Cecilia's Idle Time News
Cecilia's Samplers; 2652 Shepherd of the Hills Expy; Branson, MO 65616     417-336-5016     www.ceciliassamplers.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Sorry we are a bit late getting our newsletter out this time, with stitching, shopping and Christmas, and then more stitching and shopping……..time just got away from us.

We first want to say a huge THANK YOU to you, our customers and friends for your patronage and support all year. Your friendships mean so much to us, we look forward to meeting even more of you this year and being able to pass on our love of needlework to you!

We have had a very exciting 2007 and look forward to a FANTASTIC 2008, full of surprises and lots of new things in the works.

This past Fall we were honored, excited, and thrilled beyond words to have a wonderful visit from Pat Carson (Designs by Gloria and Pat). We are still so excited about her visit. She is truly one of the great pioneers of counted cross stitch in our country. Ginnie Thompson got counted cross stitch started here in the U.S.A. ,and Pat continues the counted cross stitch education that has been passed on to her from Ginnie. We owe a great debt of gratitude to them both – we are stitching because of them and their work to keep passing on their love of needlework to us. We have some exciting plans in the works with Pat, so keep checking in with our website for new info!!

We have added quite a few classes to our shop schedule:

Susan Greening Davis will be here in July (18th and 19th) for an entertaining "Gadget Gal" talk and a class that includes a really neat zippered project envelope with several fun and unusual stitches. Susan is an internationally known teacher and designer and has even appeared on HGTV as an industry authority and representative. Kits for the class are limited, so sign up soon!!
 

 

 

 

 

 

We are also having our Spring and Fall Needlework Festivals. Our Spring theme is "Star Spangled Stitches" and the Fall theme is "Santa’s Workshop". Both weekends have several different projects, lots of fun and surprises!!
Here are some pictures from our last Fall Needlework Festival:

We have added a beginners knitting class this year. January 26th will be our first class. We will be making a small envelope bag with a fun cotton yarn!! You will learn the basics – casting on , knit and purl, and finishing the bag.

February we will have a "Market Day" celebration!! It will be around February 16th – watch the website for details. We will have all our new goodies from the Nashville show. (Any Hawk Run Hollow fans?? The newest Hawk Run Hollow chart – " The Shores of Hawk Run Hollow" will be here then).

Check in with our website www.ceciliassamplers.com for the latest news and classes!!!

We enjoy the Winter season…………more time to stay indoors and stitch!!! Hope you have some time to stitch and get to finish a project or two this winter. We look forward to seeing you in the shop, at class, or we are just a phone call (or email) away, if we can help you with any of your stitching needs, don't hesitate to contact us!

New from Lizzie Kate:

DOUBLE FLIP-ITS!!

Dream, Love, Remember, and Give.  Just the first 4 words in this new year long Flip It series by Lizzie Kate.  Each Flip It comes with two words and two charms - one for each word.  Stitch just one or two or stitch them all to have a years worth of wisdom!!

Contact us today to join this exciting new automatic!

To order the first 2 Flip It's click here.

Calendar Frame Set

Personalize your calendar with your very own stitching. These new Welcome Calendar Series kits from Mill Hill add just the right personal touch to anyone's home.  The Calendar Frame set (pictured on the left) includes 1 black frame with 2 cup hooks for mounting, 12 chip boards for mounting each months scene, and one current hand drawn calendar.

 

This is the first kit (for January) in Mill Hill's new Welcome Calendar series.  It's called "Our Little Home".  Each kit includes beads, ceramic buttons, 14 count aida, needles, and chart with instructions. (Frame not included) The second kit (for February - go figure!) in Mill Hill's Welcome Calendar series is "Loving Hearts".  Each kit includes beads, ceramic buttons, 14 count aida, needles, and chart with instructions. (Frame not included)
It's A Baby Girl!  That's one of the new charts from Lisa Cowell.

Lisa Cowell "It's A Baby Girl!"

No, wait, It's A Baby Boy!  Similiar to Lisa's new Baby Girl sampler, except made for boys.

Lisa Cowell "It's A Baby Boy!"

Little House Needleworks has ended 2007 with a beautiful sampler as a tribute to all the brave hearts who serve and have served our great country.  They got the verse from a poem called Under the Stars written by William Rice.
This design, Brave Hearts, is stitched with silk from Crescent Colours' Belle Soie line on 28 count Natural Raw linen.  The silks used are Icing, Mudpie, Mer Blue, Collard Greens, Teddy Bear, and Poison Apple.  The frame is also from Crescent Colours.  The frame is called Dolly and is from their Family Tree line of frames.
Night & Day is the newest in Little House Needlework's line of Simple Samplers.  This design uses all DMC thread and is stitched on 28 ct Rue Green linen.  It can also be easily stitched on aida also.  The frame is from East Side Mouldings.
"Garden Girls" is one of Country Cottage's new addition to their Cottage Kids line of charts.  Stitched 28 count Natural Pearl Linen with beautiful lavenders and bluesby with DMC threads and Crescent Colours, this sampler will be a great gift for the little girl (or inner-child!!) in your life.  The frame is from Crescent Colour's "The Family Tree" line.

Another new addition to Country Cottage's Cottage Kids line is "Cowboy Dreams".  Perfect for your little cowboy, this sampler is stitched on 28 count Light Mocha Cashel Linen with DMC threads and Crescent Colours.  The frame is from Crescent Colour's "The Family Tree" line.

Victoria Sampler "Welcome Hearts" sampler

The 3rd chart in Victoria Sampler's 'Lace Series' is "Welcome Hearts".  There are 2 different color ways available: Victorian Red and Heirloom Pink.  The Red colorway is stitched on 28 ct Flax Cashel linen and the Pink colorway is stitched on 28 ct Platinum Cashel linen.  The finished size is approximately 3" x 14.75".

"Desert Garden" is the 13th in the Victorian Garden series.  This sampler is stitched on 28 ct Ice Blue Cashel linen and the design size is approximately 2.25" x 8".  A thread pack for this chart is available and includes Gentle Art, Kreinik Mori, Access Au ver a Soie, Needlepoint Inc, and SJ Designs petite beads.


 
Tired of constantly having to rethread your punch needle?  Then you'll LOVE Valdani threads!!  This 3-strand floss has about 27 yards per ball and lets you keep punching and punching!  Just thread the needle once and your all set for 27 yards!  Valdani thread comes in all different shades and colors and also...get ready for this...it's colorfast!!!

 


Cecilia's Samplers
2652 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway
Branson, MO 65616
417-336-5016

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