JCS Halloween Collection - Let's look at it together.... Part 1

Well worth the wait.  Incredible collection!!  I can't help myself but to look at it and think WOW!! From that WOW, comes my personal, unsponsored, unpaid objective review.  These are my views. (insert all disclaimers here). I am going to be as unbiased as I can be.  Let's look at it together, shall we.....

The 98 page collection is filled with trees, goblins, witches, owls. spiders, crows, pumpkins, Frankenstein and all other creatures found in a Halloween night.
Pages 2-3 have the Contents, Editor's note and credits. Highlited designs, Penelope Pumpkin Witch(Brooke's Book's Publishing), Candy Corn Buddy (Flowers 2 Flowers), Ghosts (The Stutchworks), A Spirited Mandala (Ink Circles), and Halloween Wreath (Sharon Pope).

Pages 6-8 Spirited Mandala (Ink Circles) stitched on Voodoo linen from Picture This Plus.
Pumpkins, ghosts, gates, moons, haunted trees, crosses, all stitched in black against a very pretty hand-dyed pumpkin colored linen that looks a bit like an orange sunset. 

Pages 9-11 Wicked Night (The Primitive Hare) It's the headless horseman on stretched out horse.  Very interesting take.  Easy stitch, one color on Legacy Linen.

Pages 12-15 Boo to You (Praiseworthy Stitches) Trio consisting of Needlebook, Tin and spider pincushion with a felt bag. Motifs of a black cat with pumpkin, ghost, hee hee stitched on Picture This Plus linen.

Pages 16-17 Chapter Pages for Double Double Toil and Trouble section.

Page 18 Babs and Boo  (Fresh Threads Studio) Ornament size 10" x 10" on Picture This Plus fabric.  Patchwork-like witches hat with ghost on a spirals and block background.

Page 19 Scaredy Cat  (Blue Ribbon Designs) Ornament size 10" x 8" stitched on Weeks Dye Works linen. Black cat on a Jack-o-Lantern with bat flying above. (seen on cover).

Page 20 Treats Bag  (Val's Stuff) Ornament sized 9"x9" stitched on Weeks Dye Works Linen. Happy, half pumpkin sitting on the word "TREATS" with purple all-around stitched border. (seen on cover).

Page 21 Halloween Cat Tree (Brittercup Designs) Ornament size 10"x10" Triangle shaped. Outline of black cat laying on floor, body and tail are the center of tree.  Green and orange branches with jack-o-lantern tree topper stitched on Queen Anne's Lace. (seen on the front cover).

Page 22 Ghost (Sue Hillis Designs) Ornament size 9"x9" stitched on Jobelan. Circle shaped. Bird house with ghost hiding behind it. Starry night with crescent moon.

Page 22 Halloween Owl (Casey Buonagurio Designs) Ornament size 8" x 8" stitched on Black Belfast linen. Colorful owl against dark background, checkered body, big cute eyes. (seen on cover)

Page 23 Ghosts (The Stitchworks) Heart shaped ornament 10"x10" stitched on Mountain Mist Linen.  White ghosts and bat against black stitched background.

Pages 24-25 Knock Knock (Blackberry Lane Designs) 9"x8" wallhanging stitched on Picture This Plus fabric. Black crow atop a Jack-o-Lantern being sniffed out by two mice. Easy stitch, one color on pumpkin colored fabric.

Pages 26-28 Witchy Tea (Gail Bussi) 13x 15" stitched on hand-dyed chai tea Jobelan from Wichelt. Witch Teapot, Frankenstein, pumpkins, ghosts and bats "Brewing up a cup of witchy tea".

Pages 29-31 Happy Halloween (The Sunflower Seed) 12"x11" on R & R Reproductions Fabrics. Big pumpkin with Happy Halloween written on it.  Classic take. (seen on cover).

Pages 32-35 Halloween Wreath (Sharon Pope) 16"x15" design stitched on Picture This Plus fabric. Composition of two pumpkins, Frankenstein, ghost, black cat, bats, witch, spider and spiderweb all on on a wreath. Colorful and interesting. More advanced skills used.
Let's get a cool drink and come back in couple of minutes.  Do you have a few favorites already? I sure do!!

See you soon...
Maria

Fall Stitching is Almost Here

End of Summer / Fall Stitching:

Can you believe it?  It is the middle of August already. Some schools are already open for classes and soon, very soon Halloween decorations will be going up.  Summer has flown by so quickly this year.

Are you ready for Fall stitching?  In a couple of weeks the JCS Halloween Magazine will be here and stitchers will be showing their WIPS and ornies for all to see.  That for me is the best part.  Seeing the designs come to life and the creativity in finishing techniques.

Quilting and Sewing Notions

Our passion for quilting and accessories has only grown the past few months.  Accuquilt is creating quite a stir with their Accuquilt Go! Baby and for a stitcher who can't cut a straight line with a rotary cutter (that's me!) the Accuquilt is very enticing.

So, what do you think about the Accuquilt Go! Baby and their line of dies?  Please let us know. 
We may decide to pick up a few of them for the shop, but want to hear UNBIASED reviews from stitchers / quilters like you.

PREORDER SALES STILL GOING ON!

If you haven't pre-ordered your JCS Magazines yet, the PRE-ORDER sale is still on for a few more days!

Thanks for dropping by!
Thomas and Maria

2011 JCS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT ISSUE PREORDER SALE $7.00

Here is the cover of the NEW 2011 JCS CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS issue!

Doesn't it look fabulous???

Regular Price: $8.00

OUR PRE-ORDER PRICE: $7.00

Sale dates: August 9th 2011 thru - August 26, 2011

 Magazine is due to ship mid-September and we can't wait to see it.

76 beautiful projects to stitch or just to collect. Perfect for smalls stitching, and that little something to send to your stitching buddy. 

So now you see this beautiful magazine, the JCS Halloween Magazine that is also due out in Sept. and Tessa, the Gingher scissors that are in demand, and you feel that they may sell out before you get a chance to save up to order them (because they always do).  Even I have had that happen to me, and it is no fun.

We are here to help you!  Here is how, (especially if you are overseas and the postage costs are just overwhelming).  We understand, really we do.

Here is how we save you money! Easy as 1-2-3!!

1.  Pre-order your items at great savings through August 26th, 2011.

2. We hold your pre-ordered items until all of them come in for postage savings for you!

Most of the items fit into one Flat Rate Priority Mail envelope.

3. Receive a 15% discount coupon toward total before shipping on your next future puchase.
(15% discount applicable toward total before shipping. Coupon valid October 1 - November 30, 2011.)

There you have it!  We can save you cash when you buy stash!!

Share this sale with your friends and save them some money too!!

Please note: due to copyright laws, we do not accept returns on magazines or cross stitch charts or anything that can be copied, or electronically scanned.

EMAIL US YOUR COMMENTS!

We love to hear from you.

xx Happy stitches xx
Thomas and Maria 

JCS ~~HALLOWEEN COLLECTION~~ PREORDER SALE

Halloween is coming! Sooner than we think, the leaves will turn in the Northeast and pumpkins will be everywhere. Goblins, ghosts and superheroes will line the streets asking for treats. Stitchers will select their Halloween exchange projects and we are here to help.

Almost every stitcher knows that Just Cross Stitch has a NEW HALLOWEEN COLLECTION 100-page publication about to hit the shops early September.  JCS has published the pictures shown below of the upcoming publication on its site. We have placed our order, so we are sharing their pics with you.

Retail Price: $16.95

OUR PRE-ORDER PRICE: $15.50 (plus 2-day USPS shipping)

PRE-ORDER 2 or more copies at $15.00 each (plus 2-day Priority)

SALE DATES 8-6-2011 thru 8-25-2011

(NY residents pay sales tax as applicable by law)

We want to have enough for everyone so we are having

a PRE-ORDER sale.  Believe us, we know how it feels when an item you really want sells out at a price you really like.  Whether your budget is tight or you need to buy multiple copies for friends we have a great price for you!

Here is the FINE PRINT:

1. Email us with HALLOWEEN MAG PRE-ORDER on the subject. Give us your name, address, and email address so we can confirm your order.

2. PRE-ORDER 2 or more copies at the price of $15.00 each (plus Priority 2-day shipping)!

3. Shipping is extra. Due to the weight of magazine, we believe it will be USPS Priority Mail. 

4. We ask you to honor your pre-order request.

5. We will place your pre-order on August 26, 2011.  We expect to have them available early September when JCS ships.

6. At this time we accept money orders, PayPal, and Credit Cards through Paypal.

7. PRE-ORDER SALE ENDS 8-25-2011

REMEMBER: GINGHER'S TESSA SCISSORS WILL BE HERE SOON!!!!  ASK ABOUT THEM TOO!!

  

Let your friends know about our great deals! 

We greatly appreciate your support and look forward to serving your Halloween stitching needs.

In stitches,

Thomas and Maria

JUST ARRIVED

From the minute that we saw them, we knew we had to have them.  They are so colorful and vibrant.  We've got the jeweltones, the fairytale tones, the pale tones, the warm tones..... we got them all, we just couldn't help ourselves. What are we talking about? 

SULLIVANS

Overdyed Embroidery Floss. 100% Egyptian cotton

6 ply 8.7 yards (8m) colorfast

All 30 colors available!
Regularly $1.00 USD each

~~~ JULY BLOG SPECIAL ~~~
Puchase one full set (all 30 colors) for $25.00 USD plus shipping

But we couldn't stop there. Those beautiful colors need a fabric to show them off. So along with them, we chose a gorgeous country French linen. It's soft and cuddly.

COUNTRY FRENCH LINEN

Color: CASHMERE

28 Count

(close to DMC 822)

~~~ JULY BLOG SPECIAL ~~~

One full yard (36" x 55" ) $56.00 USD plus shipping

Fat Half  (27" x 36") $30.00 USD plus shipping

Fat Quarter (18"x 27) $15.00 USD plus shipping

(limited quantities in stock. we will place special orders thru 31July if we run out.)

Please let us know what you are looking for and if we can, we will help you find it. 

Interested in any of our blog specials?  Want to see some of your favorites as a blog special?  Email us or leave a comment on this entry.  We will answer any questions. 

Share these blog specials with your friends!  Help us grow so we can keep our blog special prices low.

These blog specials are good now through July 31, 2011.  Our shipping rates are extremely reasonable, no handling costs.  ** NY residents, please add sales tax**

You can follow us on Facebook. We love to see our friends there!

Colorful stitches to all....

Thomas and Maria

THE GIVEAWAY WINNERS ARE.......

Well, this was a lot harder than I thought it would be because everyone was so wonderful and positive that I just could not just give one item away.  That is why, it took a while for me to get back to post.

I am so appreciative of your support and your good wishes that I wanted to give back to the group that has given me such a warm welcome.  Because many followers are Lizzie Kate Lovers (obviously, that was the theme LOL), we decided to keep with the Lizzie Kate Summer theme.  (One kit, one chart, 2 pieces of fabric as prizes.)

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: ~~~ LIZZIE*KATE  "LIFE'S A BEACH" LIMITED EDITION KIT ~~~

RACHEL BARKLEY BAKER (entry # 153) FACEBOOK FOLLOWER

FIRST PRIZE WINNER:  ~~~~LIZZIE*KATE "SUMMER BASKET" SNIPPET CHART # S53~~~

Kthomas_sc (entry # 208) BLOG FOLLOWER

SECOND PRIZE WINNER: ~~~PLATINUM EVENWEAVE 28 CT 7"x 9" PIECE~~~

Sarah (entry #61) BLOG FOLLOWER

THIRD PRIZE WINNER:  ~~~ HONEYSUCKLE PINK JOBELAN 28CT 7.5" x 7.5" PIECE ~~~

Roksana  (entry # 45) 

Ladies please contact me at this blog post so that I may know you are aware of your prize.  You may email me or here with your private information.  

I will also post this on Facebook.

Thank you all for participating, it has been exciting for me and I am starting the search for the next item up for giveaway..... 

Happy, happy, joy, joy!!

Thomas and Maria

OUR FIRST GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!

Happy Independence Day to all our USA readers!

We would like to celebrate this wonderful holiday by having OUR FIRST GIVEAWAY….. Yipee!!!

We racked our brains thinking what would be our perfect first giveaway… it had to be HOT, it had to be NEW, it had to be a QUICK STITCH and if it were a LIMITED EDITION that would be great…. We thought and thought and here it is:

~~LIZZIE * KATE “LIFE’S A BEACH” LIMITED KIT ~~

Giveaway includes chart, 2 buttons, fabric & shipping

Open to all readers of this blog except for family members or employees of The Stitcher’s Market (we have no employees). No information given on this site or any of our other sites will be sold to anyone.  We value  and respect your privacy. 

*** GIVEAWAY ENTRY RULES ***

Winner will be announced Saturday, July 9th at 9:00pm EST (Eastern Standard Time USA) so everyone has a chance to enter. Winner will be announced on our blog.

1. Leave a comment on this entry along with a mention of how you learned of this giveaway and follow our blog = one entry

2. Share information of this giveaway on your blog (cut and paste information along with link to our blog) and receive an extra entry. (=one entry)

3. “LIKE” us on Facebook. We are The Stitcher’s Market on Facebook. (=one entry)

Maximum 3 entries per person.

The more people that find us, the more giveaways we will have and the better we will be able to serve you.

Enjoy your week!!

Good luck everyone! Thanks for stopping by!!
Thomas and Maria