Gourd Decorating

I got my gourd fix on at Days Gone By Creations in Lititz PA a few weeks ago when I went there with friends. I love the way they all look on top of our pie safe.

I love the way they all look on top of our pie safe.

Lunch at Jo Boy's with good friends.  Love our road trips together.

Happy Sunday! ~Nan

Today's thought.....“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

My friend Tee picked up this box of Autumn goodness for me. I'll use these cool stems next year on some wool/velvet pumpkins. Thanks again Tee.

Happy Saturday all....~Nan

Today's thought.....“Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile."

[Indian Summer]” 

― William Cullen Bryant

Enjoy, ~Nan

I'm doing a little thing on Facebook called "Today's thought....."

I know many of my followers are not on FB, so I thought I'd share them here.

(especially for my friend Robin B.)

Today's thought........"Never let success go to your head and never let failure go to your heart".

Smiles, Nan

Another Fall Release!

Yes, I'm in such a Fall mood!

My friend Elizabeth of Dames of the Needle/From the Cauldron, surprised me with a new linen color she had dyed up.   

It was so beautiful, I felt inspired to create a new design.  The color is called North Beach Brown and the Fall floss colors work so well on it.

This new design is called "Edgar's Manor".  I wanted a needlebook I could take out and use in the Fall.  Edgar would, of course, live in a black house, but he has a wonderful geometric pathway in front of the doorway.  It would not be complete without his Raven's to watch over it. 

The inside has a pocket in a chestnut colored wool by Blackberry Primitives and a piece of the linen is used for holding pins and needles.
I used the 32ct linen for this and it's stitched with overdyed and DMC floss.  Here are the colors used....The Gentle Art, Tarnished Gold and Carriage Black. WDW, Grasshopper and DMC 640.

The charts are on there way to my Distributor and will be released this Friday, Sept 18th.

I am leaving tomorrow to spend a few days with friends down in Maryland and then we all travel to Lori's Gathering at Notforgotten Farm.  I'm so excited to see new and old friends there.
Last year was so much fun and this year should be even better.
My etsy shop will be closed until my return next week.

I hope you like what I've designed.  It was a fun and fast stitch...my favorite kind.  Hope to see you at the Gathering on Saturday....If you see me, please stop and say hello:)
Smiles and as always, Happy Stitching!
~Nan

My kind of day....lots of relaxed stitching......and on a new design!

I'm really diggin' this new color linen by Dames of the Needle.."North Beach Brown". It reminds me of Milk Chocolate and is just perfect for a Fall design.

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Have you started stitching for Autumn?

Happy Weekend!
~Nan

New Designs Coming Friday!

Well, I have been busier than ever with getting ready for my Fall and Halloween releases.

I'm happy to share with you the two new designs I'll be releasing on Friday!

"Ever So Grateful" was beautifully stitched by my model stitcher, Cindy Ruchman Cabrey,

and I am indeed ever so grateful for that.  The model was stitched on 32ct Dirty Ewe linen and trimmed in Canned Pumpkin pompom both by Dames of the Needle. The flosses used in this design are Gentle Art, Wood Trail, Pumpkin Pie, Mustard Seed and WDW Pamlico.

"Halloween Menagerie" was stitched on 32ct Peeps Lost Sheep linen by Dames of the Needle. Instructions are included to create the drum and wrap.  The flosses used in this design are Gentle Art, Garden Gate, Onyx, Moss, Gingersnap, and WDW Palomino.

I also released "Common Thread Stitcher's Mat" last week and never got the chance to blog about it.  This was originally a club design, but is now available as a chart.

Believe it or not...I'm stitching another Halloween design that I just created.  I love it so much that I had to start on it right away and hope to have it out in a few weeks.

Hope you like what I've designed and are ready for some Autumn stitching!
As always, thank you so much for your support of this craft that I so dearly love.
Smiles, ~Nan