Watching ....

From that website listing I showed in the prior post, I found a few of the Tubers I was missing.  One of them was the Primitive Stitcher who has been sharing for a few years.  I browsed the many videos on her page and watched three that sounded interesting.  And then I felt inadequate.  Talk about organized!  She is lucky to have several great pieces to accommodate supplies and I saw these at the now gone antique mall, never considered a purchase.  Damn.  The other video of her handmade stitching journals made me want to search for images and construct a few, whether I stitch or not.  The journals can be daily life and thoughts and it would be fun to collage images to make them reflect yourself.  My cover would be something like this ..

 

With this on the back....

 

Her voice is soft and I must increase my laptop volume when watching, but I did enjoy these.  Many of the items she features are unknown to stitchers without shops and I learned quite a bit from #50.

 

Floss Tube #24 stitching journal and floss management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q909I1zuIA

you can skip the first four minutes if you're impatient

 

Floss Tube #25 fabric storage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-L2-5u3TpU

 

Floss Tube #50 A few favorite tools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAo_XRW4ETk

 

Pizza tonight.  I took a break from pitching and purging for online viewing but now it's time to return to the mess.  I think that list and the number of videos within each should keep me occupied until summer.

 

Have a good week!

 

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FlossTube

 

After clicking on the bell for updates on FlossTube (thanks to your instructions) I'm now getting notices of new videos.  There were quite a few that I clicked "subscribe" but not the bell (still can't understand that) and I don't remember all the names.  When trying to search I was getting the same Tubers and none that I recognized, so I Bing'd it and found this site....

http://www.channeldragon.com/tags/flosstube?orderBy=title

It lists 200 FlossTubers and I can now go down the list hoping to ping the brain into remembering a name.  I'm sure there are more than this but it's a damn good start, and you can register and add your channel to the group.  You can click on their name in the list to go to their latest videos, or click on their box in the left column to see all of their posts.  Drop down menu allows you to change the listing to alphabetic or by # of subscribers.  As Martha used to say, it's a good thing.  I do have a question for you …. do you move the video along and skip some parts, think a few are too long, not holding your interest?  Or is it my impatience?

 

 

The Family Homespun Weavers fabric that I wanted to sell was laid out on the bed to check for flaws, all six yards, both sides.  The Angstadt pattern has several large ones and I guess I'm stuck with it. 

I may contact them and ask if I should just cut and knot these fibers but may not bother.  Would make a great bed topping, shower curtains?   The linen shade will still look fine in a very light bedroom.  But I doubt I will sew it, and really don't need more bedding.  Not enough to recover a chair and I think it will go in the attic, I am done with it.  On to FlossTube!

 

Hope your weekend is warm and cozy.

 

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Books

Greetings folks.  I do not want these books and am offering them to anyone interested, for postage cost.  Media mail would be $3.50, you can request first class, still under $5.

 

If you aren't familiar with them Google search can give a description.  Personally, I am using other search engines now.  Just so tired of hypocrites with no tolerance or respect for others, demanding tolerance and respect from others, and broadly labeling people.
 

  Anyway, these are the books.
Books have been claimed - both gone.

 

They are in very good condition, in fact one is new.

A Gallery of American Samplers
The Theodore H. Kapnek Collection
Glee Krueger

Historic Samplers
What's in a Name?
Witney Antiques





If interested, please email samplersandsantas@gmail.com with your zip and I will calculate postage.

 

Another snap of the courthouse, each side has a grand entrance.  The grounds occupy the entire block and have a park like area to sit.  There is a memorial to WWII veterans comprised of bricks which can be purchased and engraved.  Our five family members are honored there.

 

And can anyone tell me what is so fascinating at night that these brats sit and watch for an hour?

 

 

Have a good evening.

 

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Sale start

Hiya.  I finished the Samplers for SALE tab.  Finally!

Mercer Courthouse and sale date

in PA not NJ.  I was chosen for the first group of jurors, walked in the icy frigid temps, and today in the freezing rain (now just rain).  After all that, the accused settled for a plea bargain and I'm home and done.  I am grateful.  I am not a social person, lack confidence in all areas, and as I age it has only gotten worse.  So being with strangers and deciding someone's fate was not something I was looking forward to.  But if the case involved animal or child abuse, I would have jumped up and screamed for the death penalty.

 

The interior of our old courthouse is wonderful and I would love to wander and gaze, but there was no doubt I would be lost and end up where I was not welcome.  So I took a few photos on my $5 phone and this is its history.

History of The Mercer County Courthouse

The First Courthouse was built on the current site in 1807 from the proceeds of the sales of lots in Mercer at a cost of $7,116. The courthouse was a square structure of brick, two stories high, with wings on the east and west sides of the first story. The lower story was occupied by the court room. The upper story was divided into jury rooms and the wings housed the county offices. In 1840 the wings were taken down and large additions were made at a cost of $1,500. The building was then destroyed by fire in 1866, but all official records were saved from the fire.

The Second Courthouse was built immediately after the first Courthouse burned down at a cost of $100,000. It was made of red brick with stone trimmings and was surmounted by a belfry to which was later added a town clock. This Courthouse then burned down in December 1907. All official records were saved from the fire.

The Present Courthouse was erected in 1909 at a cost of approximately $500,000. The contractor suffered a huge loss since he had bid it at $324,000. The architect was Charles F. Owsley.

 

The very wide marble stairs have the most gorgeous bronze? brass? railings and wood throughout.   After my initial gasp at the workmanship, I wondered who dusts them.  I chose to not take the elevator because climbing these steps and the second series was a treat.  Sort of a breathless treat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doors are original and even the old windows have their original hardware and hinges on the push out casement windows.

 

I was not allowed to photograph the jury and court rooms on the second floor, all with stained glass ceilings and magnificent light pendants.  There is a third floor with additional modern court rooms above the glass but with lights between the floors, their colors shine brightly.

 

This is the rotunda ceiling.  Not really a round room, but close enough.

 

The balconies and courtrooms that surround the rotunda.  There are large wooden pews in the second floor court rooms and they also line the halls outside of them.  All the wood appears to be walnut but I'm not a pro at identifying wood species.  The wainscot and elaborate door casings throughout are perfectly aged and matched.  There are other court houses in PA that are just as nice or even more so, but for this small area it is very nice.  Mercer was one of PA's "dry towns" where no bars/alcohol exist.  Not sure if it has changed.  The population is less than 2000.

 



There was something that sort of shocked me.  For some reason, maybe because I don't have a phone filled with selfies and photos, I picture myself in my head as I looked many years ago.  Well the shock came when I saw myself passing in a large beautifully ornate mirror and thought …. who the hell is that?  Holy crap.  That's the old woman that couldn't get off the restroom's standard height commode and afraid of breaking the toilet paper holder in the giddy-up process.

OK.  I am listing the for sale items tomorrow at 7pm est.  I will send another post at that time but for those of you that only get updates at night, I wanted to let you know ahead of time.

 

Terri sent me an email and recommended KrudKutter (Home Depot) for any type of stain without ruining your fabric.  Will definitely look for it.

 

I bought a Rubbermaid FreshWorks container and it worked for my lettuce.  I open the salad bags and lay the contents on a dish towel, pick out any bad pieces, and let it dry a little.  Then I put it all into the FreshWorks with a half piece of paper towel on top and it stays nice and fresh for days.  That never happens when kept in the bag.

 

Hope your week is going well!

Thanks for visiting.

 

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Because of ...

 

I had to do this to my sweatshirt.

 

 

His claws are like razors!  Missy has damaged clothing too, but this is the first time for Budman.  I sort of miss doing this to clothing.  So quick, so easy, and Mom got so excited when she saw her "new" items.  She didn't realize they were her clothes that she stained, and I covered up.  I painted some but she really liked the fabric pieces with buttons.  Instead of machine zig zag, I did a straight stitch a fraction in from the edge so it will (hopefully) fray a little during washings.  Easily attached with the fusible web to a piece of fabric, cut out the shape, remove the paper backing, and press onto whatever you'd like.

 

Here's the …. copied from a photo sampler.  Don't know what else to call it.  I have a leather lace for hanging and will probably pin to the back since it may not hang, or it will, and I can easily remove the hanger when needed.

 

She and my sweet Dorothy Allen are getting along nicely.  Still one of my favorites on the piece of gifted R&R 18th Century Rook.  The old one, the stiff one, the brownish bronzy greenish one.  Never to be found again.  I have two pieces in 35 count that are nice, but not the same color or feel.

 

Heading out to the courthouse and feeling miserable.  I don't know if I have a bladder infection or a huge piece of chocolate wedged in my abdomen, but I've been very uncomfortable for several days.  Hoping now that I am not chosen and I can come home and lie down. 

 

Have a good day!

 

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