Halloween Night Scissor Block for our collections is coming!

Dear Fans,

this wonderful Halloween block is the next release that Carolyn has painted for Halloween, soon available and very limited! So cute, with its little tray 5"x 9", this block is a 3" scissor keeper hand painted on every face with halloween/October scenes like houses, spider webs, crows, bats and pumpkins. Scissors are not included, but everybody knows that every stitcher has a pair of the wonderful Kelmscott Steweb scissors to use with this little wonder..... :D There is also a little fob included, painted in orange with dots. Do not miss it!!!!!

Price is around $50

New wonderful thread box: A Thread Keepe Box!

Dear Fans,

here we are with a new wonderful jewel, just released for our pleasure. This time Carolyn has decided to paint a thread box, to store you favorite flosses and hand dyed threads, creating a replica of a Williamsburg box she painted in 2008. Here it is:





The box is 12" long x 4" wide x 4" high. There's a delightful pastoral scene on the lid with houses, a thread shop, trees, sheep, deer end even a kitty. The sides are painted black with a decorative green dotted border. There's even a painted project board and ring inside. You can use it for you threads or for your stitching tools as well.

Once again, a must have for your collection!!!

Price is around $40.00...

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New offer from The Silver Needle!

Dear fans,
I've just received the SN newsletter, where you can find a very interesting offer for the newest Carolyn's Box and some of her handpainted items... Here's what's in the newsletter:

"SPECIAL #3: Liberty Hill Halloween Boxes!
In keeping with our Halloween Season... these Etui's and Boxes are just the neatest! Keep 'em for you... or make them a gift to a fellow stitching friend... you could even hide a stitched ornament inside any of these -- if you're an over-achiever!!! Salem House Etui is NEW!
Order Salem House ($70) and Tombstone Cupboard ($64) PAIR OF BOXES for only $90!
or
Order Salem House($70) and Winter Wishes ($40) PAIR OF BOXES for $75!
or
Order All Three ($174) for $110!!!
I love these little boxes! So cute... no stitching required... just something fun to store scissors and such, or tuck between your holiday decorations... This is THEIR Season... and they need loving homes by Halloween!!!!!!"

Very very nice prices!!

Liberty Hill First Colony Tombstone last offers...

Dear Fans,
for those who missed the previous LH Halloween box called "First Colony Tombstone", there are 6 available on eBay!
Just click here to see it:

First Colony Tombstone eBay Auction

I think is Mimi's Attic store that is selling them.... and the price seems good!

Salem House!

Dear fans, this fall you'll find in stores one of the most wonderful stitching box you've ever seen!
Carolyn has created the Liberty Hill's 2010 Halloween Limited Edition Needlework Etui, a wooden house shaped box (6 x 4 x 8-inch high house) hand-painted on every side with wonderful details. Painted in black, orange, yellow colors, each window has a lighted candle, there are scary pumpkins and trees and gravestones and there is a tombstone angel on the roof. If you lift off that roof, you discover the etui inside, fulfilled with lovely stitching treats!
Inside a cute fabric bag, there is a small decorated box for your pins, a project ring with a cute scene handpainted and a tiny scissor fob house shaped.

Attetion: it's a limited edition of 300 Houses... so you can't miss it!!!!
Price: $ 70.00

News from Carolyn!!!!

The LHFB is proud to announce that Carolyn will soon release a lovely box with accessories called Winter Wishes Stitching Box!!!



Isn't beautiful???

Shopping update for the First Colony Tombstone Cupboard

Dear Fans,
this will be a post updated daily about where to find LH new release, for your convenience.

- Lois at Elegant Stitch added the set: $68.00 scissors included - SOLD OUT!!

- Silver Needle has the set for $64.00 (no scissors...)

- Village Mountain Stitchery : this site offers the box for $64.00 (no scissors...)

- Attic Needlework sent a newsletter with the cupboard at $65.00 (no scissors...)

- Deb at Stitches N Things is also offering this wonderful cupboard: $65.00 without the scissors, but she sells the scissors as well. Thanks Deb for letting us know! :D

- Bobbie offer the cupboard preorder on Stitching Bits and Bobs: $64.00 (no scissors)

- Traditional Stitches sells FCTC for $88.95 (Canadian Dollars...), scisors not included but available

A message from Carolyn....

Dear Fans,
as promised, here's what I've received from Carolyn about her latest handpainted cupboard:

Claudia: Dear Carolyn, congratulations! Another wonderful creation that will be loved and loved by many stitchers!
Carolyn: Your remarks about my folk art are always so kind and lovely! Thank you!

Claudia: Can you tell us when the cupboards will be available?
Carolyn: We have been working hard on trying to get these little cupboards built and painted, and hopefully many will go out to shops before the end of September, so you may get yours a bit sooner!!!

Claudia: Your cupboards are gorgeous... so unique!
Carolyn: I am happy that you like them. I am always worried that what I design will not be received and that maybe beople won't care for it... and then I get a lovely message from you saying that you do like it and I am happy! We do try always to make something a little different.

Claudia: ... and this time your set has something primitive, very stylish, following the primitive trend that is so popular between stitchers this year... What inspired you?
Carolyn: The set is for Halloween but really can be kept out all year, I think. The cupboard is meant to have a bit of primitive look. I love going to cemeteries seeing old tombstones, especially with angels on them. That is what I tried to pattern this little cupboard after. Then I choose a pumpkin color to go with the Halloween season.

Claudia: Thanks so much, Carolyn, for your kind answers!
Carolyn: Best regards to you and thank you for your email, my friend!

And we are all ready to display our cupboards all year long, right??? :D

First Colony Tombstone Cupboard updates

Dear Fans,
directly from Carolyn's presentation letter to shops, here a lovely description and better pictures of the cupboard (just click to enlarge...):

Have you seen the wonderful thread board hanging on the lid?? And the lovely inscription on the outside? The two white thread winders are so inusual and so primitive... Carolyn told me about a tie between this cupboard and the wonderful Angel Worke Box... she was right! They will look great together!!!
Remember that scissors are NOT included! They are the wonderful Primitive Little Gems made by Kelmscott Designs: Paula, your Gems look GREAT with the cupboard!! :D
And... Today I had a wonderful message from Carolyn: I will post it tomorrow! :D Be patient... :D

First Colony Tombstone Cupboard: ready for a new release?

Dear Liberty Hill Fans,
Carolyn will be ready soon with something new, totally different from anything she painted before. Now on preorder on Silver Needle (see on the left for the link...), there is her newest release that will be ready on late September.
Here' pictures of this new beauty:

It's a pure delight!!! As Silver Needle's describes, it's a miniature cupboard with a tombstone angel painted on its outside lid, in black color over pumpkin tones, that guards a list of what "lies" inside the cupboard itself...
Opening the door, every stitcher will find wonderful sewing smalls ready to give more accent to every work in progress, stored on a small shelf:
a thread board, an envelope with needles, 2 thread winders and a lovely fob. All handpainted!!! Price: $64.00.
But you have to be quick.... Carolyn will release only 300 of this little wonders!

Well... I will try to interview Carolyn about it... just stay tuned if you want to know more about some behind the scene details!!

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!)....

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!!!

Carolyn's interview! Our blog's exclusive ... :D

Dear Fans,

we have the chance now to know something more about Carolyn this week, because she sent a lovely email to Claudia, saying thanks for this blog and telling about her wonderful work of handpainter and... stitcher!!!

Claudia: "Thanks Carolyn for your kind message! I hope you like the blog created for you..."
Carolyn: "I saw your web site about the Liberty Hill Fan Blog and I must say that I am not only astounded but truly honored that you would have this blog for my items. Thank you for your support. It's wonderful to hear how much people like my work and that they can use my items when they stitch.It's fun for me to sit and try to design new things.When I put something new up for sale, I'm never certain if it will be a hit or not until I see how many orders I get."

Claudia: "Your works are always so lovely for us stitchers... can you tell us more about your style and creativity?"
Carolyn : "My first love is stitching and it's fun to design things that a stitcher might use while keeping everything more on the primitive line . I love the primitive look and my home reflects that look. I have many samplers hanging in my home which I have stitched. I also love to paint and have also carried this look throughout our home."

Claudia: ""Liberty Hill: why this name?"
Carolyn: "My little business is called Liberty Hill because that is the name of our home.We live in the country on 14 acres in ski country of western New York state."

Claudia: "Your handpainted jewels have been often tied to stunning cross stitch designs..."
Carolyn: " As you know , I began working with Lesley Rudnicki from Hillside Sampling. We lived in the same town and she wanted me to paint extra items for her booth at Nashville. We then decided to do limited editions for stitchers and we did that for about 6 or 7 years. I also worked , as you know for Susan Biggers of Historic Stitches. We also created limited editions such as the Tombstone Angel Workbox and other things. Susan also is a dear friend . When she decided to cut back , I thought I would try to just go it alone and put out some stitching accessories for shops. It has been received very well."

Claudia: "Could you tell us more about your work? We love details... :D"
Carolyn: " I paint everyday as there are many orders to fill and I do all the painting by myself. My husband makes all the wood items. We are a great team but because everything is handcrafted and handpainted, it takes quite a while to fill all the orders.I have painted over 200 of the All Hallow's Eve Box....I always want to make certain that whatever we do is of good quality and when I paint each item , I try to paint as if I were going to buy the piece myself.. I want each individual item to be as perfect as can be. That can be hard to do when one is painting 200 items. I try to look over each item after it is finished. There have been times when I left the feet off the sheep or forgot the stars or left off the smoke from the chimney so we try to check everything.I do love to paint , however . I get excited when that new piece comes out the way I had thought it would"

Claudia: "There will be soon a new lovely creation, right?"
Carolyn: "Soon I must start on the new Christmas Memories Box which we are offering for this coming holiday season. This is a wooden box with a Christmas scene handpainted on the underside of the lid. It will come with Christmas goodies such as a little mercury ornament, snowflakes, and candy canes ( not real) on one side of the box and sewing smalls on the other side of the box. I want it to look like maybe a child received this for Chrismas as a gift in the 1850's. I can send you a photo of it when we have our sample put together. It will be ready for shipping in the middle of Nov. 08 so that people will have it for the holiday season."

Claudia: "Ohhhhh that's sound as a must have!!!! How many treats every year for us!!!
Carolyn: "I will keep on painting , trying to maybe put at least 4 new items out per year and getting very little personal stitching time for myself...."

Claudia: "Thanks Carolyn: your fans will appreciate this little interview for sure! Thanks so much for everything you create and for the passion you share with every stitcher!
Carolyn: "All my best to you, Carolyn at Liberty Hill"

Well... now we are all sooooooo excited to know about Carolyn's Christmas new item!!!!! :D:D:D

 

Something squared....

Dear Fans, here the first of several articles about Carolyn's creations: an ensemble of infos and pictures about her works, new and not.

This time we'll introduce some of Liberty Hill's Thread Keepers, the squared ones and the first creation we'll show is the latest "Miniature Thread Palettes" set:



This cute 4 tiny wooden boards have a useful box to store them in, handpainted inside out, and each of the boards features a different design, just to let every stitcher to coordinate it to any other Liberty Hill item or any country stiched piece. Each board has 4 tiny holes and a top hole, where to attach some stitched one over one little pillow, any ring or any ribbon and cord, just to embellish it as desired. The set comes with a black ribbon knotted to each thread keeper.



As you can see, on the back of everything there is the "Threads" sign.
Some detailed info:
Set price $43.00
Each board measures: approx 1-7/8 x 2-7/8
Box measures: approx 3-3/4 x 1-3/8 x 1-5/8


The second item we'd like to introduce, is the "Always in Stitches Thread Board":


 
This piece is unique and especially created for Always in Stitches, Mrs Carole counted cross-stitch shop located in Palm Beach County, Florida, to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Liberty Hill designed this beautiful thread board with some suggestion from Carole... She said: "There isn't much more to tell about the thread board that Carolyn did for my shop. I think the size is exclusive and I asked her to put bees on it because I like them. She came up with the rest!"
Thanks Carole for your words for the blog!




Some detailed infos:
Price: $ 19.00
Thread board measures: approx 3-7/8" x 3-1/4"
Because of the special edition item, you can find it ONLY at Always in Stitches!!!