Anyway… So I wrote all the names from the comments on little pieces of paper and had the Evil Overlord draw one this evening after yoga class…

And the winner is….

Cheri!

and since I know Cheri will be concerned about the fact that she’s my web designer and one of my dance students… and OK, for full disclosure, my college roommate and heart-sister, too, when the EO started laughing about the name he drew, I had him draw another one for a second present…

and that winner is…

Angie B!

Angie, if you could email me your address I’ll ship out your new secret stash ASAP! It’s only secret until you tell us about it!

So what am I giving away? I’m celebrating the Grand Opening of Golden Circle Designs (read Monday’s blog post if you missed the Discount code…) And I’m still working on a plan for this whole thing.

Stash Giveaway!

The Stash

• 1 hand beaded, black and crystal chatelaine with 2 fobs.
• 2  9″X13″ pieces of Silkweaver hand-dyed evenweave fabric – perfect for ornaments.
• Assorted threads.

Edited: Picture added!!!  I took a new one, even though I found the archived ones.  That one was just of the chatelaine. Click the photo for a clearer shot!

Rules

Post a comment on this blog entry by July 12. I’ll randomize entries and have the EO draw a name on the 13th and will post and email winners by Tuesday, the 14th just to keep the Independence day theme by ending on Bastille Day?

This afternoon I pulled up the post and l copied all 25 comments into a word document, turning them into 2 column layout and then cutting the comment out. I then removed the comments from me. *grin*\

I then removed the three extra posts from Michelle (who had inadvertently mistyped her url). Then I had my godson, who is 2 weeks away from being 12, draw the name out of my hat. And draw it out he did. He wouldn’t give me the slip of paper.

He started spelling…

M…

I…

C…

Yup. Michelle, you didn’t get any extra tries for the extra comments, but you still won the book! For those of you who didn’t win, and still want a copy…

Here’s the link to the Amazon. It really is an amazing book. When I was reviewing it so I could post the giveaway I kept finding reasons I should keep it. . . I could do this with this pattern… or that with the other one. But I knew I’d never get around to it!

So Michelle, email me your address and I’ll get it shipped out to you.

But a reminder for you before I go… If you’re interested in Arts and Crafts needlework, or cross stitch, and would like to combine them, don’t forget to sign up for the giveaway. You’ve got until Monday before i draw the name. Actually, you’ve got until Monday at noon my time, because that’s when I’ll print out the comments and cut them up for my nephew to draw one of. I’ll post the winner on Tuesday.

I’m currently in the process of navigating the business license requirements for my new location — I’m hoping to re-open Golden Circle Designs all the way in the next two months. I’ve done this before, and I’ve been .

The designs are living on my computer and almost ready to go again include (I’ll post photos below):

• Lucinda in the Rose garden (about 14X14″)
• Draco, the dragon, (5X7″)
• The Gryphon, (5X7″)
• Accipiter, the Hawk (5X7″)
• Rosa, the Rose (3X5″)
• Violetta, the Violet (3X5″)
• Papaver, the poppy (3X5″)

I want to apologize for the bad photography. These were the best files I still had from way back. There will be new photography for the new releases of the charts. For reference: Lucinda is stitched on 32 count twilight blue linen from Wichelt, the Bestiary pieces are on Cashel Dirty Linen, and the Herbals are on 28 count in Old barn or some such (it’s a very greyed out brown… the poppy is the closest to the  actual fabric.)

Also in the work needing models stitched, finished:

• Talieson in the Rose Garden (Lucinda’s Partner)
• Fleur de Lis, Iris (3X5″)
• Catte et Mus, Cat and Mouse
• Calliope, First in a series of 9 muses by artist Cherie Daniels
• Spot Samplers, Esther and Della, and the infamous Tramatina (that last one’s going to take TIME to get finished!)
• Several square pillow designs
• Several band samplers for 8X10 frames

The marketing question –
Which direction would you like me to lean for publication immediately — samplers, pictures, or both? (In other words, which pieces would you like me to stitch and get to market first?)

The contest –
I’ve got a copy of Reader’s Digest The Art of William Morris in Cross Stitch to give away. comment on this post with your answer to my marketing question, and I’ll put all the names in a hat and have my godson pull one out for the winner on February 2. This is  beautiful edition of reproductions in cross stitch of some of William Morris’ most beautiful designs. I love the charts, and I love the designs, but I just don’t have time to stitch them any more, and this book deserves to be loved. It’s a hardbound book, with a paper dust cover.  The charts are beautifully done, and the chapters include a bit of the history of the pieces reproduced.