Do you have one or two smalls that you love more than the others? I do. And I like having them on cords so I can move them at whim. I hang them from frame corners, knobs, hooks, basket handles, window candles, sconces, sash locks, just about anywhere but on a cat.
Especially when it's hot.
Or a drastic change in a day to cool and rainy.
So I started thinking about what I want to keep and what I want to sell. Here's what I chose to keep, and my favorite smalls.
Chums was a gift and never leaving but it shows how tiny the sampler is. The rest of the pieces are iffy right now. I know you think I'm off kilter for selling and you're probably right. I've sold larger samplers before, and had no regrets, but that doesn't mean I won't now. Why not put them away and think about it later? Good idea, they would not take much room to store. But I still feel the need to clean the slate and refresh. Now, the samplers may be a different story. The work involved was considerable for their size but there are some that I once loved and are now just tolerable. Not because of the design, mostly because of my fabric choice or it has been hanging for too long and I am just tired of it. That happens a lot with me which is why I am always wanting to change something in the house. Usually by the time a contractor comes or a color is chosen, enough time has passed that I have already moved on with a new plan!
Shaker Woods Antique show in Columbiana Ohio is this weekend and we are getting an all day rain, they already cancelled day two. Such a shame. We go all summer with hardly a drop and when vendors set up, mostly outside, this happens. It's needed but did it have to be this weekend?
Hope your weekend goes well.
We went from over 90 to under 70 and I am crabby as hell.
I'll get over it. In June 2019.
Stay safe!!
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5 comments:
Marly, you have a lovely collection os smalls. My fav is 'Spot the Horse'. I have the pattern and there it sits. Gots to get back to X-stitching soon. It will be 103 here today ... I am ready for FALL.
Peace and Blessings and Sandy said "Oh, how nice",
Barb
Don't sell now. Think you would regret it, all are so lovely. Oh, with reference to "oh, how nice" above, could that be from my favorite joke about some Southern ladies?! Great joke, but I have to have a few drinks before I can tell it properly! Take care of you!
How disappointing to have the show cancelled!! I would keep those little designs for awhile to see if I changed my mind. Of course, I'm as stuck as you are changeable!
Beautiful are your small samplers!
One I'll never part with is your pear with the swans. Have it in a special place where I can see it and there it will stay.
Think about your smalls very strongly before parting with them. Think about the pleasure you had when stitching them, etc. etc.
Have a good day.......rain or no rain.....pouring here.
Charlotte in Va.
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