tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18895450553581302072024-03-05T15:42:31.311-08:00 The PatchThe Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-17995824148704410162014-02-01T17:34:00.003-08:002014-02-01T17:34:48.098-08:00It's Superbowl Sale time!!<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-style: italic;">Greetings Friends!</span></span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> WOW! Today was a balmy 50 degrees out…it felt tropical! Just a quick blog to remind everyone that tomorrow is our Annual Superbowl Sale! If you're stopping by the shop, in person…we can't WAIT to see you. The shop will be open from <b>noon - 4pm. </b>This is one of the only Sundays TSS is ever open. If you're going to be visiting online, our sale runs ALL DAY! </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Our SUPERBOWL SALE is your chance to STOCK UP!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(such as Dazor lamps), DMC floss, any framing or finishing, will be discounted</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Because Superbowl Sunday is such a big event…no phone calls are taken and NO FRAMING ORDERS are taken.</b></span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i>I always think it's great that Superbowl is played early in the new year…because this is the time to start a new project. Nothing like that feeling. And, if you plan ahead, which sometimes I do (!!), you can get projects for giving at a discount. </i></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">These are 2 different sizes of keychains…a great accessory!</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We are gaga over our new tote bags!</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i>These bags are sturdy material, with a cute ribbon and embroidery. </i></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We also have new project bags!! These are discounted for the Super Bowl sale..but they won't be discounted after that. </span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i>shop online or in the shop…..you'll find all kinds of great goodies!</i></span></div>
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<br />The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-62307589338008432802014-01-11T11:31:00.001-08:002014-01-11T11:44:22.451-08:00Saturday Stitching<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hey there my friends :-)</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> How is everyone's Saturday going? It's rainy, here in Southeastern PA...but it's warm today. I haven't decided if I would prefer sunny and cold or rainy and warm....my hunch is sunny and warm! GOOD NEWS...only 79 days until Opening Day. I'm guessing that many of you know just what Opening Day I'm waiting for.......</span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> My husband (Jay) and Antie (Beth, my sister :) left to take our oldest son Jimmy to baseball prax. (hint hint) Chris (our youngest son) is doing some pre game hoops out in the garage...and I thought, what a great time to blog a bit, so here I am for a few, before I am off to take Christopher to his basketball game. Kinda like your favorite stitching spot...I am in my cozy spot at my computer. Surrounded by favorite photos and momentos, with my own music on the phone (OK that sounds weird....but that's how I listen to music now!! ) where my creative juices can flow. Funny how we all have a special space, huh? </span></em><br />
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Here's my spot...my guardian angel that I got at a yard sale...pictures of my boys and my niece..momentos of my boy's preschool days...and of course a diet coke!! Our sons go to St Cornelius and we love that our faith is as much a part of their school day as math and English. The picture to the left of the swan is by my son Jimmy when he was 5. </div>
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"My gift to Jesus is to act like Him. I wood (would) be nus (nice) to others. I will be nus to eve (every) budey (buddy). <br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So, what are you all stitching on, this Saturday? Something for yourself...a gift for another, that project you have waiting to start?? I always love January...because I feel like it's time to start a new project...love that! I have been working on new designs. After a long hiatus...I am hoping to be back up and designing on a regular basis...with a slightly different twist! Look for designs from Serenity Stitches in the not too distant future. Today, however, I have taken a little break from "creating" to "re-creating"! A very close friend of mine is going through some anxious times...life isn't easy, is it? I have certainly learned that we all have "stuff" in our lives...nobody's bigger or smaller than anyone else's. So, I am stitching a little pick me up for her....that I am going to have finished into a pillow, by our finisher. You've seen it before..because I've stitched it before....</span></em></div>
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I stitched this for the shop...and posted it several times...and it really "spoke" to a lot of people. I have to say, it was one of my most favorite things to stitch, because it "spoke" to me too. It's kind of like Jimmy's little picture...it's simple and straightforward....and sometimes we need that reminder. I'm enjoying stitching this for my sweet girl, Alayna! </div>
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Here's a little snippet of one of the my new designs for Serenity Stitches :-) </div>
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<em>If you're looking for a new project...you might want to try a design by With Thy Needle/Country Stitches. The Strawberry Sampler is going retro! hahah....we used to have a <strong>Designer of the Month</strong> and Project of the Month...and we loved it! It's time to bring it back! Our first Designer of the Month is <strong>Brenda Gervais</strong>, with <strong>With thy Needle</strong>. During January....all designs from this talented designer will be 20% off. And for the week, starting on January 10...our <strong>Project of the Week is Paper Snowflakes</strong>, from With thy Needle. When you purchase the entire project (floss, fabric and design)...you receive 20% off of the entire "kit". What fun!!! Pop over to our <a href="http://www.strawberrysampler.com/detail.cfm?ID=12687">With Thy Needle</a> page to do some browsing.</em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #660000; font-family: kristen ITC; font-size: large;">Now that you've finished all your gift-giving, you can bring in those pieces to do for yourself! From Saturday, January 11 thru Saturday, January 25th, all custom framing (including the mounting fee) is 20% off. We don't like to let Lise up for air... So, finish up those last few stitches & find those finished pieces you put on the back burner before Christmas, & bring them in to be framed!!!!! </span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><i> Did any of you fall into the warp speed zone that I fell into between Thanksgiving and New Year's? I don't know if it was the shorter time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the common cold, the snow days, the school activities or just that warp speed problem...but my blog was obviously a victim of it!! AND...I've been trying to do my blog all week and the program was NOT WORKING! After much complaining..Beth finally came to the rescue (after Molly and I sat looking blankly at a blank screen). I firmly believe that Beth channeled my son Jimmy and figured out that we needed Google Chrome. (Jimmy swears by it!) After she figured THAT out, though...she basically said...you're on your own...good luck to you. Fortunately...if we work real hard...between the group of us, we can pool our talents and make things work...so here I am blogging! We do hope that each and every one of you had a most blessed Christmas and Holiday season and that this New Year is off to a great start for you. </i></span><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> This time of year around the shop is ... interesting! Inventory is done...and there's a feeling of spring cleaning or winter cleaning or no more cookies and danishes feeling. Something like that.... Suddenly, we can think about finishing and framing deadlines without the need to practice deep breathing exercises, Christmas projects are a thing of the past (though we vow we WILL start earlier this year...but that's what Christmas in July is for), our walls look bare with all of the holiday decorations down...so it's time for something fresh and new, it is time for projects for OURSELVES...something fun or something challenging (that we can do now that we can THINK again), we feel like organizing, organizing, organizing...yup, our stash is our oyster. </span></em><br />
<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;"> In that vein of fresh starts..we have been brainstorming .... again, just one brain storming..as that's what we piece together from our pulled brain resources! bahahah! Anywho...our cup is running over with exciting new ideas that will be making their debut in the weeks to follow! I'll share a few of them with you below! </span></em><br />
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The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-55435929581422773512013-11-28T19:26:00.000-08:002013-11-28T19:26:09.400-08:00Happy Thanksgiving Family<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Thanksgiving Friends, </span></i><div>
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Just a quick note, hoping that all of our friends.....far and near....enjoyed a much blessed Thanksgiving day. We hope each and everyone of you know just how dear you are to our hearts. We would like to think that we are appreciative and thankful for you every day....but it has a little bit more "pixie dust" on Thanksgiving day :-) For stopping in the shop with your smiling faces, for the excited voices over the phone, for the orders you choose to place online with us, for the treats you share with us....for giving us a place to work that we love...WE THANK YOU. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> We tried a little something different this year. As much of our family is spread across the US, and even across the globe (!), you learn that...."friends are the family you find along your way". This year we spent a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving with just that family here in Pennsylvania. As many of you know...my family is over the moon about baseball. I love it too. One of the best things, however, is the people we have met by playing this game of bats and balls. Chris has played with Dillon for a little over 2 years now...and our families have been blessed with an amazing friendship. So this year we went to a local spot and celebrated our blessings and our families together. There was no cooking and no cleaning....but there were plenty of laughs and warm memories made.</span></i></div>
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The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-81615617070593052322013-11-21T09:31:00.001-08:002013-11-21T10:34:01.363-08:00It's beginning to feel a lot like........<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Greetings Stitchers!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> We're having another fun day here at the shop. The holiday spirit is definitely buzzing around here! Though we NEVER want to skip past Thanksgiving.....I think with Thanksgiving coming so late this year...the Christmas spirit is popping up. Maybe it's a time of thanks and blessings of heart and soul. My pumpkins and autumn goodies are still out, but I must admit...I put my candles in my windows! It's so nice, with the nights getting darker earlier...to come from one of the boy's practices, to my home glowing with candlelight. I may keep them up all winter :-) My family is beyond excited today, because our immediate family from Boston is on their way to Pennsylvania, as I type! Jimmy has literally been counting the hours. They have helped get things ready for their cousins and planned outings with everyone. My mother in law's birthday was on Monday, so we will be celebrating that this weekend. We have a new trampoline park (skyzone....the place ROCKS), that my boys LOVE...so they decided the BEST way to celebrate Nana's birthday would be to take her to Skyzone!!! I love the sentiment....but I'm not sure we'll be fighting the young'ns to bounce!</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <em>What are you stitching on? If you are frantically finishing something up for Christmas finishing and framing....you still have a few more days. The <strong>Framing and Finishing Deadline is November 23rd</strong>!! Get those needles flying..you can DO IT!</em> </span><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There's nothing like giving something that you've created from your heart and your hands. It doesn't have to be big..sometimes a little something means the world! And if not...there's always next year! I have been working on some of the</span><a href="http://www.strawberrysampler.com/detail.cfm?ID=11629"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Little House </span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">designs...they are quick stitches and fun to do. I also have </span><a href="http://www.strawberrysampler.com/detail.cfm?ID=12313"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My To Do List</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> stitched for Christmas giving. Whatever you are giving....the truth is, it IS the thought that matters. Whether it is something hand made...or the special something that you saw in Walgreens...whether it's in a big box, or no box at all....whether it's something that can be seen or something that is felt.....if it comes from your heart...it is the best gift of all</span>. </em></div>
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Now THIS would be easy to stitch up quickly as a last minute Christmas gift. The framed piece comes as the <a href="http://www.strawberrysampler.com/detail.cfm?ID=13213">Wondrous Linen Kit</a> and includes everything but the floss. </div>
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Sleigh Rides and Snowflakes (I'm always a fan of the alliteration too)</div>
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New from one of our FAVES, Lizzie Kate.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">They have been SO POPULAR, and they are exquisite.</span></div>
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<em> If you're anywhere near us or above the Mason Dixon line, or God forbid live somewhere near Notre Dame like my sweet friend, Alayna (where it SNOWED yesterday), I hope that you're reading this with a warm cup of cocoa or Beth's favorite, chai tea. Yes, it is getting cold! And, we have a baseball tournament this weekend...YIKES! I already have blankets packed in my car. Unlike summer, when many of us are out in our yards or gardens (or pools or baseball fields), the cold weather is great stitching weather. There's nothing better. </em><br />
<em> We've had some great visits this week at the shop. Melba Cherico was in and she said 2 things that really stuck with me. She, like me, is back to stitching in recent years after some busy times in her life.. She said of stitching, "When I'm stitching, all is right with the world". And my favorite, in reference to stitching, "I'm back home". THAT is SO TRUE. The rhythm of stitching, the projects we're working on, the projects we intend to work on, pieces that hold such memory for us...it's like being home. I loved that Melba! A group of stitching friends came in, who had not visited our store before, and one dear lady said, "oh, this is like heaven". I'm not sure if Saint Peter would agree with THAT...but I sure thought that was cool! And today, Barbara stopped in for a visit and brought us lunch!! It was so nice to sit and chat and have a nice hot lunch. THANKS BARBARA!!!! We love seeing all of our stitching friends - getting a chance to catch up on life and projects - thank you so much to all of you who include us in your journey. And it's not only the people we see in the store..it's emails, it's fb, it's instagram...what a blessing to be able to connect. </em><br />
<em> My mind has been turning to Christmas lately. I don't want to push through the Autumnal season, but as a stitcher...you do have to think ahead a bit. I have had so much fun stitching the Little House ornaments for gifts. They are really quick to stitch, and you can frame them or hang them...either one is great. I stitched my last one on 25ct lugana over one, and it was a lot of fun. I love the look of things stitched over one...but it's harder and harder on my eyes. 25ct is a great option. If you've wanted to try an "over one" project...there are great little projects to work on. </em><br />
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<em>Another friend was in this week, Pat Perry - who I've talked about in my blog before - and she treated us to a peak at the Halloween ornaments she's stitched and finished. THEY ARE ADORABLE!!! We love to see Pat stitching again..and Pat and I are on the same page..as we're both sticking to small, "finishable" projects these days. She also taught me how to train my eye differently..to see ornaments or projects in many different designs. I have "seen" so much since she taught me that! Now, one of the things we LOVE SO MUCH about Pat's goodies (and her mom had the same talent) is the way she finishes things. THEY ARE ADORABLE. We have asked Pat if she would teach a class on creative finishing and she said she would. We're so excited! This is at the Halloween ornaments she stitched and finished.... Enjoy!</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Another beautiful day. No, the sun isn't shining and it's a bit muggy for October...but it's all in your perspective, isn't it? I have to say...being back at the shop with these wonderful girls and our great customers gives me a great perspective! I feel really blessed to work in a place where laughter IS the best medicine. Well....along with stitching! We are corny and cracked, to say the least...but we're ok with that. I would bet that my sister Beth would say....we're beyond cracked and that it has gotten to a new level since my return!!! My mom, Ruth Ellen, has been on a hiatus at the shore, but she popped back up for a few days to do some things at the shop (and for her dog to see my dog!) So, this is a look at us yesterday......</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And for those of you who have wondered what Beth looks like..there she is in the center. Each day she has to put up with the wacko on the left! There's a spot in heaven for her ;) Yup...just another day at work..up to no good (I know those firms on Wall Street don't get to work like this.....that's why they are all STRESSED OUT). </span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I am happy to say, my needle has been flying recently! It's so great!! I have finished a few things (nothing too big, I don't do big these days!) I am having so much fun. Last Saturday, I had some errands to run..and I popped into the shop to "find a new project". I had such a nice time being a customer!!! I looked through racks, looked through the fabrics, decided on which fibers to use...talked to the girls. It was awesome! I rather liked being a customer ;) It's funny, I really hadn't stitched for awhile..and it's like being back with an old friend. I am definitely in the "one more stitch" mode, and have to have a project on the ready before I finish my current project! And, SHOCK of all SHOCKS..I am even thinking about some little trinkets as Christmas gifts! And it's EARLY for me!!! I have to say...I haven't felt such a kindred for a project, nor have I seen a piece capture as much affection as a piece I just finished.....</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I also finished stitching this cute little free design that is the freebie that is being sent out in our mail order packages right now...it's a cutie.....</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Little House Needleworks</strong> is a favorite of ours around the shop (and from the looks of what I send out it's the favorite of many of yours!). As I have been pondering Christmas goodies...Little House has many designs that are quick stitches that are great for stitching for quick projects..for giving or for keeping or for decorating! This is what I am stitching on now......</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you haven't seen this series, it is ADORABLE. One Virtue for each month... Here are a few from that series. (if you are interested you can purchase the entire 12, if you pay for all 12 at once, our gift to you, is that you only have to pay for 10...2 for free!)</span></em> </div>
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Little Sheep Virtues, #1 .. Hope (Jan)<br />
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Little Sheep Virtues, Simplicity<br />
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<i> I'm BAAAACK :-) I have to say, I'm liking this blogging thing. Modern technology is something else, huh? I was blessed by so many people reaching out to me, asking me about Jimmy and asking me about me! Thank you so much. I have to say....one thing brought tears to my eyes, and that was a visit from Pat Perry. You see Pat and her mother Rhody have been fixtures in the shop since Day 1. . They have been on MANY of our early trips to Pawleys Island....and they were at every Stitcher's Retreat at the shop. In fact, shortly after my son Jimmy was born, we had a Retreat, and there is a photo of Rhody holding my sweet baby boy. T</i><i>hey are beautiful, beautiful stitchers...and more importantly, beautiful people. S</i><i>everal years ago, Rhody passed away, and though no death is ever an easy thing to process.....it was very hard to let go of this wonderful lady, as her daughter Pat will attest to. Pat and Rhody knew me from the time I was "knee high to a grasshopper" to seeing me become a mother. So, on Tuesday, when Pat popped in the shop and swallowed me in a big bear hug with a big smile...that was really special. Somebody taking the time out to come say Hi, I'm glad things are going well, that was a blessing to me. It hasn't always been easy for Pat to come back into the shop...where she and her mom had shared so much. You'll never know, Pat...just how much that meant to me :-) THANK YOU! I know your mom was with us...and she was smiling. </i><br />
<i> That made me think about friendships. There's nothing like them. I was singing that song..."make new friends, but keep the old...one is silver and the other's gold". I can remember wondering WHAT DID THAT MEAN!?!?! Fortunately, I've had time to figure that one out! We share so many things here at the shop...the joy of counting and stitching is certainly one...but so are the bonds of friendship that we form. It is a special thing to be able to share our burdens ...... share our joys...with one another. It is truly a blessing. I have a handful of "new" friends who I treasure...and I have a handful of "old" friends that I treasure. Those friendships have gotten me through many a "gray" day...and rejoiced with me through many a happy day. One of the things that I think is so amazing...sometimes you don't have to say ANYTHING..just a smile, a hug, a look..that's the gift of friendship. </i><br />
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<i><br /></i>The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-6207834336121725282013-09-30T15:34:00.001-07:002013-09-30T15:34:03.526-07:00<i>Greetings Stitchers, </i><br />
<i> It's Abby :-) It's been quite some time since I've done an email...and I must say, this is my first OFFICIAL Blog. Some would say I've been blogging since birth! This past year has taken me on quite a journey. Some of it has been amazing, some of it was amazingly difficult. I'll give you a <b>brief</b> account! In August of 2012, my oldest son Jimmy, was diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis. As difficult as that diagnosis was, it was only the beginning. Here's the REAL SHORT story...after 6 PAINFUL months, we transferred his care to CHOP (if you live in the Philadelphia area and your child has ANY issue...Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia is THE place to go). He started to receive very proactive care and we are thrilled to say that he is back to being "Jimmy". He still has some distance to cover, but he is healthy and happy and active. </i><br />
<i> As these things happen...the stress and worry over Jimmy definitely took a toll on our family, and especially myself. I have had a walk in faith over these last 6 months. It has been very eye opening and quite freeing, actually. I wouldn't have told you that several months ago, but each day is a gift and I am enjoying the beauty that life has to offer...the good, the bad and the ugly. No, every day isn't peaceful....no, every day isn't easy...but it's all in my ATTITUDE...and these days I like to have an Attitude of Gratitude! And one of the things I am most grateful for...is being back at the shop. YAYAYAY! Yup, I'm back at the shop most every day from M-F. (Saturdays and Sundays you'll find me running with my boys). I LOVE being back at the shop...seeing all of your beautiful faces, being inspired by the amazing creations you all share with us, laughing .... and sometimes crying, learning the new computer system, sending out LOTS and LOTS of Mail Order....and being blessed by what each day holds! So, be warned...if you happen to get a package .... that might be missing this or that...or the tissue paper isn't folded as nicely as Beth and Molly do it....IT WAS ME!! I'm hoping that there isn't much missing...but I don't hold out much hope for the tissue paper trick!!</i><br />
<i> I look forward to "seeing" all of you....whether it's through the internet or at the shop. You bless me...and I hope to share those blessings back...because it's all about love and service, baby!</i><br />
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<i>And....WHAT, have I been stitching on? I just finished a....BASEBALL picture. Many of you have heard about my boys and their love for baseball. This love was fostered by their Antie (Beth) and their Daddy (my guy). I can't take any initial credit for it...but I love it as much as they do. I have seen these boys grow in so many ways on and off the field. We have made friendships to last a lifetime....and won and lost. This summer, my younger son, Chris...hit 4 homerun in a tournament. He was the youngest one on the team...and using a regular bat (for you baseball know it alls...not a big barrel bat, that all the boys like to use!!) He was SO psyched....so, this is for Chris (aka Chutchie, C, CC.....my ginger)</i></div>
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I walked back in to find that you all have been busy ordering the new goodies from market. Beth and Molly have been busy reordering everything, as it has been flying out the doors as fast as it comes in. To add to the craziness, everyone at the shop is getting acclimated to the new computers and updated software ~ I was a touch intimidated at first, but will say that the new system will make filling all of your orders so much easier! <br />
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It is hard to imagine, as the heat and humidity have made a comeback in our area, but it is, gulp, only 15 weeks until Christmas! Since these sleds made their debut at the spring market, they have been flying out the doors as soon as we get them in, so please let us know if you are going to need some!</div>
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In addition to being wonderful ornaments, they would make great teacher's gifts! </div>
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Thank you to those that have already placed orders. The girls at the shop are working hard and will get those orders out to you all as soon as they can!!</div>
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Beth and Molly have been shopping and stocking up on all the new goodies from market ~ and let me just say, there is a lot of good stuff headed your way!</div>
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One of the favorites is from a new designer ~ Lone Elm Lane and is titled "Snow Angel".</div>
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I love the footprints walking away from the snow angel, the dog, and all the other details in this piece! </div>
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If anyone has the Instagram App on their phones or Ipads, search for The Strawberry Sampler ~ the girls have started an account and have posted a lot of pictures straight from the booths at the market.</div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">And ~ any orders placed on any and all St. Charles goodies before midnight on Monday (8/26/2013) will receive 20% off!!</span></em></strong> </div>
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IT'S TIME FOR MARKET!!!</div>
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Beth and Molly will be off to market this weekend. For a preview, hop on over to the shop website ~ www.strawberrysampler.com ~ and click on the newsletter tab to see what the excitement is all about. You can also click on New Goodies, scroll down and click again on St. Charles. The girls will be working hard each evening of market adding the latest and greatest finds of the day.</div>
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I've already seen a few things that will be finding their way into my stitching basket. <br />
What things have caught your attention?</div>
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Hello everyone! It's getting close to that time again. Beth and Molly will be off to market in a couple of weeks. Hope you all have been making out those wish lists! </div>
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We are starting to see some of the designs that will be released and Beth has already mentioned one in particular in her latest newsletter ~ the <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><u><em><strong>Forget Me Not Sampler</strong></em></u><em><strong> - from With Thy Needle/Country Stitches. It will be a limited edition kit, so please let the girls know if you want one! </strong></em></span></div>
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The year is half over, yikes!<br />
You know what that means? That's right ~ Christmas in July!!<br />
So don't forget, during July, all Christmas books, charts and kits are 20% off!<br />
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Isn't she a beauty! This is Royal Beauty by Mirabilia. Pop on in to the shop to see this and some other wonderful holiday finishes, including Halloween, that Jacki has been kind enough to share with us.</div>
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And don't forget to look for these and the rest of the sled collection by Foxwood Crossings! They would make great teacher's gifts or embellishments for those special packages. We have the sleds, perforated paper and charts ready and waiting!</div>
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Wishing everyone a safe and wonderful Fourth of July holiday!</div>
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And don't forget, <i>during</i><em><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> July, all Christmas books, charts & kits are 20% off.</span></em></div>
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The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-64356506379052750732013-06-29T08:52:00.000-07:002013-06-29T10:22:54.144-07:00Fun Times<div style="text-align: center;">
Finally a bright, beautiful morning! A perfect time to write a quick first post for The Patch.</div>
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Thanks to everyone that came out last Saturday for the last day of the <u style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.summerhousestitcheworkes.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Summer House Stitche Workes</span></a></u><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>trunk show and to meet the designer, Beth Seal. One of our favorite designs was Beth's newest one, <b><i><u>Rebecca's Primer.</u></i></b></span></div>
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We've been having crazy weather in our area recently. Heat, humidity and storms ~ makes for the perfect "<em>Stitching Storm</em>". So, stop on by, call or email and stock up on all the goodies you will need for surviving the storm!</div>
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The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-19229134488302091352013-06-10T12:09:00.001-07:002013-06-10T12:09:31.192-07:00Watching for Noah!Hey all-I apologize for the extreme lag in my blogging efforts...suffice it to say that I have been corking holes here at the shop as fast as I can. But to say that more holes appear faster than I can cork is the reason for no blog posts...we are in the midst of a computer crisis while adding staff to assist with customer service and mail order while trying to keep up with the ordering and frames---sound familiar? Needless to say Catherine will be helping with the blog here--so look for entries from her!<br />
As we solve some of the day to day issues you will hopefully see more from me as well! I hope all has been good with you all--and that you are getting some time for your stitching-I have started one of the newer LA D DA designs--Krissie Nelson--I actually started this shortly after my Sammy had surgery for her back left leg-she tore two tendons...so she is seven weeks post surgery (I know I should have more stitched by now! I can't say this recoop period has been a walk in the park!!) and doing well! She is still limited in some activities and is working to gain strength but all in all doing remarkably well! <br />
Take care and hope to chat with you soon!!<br />
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The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-33138561273166697322012-11-01T13:07:00.001-07:002012-11-01T13:07:54.734-07:00In Between<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My apologies for my extreme absence--and today as I am in between activities (painting, calling, organizing this mess on my desk) I have decided to step up and say hi to you all! And to say we here in southeastern PA are doing okay--we send our prayers and best wishes to all in NJ, NY, CT, WV and PA that are still dealing with the wrath of Sandy--the pictures and stories we have seen and heard make out hearts ache!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This will be coming from Heartstring Samplery-Shooter's Mill--we LOVE her designs and she has been releasing sooooo many great ones!! </div>
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And then there are these two that are coming soon from The Primitive Hare--another new-to-us favorite designer....The Six Wives of Henry VIII (does anyone remember watching some PBS show about Henry VIII or am I losing it??) and Christmas Carol Sampler (yes, I am one of those that can almost recite that movie word for word...love the George C Scott version)....</div>
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Have been stitching a little ditty for one of the new hornbooks from Priscilla's Pocket and the Nantucket Sampler from Little House....will post pictures asap--</div>
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Well, off to cleanup that mess pictured above--Take good care of yourselves !</div>
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The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-17357380842904979402012-07-18T13:54:00.000-07:002012-07-18T13:54:38.765-07:00July 18thHi there-Way way too long since I've posted anything-Beth and I have been racing around corking holes-lots to do-and lots of folks here on vacation...me being one of them (last week)! Spent a week at the Outer Banks-missed my pups terribly but had a pet sitter stay with them and they did awesome! We only had fair weather but it was a chance to get away.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Must run but wanted you all to know I haven't dropped off the side-am still stitching like crazy and working like a fool! Off to help a friend move-more asap! Take care of you and keep on stitching!</div>
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Well gang-thank you for your patience--It has been a crazy couple of weeks-so much going on-I know you know the drill! Beth and I have been working with our friends at the Devon Horse Show and go again tomorrow night for our last and busiest shift. I've been a mad woman trying to clean up my yard and finally got my tomatoes in...cleaned out under my massive yew and thought I saw poison ivy and derned if I wasn't right! Now I have a right arm full of it and am trying to forget about it until I can get some Zanfel or Rhuli spray (I think I lent my Zanfel to someone-UGH!)<br />
Have also been waiting on news about the health of one of the kids I help with-I heard today, after much praying that he hopefully has a benign condition that he may outgrow...after knowing of what could have been the case this is awesome news--a huge relief---and I can't wait to see him tonight!<br />
I'm also waiting on news of my niece Mary (pictured above in the center-four generations with my dad on the left, Mary center holding her daughter Molly and me to the right) who is due to have her second child any day!<br />
Stitching news--I am currently working on LHN Louisa Snow, a lovely reproduction sampler that I am stitching on 40LL Sand Dune with Gentle Arts colors--I will get a photo up tomorrow....<br />
I hope you all are well, staying cool, stitching up a storm!<br />
Take care of yourselves and remember to hug your loved ones tightly!<br />
Until tomorrow--<br />MollyThe Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-57599205852366817172012-04-24T13:56:00.000-07:002012-04-24T13:56:04.116-07:00Hi all-Am trying to figure this whole Pinterest thing out--have been "invited" but now am not sure if I'm too tired but will try to sort through this tomorrow! If you have any info on it-suggestions I am open to anything that will help!@!<br />
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I finished Pineberry Lane's Bringing Home the Tree and picked this frame--should have ironed the piece and done better with lighting but you get an idea...I stitched it on Picture This Plus Heroic...great splotches of blue and red. I used overdyed fibers to give it an older look yet!<br />
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Well, off to see my pups--here is a picture of Sam and Miley on a puffy quilt that "Grammy" sent to Miss Sam on her birthday--we sure do love Grammy!! Take care and happy stitching! MollyThe Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-19211903145244838732012-04-16T11:09:00.005-07:002012-04-16T11:28:50.538-07:00A New Week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWauDK-3oIWtoHQ7SGQ5O8nQloAO8_pQrfARIM382nOqRun63icy03omwvv-URdbj1sKfW6vTFrezEpSpvf-BUe36YM4UoiME7OF5qd05vjC0y3jzRX4JckHlnsTqYNDh1ksflrep9vW1/s1600/spring-heart-hop-lg1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732066028531204034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWauDK-3oIWtoHQ7SGQ5O8nQloAO8_pQrfARIM382nOqRun63icy03omwvv-URdbj1sKfW6vTFrezEpSpvf-BUe36YM4UoiME7OF5qd05vjC0y3jzRX4JckHlnsTqYNDh1ksflrep9vW1/s400/spring-heart-hop-lg1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtu5Bsefg9y6PeJzaHqvKjBbWWKvEaqcUZemIXvQeNy_9IeNTIHMamAjg3c1fRe02VJydwPM9tm6HycQYTzQp5iFq-oHfWCV6Rrpu_m9RBclyPYqcndHBlGWefbrZaS9peTUX7uBo4dKff/s1600/Cherries_and_Berries_small_jpeg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732065906821175474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtu5Bsefg9y6PeJzaHqvKjBbWWKvEaqcUZemIXvQeNy_9IeNTIHMamAjg3c1fRe02VJydwPM9tm6HycQYTzQp5iFq-oHfWCV6Rrpu_m9RBclyPYqcndHBlGWefbrZaS9peTUX7uBo4dKff/s400/Cherries_and_Berries_small_jpeg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmBHtnj0Rnx55ltsMpIxEKQggHs0Zl_3ARLy33glZ3wwE4E0XWLGLVen4gzUhrHMIj7Im0gauCvYWQY-r0QLrqHrwZqp423lDQbtuauxVh_7Gsf0pLF-4UiUqMwIfxrsM94xrF7BRLGcc/s1600/June_Cottage_small_jpeg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732065382926465250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmBHtnj0Rnx55ltsMpIxEKQggHs0Zl_3ARLy33glZ3wwE4E0XWLGLVen4gzUhrHMIj7Im0gauCvYWQY-r0QLrqHrwZqp423lDQbtuauxVh_7Gsf0pLF-4UiUqMwIfxrsM94xrF7BRLGcc/s400/June_Cottage_small_jpeg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKMB7E0sdOylRk3dqyxOUJ5q7_ONHEvvRzhbLSyQcFYnNXLN4GXpV3j45GRHhblXaxArba7wWtBsY4AbvktB-AIvnAOPEB1OdsHwRfRsSnFQ_jZxp3mWuOlAoL9zJvVZdndSgGyLxqpOO/s1600/MD120lg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732062412572774610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKMB7E0sdOylRk3dqyxOUJ5q7_ONHEvvRzhbLSyQcFYnNXLN4GXpV3j45GRHhblXaxArba7wWtBsY4AbvktB-AIvnAOPEB1OdsHwRfRsSnFQ_jZxp3mWuOlAoL9zJvVZdndSgGyLxqpOO/s400/MD120lg.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hi all-Hope you all are enjoying this week so far--we are finding it too nutty with outdoor work and activities...and trying to squeeze in time for stitching! I was working on the back of my property pulling kudzu--unfortunately my sneakers had no tread so I almost did a "Tarzan" move and swung across the train tracks behind my property...too many screws loose in my head! </div><br /><br /><div>We continue to see lots of new designs popping up--lots of new goodies that Beth and I put up on our 4/13/12 page of newbies (<a href="http://www.strawberrysampler.com/results.cfm?SubCategory=480">http://www.strawberrysampler.com/results.cfm?SubCategory=480</a>) This Santa above will be coming from Mirabilia--gorgeous! And two new designs from Country Cottage-their June Cottage and Cherries and Berries...and my 3-D favorite Spring Heart Hop (the second in this series...the first, Where My Heart Is is also in my "to do" pile!) </div><br /><div>Hope you all have a good week-enjoy the weather but here's hoping we get some much needed rain soon-I'm going to run out of Visine soon!</div><br /><div>xoxo M</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-59993517696311115502012-03-28T11:15:00.002-07:002012-03-28T11:36:29.193-07:00New from Loose Feathers/Blackbird Designs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qf4te6wYLgxWsoWqjgmV76P9WQrJ6LQaqNT8s4dnyMl9eTFyjqplEuhU3l_5nnodpJUo-ZhAzPHVdwCcwDlBjjq2RN3siuaEPkHALP0ExI_eZZRShSmFMm5Ktza_xDWICy8jUzuPV7MI/s1600/maryannblackburncoverred2-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725013424450129010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qf4te6wYLgxWsoWqjgmV76P9WQrJ6LQaqNT8s4dnyMl9eTFyjqplEuhU3l_5nnodpJUo-ZhAzPHVdwCcwDlBjjq2RN3siuaEPkHALP0ExI_eZZRShSmFMm5Ktza_xDWICy8jUzuPV7MI/s400/maryannblackburncoverred2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Hello all-I have returned from my long weekend (thank you, Beth for letting me go once again) up to NH...My dad's birthday (#84) was Sunday so a big to-do for him...a little too much for me...and now glad to home with my pups!<br />Beth warned me about the above--"You're going to love this Molly" and she is right...this is the first of this year's Loose Feather Collection by Blackbird Designs...and I can't wait!<br />We are having our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PJ</span>/March Madness sale this Fri/Sat...make sure to get your new goodies either online Friday night or Saturday morning or here at the shop Saturday...we will be having lots of fun prior to the big games!<br />Hope all is good with you all-and that you are enjoying your stitching...Until later...<br />MollyThe Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889545055358130207.post-63371939412077504932012-03-15T09:06:00.008-07:002012-03-15T09:33:36.488-07:00Flowers and birds and doggies oh my!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElvYkjIkuy1lj2sV2GaR4yz4McRLDWFpdi6bZtu1S0qxqdo9OCRhb8DhjN50v5weYg0qq0q2wLJDbnwlgPrxsd3iPHAcInCMW5Or1YIW11n17lp75kKaELFneX0JZpfAn_iJ6vauWE72Y/s1600/photo.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720161784751629250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElvYkjIkuy1lj2sV2GaR4yz4McRLDWFpdi6bZtu1S0qxqdo9OCRhb8DhjN50v5weYg0qq0q2wLJDbnwlgPrxsd3iPHAcInCMW5Or1YIW11n17lp75kKaELFneX0JZpfAn_iJ6vauWE72Y/s400/photo.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeG4XLEzdnS_AzGzmlv8JYs4jSZlieJ18WywhC43XQoBR_Q5fVx-15DiqaKU4QopNIgN57HOa5i8f5wjyw7XnUVXjaIY8yz2MYNZg4vG_tgTogbCWub_qUciXJX0CfTF6e3C3128Oj1cJ/s1600/P1030149.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720161399044481826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeG4XLEzdnS_AzGzmlv8JYs4jSZlieJ18WywhC43XQoBR_Q5fVx-15DiqaKU4QopNIgN57HOa5i8f5wjyw7XnUVXjaIY8yz2MYNZg4vG_tgTogbCWub_qUciXJX0CfTF6e3C3128Oj1cJ/s400/P1030149.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88mLgY5wWJiIwkKMLIPLO9NuwSXv4g-BR-BdykmxqaMz3BCrFKiY8r32Ly1V355TWORbkT8BdsU38YpCLMjYT1FTEp4b7sAgncJC8IgxMHX4NBWyamSZhpDd2INBgxOgqJLzBuvLU9raR/s1600/Walk_Before_You_Fly_small_Jpeg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720156993228102354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88mLgY5wWJiIwkKMLIPLO9NuwSXv4g-BR-BdykmxqaMz3BCrFKiY8r32Ly1V355TWORbkT8BdsU38YpCLMjYT1FTEp4b7sAgncJC8IgxMHX4NBWyamSZhpDd2INBgxOgqJLzBuvLU9raR/s400/Walk_Before_You_Fly_small_Jpeg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Well, it's Thursday and normally I'm off hanging with my pups but so behind at the shop that I came in early to try to get caught up--Earlier this week I FINALLY moved into this century and got a smartphone--turned in my dinosaur! Took a pic of Nemo this morning-sad as his Mollygirl was heading out again--Not to worry, buddy, I'll be home early to play in the yard!</div><br /><div></div>I will be adding more new items "to come" tomorrow-was so happy to see the new Cricket Collection charts arrived yesterday--Am going to take the Flower Power chart, button, and 20WDW Guacomole to stitch up this little cutie...see the picture from Shepherds Bush above! The chart is free with the purchase of the button--(I was such a "Flower Power kid-had stickers all over my wall mirror !)<br /></div><br /><div>Above is one of the new Country Cottage charts that will be within the next few weeks-along with the May Cottage-it feels like May out there, doesn't it?? Enjoy-and don't forget to catch all of the beautiful colors of Spring these next few weeks!</div><br /><div>M )</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>The Strawberry Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269178309998592847noreply@blogger.com0