Another Peek @ "Oak Hill" @ the giveaway went to Deborah

I re-did the "Stitch An Inch Halloween" and pendant giveaway because I never got an email from Sherri. So the new winner is Deborah, Yeah !! And Congratulations to her for the blog mention in Cross-Stitch and Needlework Magazine.

I have another peek for you. Sorry I did not iron it yet but no time!!
More tomorrow

More To Share & Peek @ "Oak Hill"

Good morning everyone, Sooo cold outside and it is beautiful. I want to thank Annie for sharing her pick of "Pumpkin Head Family" She stitched it and finished on top of an Altoids tin. So check it out if you have not seen it yet. It is so cute!!

 My Foot is in the pic, oh no I need a pedicure!!

I have a peek for you of "Oak Hill". It is not up to date yet. I have so much more complete but the idea is that I am using Wool in some of my new designs. I have planned a "Winter White"  design that will be a vase with all white and cream flowers along with shades of beige and white wool added. This will be combined with cross stitch.
And I also have my frame already purchased from Michael's. It is a shadow box frame for an 11 X 14 design, (I had a 40% off coupon) and I can interchange the pieces because I will make the "Winter White" the same size. Always trying to be frugal as much as I can. HAHA!!
For summer I have planned a "Mermaid" with a cross stitched upper body and wool body like scalesl!! Can't wait.

I have been busy painting some frames that I purchased unfinished with 1 inch square openings. So here is a peek of those and I just need to add the black paint around the edges and I will have them available on Etsy. I also ordered some more of the 2 inch opening frames from Olde Colonial Designs (just have to wait until they are back from a show).

I will send out newsletters to shops about my  3 new releases.  I will add a freebie chart to their newsletter for them to distribute in their shops for their customers. So make sure your local shop has signed up for my newsletter. 

I believe I mentioned it before but I am releasing the last of the Funky Flowers in Packs of 2 and calling them "Sisters".
I will also have 1 free bonus chart included in the last 4 of the sister packs. They are called  "Funky Flower Stitch An Inch. I will stitch the first one up for you soon and it will be included in "LAURA & JENNIFERS" pack. (It is a red with green background flower) It would make a nice scissor fob for a friend for Christmas. Or if you stitch all 4 as a grouping into a square over 1 it will fit in the 2x2 inch opening in the Olde Colonial Frames. Or if you stitch over 2 on 28ct linen or on 14ct Aida 1 one of the flowers would fit perfectly.
Well I am off to stitch and take more pictures for you. I will share another picture of "Oak Hill" tomorrow with the wool leaves all dressed up for you. Have a wonderful day and enjoy your stitching in this beautiful weather.
donna

Time To Share

I cant believe its been a week since my last post!!. I have been busy stitching away.

I have a photo of one of my new Funky Flowers to share with you. I am releasing the next 2 as sisters. There will be 2 flowers in 1 chart pack along with a bonus chart. The names are "Funky Flower Laura & Jennifer" after 2 of my cousins. I stitched "Laura" over (1) to be different and gave her a Weeks Dye Works floss for the background. I also was playing with the frames and have a wool background for one of them and then I laid the other frame on top. I like the way it looks.
The tiny frame is by Olde Colonial Designs and I will have them make more for me. I just love the over (1) look with a continental stitch.

 Laura

Laura & Jennifer

My next share for you is "Stitch An Inch Fall" I did not have time to stitch the whole thing but I did manage to stitch one block over 2 on 28ct. So it is a 2x2 design and I have it in another Olde Colonial Design frame. I have these for sale on my Etsy shop for finishing your designs.
Also added on Etsy are some plain bronze pendants that you can finish yourself.

Block #1

I am busy working on "Oak Hill" that will have wool leaves in the scene. OOOO!!! I love it.

Just want to tell everyone that Olde Colonial Designs will have a trunk show of mine at Celebration of Needlework Midwest in St Louis Missouri from Sept 15 - 18,  So if you are in that area check it out.

Also updated are some pictures of Yankee Cross Stitch, we just did a little fall decorating.
Have a wonderful day and if anyone knows who Sherri is please have her email me. I have not been able to send her the raffle prize because she had no link to her name. If I do not hear from her by next Thursday I will raffle it off again. :)))
donna

Newsletters are out. Arriving any minute

Newsletters just went out!! YEAH!!!
The free Pumpkin Head Family charts and an Etsy coupon. Thank you to everyone that signed up. I hope you enjoy them.

The Winner is ........ & a look @ my porch studio

Hi everyone,
We had much wind from Irene but not to much rain. It was good for us except that we lost power :( until last night @7pm. I am thankful it was not worse. I hope you are all ok!.

I printed all of the comments for the Halloween giveaway and cut them into strips, then I crumbled them up. I tried to get Bailey to play with one but all she wanted to do was eat. So I bent down, closed my eyes and picked one. The winner is Sherri and you can see her comment.

I have a few pictures to share with you of my porch that I will be teaching in and opening up soon. Still have a few more things to get ready.

I am going to work on the newsletter and you have a good evening

donna

New Release Coming Soon

Hi , I am going to the store soon to get ready for "Irene". We need batteries, water, and food that doesn't need the fridge.

But for the past few days I have been thinking about my "Stitch An Inch "fall scene that I made a month ago but I know I cant stitch in time for a fall release.

I really want to stitch the Christmas Stitch An Inch ornaments and I have another fall one planned along with Weeks Dye Works wool. So since I didn't want to hold on to it until next year I decided to release it with the computer image of the design. I hope you don't mind, I can work on it after Christmas and post pics or maybe some of you that finish it could share it with me and I can share your pictures.  

Just thought I would share a little FYI and I am off to the store!!. Hope you all stay safe that are in the path of IRENE

saying a little prayer for all of you

donna

A Give-Away !!! Halloween chart & Pendant

Happy Day Everyone, It is so beautiful outside today, the breeze is just right and the temp is in the 70's. So since it is such a beautiful day and I am so thankful, I decided to share a little sunshine with someone. Just leave me a comment to tell me you are interested and I will add your name to a drawing for a free Stitch An Inch Halloween chart along with a pendant. I will draw the name next Monday and hopefully bring a smile to someones face. Just a reminder too that you should sign up for my newsletter to receive the free "Pumpkin Head Family" chart. I will try my hardest to say hi back to everyone that leaves me a message. I will check out your blog too if you have one. Well I am off to the post office to mail the charts to the distributors and to stitch away (after I do the dishes). Smile : ) 

donna 

Just added Halloween planks and pendants on Etsy

Hi everyone. Just picked up hubby today he was in the hospital since last Saturday.  They are still not 100 % what is wrong with him, Ugh!! more test.

So I have been busy with stitching and I just posted on Etsy some Halloween planks. I added some green and some orange ones with black crackle on the top. I also added bronze petera pendants that have a small chain and black beads hanging from the bottom. So check them out and I am working on those funky flowers and Christmas Stitch An Inch designs.
I also posted on the sidebar a funky sneak peek of my new free pattern for Halloween that will be given away in my September 1st newsletter. So dont forget to sign up
have a good night
donna

Just added a few Stitch An Inch Halloween on my Etsy

Hi everyone, I just added a few Stitch An Inch Halloween cross stitch charts on my Etsy shop. I am getting them out to the shops that have automatics this Wednesday and should be available for other shops to order from distributors by next Friday. These have been so much fun to stitch. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. I am working on the planks. I will do some with the orange and some with the bright green back ground under the black crackle. I will also have pendants available and some plain so you can add your own beads and findings. I have to order some special frames also that have the one inch opening. They are so cute I cant wait to share them with you. Have a good night as I have been on the computer all day and need to stretch. UGH!! Oh one more thing. I am working on my Free Pumpkin Head Cross stitch chart for this year. This will be the 3rd year, but I am giving this one away on my email only. So sign up soon so you don't miss out. It should be ready to go out by Sept 1
have a good night
donna

Stitch An Inch Halloween all finished!!! YEAH!!

Yeah !!! Happy Day!!!

I finished them and they are so bright and cheery. There are 8 designs with a little bonus of a white pumpkin (my favorite). I found the frame at Michaels. Its a 4 X 4 and I make the planks with a black ribbon hanger to sell on Etsy. I will also have more of the pendants available soon. They are copper with black beads and a copper chain for hanging. So I am off to get some sleep and tomorrow I will put the directions together to get to the printer, assemble more copper pendants, and paint more planks. 

Have a good night. (SPOOKY DREAMS)!!