What's New Needlepoint 12 Days of Christmas $20.00 ea Posted: Wednesday, April 27th, 2005 This is the best set of 12 days ornaments I've seen in needlepoint. You may view them at http://www.petei.com/line_list/line_twelve_days.htm I'll be starting a monthly club in June where you can sign up to get one per month. It'll be in the newsletter in June. Collegiate Needlepoint Santas $26.00 Santas $24.00 Posted: Wednesday, April 27th, 2005 We just got in an order of needlepoint canvases from Petei. Among others are ornament size canvases of Collegiate Santas. They are the cutest and I'll be stitching the Gator Santa for my nephew who is the biggest Gator Fan I know. In addition to the Santas, there are also sock shaped ornaments with the college logos and colors. We have both designs in Florida, Florida State, Alabama, and Auburn. They are painted on 18 ct canvas and will be quick to stitch. Other colleges are available and can be special ordered - just let us know what you like and we'll see if it is available. Now is the time to start thinking about Christmas ornaments for those special people in your life. We have a trunk show scheduled for the first two weeks in September and you'll be hearing more about that in the future. 2005 Loose Feathers Club - Blackbird Designs $18.50 Posted: Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 Spring Fling just arrived today. The fabric is a beautiful apple/lime green and the sampler is a whimsical vase of flowers sourrounded by an alphabet with a wavy border. To purchase, you must join the Loose Feathers Club. Patterns with fabric are sent out every other month for just under $20.00 Spring Fling and fabric are $18.50. Keytags $1.00 Posted: Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 Our keytag system is very popular with customers. For $1.00 you purchase a keytag. Then you have it punched for every purchase you make (yes, mailorder too!). When your card is fully punched, you get $16.00 in free merchandise and your punched keytag goes in a month end drawing. This month the drawing will be for a $25.00 gift certificate. Make sure to turn yours in by the end of April to be included in the first drawing. I will draw a keytag at the close of business on Saturday, April 30th! Teacher Row Posted: Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 If you're wanting to do a quick teacher gift, Bent Creek has a new alphabet row pattern Teacher Row. Just Another Button Company did some great new buttons for it. Pattern $6.00 Buttons $21.95 DMC Linen Floss $15.00 Posted: Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 New from DMC - Linen Floss - 12 soft, neutral shades for beautiful tone-on tone stitching. 12 colors so far. They retail for $1.29 per skein but we have them bagged for you for $15/set. Add $1.00 to mail them to you. Stitch-A-Licious Cookbook $12.95 Posted: Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 This is a great collection of recipes from favorite designers and even includes some free charts! Hurry and get yours - the last order went quick and there will be no more! Flower & Vine $14.00 Posted: Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 From Fouroaks Designs, this is an unusual sampler as it is stitched on black - you can view it at http://nordencrafts.com/CHARTS/FOD/FOD0001.jpg Victoria Sampler Posted: Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 Victoria Sampler - "A" is for Angel, "B" is for Bride, "C" is for Colonist - these are the first three in a set of 24 charming and eclectic combination samplers that focus on a different letter of the Alphabet. They include various decorative alphabet letters, lots of spot motifs and specialty stitches. Each sampler is stitched with overdyed silks, perlee silks, and beads. A lot of people are stitching the samplers on a large piece of linen to make a gorgeous Heirloom Alphabet Wallhanging. The patterns will come out every other month and you may sign up to receive them automatically. I've already got three people (four if I count myself!) who are going to do all 24 samplers on one large piece of fabric - it's going to be beautiful and I can't wait to start. Accessory packs are available for each pattern for about $30 each. The large piece of fabric is 26x59 and priced at $48.85. Patterns are $10 each. Also new from VS is Spring Garden Sampler and Heirloom Family Sampler. September New Arrivals Posted: Thursday, September 9th, 2004 Canvaswork: Amybear's Pattern Adventure from Amybear Needlepoints - a great stitch book with design templates and 158 stitches. This is a fun journey toward creating your own design (or just following hers!). If you like Romance and Rhapsody, you'll love this one! $25.95 Surf & Sand from Northern Pine Designs - a companion to Ebb Tide with lots of fun stitches and different threads - beach and water colors. Pattern $9.95, $31.70 Canvas & threads New Cross Stitch Patterns are listed on Hoffman's website www.hoffmandis.com under "New Book Listings". There's a new stocking from Shepherds Bush, a new Cinnamon Stick Santa from Homespun Elegance, cute new small patterns from Twisted Threads to stitch on the gingham fabric, a stocking from Teresa Wentzler, and much more! We have lots in the shop. New from Drawn Thread: Souvenir is a great spot sampler and the pattern allows freedom to select from different motifs to "design your own" sampler and embellish with your favorite old buttons and treasures from your stash. Catherine Maudsley 1844 is a reproduction type sampler with birds around the border. New from Just Nan - see everything on her webiste www.justnan.com Our favorite is Ghastly Ghostly Ghouls - it has a sterling silver coffin charm that actually opens to reveal a skeleton inside - very cool! $17.00 for both pattern & charm Winterhaven is the second in her house series - it's a beautiful sampler with the verse "Through centuries of stitch and rhyme, Hands warmed by winter fires, have recorded quiet moments in time" $40.00 Holly Noel is a beautiful Christmas ornament with the letters spelled in a square block. It's very pretty $13.95 includes embellishments Girls Night Out is a Halloween piece for Red Hatters - three witches dressed in purple and red , wearing red hats. You'll love it even if you're not a red hatter! Victoria Sampler Ravenhill Herb Farm Sampler is a cute different style of sampler - some bands, some scenery, lots of different stitching techniques $11.00 Wren, Chickadee, Nuthatch are three folk art bird designs from new designer Cathy Jean for The Victoria Sampler $5.50 ea CANVASWORK PATTERNS Posted: Tuesday, January 13th, 2004 Still selling like hotcakes - Tony Minieri's Stars of the Millenium,Charted 55 page instruction book, lots of color choices, quilt block designs Twister, incredible pattern designed by Pat Spencer- instruction book beautifully done, several color choices. Rhapsody and Romance (companion to Rhapsody) by Amy Wolfson, will grab you as soon as you see them. Stitch guide includes 91 decorative stitches and variation that form an overall bargello pattern, worked in rich Caron Watercolours. Romance has 74 stitches. Accessories Posted: Saturday, September 6th, 2003 Trail Creek Farm’s most popular new item is the new Summer Potpourri Tote – it’s a wonderful tote made with decorator fabrics and can immediately be used just by itself, but absolutely delicious with the stitched design attached (easy to attach with 4 covered buttons that are included with the bag). A free pattern that says, “fall” will fit on their new fat, checkered star-shaped pillow. Their little red with white polka dots stuffed heart can be used for lots of little designs but they will have a little Christmas tree design in the Just Cross Stitch magazine. NEW: Threads! Posted: Saturday, September 6th, 2003 New colors from Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Art (Sampler Threads) – 8-10 new colors each. Be sure to add these to your collection. Rainbow Gallery now has several new lines and additional colors in Splendor. NEW: Have To Have Books! Posted: Saturday, September 6th, 2003 NEW BOOK - coming soon- We are anxiously awaing a new hardcover book by Jane Nicholas, the wonderful Ausralian stumpwork designer. This book is over 400 pages and is full of colorful beetles. Jeanette recently took a class from her and found the beetle much less intimidating than it looks. Reserve your copy now! Betty Barnden’s Embroiderer’s Stitch Bible is an excellent stitch book with over 200 color stitches and easy to follow charts. $29.99 Where In The World Is Mary Kirby? Posted: Saturday, September 6th, 2003 Introduce a young girl to cross stitch with the journey of Mary Kirby and Hoover, her dog. Each chartpak includes a passport, a sticker, and a little charm for a bracelet – doesn’t every little girl desire her own charm bracelet? Follow Mary and Hoover on their many travels – the first pattern shows Mary at home with Hoover, the second she at the beach in Belize, and then they go to France. Austria has just arrived. Patterns are simple, quick to stick – even adults love them! Designs will be available every 2-3 months. Loose Feathers Club! $18.00 monthly Posted: Saturday, September 6th, 2003 We are happy to announce the new “Loose Feathers Club” from Blackbird Designs. Every other month, Blackbird Designs will release an exclusive design that is available only to “Loose Feather Club” members. By joining, you will automatically receive each new design and R*&R hand dyed fabric. We will charge your credit card only when the designs are received - $18.00 every month plus tax and shipping. You may start at any time. There are currently 3 designs available. If you desire, you may purchase all of them, or start with any number. After purchasing 6 designs/fabrics, you will receive a coupon for a free Blackbird Design pattern. We are happy to mail these to out of town customers.