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!)....

The newest gorgeous box is ready!!!

There it is: The Christmas Memories Box! Is a little treasure, completed with a lovely wintery scene painted on the inside lid and some treats for your Christmas time. Carolyn this time had a wonderful idea, filling the box with a lot of small items just for the pleasure of our eyes!
As you can see, this box comes complete with a tiny silver mercury ornament,very vintage, 3 chenille candy canes and 2 glittered metal snowflakes resting on a bed of straw in the box, a little needlebook in it's own wool pocket, a small wood handpainted tag and its 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. How many accessories!!! Can you imagine all of them in your hands? Or displayed close to the box in your preferred corner? I do!!
You can order the box at Elegant Stitch, right now, and remember that this is a very limited edition of 190 boxes: once they are gone, are gone!!!