Saturday, February 6, 2010

I am dyeing to tell you~~

Look what Becky SC has sent me!!! When I got in from errands today, I had a wonderful package in the mail...Becky made this cute ornament with a darling red bird (I LOVE reds...), a mitten with specialty stitches strewn throughout and these cute snowflake charms! All the overdyes look so great together and as you know, Becky is a master at not only stitching but finishing as well....I feel so honored to have recieved this beautiful ornament from you Becky!

Also, today I made a little road trip to Lynne's Outlet in Siler City NC (no blog or website...).. I had read on another bloggers post that she had ran across this fabric shop....So, since I am totally feeling house bound from all the nasty weather, I decided to make the trip. If you ever need lace, trims, buttons, ribbons, quilting fabric, evenweave by the yard or Aida by the yard... you need to come to Siler City NC and visit Lynne! I bought some creme evenweave and am going to coffee dye per Vonna's tutorial. I haven't ever done any coffee/tea dyeing but my friend Karen SC encouraged me to go for it!.....So, I will keep you posted on my experiment! I am feeling adventurous!

Here's hoping everyone is having a good weekend...For all my blogging friends that are socked in due to bad weather, hang in there...The skies have opened up some in NC so lets hope the worst part of winter is passing on by~~~~Love and stitches everyone~~~ Faye

25 comments:

Carolyn NC said...

Sounds like a treasure in Siler City! Love the gift from Becky SC!

Tracey said...

Gorgeous gift! I'm jealous! Whereabout is Siler City? I have heard of it before but don't know where it is.

jayne@~an eye for threads~ said...

What a nice surprise. Everyone should go out for errands.
Be always in stitches.

Catherine said...

You are a lucky girl! That is a sweet little finish from Becky.

Wow! That place in Silve City sounds fab - too bad it's a bit far for me!

Carol said...

What a beauty you received from Becky, Faye. I know you will treasure it!

Jackie's Stitches said...

Glad to hear you've survived the snow storm! What a lovely surprise and I agree with you that it's gorgeous.

I can't wait to hear about your tea/coffee dyeing experiences!

JOLENE said...

How sweet! I can see why you're so excited Faye. Sounds like you had a fun time at the fabric shop.

Jennifer Ann Fox said...

Lovely gift and very detailed....gorgeous!

I brake for fabric shops!!! LOL

Coffee and tea dye is so much fun, you'll be addicted! I don't always dye my linen but sometimes I do, usually with coffee. I've yet to mix the coffee and tea together but I have heard that the effect is pretty.

Jennifer

Nancy said...

Becky's gift is lovely! She does beautiful work - I love the snowflake charms she used. Sounds like you had a fun day out!

Myra said...

That Becky is a sweetheart, isn't she? I just love that little pillow. I'll be watching for pictures of your dyeing experiment. I have had some success in that area and hope you do too!

SnowySticher said...

your ornament is so pretty and looking forward to seeing your dyeing experiment. I haven't tried that yet

Márti said...

Ohhh.. very-very sweet!!!! Lovely!

Annie Bee said...

What a lovely present to receive.

Deb said...

Such a great gift to receive Faye! Becky is really a sweetheart, isn't she. I'll be watching for your dyed pieces. I followed Vonna's directions, and love how my fabric came out!!

Charlene ♥ NC said...

I pulled up the old GoogleMap to see where Siler City is... One of these days I'll have to plan a weekend trip over that way! Thanks for the pep talk, and the tip about JoAnn's! There isn't one around here anymore, so will have to check online.

Kielrain said...

What a wonderful gift!

I hope the fabric dying goes well! I hope you post pictures of it too. :)

Sherri said...

Lynne's Outlet sounds fabulous. Good luck with the fabric dyeing, looking forward to hearing how it goes!

Andrea said...

A wonderful gift from Becky.

doris said...

Looks like you got the perfect gift. Very cute.

The great thing about coffee/tea dyeing is that you get to do it just like you want. It's fun and easy.

Siobhán said...

What a cute little gift! Good luck with the fabric dyeing. I have done the dunk in coffee and/or tea thing, but never baked and basted thing thing that Vonna does. I'm anxious to see your results!

Kellie said...

Hi Faye,
That is such a beautiful gift that you received.
Good luck with the fabric dyeing. I have not attempted that yet, but I always love the look of it.

Michelle said...

What a lovely gift to receive and the finishing is just perfect!

Crafts a la Mode said...

Such beautiful work. thanks for sharing.
Linda

Kim B said...

GORGEOUS! She does the most beautiful work :)

Patricia Lessell said...

I bet you had THE BEST day out and getting something from Becky is really special you lucky girl you!
Lots of Love
Patti who somehow or other lost your blog
Bad bad Patti xxx