*NEW* Primitive hand tinted jute/cotton ric rac

I bought this great jute (sisal) ric rac 1/2" trim. It has a strand of cotton in the center of it. So.....I hand tinted it! Did you think I would leave it plain?? Well...I do sell it plain and untinted....

but I also did several colors and love how they turned out.

I did Cocoa, Golden Yellow, Pale Green. Dark Green, Red and Brown and listed them in my ebay store. I hope to show some finishes in the near future with this great new trim. I need to quit doing new projects and finish some of the old ones.

Just a quick post for today with my new trims.......back to the drawing board. Have a great week!
Nancy

41 New Floss colors added this week

Another very busy week at The Motto Sampler Shoppe is coming to an end. I just listed 32....yes 32 new colors yesterday to my ebay store inventory.*****AND 9 MORE TODAY! 41 new colors.
 From Rosey Beige, Taupes, Caramel Browns, LOTS of Oranges, Pumpkins and Peaches, gorgeous autumn colors, a few Pinks, Lavender, Purples and Greens. Boy do I need to sit and have a break...........and the dye pot will be going all weekend. Of course you will have to be patient and wait a bit to see those colors. From the time they are dyed, dried, shipped out to be counted on cards and then shipped back takes a couple weeks. I also need to dye more trims this weekend. And of course...we will give a lot of these new colors away on my birthday with the floss give-away. Getting anxious?

At the moment...I am going to sit and put my feet up. Maybe get back to a pattern I am working on...there's ALWAYS a pattern in the works, isn't there?!

I hope all of you are having a great week and are enjoying your summer.
Nancy

The best give-away at The Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe-Enter Now!

                   Roses are red
                  Violets are blue
             When it's my Birthday
              I will share with you!

After a grand give-away I have to come up with something better...so more stitchers have a chance to win. How about giving 30 stitchers a prize?

Lets celebrate my birthday together! Drawing to be August 14th, my birthday.

Lets give 15 stitchers 4 skeins (20 yards each)  of my hand dyed floss.
Lets give 15 stitchers their choice of any pattern in my store.

Lots of time to enter.
Rules: You must be a follower. You must post a comment here. Post on your blog and get 3 more entries. For each friend you send you get 3 more entries.

Life is all about sharing with others and I truly love to share with all of you. Lets have a big birthday party together!

Nancy

18 Grand Give-away winners today!

The post office loves me...truly loves me......
and today it's time to announce the grand give-away winners. The random number generator is hot this morning!
You will each need to email me PLEASE. I don't have time to track you down. nbelgian@aol.com

Lets start with button winners. Katherine and Devon.
Black Crow Spice Bag: Barbara Shores-Village Folk Art.
Trim Pack of your choice from my ebay store: The Cranky Crow, Simple Pleasure, lekae, Laura(dollfinii) and Vickie.
Chart of your choice: DeeL, Delphyne, Yana Hanim, Kaisievic, Mindi and usagypsy. (I picked 6 instead of 5)
Floss winners: Ann, Emily C, Melissa, Dear Jo and Wysewoman.

And the $25 gift certificate goes to: geemom. Browse my ebay store and select your goodies, don't buy on ebay, just email me with your choices. http://stores.ebay.com/Victorian-Motto-Sampler-Shoppe

Congratulations to each of you and thank you for participating in the fun.
****I am going to have an even bigger grand give-away in August so stay tuned.

Nancy