to get the free floss.
I have always done designs for me...and finished the way I like them. After I stitched and finished the hanging, I then strung a small bell on 2 strands of red floss and tacked it to the beak of the first bird. Then I "strung" the garland across the front of the tree and sewed on another bell with one stitch and continued all across the tree. It doesn't get any easier than that and I like the 3D effect.
The back of the hanging is envelope style. I love this closure because the linen doesn't even wrinkle when you turn it right side out. Then I sewed on a little wood Christmas tree button.

I just wanted to share my new design with you. Shall we give a couple away? Of course!! I knew you were waiting to get to the give-away!
You must be a follower......you must post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 25 more entries. Send a friend and get 25 more entries. Drawing to be Dec 1st. This is an easy stitch and that will give you plenty of time to stitch it to enjoy this holiday season.
Thanks for stopping by to visit with me today. Lets keep the holiday give-aways rolling along......
Nancy

Pick your Sewing Necessaire color Give-away! Enter now!

We are quickly going through November and around here that means more give-aways!!! Heading into the Christmas season (47 days from today is Christmas).....and Santa gave me a reminder call to get with it and give more away!  Soooo....you get to pick the color of a Sewing Necessaire! Lots of goodies included with each one and each will be different. Floss, trims, buttons, charms, mother of pearl floss rings, a heart mother of pearl button, etc. Always to include my hand made felted wool button bag with coilless pin enclosure and the wool felt needle pages with the large antique brass flower head safety pin.
I have a lot of Moda fabrics in these...I love how when you fold them you can change the pattern on some, especially when you have two layered together. Then I offset them a little and when folded you see layers of different prints.
These will all be listed in my ebay store tomorrow or can be purchased directly from me. They are $24 each plus postage.

Rules: You must be a follower. You must post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 25 more entries. Send a friend and get 25 more entries. We want lots of stitchers to have a chance. Lets give several away. Drawing to be December 1st to start the Christmas count down. Winners will be able to pick their favorite color!
Good luck everyone! Let the comments begin! And yes....I am wearing my Santa hat as I work.......and playing Christmas music....this Christmas work shop works year round! I just wish I had elves to help me.
Nancy

A gift and a great new Design from Stitchers Anon

Gaynor from Stitchers Anon had designed a new chart and has dedicated it to me. I am so touched by this sweet gesture from a dear friend. She has used the floss and trims from my Gingerbread Trim Bag. Here is part of her post:
Well, she brought out a pack of gingerbread trims and I fell in love with it: so much so I felt inspired to say thank you to Nancy in the only way I really can.

I designed this: The Scent of Ginger.

The house etc is stitched in Nancy's Dark Ginger Thread..it was perfect and so easy to seperate and use.  I didn't get one single tangle which is unusual for me and overdyed threads!

This was stitched on 32 count Belfast Linen (summer khaki) but I am thinking of stitching on 28 count and stitching some of the lace to the bottom of her skirt: there are trims in all three shades of the ginger that I used here.

 

And here it is with one of the buttons from the pack.

They look different colours but it got dark here really early and it was hard to take a proper photo. Sorry. The top one is probably truer to the colour scheme as I scanned it but had to use the camera once I had added the button.

I am looking forwards to seeing how I can use more of the trims when I work out how I am going to finish it.

This chart is available free.....yes, you heard right...FREE from Nancy when you purchase a pack of her ginger trims.  I'm not sure yet if it will be via pdf or hard copy.  

You can also buy the chart from me minus the trims..however, to really get it to look right you should use her thread though I have colour matched to DMC best I could.

Nancy, this is my gift to you to say thank you: you can offer it as a gift to your customers, also to say thank you: and people can promise not to email it or scan it and send it freely on the sly and that will be their gift to me and for that I thank them xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thank you Gaynor from the bottom of my heart. I love your new design and I will be happy to print them and give them with my Gingerbread Trims Pack. I also urge you to buy one from her directly. http://stitchersanon.blogspot.com/2013/11/new-release-for-nancy-scent-of-ginger.html

The internet has made the world a much smaller place...and meeting friends like you has been the best part of this business.

Lots of love,

Nancy

Free Christmas Ornament pattern, bells, floss and wood buttons with Door hanging chart

   I stitched an ornament from the extra chart included with the door hanging chart. Included are the bells.....but to add to the previous post.....I am giving free over dyed floss (for both charts!) to the first 200 charts sold....yes 200 since this is selling so quickly. I will ALSO INCLUDE the two little wood hearts I sewed on the back of the ornament. I did a simple finish, envelope enclosure so when it is turned you do not have to sew anything shut! You can if you prefer...just whip stitch it closed or add a button. I used some of the same red bias ribbon, cut it narrow and made a hanger and bows. I like bias ribbon because you can ruffle the edges or fray them easily for a primitive look. As I said, you can tea or coffee stain your linen to look primitive. The finished size of the ornament on 32ct linen is 3" x 3-1/2".
Stitch count on the door hanger is 119 x 152. Ornament is 53 x 45.
I use full cross stitches in my designs. This is charted for dmc but as I said I am including free over dyed floss with the first 200 charts.

From the previous listing:
I finished my new pattern for my Jingle as Ye Enter door hanger/wall hanging. It would look good on either one. It is a quick finish and very easy. The back is an envelope style so there is no hand stitching a seam closed after you turn it right side out. I did a simple 1" fold over to the back and whipped stitched it down as a sleeve for a wood dowel. I used simple red bias ribbon for a hanger and bows. I stitched this on 32ct Belgian linen in an antique champagne shade. I over dyed some dark Christmas red, green and gold floss and a nice medium brown for the birds. I love the nice quality little brass bells that the birds hold dangling on a string from their beaks. I used a dark red fabric for backing and a layer of fusible fleece to back the stitched piece to give it lots of body.
*****A BONUS  with this pattern is that you can make an ornament from the bird in the upper left corner. That extra pattern is included along with 6 small antique brass bells (2 for the ornament and 4 for the door hanger). The bells along the bottom are optional and sold separately ($2) or use your own. I wanted to do a pattern that could be primitive if you used a darker fabric or antique a fabric with coffee or tea staining. I wanted the brighter colors for my décor.
The finished size is 8" wide by 10-1/2" tall without the hanger.
Remember....this is a chart with bells and not a whole kit. I may offer some kits next week in my ebay store. They will be $29.99. Stay tuned as I will announce that next week if you want a kit. It will have everything but the wood dowel for hanging. You could actually just use the ribbon to hang this as it has lots of body.

Lots of details!!  The pattern for both the door hanger and ornament will be $10.99 plus postage and includes the 6 little bells. This will have to go in a padded envelope. This is charted for DMC floss. 
*****BONUS***** The first 100 charts that I sell will include all the over dyed floss in the colors shown to complete the door hanging and the ornament! email nbelgian@aol.com if you want one.

I love to share with all of you and I know it helps to include all the floss and extras with a chart.
Nancy

New Christmas door hanger give-away-new stuff!!

I finished my new pattern for my Jingle as Ye Enter door hanger/wall hanging. It would look good on either one. It is a quick finish and very easy. The back is an envelope style so there is no hand stitching a seam closed after you turn it right side out. I did a simple 1" fold over to the back and whipped stitched it down as a sleeve for a wood dowel. I used simple red bias ribbon for a hanger and bows. I stitched this on 32ct Belgian linen in an antique champagne shade. I over dyed some dark Christmas red, green and gold floss and a nice medium brown for the birds. I love the nice quality little brass bells that the birds hold dangling on a string from their beaks. I used a dark red fabric for backing and a layer of fusible fleece to back the stitched piece to give it lots of body.
*****A BONUS  with this pattern is that you can make an ornament from the bird in the upper left corner. That extra pattern is included along with 6 small antique brass bells (2 for the ornament and 4 for the door hanger). The bells along the bottom are optional and sold separately ($2) or use your own. I wanted to do a pattern that could be primitive if you used a darker fabric or antique a fabric with coffee or tea staining. I wanted the brighter colors for my décor.
The finished size is 8" wide by 10-1/2" tall without the hanger.
Remember....this is a chart with bells and not a whole kit. I may offer some kits next week in my ebay store. They will be $29.99. Stay tuned as I will announce that next week if you want a kit. It will have everything but the wood dowel for hanging. You could actually just use the ribbon to hang this as it has lots of body.

Lots of details!!  The pattern for both the door hanger and ornament will be $10.99 plus postage and includes the 6 little bells. This will have to go in a padded envelope. This is charted for DMC floss. 
*****BONUS***** The first 100 charts that I sell will include all the over dyed floss in the colors shown to complete the door hanging and the ornament! email nbelgian@aol.com if you want one.

The Give-away! Lets get the Christmas spirit rolling.....Lets give away 5 charts with floss and bells!
You must be a follower and post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 20 more entries. Send a friend to follow and receive 20 more entries. Drawing to be on November 12th so hurry and enter now. I mail world wide. Another BONUS****If you purchase this chart now...then you win one...you can have the chart or I will give you 5 of my 20 yards skeins of hand dyed floss....your choice!

I will stitch the ornament this weekend so I can photograph it for the chart, then do my printing and charts will be available Monday the 4th.
I think that covers everything! I said there were lots of details......
Thanks for stopping by.....have a great weekend. Let the comments begin!
Nancy

I love to over dye fabric, even Moda

     I love to over dye fabric....nothing is safe from me around here when I have the dye pot going. I had some squares left over from the Snowman Gatherings charm pack. The background was too white for me...the fabric in the middle. So I grabbed the whole stack and threw it into a dark antique champagne color I was using....and I love how antique they now look. Perfect for a couple sewing necessaries to give as gifts.  Even the blues on the top took on a nice antique look. Some times the dye effect I want is subtle and sometimes drastic as above.
      I just thought I would share that tid bit with you.....I need to get back to a Christmas pattern I am stitching (a door hanging with jingle bells). I made a few changes....good thing I was not stitching that part.....and will show it after Halloween when the chart will be ready. Sounds like another give-away coming up. Stay tuned.
     Thanks for stopping by.
                                         Nancy

Free floss equal to your postage

I had another customer ask me to run the "free floss equal to your postage" on the 1795 Sampler Floss Collection. I am always happy to help out and this is a great buy. My floss is 1/4 the price of other companies. This collection would run over $600!
   If you purchase the Complete 1795 Sampler Floss Collection of 80 (20 yards ea) skeins, 1600 yards, $156.00, DIRECT FROM ME and not on ebay, I will send extra floss equal to the postage you pay. If you are in the states I mail priority mail so you would receive and extra $6-8 in free floss (3-4 skeins, 60-80 yards). If you are in the UK, Netherlands or Germany, your postage is $16.74 and you would receive an extra 8 skeins, 160 yards! The free floss is from some special colors I dyed for this  offer.
  I am always happy to fill requests when I can. This is a tough economy to say the least and every little bit helps. The extra floss would make nice gifts to your friends.
   Thank you for stopping by......have a great day!
                                                Nancy

Sewing Necessaire Give-away with Williamsburg Sampler Fabric

I got my camera working again.....and snapped a few photos of the Sewing Necessaire I made using Windham Fabrics, The Williamsburg Sampler Collection....THE PATTERN IS PRINTED ON THE FABRIC, THIS IS NOT STITCHED, it is the alphabet sampler and I have always loved this fabric. The background was light cream so I over dyed it to look antique. To make these have great body I use fusible fleece to back the fabrics. I love that stuff! I used a Moda fabric for the inner lining and I also dyed the cotton twill for the ties in a nice shade antique shade to match. The backgrounbd is a little darker than what it looks like in this photo. It comes with a felted wool button and charm bag (with the adorable coilless safety pin closure) and wood buttons and charms shown. I love the stork scissors charms. Wool felt for pins along with the large antique flower pin, a skein of my Blue with tan floss, 2 yards of hand dyed ric rac and two yards of cluny trim. A little mother of pearl heart is the divider on one of the pockets that I sewed on. I will be listing these in my ebay store later this week. I just did this one yesterday so I will now make more. They are $24.99 complete as shown. You can order now, nbelgian@aol.com. I am looking for a source for more of this fabric in other colors as it is an archived fabric. I have a couple yards that I over dyed and that will make quite a few of these. The first picture shows the before and after the dye pot. My other photos are a bit lighter than they look.

Lets give a couple away! If you like blue...or if you have a friend that you would like to gift this to....this one is for you. These make great gifts.
Rules: You must be a follower. You must post a comment here. Post on your blog and 20 more entries. Send a friend and get 20 more entries. Drawing to be November 15th. I ship world wide.
You must check to see if you are a winner as I don't have time to hunt you down!

There will be lots of give-aways from now until Christmas as I love sharing with my faithful followers.
Thanks for stopping by.
Nancy

Sewing Necessaire winners today!

    I have been having trouble with my camera and uploading pictures......I hope to have this resolved soon and post pictures of all the fabric colors available.

      Lets get to the winners for today.....they are:
Maggee who will receive the 3 layer present.

Tracy will receive a single Necessaire.
TERESA S. will receive a single Necessaire.
Christine will receive a single Necessaire.
And Mari will receive a single Necessaire.

If in doubt about the names please check the original post to see if you entered.
PLEASE email me with your addresses and I will have these in the mail right away.

We have 64 days until Christmas!! My favorite time of the year....but I do try to hold the giving spirit within me all year long and share with as many friends as I can.
I will post more pictures soon and have another round of give-aways so stay tuned.

Have a great day!
Nancy

Winners of the Gingerbread Trim Packs

    We have a few winners today of the Gingerbread Trim Packs. I had said lets give a couple away.....and I always get carried away when drawing names....just can't help myself!
The post office truly loves me when I buy postage............

The winners are:     rosek 1870
                                    Fancies, Thimbles and Threads
                                    Inga (Gerda)
                                    Sandra Ree
                                    Penny l
                                    Marilyn-Fanciful Stitches
        and                     Gizzimomo

I see at a glance that these will be going all the way to the UK and Hungary..........a  long trip for a little bag of goodies. I wish I was going along for the ride!

Thank you one and all for entering the give-away. I will be hosting quite a few with the quickly approaching holidays. As you all know, Christmas is my favorite time of the year and the best time for lots of sharing.

Email me nbelgian@aol.com and give me your addresses please.

I will be showing more necessaires soon. It has been too dark and dreary for days and I can't take good photos to show....so stay tuned.
Nancy

With deepest sympathy at the loss of a friend

I know we are all at a loss with the passing of Cathey. A brave soul who fought long and hard and is now at peace. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends at this sad time. We will all miss her very much. Life is short and too short for some.
Nancy

The Sewing Necessaire Present and giveaway! Enter Now!

I have been very busy once again. I have wanted to do a special Sewing Necessaire....a layered present! Three layers of goodies and wrapped with a ribbon bow. The best part? It is already MADE for you....by me. Yes, everything is done. The fabrics were backed with fusible fleece to give it a soft and padded sturdy base. Completely sewn including the floss rings, wool needle pages and my own little hand dyed wool button bag! I found the cutest safety pin with a rounded end...look so cute. Then I added a couple pieces of hand dyed wool for you and pinned them together with a huge antique bronze flower safety pin. Ric rac, buttons, brass sewing charms and some lace! 4" tall, 4" square. Each layer is 4" x 13". Tied with hand dyed cotton twill ribbon.
I looked at kits on the internet....some higher than $50 for a single item and then you have to put it together. This 3 layer present is priced at $49 until Christmas and then may go up $10. I will also be selling the individual layers as single Sewing Necessaires and those will be completed too. Those will be $24 each. The three layered present is a very good buy. I used mostly Moda fabrics, hand dyed wool, and high quality wool felt. My own hand dyed trims and buttons. Mother of pearl floss rings. 20 yards of floss with each set.

 I have these two styles completed, several of each (I am working on an assembly line of 100 of these....that's 300 layers!)

I am also working on blue and tan prints, black and tan, beige/brown, etc. I will show more as I have them completed. Every time I get busy on these I have to stop and put together ebay orders.

I thought these would make very nice Christmas presents for a stitching friend...or to pamper yourself with some goodies.


So lets get to the give-away!! I thought I would start the quickly approaching holiday season with a little gift giving. So lets give a couple SINGLE layers away first. I will draw two names. Then I thought I would give away one of the layered presents.
I want to spread the word so a lot of people get a chance to win.
Rules: You must be a follower and you must post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 20 more entries, yes 20. You should see me pulling my hair out on the day of the drawings!
Drawing to be Oct 21st on this give-away.
I will be posting more pictures and give-aways over the next few weeks so we can get a lot of presents out before Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by......I love my faithful followers!
Nancy

New Gingerbread Trim Packs, lets give a couple away!!!

I have been very busy once again......first it was with a visit from The Kansas Stitchers.....oh my goodness.....did we have fun!!!! It is always nice to meet some of my blogging friends in person....and this was an extra special visit with some great friends. I know there will be another visit soon and we will make it a stitching marathon!

I also put together a Gingerbread trim grab bag. All hand dyed goodies done by me. This has a skein of Gingerbread Dark Floss, white cluny lace ric rac, gingerbread brown ric rac, caramel brown and golden grown cluny lace with mottled antique-looking colors, 5 yards of cinnamon mini chenille trim, 2 yards of caramel cotton twill tape for ties, 4 flower wood buttons, a pack of ginger buttons, gingerbread wood buttons: 2 small hearts, 4 long hearts, 1 butterfly, 2 sunflowers and 4 mini flowers. Lets add some charms: 5 made for you hearts and 5 small made with love hearts. In a muslin draw string bag and All for $18.99!

Lets give a couple away....if you like trims.....you will love this Gingerbread Trim Grab Bag.
Rules:
Be a follower and post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 10 more entries.
For every friend you send to sign up to my blog you get 10 more entries.
Drawing to be October 15th. Let the comments begin!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Nancy

193 Birthday winners today!

     Happy Birthday to me.......
       Happy Birthday to you.....
              Happy Birthday to all of us......
           This is from me to you!
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Lets have a Birthday Party together!
It's going to be a wonderful day and I am sharing it with everyone that signed up for this give-away.
10 get 5 skeins of floss:
Faith(Faithfully Stitching), Pam in IL, Melissa (St. John's Stitcher), Laura (Flowers Of The Wind)Starry-eyed stitcher, Monica (the hoopless stitcher, Michele (Stitches), Merilde, Stitch Wizard and Anna (Woolie Mammoth).

8 will receive their choice of a trim bag. Halloween, Christmas or Patriotic.
Parsley, Anne (Doll's Musings), Simple Pleasure, Friendship Crossing, Wollylottrugs, Jacqueline, dq and Pumpkin.
2 will receive a sewing necessarie kit.
Robin in Virginia and Debbie Bauer
PLEASE email me and give me you address. I don't have time to track you down!

Now...check the original post. IF YOU SIGNED UP...email me and I will double check the list. I will email you a pdf surprise pattern (after all it is a Birthday party!). nbelgian@aol.com 
173 will receive the pdf pattern!
I will email patterns starting on Thursday and mail all other gifts out on Friday through Monday. These give-aways really take a lot of time to pack, mail and email pdf patterns. Please be patient.....it is a virtue!
I want to thank all of you for the participation in the give-aways, your kind thoughts, get well wishes and Birthday wishes. You are all very dear to me and you make my life much richer. I am truly blessed! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Love,
Nancy

FREE floss equal to your postage-world-wide!

    I have had more requests to run the free floss equal to your postage...and I am always glad to help when I can. Sooooo.......
Here is the sale, just as before. I have had a lot of International sales because this is such a terrific sale:


   I thought I would have a special sale to help with high (and ever increasing) postage costs. So....if you purchase the Complete 1795 Sampler Floss Collection (80 (20 yard)skeins, 1600 yards, $156.00) , DIRECT FROM ME and not on ebay, I will send extra floss equal to your postage cost. If you are in the states I mail Priority mail, around $6-8. So you would get 3-4 extra skeins of floss (different from the 1795 collection/some nice antique shades made just for this offer).
I will run this sale through June 30th.

   Lets say you are in The Netherlands, UK  or Germany....postage on first class is $16.74. You would receive 8 extra skeins of floss! 160 yards of stitching treasure.

Remember that you must purchase this set direct from me and not through ebay. When I save the fees I pass that savings on to you!
I will run this special sale through the end of August.

Don't forget we have a very special give-away to be announced on the 14th.....I won't forget!!!!
Thanks for stopping by.
Nancy