A stitchers companion - New Release!!!

Dear Fans,
a new creation will be in stores soon: the wonderful A Stitchers Companion box!!



Lois at Elegant Stitch posted this wonderful news about the new box designed and handpainted by Carolyn. This lovely set comes complete, with a handcrafted and hand-painted wooden box measuring 5.25x4.25x2.5 inches. On the lid there is a nice scene with a deer and a pine tree, scene that is repeated on the inside accessories: four gorgeous useful stitching smalls, all hand-painted. There is a 3" starter board with a by the sea scene, stored in it's own wool blue pocket closed by a star button; a small cute wood hand-painted project ring, with the ring included, with a country scene; a four inch painted ruler, tiny handpainted with sheeps and trees; a wooden scissor fob with a beehive on it. On the box lid, inside face, there is even a magnetic strip where you can hang your needles while you're stitching.
Lois has a starte list becacuse there will be two releases of this box, the first will be coming about the last week in march or the beginning of apriland the next will not be available until mid-may.
Ready to order??? This set will cost $48.00. Quite less for a unique handpainted gorgeous piece!

UPDATE! Silver Needle has some sets for sale, so take a look there too if you are looking for this new release!
Stitching Bits and Bobs too has a preorder page for the set!
Deb from Stitches N Things has just emailed me letting me know that she has this wonderful set too!!! Just take a look clicking HERE!!! She's a Carolyn's fan as we are... :D
Traditional Stitches, Canadian shop, has the set here...

Williamsburg Exclusives (Part two)

Dearest Fans, here we are with more wonderful accessories that Mary Ann had the chance to sell in Williamsburg. Let her introduce the latest made for the 2008 edition.

Claudia: "Mary Ann, Carolyn did a lovely surprise for the latest Williamsburg edition, right?"
Mary Ann: "Oh yes, Claudia. In the late fall 2008, Carolyn and I discuss what we think would be a nice addition to the collectors each year. I mentioned I just loved my thread box from a few years ago. . . so she took it from there! It is a longer box, with a village scene and includes the thread ring. She makes one limited edition, available only at this event, of course."

And there it is.... A gorgeous floss box, called "A thread keepe" with its lovely project ring tag, included. The box, as Carolyn descibe it in a handwritten message included, is for your overdyed floss and silks:





Gorgeous!!

For those who missed the Christmas Memories box!!!

I've just received the Traditional Stitches newsletter where is announced this:
"Liberty Hill: We just heard from Carolyn that she was able to find us a few more of these! They are a very limited edition Christmas Memories set: A 7.5" x 5.5" x 3" high hand crafted and hand painted wooden box with a slant top lid totally decorated on the outside in cinnamon, green and gold with a sweet Christmas scene on the underside of the lid. This box comes fully loaded with sewing smalls and holiday goodies and is meant to be displayed open, especially for the holiday season.

Comes complete with a little needlebook in its own wool pocket, a small wood hand painted project ring, a little decorated tree shaped thread winder and a small house on a ribbon to be used as a necklace or a scissors fob. Also comes with a silver vintage mercury ornament, 3 chenille candy canes and 2 glittered metal white snow flakes, all resting on a bed of straw."

Last chance to have it!!!! :D

Williamsburg exclusives! (Part one)

Dearest Fans, first of all thanks so much for all your interest on the blog: we reached 1000 visits!! Carolyn will love this for sure... :D
This is the first post about a special Lady I know, tied to Carolyn by several special projects, in a very very limited number, designed exclusively for her for the wonderful Just Cross Stitch Seminars event that happens every year in the colonial superb town of Williamsburg, Virginia.
The most important designers are each year called to teach to passionate stitchers their creations (Merry Cox, Thea Dueck, Jackie DuPlessis, Rae Iverson...) and while the seminars are in progress there is a boutique, where the Lady I'm talking you about sells Carolyn's limited edition pieces...
Her name is Mary Ann Locklear and she's the owner of "Books and More" in Chesterfield, VA.
Claudia: "Dear Mary Ann, it's a pleasure for me to know you and to have you as a dearest friend... Would you like to tell to LH fans something more about you?"
Mary Ann: "Sure, Claudia. I have a small needlework book and tools business from my home. I do special events and boutiques for guilds and organizations. Carolyn at Liberty Hill often does things for me. They are always popular... Carolyn is a dear friend in another state and I just love her things. She is very nice and very talented!"
C. :"We are tied by the same passion... because you are a huge collector of LH items, as I am and like many of our readers are!"
M.A. :"Oh yes!!! I am so happy and thrilled to have someone to share my love of Carolyn's things with. One year at the big Nashville Cash & Carry Market, Carolyn was still do collaborations with Leslie at Hillside Samplings. I was standing in line to pay for my things, set a few things down on the counter and would you believe someone stole them. ... I am serious. It was the year she did the little sheep in the boxes. I was so upset, I started to cry. I went back the next day and Leslie told me she would talk to the "Painter" as I had not met Carolyn at that point. Sure enough the next year she had done one for me. I really treasure it...
C. :" Tell us something more about Williamsburg and Carolyn's specials"
M.A. :"I participate as a vendor and sometimes attend myself, Just Cross Stitch Seminar in Williamsburg, VA each December. In the late fall, Carolyn and I discuss what we think would be a nice addition to the collectors each year. I NEVER know what she will send. Some of the items she may make available at a later time but not always. The items that are dated or say Williamsburg will not be done the same again! I know you understand when I say it is "Christmas or Birthday Time" when I open the shipment from her....
C. :"Oh yes, I perfectly understand it!! I had the same feelings opening my parcel from you full of Williamsburg goodies... :D Let us show to LH fans what we are talking about!
M.A. :" Let start with the oldest ones... The green box with the slanted lid was limited to 6 only, while the Tolen of Love round box has made in 25 pieces only"

And Dearest Fans, here they are:








Aren't they cute???
See you all nex time with the Williamsburg 2008 exclusives...

The Christmas Memories Box feelings from a LH fan...

Dearest LH Fans, I've received this lovely message from Sharom, one of us, explaining her happiness receiveng the Christmas memories box:

"My Liberty Hill Christmas Memories box arrived today. I was so excited waiting for the UPS man, as I had gotten a notice to expect a package today from The Silver Needle. The box is even more wonderful in person than the pictures I have seen. I've spent an exciting half hour unwrapping it and looking at all the delightful trinkets and stitching accessories that are included in the box. It arrived well- wrapped and packaged, and included a letter from Liberty Hill explaining the idea behind the box. I will be setting mine up with my feather tree and a few ornaments that I have stitched (once they return from the finisher). I am ordering a darling pair of Santa sewing scissors to attach to my house scissor fob and keep in my box with some threads and fabrics. The beautiful mercury glass ornament will join others that I have on my living room tree. I hope that everyone else who has a box on order will receive theirs soon. It is well worth the wait. Happy stitching all, Sharon"

and this is her picture:



Thanks Sharon!!!

The Christmas Memories box tale...

Dear fans, Carolyn has been so kind to tell us something more about the Christmas box and about its enchanting creation.

Claudia: Dear Carolyn, your box is having a great success!!
Carolyn: Oh, yes! I am busy painting away to fill all the orders. It is a big job, trying to get everything ready for each box: I want each box to be perfect! As usual, my husband makes each box individually and then turns them over to me for the painting. Most of the boxes will go out to shops and businesses by the first week in December and doing 190 boxes can be a bit overwhelming... but I love to paint, so they are fun to do.

Claudia: Oh, we know you love to paint, and it shows! But you said that your boxes will be 190... why that number?
Carolyn : The ornaments, the tiny silver mercury ornaments, are what makes this box so limited. If we can get more, than we'll paint more of the box...

Claudia: This time you designed something more than a simple sewing box... What kind of inspiration you had?
Carolyn: When I designed the box , I wanted it to be as if a child was receiveing it for Christmas maybe in the late 1800's. It would have in it little sewing items that she might have used and also there would be some little Christmas surprises in it like the little house necklace, and a few Christmas ornaments. It might have been made for her by her parents and set under the Christmas tree as a treasured gift. Can you see that I do get carried away with the things I paint... :) Anyway, that is the story to go with the Christmas Memories Box.

Claudia : It's a cute heartwarming story.... Thanks once again for your kindness, Carolyn! Your fans will love this!
Carolyn : Thank you for all your interest in my work.

Nice story, indeed! Can you imagine that little girl, with her lovely box during Christmas?

Silver Needle's specials!

Thanks to a very sweet LH fan, Sharon, the blog today is happy to let you all know that if you're looking for some LH treats for yourself Silver Needle announced a very very special offer about LH items....
Here's what they say:

"Special #2: Liberty Hill... for the *higher budget* gift exchange... Oh my gosh... we have such beautiful things! This special encompasses the Miniature Thread Palette Set, Needlework Tool Box, Holiday Threads, AMERICANA THREAD BOARD, Thread Board Starter Set, and Berrie Pynboxe (which isn't even on the website!) Buy any of these... and get that little Americana Thread Board for ONLY $10 (instead of $33!) Get 2 of anything... Palette sets, tool boxes, or thread board starter sets - get * 2* $10 Americana boards! (That particular design is NOT included in the starter set, so it's a perfect addition to that little box!) Awesome stuff... always on the higher end of treats...
http://www.thesilverneedle.net/libertyhill.php
Remember that these are not 'open to all', and are by *REQUEST ONLY!* You get 'em -- because you subscribe to my notes -- but gosh... you have to mention the specials, otherwise you DON'T GET THEM! (ie... don't forget to use the Comments Box and hit the SUBMIT button after you type in your notes!)"

Quite interesting for us all!!!!!!
Remember that the blog IS NOT AFFILIATED with any shop... We mention shops just to let our LH fans where to find what they're looking for and so on!

About the Christmas Box (so special!!!), at Elegant Stitch is sold out (already!!) while at Silver Needle they have 36 boxes available (but most of them are reserved!)....