Having A SALE in the Etsy shop

"Mister Turkey"

 Punch Needle PDF design 

on sale for $5.00 for a limited time

Stitch An Inch Halloween"

Counted Cross Stitch design

Hard Copy

On sale for $5.00

Making room for new things !!

I am gathering my supplies for the new SAL

"Time For Seasons"

and there was a question regarding the center of the design

The stitch count is 112 x 112.

Maybe someone would like to chart their own idea for the center

 or just need this count for any other ideas you may have!!

I just love it when you are creative and share your thoughts 

and

Speaking about being CREATIVE, Deborah Hendrix on the Facebook group had an idea for the POSTCARDS.

Here idea is to make a postcard book with “Seasons” on the cover

 and then an individual postcard on each page

....kind of a little coffee or side table accessory.

I LOVE it 💓

Dont forget to sign up for the Facebook Group so you can share you progress 

and ideas and the # for Instagram is #timeforseasonssal

Check it out and sign up to to see what everyone else is working on

have a good rainy Thursday here 

hugs

donna

Postcards

My Other Centers and some work along the way

These are the other ways that I worked on the design, 

I had the Bible verse and then I made it into a shorter verse 

and then I just added the corners to the center!!

Well as I said I kept changing things and finally decided 

on the darker borders I have and a

 simple word "Seasons" 

and then I did like the Sailboat too!!

So yes!! I am in a quandary,

 because I am giving the smaller Postcard borders free 

every month to fit the 1/8 sections and then 

at the end of the SAL I am giving the 1/4 Seasons 

with the added motif's as a Thank You for joining in the SAL

And There are the new options for either the Sailboat or the Word Seasons, 

So I dont think I can give these other options away too.

But .........Maybe towards the middle of the SAL I can make

 these Center options as a PDF for download 

if you email me and request them, as long as you signed up for the SAL

 ......But at the moment I have to many Seasons to chart out 

with directions, along with covers for Hard copies

 and then for PDF's, along with email list and billing list

.....HAHA I am sure you know what I am jabbering about  

So that is my ramble for today 

hugs

donna 

Optional Center Ideas

I have a few different center designs that I made along the way from the Bible Verse

 and then a Simple saying and then just the Word "Seasons". 

All of the others were to busy for the design 

because the design is so busy itself, 

so I settled on the Word "Season". 

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I have added one of the others as an option

"The Sailboat" 

I figure we are all sailing through life each in our own Season 

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My other option was to give you a suggestion about the center 

and leave it blank, 

find a framer that could make you a frame 

or at least a Mat that would fit the design

 and then in the center of the open mat instead of a photo

 you could add a mirror.

 I have posted a couple of pictures from Pinterest

 with this idea. I Do love old things and I especially love Stumpwork

.....Maybe I could draw this design out,

 have it printed onto fabric 

and make a stumpwork class, 

but I would have to paint the background sky, hills,and grasses

...Oh that would be awesome.

I could go on and on HAHA

But lets get on with the cross stitching first !!

Photo Credit Link

These are just samples for framing with a mirror in the center!

Photo Credit Link

Peek 5 of 5 Final Reveal for New SAL

YEAH!!!

Here is the final picture that all those puzzle pieces made

Click here to be taken t the Page with all of the info for the SAL

Thank you so much for reading all my posts

hugs

donna

and lets get stitching!!

Sneak Peek 4 of for New SAL

And last but not least of the Puzzle pieces is "Spring"

....Tomorrow will be the day for the reveal...hopefully :)

But it is Wedding Day for my daughter so maybe Sunday for the Reveal!

I will see what I can do

have a good Friday

hugs

donna  

Sneak Peek 3 of 5 for New SAL

Ohhhh, That time of year is coming to soon, haha

Still working on the Puzzle?

Almost there !!

Check back again tomorrow

hugs

donna 

Sneak Peek 2 of 5 for New SAL

And Puzzle Piece #2

Dont you just Autumn.

I will work late tonight to finish up a PDF for all those that are signing up.

I can answer some email tomorrow...

We are still so busy with Wedding preparations!

...and I will share wedding pictures next week too

Keep checking on these puzzle pieces and more info

hugs

donna 

Sneak Peek 1 of 5 for new SAL

Happy Tuesday!!

It’s finally time to introduce my new SAL. 

It takes me approx. a year to design and plan these.

I work a little bit then move on to something else. 

I come back in a day or 2 and add more, 

and make changes. Print it off, 

stare at it, draw on it, make computer changes

 and then do it all over again. 

I wish I could share all of my print outs of it from beginning to end ugh!!

 It is so fun to see the progression.

But it is finally finished YEAH!!

I had some request for a season theme and I myself love the season changes.

 Living in New England certainly has beauty in all of them. 

So whether we are speaking about the season of nature 

or seasons of our lives one thing is for sure every day is a journey.

“Time For Seasons”

My plan is to start this SAL Nov 15th.

There will be a release every month for 8 months. There are 2 scenes for every season.

Retail on each scene is $10.00

If you would like your local needlework shop

 to participate please send them a message, 

hard copies will be available from them.

There will be PDF copies available from me.

"Thank you Gifts"
And... I usually have a Thank You gift for those that Participate in the SAL and this year it will be the 4 Season Separate charted designs.
These will be available only at the end of the SAL.

These are the Sneak Peek Puzzle Pieces that I will being sharing this week. 
I have taken each of the seasons and charted them with motifs and words that surround the Seasons.
Each of these designs has a stitch count of 160 x 208
If these are stitched on 16ct Aida or 32cr linen over 2, they would measure 10 x 13 and fit great in an 11 x 14 frame.

The whole design for "Time For Seasons" is 226 x 226

This design is not as large as my other stitch a longs but it has so much detail and thought, I hope you like it.

and here is the first piece to the Puzzle

If you would like to sign up for the PDF's please send me an email to 

stitchbythebay at aol dot com

I will need your Name:

and email address for Paypal and emails

You can choose to pay every month $10.00

or Pay all at once $80.00

If you live in the EU I will need to process this in the Etsy shop for the VAT tax, so please tell if you live in that area

Paypal inv will go out on the 10th of every month and PDF's on the 15th of every month until June 2020

Please sign up by Oct 25th with a shop or by Nov 5th with me

SAL begins Nov 15th

Just a quick note ...My Daughter Meagan is getting married this weekend so we will be very busy :)

If I do not get back to emails right away please have patience with me, I will answer by next Tuesday 

Hugs

donna 

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New Design "Simply Autumn"

I have a new design that should be ready next week. 

I just finished the directions and have to get them to the printer

 and order photos...

Yeah!!

I have a finish, its been a while.

and I am almost finished the with the new SAL,.....I just want to make sure I have all of the directions finished and ready to go before I give you some sneak peeks

....It should be ready to start by the end of October, 

but the peeks will be a lot sooner...

I will give more info for the new design tomorrow

have a great Monday night

hugs

donna

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