Giveaway winners.....

Very short on time tonight, but wanted to announce the winners.....

Drum roll please.....

How about two winners???? I am still taken back with all the comments and emails I received entering this Give Back Giveaway.... Thanks guys....You sure do know how to make me feel good!!!!

I''ll be sending a few goodies to......

Marsha OH ....."Everybody loved Clark"

And

Mary FL....."All my Scattering Moments"

LadIes, please email me so I can get your packages on out to you....Congrats!!!!

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Will be writing more soon about ongoing projects.....
Tonight I am having a busy Monday night....

Peace,

Faye 

My Giving Back Giveaway.....

Happy Thanksgiving evening everyone!

Most of you have enjoyed your festivities earlier today....

At the Riggsbee house, we will be having our turkey and trimmings tomorrow...

I cannot wait...Cake is baked, pies are cooled...

tomorrow will be alot of fellowship and fun!!

 

I took today to put the finishing touches on a special Christmas gift that will be travelling to France on Monday....I definitely cannot reveal those details quite yet...but, I also spend hours putting together some goodies for my "2012 Giving Back Giveaway..."

 

 I'm fortunate. I have what I need. I'm rich with friends, family and memories.

 

I. am. blessed.

 I would like to share my handiwork with one of my blog friends.....

 Please comment, on this post only, for a drawing on Monday, Nov. 26...

It will include...

 

 

A scissor fob....(scissors not included...sorry...)

 

 

 

Isn't the back cute also???? And, notice the buttons and dangling charm.....

 

A couple other surprises will be included, but here is only a teasing glimpse of them...

 

 

hmmmm..... Just a few carolinastitcher handmade goodies to add to your Christmas decor....

 

I actually dreamed up the giveaway fob after drawing inspiration from a fob I had experimented making myself earlier.... Here are a few shots of my fob....

I told you I like layers....and buttons...

 

I leave you with my other finish for the day....A while back, I had completed the stitching part of the freebie design that the talented Tanya Brockmeyer had created for the PALS retreat last month....

Today, I was able to actually fill it with crushed walnut shells and sew it up...

 

 

I smile everytime I look at it because it really DOES remind me of the happy times at the retreat laughing with friends and stitching at the beach.....

 

Many blessings to you all!!!

 

Faye

 

 



*** 700 Followers Giveaway ***

Would YOU like for this small project pouch to come to live with you at your house...?

Hmmm..... I noticed earlier today that I have now topped the 700 followers status, so.....

I will draw a winner's name next Saturday, (from this post only) if you comment~

And, of course, my non-blogging stitching friends may email me to be considered as well.... No problem!!!

Many, many project pouches will be mailed out tomorrow, so be on the look out if you have placed your order.....And, thanks!

Have a fantastic week everyone~~

Faye

My French stitch, yesterdays project and giveaway winners~~~~

First off, I  would like to thank each and every one of you who has commented and/or emailed me about my project pouches.....WOW~~ I am truly humbled and inspired that so many of you take the time to follow me and shower me with these compliments...I appreciate it and lifts me so!

One of the most often asked questions, was "Where do you find the zipper pulls??"...Well, the little charms were found at the Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe...Nancy had them shown on her right hand side bar and I took a look...She has it set up where you can buy individually and by the set. Once I found what I liked, I just emailed her direct...  The bird zipper pull actually was found at Michaels crafts...And the metal hooks I used to attach the charms were found at Hobby Lobby.

Before I announce the giveaway winner...suspense, suspense....I wanted to show you what I stitched this week.... Another that was on my list to stitch in 2012.... So here is my second completion for 2012..

Sous mon arbre

40 ct white linen

Atalie red silk thread from Marylin

This was such a fun stitch...I loved the silk thread and against the while linen, it simply pops!

Thanks again my sweet French friend......((Hugs))

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Yesterday I embarked on reorganizing the garage and rather than bore you with before and after photos, I thought I would share a few of the unfound delights I ran across..... Quite a bit of the makeover involved repacking and storing many items of my dearly departed MIL, Mom, I called her...I still miss her to this day and I will admit I was reduced to tears more than once yesterday as I stood in the freezing cold garage sifting through the last of her valuables. She and one of her sisters did in fact crochet and tat some.....I ran across of box on these lovelies, and decided to pause and carefully fold each and every one filling a big basket.....

I was quite taken back when I ran across yards and  yards of this hand crocheted 1,2 and 3 inch lace. Some flat lace, other ruffled...Saving this, no doubt, for upcoming wedding gifts or baby showers to use...Aunt Carrie even had done some hem-stitching on linen for napkins and pillow cases. These items I will always treasure.

I also uncovered other sentimental items such as....

 Her husbands military photos...so proud to serve in WWII..

 One of her ledger books..15 x 6 inch size...You don't see these anymore. But, when you are a bookkeeper for the University of North Carolina, many manual entries surely would have been documented over her 32 year career......

This old fashioned suitcase has seen many a mile...I know she said she "courted" her husband for over a year traveling back and forth by train or bus between Burlington and Chapel Hill..I bet this beat up suitcase logged many a mile..

Now wasn't that better than seeing my neatly stacked shelves and spit-shine clean garage floors? I must admit, I am SO happy to have that 7 hour project checked off on my to-do list!!!

Now for the giveaway winner..or winners I should say....With 178 comments and 27 email requests to enter, I couldn't giveaway just one little project pouch....so, I decided to pull 2 names for goodies...

Giveawy of the red project pouch with a few goodies inside will be...

Carol of Sampler Farm

Giveaway of another pouch with a few goodies inside will be...

Laurie of Corgi Cottage

Way to go ladies...If you could email me with your mailing address, I will be mailing out your goodies this coming week..........

If you are still reading, thanks for hanging on for todays ride....I want to end by saying as we all strive to live in harmony amongst each other and as we all approach our day with peace in mind; be mindful and caring that we are all equals in every way. Instead of pointing a finger, hold out a hand.

Many blessings,

Faye

~~ Studly Sergei has inspired my giveaway..~~

So many of you fell in love with my lastest main man...Sergei....  He is quite dapper all finished and all....Take a look.....

Sergei

Plum Street Samplers

36 count Buttercream linen

specified threads (GAST and npi)

Lots of you said that he is in your to-do basket....I tell ya, perch him right on up on the nearest branch because you WILL be wanting to stitch up this handsome fellow...Mid-size project, gorgeous color palette and includes a bird in the design....win/win/double win....

Yesterday I got in my craft room and said I was going to sew a project pouch for my *giveaway*..

Did I say GIVEAWAY?? YEP!

I knew I needed to find fabric in my stash that included a) red and b) a bird.

Well.......feast your eyes on the project pouches I came up with!!

See that one in the middle??? The one with the BIRD zipper pull? That is one of the things I will give away to one of my followers.. I won't tell you what else may be included....You will have to wait and see....I will be drawing a name from this post only on Sunday, January 15..

I think I have gotton carried away a little bit with my zipper pulls...I have searched high and low to find those cute charms to dangle from the zippers....

I guess I have gone a little pouch crazy here lately, but I have found a girl just can't have too many of these......seriously...I even have one of the smaller ones in my laptop bag holding my mouse and zip drive.....

So, I leave you a snap of what I think Sergei will look like once he has been added to the Hall of Fame.....or perhaps he will win the People's Choice Award.........

Quite stately indeed!!

Have a fantastic week everyone~~~

Faye

A start, a gift and my giveaway~~~

Greetings everyone and Happy New Year almost!!!

Where did Christmas go to??? Blew right by and soon we will be writing 2012 on our checks...wow.

Honestly, the older I get, the faster time flys by...Mom always said it would, and she was right~

On the starts front...I FINALLY got in my CCN January Cottages chart....And, I promptly sat down and started it....Not to be different, but the DMC 598 was a little bit bright for me and since I hope to convert these charts to silks anyway, I took this opportunity to select a more toned down shade of a tealish turquoise as my main color... Once I am done, I will list my conversion....right now its a "selection in progress" ....

40 ct Exemplar Lakeside

Stitching these individually....

Next, I would love to show off a darling gift I just received in the mail....
From dear Tricia of Hillcrest Home Prims... She loved my little pin pillow I had sent her and sent me a thank you with this prim plain mitten enclosed....It is adorable Tricia and I will proudly display it with my winter prims collection....

AND, I want everyone to know that in January I will be hosting a giveaway!!!
I should have had a 600 follower giveaway....And, with the holidays, I put it off...
So, soon I will be announcing a giveaway...Will more than likely be a handmade goodie rather than stash...So....stay tuned~~
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Well, it is a super rainy day here in the Carolinas....Lots to do this week as school will be resuming next week....This is the time of the year when you ask yourself, why did I put up so many decorations???!

The house has emptied out....both the boys had to head back out to their places...
House is kinda quiet..
I will end things here with a funny pic of poor Julius (Adam's dog..) in what I think is an
X-Box coma.....I'll let you decide!!!

Happy Tuesday....Hope its a good one!~~~

Faye

~~My May Giveaway~~~

I consider myself to be very fortunate when it comes to exchanges, gifts and winnings...

I want to give back...May is my blogaversary month, so I think its about time to pass on a little goodie to one of you guys....Nothing crazy, but a little pinpillow I have made along with a few HDF silk threads and a bunch of trims.......

So...If you are interested in throwing your name in the hat for this springy, cheerful giveaway, just comment on this post only and I will be having a drawing on May 10th......

Happy stitching everyone~~

Faye

Live,Love,Laugh is done!~

Well......Last night I finished the La-D-Da I started on Friday.....Let's just say, I fell in love with it and couldnt put it down!! The Gloriana's that Jolene sent with it were a deviation from the specified threads, but I loved those she picked out. I stitched it on 32 ct Flax Belfast using Gloriana Charcoal, Olive Grove and Cinnamon. I had sooo much fun stitching it up! Thanks again Jolene for the wonderful giveaway from you that I won...I will think about it each and every time I see this piece and how fortunate I was to have received it from you!! Happy stitching everyone!!!! Faye