Late setting this up but Sale at Etsy store

 

I've continued the sale on some of the "Fall" patterns and added the few Halloween patterns. They'll be 20 percent off until Nov. 1.

https://1creativestitches.etsy.com 

Big Friday thru Monday SALE at ETSY!!!!!!

 

For the first time I'm having a 50% off sale on all my listings at my Etsy store starting on black Friday thru cyber Monday. After that a December sale of 25% off select pattern will start and end January 2.

Hope you'll go have a look!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

New patterns up at Etsy and on sale

 I finally got 5 new embroidery patterns up at Etsy. I started these during covid lockdown in 2020. It's taken me these 4 years to finish them and write up the patterns. Each patterns has 2 triangles and 1 hexie. The triangles have a word in a heart. I did each set in a different color, flowers and other embroidery stitches needed to make each slightly different. I call the patterns Words of Hope.

They are 20% off until Dec. Hope you like them!

Here's what they look like when the are all sewn to a long piece of ribbon.

I have them hanging in my sewing/craft room.

Be Kind and Love in shades of pink and yellow.

Joy and Dream in blues and yellow.

Hope and Faith in purples. This was the first I designed.

Peace and Believe in yellow as the main color. This is my favorite because of the bee and sunflower.

Wish and Imagine in red.

Sale at Etsy Store

 

It's Christmas in July! I'm not really a fan of seeing holiday decorations at this time of year but I also know some people need to get started on gifts and decorations so I've put a selection of winter/Christmas patterns on sale for 20% off until August 4.

I'll be listing some new items this week at Etsy and over at Patreon. I have a new embroidery pattern and some free tatting patterns to list.

I know this should be the next free embroidery but......

https://sewingtimes.net/diy-round-purse-bag/

 https://youtu.be/dDlQrL3gSxQ?si=q5SkiM4qEXVYT9CX

I came across this in an email from Ann Wood, who by the way has some fantastic bird patterns and good emails. I'm bookmarking it so I can make one if I ever find the time. ha,ha,ha,ha.... finding time...like that will happen any time soon 😄

BTW, don't forget about the 20% off sale for the month of May at my Etsy store!

About the next free embroidery and SALE at etsy

 Yet another month of craziness. This time it was the kitchen facet. It had been dripping for a while but the DH just didn't want to deal with it until I finally whined enough and he started working on it at the end of April. As usual it became a mess. It's not that he can't fix things, it's that Moen said they'd send out free replacement cartridges, and that took a week. Since the DH had the sink tore apart that meant no water in the kitchen :( but luckily I have a garden sink off the porch. So off I went carting dishes over the porch, down the steps, and over to the sink to wash, and then back inside. Food prep meant taking veg outside to wash. For meat and eggs I wore gloves that got washed the next trip to the sink. 

After a week the cartridges came and after a few hours the hot and cold were installed. Guess what? It now leaked at the base of the facet so they said they'd ship out a replacement for it. Another week of washing outside and we were getting tired of it. The DH was ready to go buy a new non-Moen facet. 

When the next cartridge came we couldn't get the old one out to put the new one in and the various people we talked to on the cell had no suggestions other than paying $25 for shipping and they'd airship a new facet. When it didn't arrive in 3 days we found that ups had no paperwork for it and Moen insisted they sent it. Moen sent out another and it came yesterday. Who knows where the lost one is.

On Sunday another calamity hit. The cold water handle on the outdoor sink popped and we couldn't turn it off. The DH attached the garden hose with a sprayer to it since it was late and the hardware store was closed. That night I did dishes in a basin in a bathtub and of course I had a lot of dishes.

Monday the DH fixed the garden sink pretty easily but of course taking the old kitchen facet completely out didn't go easy but at least it's in.

With all this I just haven't been spending much time online. The next embroidery is down but I need to take a pic of it. I'm thinking I'll do a few sections to end this one soon.

BTW, May is my birthday month so I put everything in the etsy shop on sale for 20% off.

A New Tatting Pattern!

 I finally finished a new tatting pattern. Actually some of these patterns were the original tatted quilts I made. The Grandmother's Fan and Garden patterns are not like the basic squares I use in the other 3 patterns or my other tatted quilt patterns. I was never sure about charting them so set them aside while I moved on to the basic block designs.

This pattern is now at my Etsy store. You get all 5 tatting designs plus the directions for the items they are on.

The Fans are on a circular bag. There's a pocket on the outside and a divider inside. The Irish chain is on a drawstring bag. Grandmother's fan is on a tea cozy. The pinwheel is on a pincushion with a pocket. The blockade blocks were made into pins and glued to spiral bound index cards for a journal to keep small motifs and their directions. It's based on art junk journals.

Right now and until the new year all the patterns are on sale !!

BTW, I updated the freebie Dec. pattern. I finally found all the info so the stitches and DMC colors are now listed.

Here's another new pattern at Etsy!!

 

I just listed another new pattern at my Etsy store! It's been included in the Oct. sale I'm having on select patterns.

I'm really catching up on writing directions for designs that have been done and waiting. This is for another crocheted design that holds a penny for luck. At my Etsy store there's patterns for a shamrock and a flower. 

Now I'm working on my new tatting patterns. Since there are 5 patterns for tatting and 5 for the items I put them on it takes a lot longer to write. So far 2 are completely done. 

Hope you'll have a look at the store for my new patterns!

Another New Pattern up at Etsy!

 

This is an updated version of an old pattern I designed in 1997. This new version has a easier dress and pantaloons for the large sheep. I also named them. The 6" is Daisy and the 14" is Poppy. Oh, and Poppy looks cute with a wide ribbon tied in a bow around her waist, too.

Pop over to my Etsy store to read more about this pattern. I'm running a sale over there for 20% off select patterns. I plan on keeping the sale going until Oct.31.

BTW, I'm working on directions for 2 more patterns. One for tatting and ine for crochet. 

Two New Patterns Up at Etsy Store and on SALE!!!!!

 

This is Emily Jane, a tiny 8" shabby chic rabbit. The pattern also includes the tine cone basket she holds and the felt carrots that go in it. Perfect for sitting in a basket, perched on a shelf, or even sitting among flowers on a wreath.

Fall is coming and that means thinking about "Halloween"! Hazel and Maddy are cute little witch cats sitting (sewn) in felt pumpkins. Use them for pincushions or holiday decor. Hazel, the gray cat, is sewn into a white felt pumpkin that is then sewn to a dotted fabric pumpkin. That pumpkin is then attached to a metal candle stand. The stand is actually upside down so the pumpkin could be sewn to the legs. Any type of holder would work but one for a pillar candle looks best. If you don't want to use a candle stand then look at Maddy, the black cat. She is sewn into an orange felt pumpkin that is attached to the lid of a plastic jar. I filled it with tinsel, tiny pumpkin, and table scatter.

Like the idea of having a kitty pincushion  but not decked out for Halloween? Just change the Halloween items for your choice of fabrics and decoration. Leave off the hat and attach pretty bows to the heads.

They are both at my Etsy store and will be 20% off thru October 31!

Here's the link to the store: 1creativestitches

Big Sale at my Etsy store

I decided to run a December sale and it's 25% off all PDF patterns including this new one I just finished for Christmas. I've never run such a large discount and it will go away on Jan 5,2022.

Ok, I admit I'm not a church goer but I do believe. And at this time of year when so many people are concerned with the amount of gifts they want, have to  buy, and all the expense I felt the need to design this passage. It's a reminder that Christmas isn't a day to fill the house with gifts but with compassion for others.

Hope your holiday, no matter how or what you celebrate, is filled with love.

Clothespin dolls patterns now up at Etsy

I finally listed all 7 mini clothespin doll patterns at my etsy shop. They run $5.00 for a PDF but right now they are included in the 25% off sale I'm running.

Above is the angel pattern. The tall angel in the back is a tree topper.

Below is the topsy turvey pattern. One side has long braids and has more of country look while the second side has short curly hair and lace on her clothes.

There are also patterns for mermaids & fairy, Ann & Andy, Amish, pincushion girls, and little girls. These are some of the very first patterns I wrote so they don't have all the drawings and photos my new patterns have. Most aren't written book style either like I do all my patterns now. If I make time to update these patterns I will send the new version for free to buyers.

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BTW, I'm removing all of last year's free stitch-a-long pattern today. Look for updated versions for sale at Etsy when I get the chance to do them. My time is being taken up with so many other things.

Like this:

I'm trying to take at least one of Johanna Basford's classes, either at her web site or the daily ones at facebook every day. I bought a sketchbook and some new erasers, dug out my old cheapy compass and fav pencils, then decided to use this box (a Marjoin Bastin, who I love!) as my supply box. This is what I'm doing to "keep calm and carry on". Her doodle-like drawings are also helping with my pattern designing. No, really they are :)

Happy Spring, There's a SALE at Etsy!

Happy Spring! I'm celebrating with a 25% off sale on my PDF patterns at Etsy!

With so many of us following the request to stay at home I thought I'd put my patterns on sale at Etsy at least for the next month, though it may run longer. Etsy only allows 1 month at a time for a sale. I'll renew it for another month if we're all still pretty much housebound.

As some of you may know from reading my blog I've had panic attacks my entire life, yes even when I was a toddler, it's one of my early memories. There were many years when they got so bad I was housebound and the thought of leaving set off fear. Now that I consider myself a medium functioning agoraphobic the thought of not being able to get out is causing me mild panic. I think it's coming from worrying that I may go back to full blown agoraphobia and not be able to go out without having panic. So to keep the fear at bay I'm going out but only to drive from one of our houses to the other. We have 2 places we live at and the drive is about 20 minutes apart. This is working so far. I hope you all are doing well. Let's follow the rules and just maybe the virus won't spread as fast.

BTW, the newest free embroidery pattern will be up next week and all of last years free ones will come down by April 1 or 2.

Halloween Dolls and more at Etsy and Ebay

This is just one of the Halloween decor dolls I have up at ebay. Look for a Vampire Queen, a mummy, pumpkin ladies, and more there.

Here's a cat witch, too. I like to think that she was human but an enemy turned her into a cat. She got her revenge if you take a look at the cage she holds, inside are birds. Could they be those who put a spell on her?

Over at Etsy I have some Halloween items, too. Here's a tiny faery riding on a crow. She has a sister with orange hair who's also up for sale.

 I hope you'll take the time to click the link for my Etsy store. To find my items at Ebay just search for creativestitches in the advanced search. Most of my Halloween items are on sale. Some are as much as $15.00 less! I wish I could go lower on some things but shipping costs have gotten crazy expensive.

At Etsy Get a Discount When Buying 3 Patterns

I've never done this and to be honest I can't believe I haven't since I see other pattern designers do it. If you go to my Etsy store you can now buy 3 patterns and get a discount.

This photo shows the patterns for $7 & $8 but there is also one for $9 & $10. I also have them for my tatting patterns!

Speaking of tatting patterns the last Season of Mini Quilts - Summer is being edited. Once it's deemed ok I'll get the e-pattern up.

Happy Thanksgiving at Etsy Store -10%

I want to wish my customers a Happy Thanksgiving by giving you a coupon code to use at my Etsy store for 10% off all purchases $10 or more! It will work thru Nov. 30th.

Here's the code you enter when you pay: THANKSGIVING2015

SALE on 2 Cloth Doll Patterns!

I've decided that I need to update these 2 patterns so I've put them on sale until I either run out of cover photos or until the new versions are done. You can get the printed versions at my Etsy and Patternmart stores. Since Patternspot doesn't offer printed versions I decided it would be the only place to get them as a PDF.

I'm planning quite a few changes. One will be that there will be only one doll and one shell or seahorse. Faces will be slightly different as will clothing (tail) and hair.

The price will now be $4.00 instead of $7.00.

Nor sure when the new ones will be ready so take advantage of the sale price now!

10% off for repeat customers at my Etsy Shop!

Until August 31, 2013 if you buy something at my Etsy shop you will get an email give you the coupon code to get 10% your next purchase of $5 and up.

The photo is of one of my newest tatted bracelets. I'll be selling it at Etsy along with some black ones. I also have another style I just took pics of to list after I edit them.

I recently uploaded the PDF files of patterns that I sell at Etsy. No more waiting until I read your email to get the pattern you buy. Now once you pay for it, Etsy will send you an email with a link so you can download it.

The weather has been to hot to sit at the sewing machine but I have been working on projects that have been put aside. Finished 3 totes that I hope to sell the pattern for them to a craft magazine. If not I'll publish them myself. Will need to write up the directions. That makes 4 projects that need directions written for before I can do anything with them : (

It's My Birthday But You Get The Gift at Etsy!

Today is my birthday and I've put a 10% off any purchase coupon up at my Etsy store. Look for the code birthday13. Doesn't matter what you buy it's good until the end of the month. You can even use it for special orders!