Motif a day

Two more floral and smalls.  I do not like the stems in 739, barely visible, and I may replace with a green or tan.  For the next two florals I will use the 758 instead of 950, just to add more color to that corner.

Some motifs have been a little strange, but it's nothing like this sandwich. 

My aunt had a little sandwich wagon WAY back in time when the area was booming with steel mills and Westinghouse.  My sister worked with her during summers (I was an infant at the time) and the biggest seller was her Lenten sandwich.  Hundreds every Friday!  I don't know how she came up with this (or maybe it was common at the time) but it's weird.  And after I had one today, damn good.  But weird.

Start with a slice of white American cheese and ONLY white American (others do not work).
Spread a layer of cole slaw.  Yep.  Cole slaw.  I always add a little sugar to cut the bitterness.  You knew that I'm sure.
Top it off with a sliced hard boiled egg.  That's right.  Weird.

But it's not bad!  I enjoyed it.  My sister eats them (with two slices of cheese) throughout Lent and loves them.  I wondered if it was the memory of serving all those hunks or the actual sandwich and she still insists, it's the sandwich.  I think the hunks helped.

Not much interest in the threads holder so Mark decided to just make another for me and maybe a few that I could gift.  My current one does not have a magnet to hold needles or the hook for scissors and the brats don't bother it at all.  I can stand it in my tote when done for the day.  It's not meant for storage, just to hold the rings or bags while stitching.  Trying thread drops for the first time, I would prefer hanging them and handling less.

Thanks for visiting!!

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And the printer is ....and the winner is....

Canon Pixma TR7520.  Scans, faxes, copies, prints. Very reasonable at Walmart online and in store for $79.  Higher end models slightly higher but I have too many huge bills right now.  Easy wireless setup and I learned something.  To stop Microsoft's automatic updates I changed my computer's wi-fi setting to metered.  Well, that setting doesn't keep the printer connected to the laptop after it shuts off.  Once I changed that, I had no problem.  The other quirk is going into the printer's Settings, Eco, and changing to allow the printer to turn on when a job is sent to it rather than manual.  Otherwise, it stays off.  So far, very pleased.

And the winner is .....

Karen Crowe

Please email your address to me at samplersandsantas@gmail.com.  I've decided to sell the second one and will offer it soon.  Thanks to all that participated, there was a total of 51 comment and email entries.  Thank you!

This is something we are making in limited quantity, two versions.  Mine is a similar one Mark made and it is a floss stand to hold threads neatly during a project.  If you use thread drops or any storage method of hanging thread, this tall one can handle rings, drops, individual cards.  

They will have a wood base and stem, brass arm.

The shorter model is perfect to hang your individual bags (my Floss-a-Way bags come with a hole) in numeric order and allows easy access to open the bag as needed without flipping through a ring.  The wood stem will hopefully have a magnet on top to hold needle and a small hook on the back for scissors.  

Your opinions please?  Do you think this would be a help to you and which height would be best?

Where do you keep your floss rings and working threads during stitching?  I haven't seen a holder but I'm under that rock with Lauren so maybe there is such an aid!  Mark will work out a plan and we're hoping to get them made this weekend (key word - hoping).  A problem will be shipping rates.  We'll see how it works out.

Hope the week is going well.  

Prayers for those affected in Tennessee.

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Who has a new printer?

ME!!!  Finally.  So to test the new Canon's color and clarity, I printed a few labels and I'm pleased with the result.  Since I did not have my annual Christmas giveaway, let's have one for spring.  I plan to sell one and give one. 

Giveaway is for this small 5" wide heart paper mache box (one!), brown paint with sanded edges, a label snippet from Goode Huswife's Pennsylvania Beehive.  If you would like to participate, leave your initials or email in the comments.  If you can't, send entry to samplersandsantas@gmail.com.  Because of shipping, I'm sorry, this one is US only.  Drawing will be Tuesday evening at 8pm.  

I plan to sell this fabulous project bag, perfect for retreats or multiprojectalists.  It's not made any longer, very sturdy, loads of zippered pockets, three of them clear.  It won't be cheap!

Details soon.  

Can you believe February is over?  

Don't forget to leave your name or email!!

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Motif a day

What the ..... ?????

I'm having so much trouble with these brats.  Petey won't go in the trap, is looking for love, the yellow cat is here every day.  Petey beat the crap out of Nitzy yesterday, first time, vicious.  We don't know if the yellow cat made it a threesome because it was dark on that side of the house.  I have blood on the deck, in the house, and both of them are beat up around the head and face.  I am so tired of this, really.  I can't leave them alone in the house, I can't leave them alone outside, I can't handle them, and I can't trust them to live together.

And then I worked on this scary small head tiny foot early Vegas showgirl with what appears to be torture tools.  And the nightmares continue. 

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Motif a day

King & Queen, Adam & Eve, two humans without mouths.

I think I may change the fruit on the bottom tree (950) to the 919 of the upper tree, or choose another brighter shade.  They are both holding the fruit and you can barely see it. The trunk is perfectly aligned so I will move to the left side motifs now.

Have a great day!!

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What's coming!

Lots of buzz about the market releases and most of them have been shown on Instagram and other sites.  I view IG, not much else, but visited https://www.etsy.com/shop/NeedleCaseGoodies and found it easy to view all the previews.  I don't think all the designers are offering peeks, haven't seen BBD or Nash.  Check out what is featured so far if you're interested in pre-ordering.  I know what I want!!  NWP's primitive EF 1836 1837 is a real slump smacker.   Plum Street, Scarlett House, WTNT, and so many other gorgeous works.  Teresa Kogut has a boatload of new designs and seeing Newcastle Bouquet enlarged is stunning.  Heartstring Samplery's A Dog's Will broke my tough exterior into a weeping heap.  Maybe my memory fails me (a common occurrence) but aren't these releases better than any other year?  Direct link to the Nashville releases - https://www.etsy.com/shop/NeedleCaseGoodies?section_id=25477004
And yes, Arby's has had $1 deals for quite some time, 2pm - 5pm.  Snack size shakes, curly fries, and sliders.  I've been hankering for an Orange Julius and must pull out the recipe.  The orange juice may burn my mouth though, better stick with cool and creamy.

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