PLUM STREET SAMPLERS

An Early Celebration

I have a friend who has been getting me into trouble lately, and her initials are Miss Katrina. She's got me hooked on these:

They're Cadbury Mini Eggs, and I've eaten them for breakfast and dessert for the past three days. (What, you don't have dessert after breakfast?) I've never been a big chocolate addict, but for some reason I can't stop eating them.

Katrina, you are a very bad influence, but I think you already knew that.

Which brings me to my next topic: Easter. I found myself humming an old hymn today, called He Lives, and I thought that a few of the lyrics would fit perfectly into a little Easter sampler. Feel free to download this by clicking on the link below, and not the actual image. (Keep in mind that the image colors you see on your monitor are not true to the actual DMC colors used.. they're similar, but not exact.)

Download Rejoice

If this is something you plan on stitching for Easter, then I so hope you enjoy your time spent with it. But whatever you choose to work on, don't forget to have these by your stitching spot:

ETA: For the lyrics to He Lives and to read a bit about the composer, Alfred Ackley, please visit http://www.popularhymns.com/he_lives.php. And Happy early Easter!

Give Thanks

Here's a little complimentary chart to help get you in the mood for the upcoming Thanksgiving celebration. I can't wait to get my Honeybaked Ham ordered - and pick up a jar of their Mango Salsa!

Remember not to click directly on the image for your chart. Instead, click here: Download Give Thanks

Or, if you prefer this version...

I'm thankful for all of YOU!

A Patriot's Sampler

Happy Memorial Day weekend to you!

Remember to click this link: A Patriot's Sampler, and not the image below.

I've Missed You!

When you've been blogging a while, you come to recognize your visitors' names and eventually start to feel as if you know them. So when you're gone from your computer for as long as I've been, you start to miss everyone!

I've been without my computer for a while bc of some issues I was having with it, but I think I finally have it back to where it will meet all my demands again. Maybe.  And while it was in the shop, I was in Kansas with Mike and Sophie, trying to get his parents' house cleared out. It was a productive trip, although sad at times. (I was fine until the last day, as Soph and I were looking around the empty living room. She quietly stated, "I said goodbye to Grandpa in his bathroom." Her voice was so sweet and lonesome-sounding, and it was then that I finally cried.)

Anyway, I've missed you all! I've spent most of the weekend printing and packaging and getting caught up on my photography blog, and this little complimentary chart is the last order for the day. I hope you like it!

Remember to click on this link, and not the image below! Download I Miss You PRINTOUT

Here's another option:

Have a lovely Sunday!

Got Luck?

I hope you enjoy stitching this little shamrock ornament. If you don't care for the "got luck?" at the bottom, you can always choose to stitch "Happy St. Patrick's Day" or "March 17" or "I'm Not Irish But Kiss Me Anyway"  - the possibilities are endless! - in whatever stitching "font" you like. Or just the shamrocks, sans words!

Please remember that you won't be able to download the chart by clicking on the image itself. Instead, click here: Download Got Luck PRINTOUT

 

Top o' the Monday to ya!

It's 2011!

Happy New Year to you!

If you'd like this freebie, don't forget that clicking on the image itself doesn't work; you need to click here: Download Hares' New Year

Adore Him

It's December! Time to celebrate!

Remember to click here... Download Adore Him ...and not on the image!

Merry Christmas!

Woot! Woot!

I have never won anything. So you can imagine my utter shock (if you've been so lucky as to experience it) when it was announced on Tara Whitney's photography blog that I won a camera bag! A Ketti bag, to be exact!

I. Could. Not. Believe. It.

ME??? Did her announcement actually read "And the winner is.... PAULETTE STEWART!!!"

I was beaming the entire day. No matter what I did, my face was fixed in a grin. I'm so excited about it, I made a freebie to celebrate! But first, here are some pictures of my new camera bag (which is complete with awesome compartments inside for holding lenses and a body)...

Isn't it lovely? It's the Berry bag. Ahhhhh.... love!

And it has the cutest little feet...

And hardware!

My sister made fun of me when I visited her in Texas this summer bc I had a camera bag the size of a suitcase (a Crumpler "Seven Million Dollar Home" bag) that I lugged with me everywhere. She let me cram my stuff into her fancy Coach bag instead, so I wouldn't look like a tourist. Now she can walk next to me and not pretend she doesn't know me!

Anyway, I am a very happy girl for winning such a prize. If you have something to celebrate (or you know someone who does!), maybe you'd like to stitch this little chart - if you can sit still long enough to do it. :)

Here is the actual .pdf to click (don't click on the image): Download Woot.

Use whatever color - or color combinations - you want! Perhaps you'd like this way...

Or what about this?

Maybe you'd like to celebrate your independence...

Or help a loved one celebrate theirs!

Please note these changes from the original chart:

1. The patriotic version uses white/ecru to "line" the inside of the flag, which is not shown on the printout.

2. The "pink" version does not have the breast cancer awareness ribbon on the printout, but is easily duplicated by referring back to the above image, or by stitching the ribbon your own way.

(Btw, I think a great gift idea to give to a breast cancer survivor would be one of The Attic's Recipes for a Cure cookbooks, along with the "pink" version stitched into a small pillow or ornament. This is by no means a plug, but just an idea. And there are other fabulous charts out there to choose from if you're not fond of this one, of course!)

(I really hope I didn't sound presumptuous with my idea!)

Anyway, I'm off to go sit with my new Ketti bag in my lap. Maybe I'll go rearrange the contents again, just bc it's fun.

Or maybe I should lay off the caffeine.

Enjoy your weekend!

P.S. Here is Tara Whitney's blog, and here is Ketti Handbags. :)

Compliments of Autumn

It's the most beautiful time of year! Please enjoy this free chart, while I'm busy working on a few more models. :)

Remember not to click on the image for the download, but rather here: Download Autumn Blessings

Enjoy your day!

Happy Independence Day!

I woke up to pouring rain this morning, which must explain why people were shooting off fireworks (which sounded more like bombs) until 1 am... they all knew the rain was coming. I didn't.

My oldest daughter, Breanna (who hasn't updated her blog in a century), tried her hand at designing a freebie for anyone who would like to download it. :) I'm very proud of her efforts, and would love to stitch this myself into a pin pillow or little ornament. And if you're not one who cares for stitching letters, you could always just stitch the flag, and it would be darling!

Here's the link (please don't try to download from the image, bc you won't get what you were expecting): Download July 4th Free Chart

 

Thank you so much, Breanna! (Btw, she insisted I say that her company name is Blueberry Lane Samplers, which I find quite cute - and strikingly similar to my own company name, btw. ;)  But then she realized she already owns the domain name HodgepodgeHead... so I'm just saying it's designed by Breanna Stewart!)

Have a safe and happy 4th!