Thursday, December 31, 2015

Definition of a pest......

So my husband (not the pest I am referring to....that's another pest)
comes back in from feeding the outdoor cats yesterday (a stray blessed us with 8 kittens and now resides in the chicken house under heat lamps) and informs me that the runt is not doing well. I told him "she's faking". He says.....no.....she's not doing well. I say a little louder "SHE'S FAKING".  He repeats no, she's not doing well. Now....sucker that I am.....and I have raised orphaned kittens a dozen times....yes I have the milk replacer and bottles on hand.......I tell him to go get me the kitten. So the large pest brings me the very small pest. I pick her up...ok she's skinny and smaller than the rest.....but I swear she smiled and said sucker when I picked her up.

So I bottle feed said pest......and I TRY.......I said try to put her in the box with the heat lamp in my office. Nothing gets to me faster than a crying baby, a barking dog...or this pathetic little meow. That got louder by the minute until I picked her up again. Magic! Said pest shuts up the minute I pick her up. Does she shut up for the other members of the family....who don't have 3 dozen things to do???? Hell no! Sorry........it was a long night. So the pest has decided that being in my sweater pocket is not good enough. No. She needs to climb up to my shoulder and curl up under my neck. I might add at this point that I have allergies to cats. I have lung disease and the doctor has forbid me to be near pets. Can you hear me laughing at this point?

So the pest didn't want the grandsons to hold her, or my son who fed her at 3 for me. She "called" me for a half hour until I finally got back up....I swear she smiled again as I picked her up. She climbed up on my shoulder, tucked herself under my neck and at 4 in the morning started to purr for the first time. Cute? NO! Now I have a stuffy head, a headache, harder to breathe and a cat on my shoulder. I would gladly wrap her in priority mail stickers and put her in the mail box for anyone who wants her. Pest wouldn't even hold still long enough for me to take her picture....unless I do a selfie, which I don't do, and then you would see the new necklace I am wearing. Tortoiseshell colored.



So you know what I will be doing for New Year's Eve.
I hope the rest of you have fun....bringing in the new year (which I hope is fantastic for all of us) and remember that there is free shipping on this pest. That gives me an idea!!!!! The light bulb just went on! I know what will be my next give-away!! Stay tuned!!
           Happy New Year!
                                          Nancy

Sunday, December 27, 2015

It's back to work on the new floss line for 2016

I survived a very busy Christmas season........just about collapsed into a chair after the last custom order was in the mail the day before Christmas. My goodness was I tired. Lots of gifts sent out for the give-away....which was SO much fun once again. Thank you to all who entered.

After a couple days rest I am ready to get back to the new floss line. This will be the largest line I have done so far and as I said, these will be stock (repeat) colors and not limited editions. I will start with 130 colors which I will do over a two week period. I am doing different cards for this line as I have decided to list the color name on the card and under that I will put the DMC conversion and the two colors it is closest to. That was you can use these colors as a substitute for DMC colors. You will also be able to cross reference to other conversion charts. I have seen conversion charts that show DMC, GAST, Weeks, etc. So you can build up a collection of floss to do all your stitching. I will also make a conversion chart showing all my colors and I can post that for you to print to keep on hand. I should have that available as soon as all the floss is dyed and colors are named. The first round will be over 300,000 yards of floss to dye, count, and put on cards. Talk about a large project.....it's no wonder I put in such long days!

The floss takes up a tremendous amount of space around here. If you have been to my home you know that I have my office/display room. I will certainly have to move things around to make room for the new display wall. Six feet high and 10 foot long display for the new floss. Out with the old and in with the new. Speaking of new.....I hope this new year is better for all of us. After 8 months I can finally walk better after my knee injury. Steps are still a problem and I think that will not go away any time soon. I am a long ways away from knee replacement which is good....I have too much to do! Don't you hate when things slow you down? Earlier this year I was ready to throw in the towel....I hate to admit that but this was the second worst injury I have ever had. I am so glad it is behind me and I am up and running again. Well...walking faster. I'll take it. As they say....this is as good as it gets.

   I have some nice ideas for new gift boxes of floss so be sure and stay tuned. Of course we will give some away! I am putting together a rainbow collection for January. I still have a few colors to dye for that one. I had to set up a larger room to dry the floss downstairs. One of these days I will just take over my husbands work building. It is 32 x 60 feet long.....what a floss factory I could set up in there. Hmmmmmm......now that's a good idea.

So this year is quickly coming to an end; so many plans and projects to do. With lots of floss to dye and so many give-aways for you!
Have a great day. Thanks for stopping by.
                                             Nancy

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Twelve Days of Christmas Finale! The whole Primitive Floss Collection winner!




Twelve glorious days of Christmas! It has been a lot of fun giving presents to my friends this holiday season. I saved the best present for last! The whole Primitive Floss Collection!

                                     46 skeins, 920 yards!!
The entry was sent in by email and dropped in the hat. And thank you to several who took the time to email their entry.
The winner is:  Susan in E. TN
Congratulations Susan!!!

Once again this has been a lot of fun during the holiday season of sharing. I wish I could have sent a gift to each and every one of you. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! And speaking of the new year...be sure you have joined the Birthday Club as I will draw a winner on the 1st of each month in 2016 for a nice gift package.
I am also working on the new stock line of floss and will be giving away all the new colors (130 skeins in several give-aways). Stay tuned as there is always a give-away around here.
                                       Merry Christmas!
                                          Santa Nancy

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Eleventh Day of Christmas, primitive floss winner today!




Thank you all for joining me in my Twelve Day of Christmas. We are on the eleventh day and I have a nice selection of 18 skeins from The Primitive Collection as the gift for today.

I want to thank all of you who entered. Today the lucky winner is:
Jerry Melder. Congratulations! Please email me and give me your address. nbelgian@aol.com
 
Tomorrow is the last day so be sure you are signed up and be sure you are a Faithful Follower so you can win. Click to follow at the right. You don't want to miss out on the gift for tomorrow....the whole Primitive Floss Collection!

46 skeins, 920 yards!!! Ho! Ho! Ho!
Good luck to all who are entered!
Santa Nancy

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Tenth Day of Christmas, a floss winner today!




Thank you for joining me in the Twelve Days of Christmas.
Today we have a winner for the tenth day, a surprise package of floss and a chart!
 
I must tell you that the first name that was drawn was not a follower....you must be a follower at the right! Click to follow by Faithful Friends. That is one of the rules.....
 
The second name drawn was Christine (Nannystitches Corner)
Congratulations!! Please email me and give me your address and I will have your surprise package in the mail. You can even tell me your favorite colors.
 
We still have a couple great floss packages that I will be giving away the next two days so be sure you are signed up....and be sure you are a follower to enter!
Back to the floss factory......................
Santa Nancy

Monday, December 21, 2015

Ninth Day of Christmas, two winners today!



Quickly counting down the Twelve Day of Christmas! Today we have the winners for the Ninth Day. Jingle as Ye Enter, Jingle as Ye Go! An adorable wall hanging and bonus ornament. All the over dyed floss and bells you need to make both are included.
                                                     
We have two winners today: Sherri and gloriahanaway.
Congratulations! Please email me and give me your address. nbelgian@aol.com
 
Just a few days and still time to enter the last give-aways....lots of floss left! And be sure you have sent me your name and birthdate for The Birthday Club.
Back to work with the elves!
Santa Nancy

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Eighth Day of Christmas




Thank you for joining me for the Eighth Day of Christmas! Santa Nancy has a wonderful surprise package worth $50 to give away today!!! This has been a lot of fun this December with my annual give-away and Christmas is quickly approaching! We still have a few more give-aways and there is still time to enter.
 
Lets get to the winner! The name drawn was: CalamityJr. Congratulations!!!! Now I need you to give Santa a few suggestions....favorite colors...linen or aida, do you use trims for finishing, etc. Please email me at nbelgian@aol.com and I will need your address.
 
Thank you everyone for joining me in this holiday fun.
                                  Santa Nancy

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Seventh Day of Christmas winner!!




Ho! Ho! Ho! We have a winner for the Seventh Day of Christmas! This lucky winner get to pick any sampler chart and 10 skeins of floss! Browse my ebay store and then email me and tell me what you would like.
The winner today is: Dede. Congratulations! Please email me your selections. nbelgian@aol.com
 
I hope all of you are enjoy this Christmas season and I hope my gifts are spreading some Christmas cheer. Thank you for entering the give-aways. God bless us everyone!
                                              Santa Nancy

Friday, December 18, 2015

Sixth Day of Christmas, Necessaire give-away today!




We are on the Sixth Day of Christmas and one lucky winner is going to get their pick of necessaires!!!! Tell me which is your favorite color print. First two pictures :In the red and cream colors...just tell me red and cream. Third picture is the Giving Quilt Christmas fabric, then Flo Blue floral, Williamsburg Sampler and Tan floral.
 

The name drawn was Mimi. Congratulations! Please email me, nbelgian@aol.com, and give me your address.
Remember that there is still time to enter the last give-aways....right up to the morning of the draw.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Having lots of fun here!!
 
Santa Nancy

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Fifth Day of Christmas Primitive floss winner today!




Thank you for being part of my celebration of Christmas and the season of sharing. As many of you know (and new followers will soon find out), I love to share all year long. In my heart it feels like I am blessed with Christmas all through the year. Sharing has always been very important to me. I feel that it is only what we give away that we get to keep.

Today we have a winner of the Primitive boxed floss set, 12 of my 20 yard skeins to stitch all of your primitive designs.



The winner is Patricia Geary. Congratulations! Please email me and give me your address. nbelgian@aol.com
Counting down the days 'till Christmas!
Santa Nancy
 
 
 


Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Fourth Day of Christmas gift box of floss winner!



Thank you for being part of my celebration of Christmas and the season of sharing.
We have a winner for the Fourth Day of Christmas,  a gift box of floss. Auntie's Flower Garden. 12 beautiful skeins to stitch lots of lovely flowers.

                          
The winner for today's gift is Joke! Congratulations! Please email me and give me your address. nbelgian@aol.com
Back to the work shop! Lots of gifts going out of here!
                                          Santa Nancy

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Third Day of Christmas winner! Best Friend present!!


 

We have a winner for this Third Day of Christmas. This is one of my favorite give-aways....a gift for your best friend! A wonderful thing to do any time of the year.
The name that was drawn today was Mary in MN
Please email me at nbelgian@aol.com and tell me your best friends name, address, and favorite things. I will then put together a nice $35 package of stitching goodies and have them on their way.
 
Thank you to all who entered this special give-away of sharing.
Santa Nancy

Monday, December 14, 2015

The Second Day of Christmas Winner of a gift certificate!!



We have a winner for the Second Day of Christmas. Thank you to all who entered in my holiday tradition. We have a very lucky winner today of a $35 gift certificate.......for goodies from my store. You will browse my store and then email me your choices.
The winner is: KateTX22. Congratulations! Please email me with your selections.
 
Remember that you can stil enter the rest of the give-aways until the day of the drawings. Good luck!
                                               Santa Nancy

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Winner of the First Day of Christmas!


I want to thank all of you who entered each day. I wish I could give each of you a present!!!! Today is the first drawing for favorite colors! We have our first winner:
Mary (M's Lists)
Congratulations!!!! She said she wanted to plan a project in citrus colors....so citrus it will be! Please email me your address. nbelgian@aol.com

You can still enter all the drawing right up to the day of each drawing. Don't miss out!
                                                 Santa Nancy

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Twelve Days of Christmas! The whole Primitive floss Collection, 920 yards of floss!!

 


                                                                                             
                
We finally made it to the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas give-away at The Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe.
I thought I would save this gift for last, the whole Primitive Floss Collection, 46 skeins, 20 yards each, 920 yards of stitching heaven.

Rules: You must be a follower at the right. Click to follow by Faithful Friends. Post on your blog or Facebook and get 50 more entries! You must post a comment here. Drawing to be December 24th. You must check back to see if you were a winner on any drawing. No time limit.

Remember that the drawings will start tomorrow for the 1st Day, then 2nd, etc. You can still sign up for each day until the drawing for that day. Good luck everyone!!
                                         Santa Nancy

Friday, December 11, 2015

Eleventh Day of Christmas Primitive floss!


 

                                                                         
                
 We are on the Eleventh Day of Christmas in this fun give-away and I thought today I would give 18 skeins of floss from the Primitive Collection. A nice variety of colors....perfect for all of your stitching, not just primitive. Everyone seems to love floss!

Rules: You must be a follower at the right. Click to follow by Faithful Friends. You must post a comment here. Post on your blog or Facebook and get 50 more entries.
Drawing to be December 23rd....almost Christmas!
 
Good luck to all who enter. Thank you for joining in my holiday tradition.
Santa Nancy





Thursday, December 10, 2015

The Tenth Day of Christmas give-away

                                                                         
                
It's the Tenth Day of Christmas at The Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe and I think today's gift should be a surprise package of floss! Floss is always a favorite give-away. And maybe a surprise chart......Santa's pick of something very nice to stitch.
 
Rules: You must be a follower. Click to follow by Faithful Friends at the right. You must post a comment here. Post on your blog or Facebook and get 50 more entries.
Drawing to be December 22nd and you must check back to see if you are a winner.
Ho! Ho! Ho! Santa Nancy needs to get back to work!

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

The Ninth Day of Christmas....Jingle as Ye Enter

                                                                         
                

Counting down...we are on the Ninth Day of Christmas here at The Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe. I hope you are having as much fun as I am! Thank you for taking the time to enter each day and participate in all the fun.
Today the gift will be my Jingle as Ye Enter, Jingle as Ye Go chart, complete with over dyed floss and all the bells you need to make the wall hanging and the bonus ornament included in the chart pack.
                                                     
Rules: You must be a follower at the right. Click to follow by Faithful Friends. You must post a comment here. Post on your blog or Facebook and get 50 more entries

Drawing to be December 21st and you must check back to see if you are a winner.
Lets draw two names!! Good luck everyone!
                                        Santa Nancy