Preview

There may be a few other items I find along the way.  Not sure if the photos will be any better than these.  Camera is not flashing.  Well pickle my cukes, that's a big surprise.  Tomorrow, who knows?  Fridge?  Washer?  Computer?

 

Keep in mind that these are all hand made, hand cut, hand sanded, hand slapped menomood thorns in my side.  They won't be perfect especially after this prior month of mishaps.  My bonfire warmed me on a chilly day and I had not one regret.

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Sometimes

you can make an excuse for errors.  I could say, that putting this bargello upside down allowed more red to show in the corner.  Truth is, that had nothing to do with it.  I wasn't paying attention.  Not once.  Three times.  And now I am out of ink.  Really.  Bone dry.

 

 

 

She's such a sweetie that I don't think she'll mind too much.  The set is a gift for .... well.... you can figure this one out easily.  Just in case you were going to make a purchase Ann, I thought I should let you know these will be coming to you shortly.  I had planned on sending them out sooner but with all the ishkabobbledness, I didn't get them finished in time.  And since I am apologizing publicly, I hope you'll forgive me for the glaring error.  I'm sorry.  But the red area in the corner does look better!!  And I have no ink for another.

 

Why can't I go out for more?  I had eyeliner tattooed Friday and I have the cream on (and in) my eyes, no contact lenses for three days, no driving, no public displays of grease eyes.  And I need a break from the printing woes. 

 

 

Have a good day everyone.

 

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Sale date

Greetings folks.  Sale will be Sunday evening at 8pm.  Hornie and set of 3 tags.  Eliza Pomeroy boxes and a few stragglers.  The rest will be in the bonfire this afternoon.  After all the work to change the brightness and color on the new printer, producing prints that can only be sealed with a product I wasted a day searching for, a part broke off inside and it no longer works.  I can't do this anymore.  The labels for the squares are tweaked for a printer that still works so if they are well received, I can make more of those.  But the boxes offered Sunday will be the last.  There may be a few others offered later if I find old labels in my folders.

 

Here's what the squares will be, maybe a few oddballs that were printed before my original printer died a few weeks ago.  Descriptions and total prices will be listed at the time because I have to estimate shipping.  The tag sets will be $10 and the hornies $8 without the shipping costs but I will list all that crap.

 

The berries will come later unless my sewing machine decides to croak.  I just haven't had time to get them ready and will be relieved when I sit there watching the fire, enjoying a chocolate coke.

 

I'm sorry if some of you are disappointed but I have always sold my items for less than my cost and time.  I enjoyed it.  But after wasting weeks of my time for a few bucks and a load of aggravation, I just can't justify starting over again.  You've suggested having them printed.  I tried that.  Color was off, clarity looked like a copy, size was off enough to not fit boxes properly, and I don't have the volume for it be a reasonable cost.

 

Have a great weekend.

 

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My little peacock

Hey!  How the hell are you?  For those of you struggling with an issue, reach out to someone for help or comfort.  You may be surprised at the angels among us.

 

The little peacock from the needle book that I had to stitch for a label is so stinkin' cute.  I don't know if I will add a hanger for an ornament, or just display as is.

  

 

I've abbreviated several designs lately and have been pleased with all of them.  One day, when I remember, I would like to pull motifs from samplers for very small ornaments.  Not easy to find smalls small enough for miniature Christmas trees.  Of course, using a high linen count would make designs smaller, but would also make me crabbier.

 

I used Aleene's Tacky glue this time instead of my usual fabric glue and it worked just as well so I am switching.  Such a quick and neat close, all it takes is a thin line on the edge.  I never use it from the bottle nozzle because it's too much.  Instead, I dip a very thin brush or even the tip of a needle to apply. Cute, huh?

I am sanding and gluing today, hope to have the sale start Sunday and will let you know for sure on Friday.  If you think I've been annoying with the problems I've been having, think of how I feel! 

 

I will have the sander in one hand and the hose in the other as I jump around squirting woodpeckers off the siding. I better check the amps on the sander.

 

Have a good day folks.

 

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The error of my ways

I am so sorry.  Why didn't anyone tell me?  I started stitching the peacock needle keep again for a freaking label.  The original is on dark linen which does not transfer well for labels and since the second new printer will not work (for my use) and I only need that freaking little bird to complete the sets, I am stitching it again on lighter linen.  But wait.  This chart isn't correct!  His tail feathers were screwed up and missing a plume.  That got my tail feathers and plumes in a tizzy.  How could I have missed it?  Someone plucked his plume!  So I corrected both the print and the color charts, both under the FREE tab.  If I ever do another freebie and there is a glaring error, please let me know.  Well, maybe no one planned to stitch it and never saw it!

Anyway, Canon customer service informed me that nothing should be applied over their inkjet prints.  Nothing.  Not only do I seal before gluing, I use several coats of gloss to protect them since they will be tossed around.  So, I cannot use my new printer #2.  It produces quality prints and other inkjets have the same setup, using pigment for black and dye for the colors yet there is no problem with color change when sealing.  I am giving up.  I will complete the sets and few boxes and that's it.  This is the fourth time we cut and sanded and drilled and glued and matched.  Why?  Because nothing has gone right, and here's another example.  Before and after spraying with a gloss finish.  NON-YELLOWING gloss finish.  No way to remove them so out they went.  The second batch went out because I tried a new glue that was a disaster.

Received my order from 123 today.  Got a few more pieces of Tin Roof which of course were different from my first.  These discrepancies are never the fault of the shop and 123's policy is the best.  You can quickly return if not up to your expectations or off in color.  I also got Weeks 1331 Brick and Gentle Art's 0350 Mulberry overdyed floss and they are both really nice for Santas.  Another skein looked green on the Weeks website (which I needed) but it's medium brown, the same shade as most of my dark linens.

 

Hard to believe September is coming to an end.  I must have been so wrapped up in trying to get these items worked out that the month got away from me.  It won't be long before the Golden Girls are taken off Hallmark for months of Christmas movies. Damn.

 

Have a good week!!

 

Thanks for visiting.

 

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Good thing I have thick hair

because I've been pulling it out. 

But some of us have not a care in the world.

Did I ever mention how I LOVE the gingham oilcloth I got at JoAnn's?

 

Finally received the recommended printer that I ordered online.  The original one that all the labels are tweaked for, is not coming back to life after $86 worth of new ink.  So I bought new ink for the other HP that doesn't have the quality print of the one that died, and had to rescan and rephoto all the labels because it printed the files so far off color.  Even then, several designs did not print well. The Canon arrives (their ink is usable in several models so if it dies, I can transfer the cartridges to another) and I start the process over again for some of the labels.  Everything works fine, quality is better, worked out the color changes and such, printed.  Was almost to the finish line.  Almost.  In order to clean the edges when gluing from excess and fingerprints, the paper must be sealed.  Matte Modpodge.  Always worked fine, clear, no smears.  Here is the final page of peacock labels.  As I was applying the Mod, I saw something happening.  They turned mauve.  The two on the right, second and third down, are as they should be.  The other freaking pink ones have a thin coat of ModPodge.  I have never ever ever had this much trouble. 

 

And I never heard of ModPodge changing the colors of a photo or print.  So another printer and another set of individual ink cartridges, worthless. 

 

Where's a can of icing when you really need it?

 

Hope all is well with y'all.

To Sarah.  I'm sorry I can't help with the lost blogs.  I follow blogs and updates on the dashboard page's Reading List.  I click on the orange G in top corner and it opens.  I am not Google+ , and you are now no-reply as is everyone that signed up for Google+.

 

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