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A-DOR-A-BLE!!!
Comments (11)Recently, I entered the Rudolph’s Ornie Giveaway offered by Kim at Stitchful Thinking. She stitched up these adorable reindeer ornaments—one of which was Rudolph—and wrapped the packages to “hide” him. Then she drew three names, with each participant choosing a numbered package as their prize.
I was THRILLED when my name was chosen second because I thought these ornaments were adorable AND because it was such fun, wondering which one held Rudolph. The package from Kim arrived almost immediately. I opened the envelope, reached in, and pulled out this:
Well, I restrained myself from ripping the package open and instead ran to get my camera. (You knew I’d blog about this, didn’t you?) I slowly opened the package, savoring every second, and found this:
And I thought, WHAT??!?!?! You see, I was completely expecting to find a reindeer ornament, not this! I stood there completely confused for several seconds, and then I realized (yes, I’m a bit slow) that Kim had sent this treat along WITH the ornament. Isn’t she thoughtful?? As if the ornament wasn’t enough, she sent this little needle slide, too!
How great is THAT???!?!?
Fortunately, a few moments later, I overcame my shock and regained my bearings enough to look in the envelope again . . . and pulled out this:
Woo-hoo! Now **this** I recognized from the picture on Kim’s blog. (Yep, I chose good ol’ number one.) Once again, I opened the package slowly, enjoying every second, and eventually I found this:
And in a remarkable show of self-restraint, I even stopped and took a picture of this adorable backing fabric BEFORE I turned it over to look at the front. But do you blame me? It’s so cute!!
OK, OK, so then I finally flipped it over to the front to find this little darling:
Woo-hoo!! I chose Rudolph!! (And now you understand my post title, don’t you??)
A-DOR-A-BLE!!!
What a sweet gift and a wonderful giveaway. Thanks so much, Kim, for brightening my holidays!! I absolutely love Rudolph and the needle slide!! In fact, they have taken up a place of honor in my sewing caddy, which is a tray that I bought at an antique store:
(And no, it’s not always this neat. I cleaned it up for “company,” a.k.a. you guys.)
The stitched items in back are (from left to right) my needlecase, a vintage pincushion that I bought at a garage sale, Rudolph(!!!), and a tree ornament that I stitched a few years back.
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU, Kim! What a thoughtful gift, one that I will always treasure.
(P.S. I need to add that when my 13-year-old son saw Rudolph, he assumed I was going to hang him on our tree, but I told him Rudolph was going to sit in a place of honor with my needlework next to my stitching chair. He’s still insisting that Rudolph belongs on our tree . . . )
Folks, we have ourselves a winner!
Remember this beautiful pattern that Kathy Barrick-Dieter said I could offer as a giveaway:
American Landscape
by Carriage House Samplings
Well, we have a winner! I put all of the names into a basket, including those who got a second entry for posting about the drawing on their blogs:
I shook up the basket, reached in, and pulled out this name:
That’s right, Robin of Crafting with the Stitch Witch is the lucky winner of this very gorgeous pattern. Congrats to you, Robin!! Please e-mail me with your mailing address, and I’ll get this sent out right away.
Thanks to everyone who entered this contest. And thanks again to Kathy Barrick-Dieter for letting me do this little giveaway with the extra pattern I received from her. Don’t forget to visit Kathy’s Etsy shop and, of course, continue to support Kathy and your local needlework shops by buying her wonderful needlework designs. I know I will!!
Thanks! (And a giveaway!)
I hope you all enjoyed my bit of silliness as I posted the progress on my Carriage House Samplings “Truth and Virtue” stocking á la Fairy Tale Style. You’ve been a great audience! (Though you really shouldn’t encourage me like that. Do you KNOW how long I spent writing that instead of stitching?? I probably could have had my neighborhood done by now, you know!)
But I digress.
Because the more important subject is that I’m announcing A GIVEAWAY for this pattern:
American Landscape
by Carriage House Samplings
But not without first telling you another story, only this one is true.
About a month ago, I decided to order this wonderful pattern. I knew it was out of print, but I was delighted to find it at Kathy Barrick-Dieter’s Etsy shop. Ordering was a snap, and it arrived in two shakes of a lamb’s tail, which is pretty fast, let me tell you. Anyway, I’d barely had time to open the envelope when—SURPRISE!!—a second copy arrived in the mail.
You know, I REALLY love this pattern, but I only needed one, so I contacted Kathy and asked what she wanted me to do. She told me I could give it away, so that’s exactly what I’m doing.
So here, courtesy of KATHY BARRICK-DIETER of CARRIAGE HOUSE SAMPLINGS, is your chance to win this lovely pattern! Simply leave me a comment on this post by Saturday, November 28, and I’ll announce the winner on my blog. (Drawing will close at midnight Eastern Standard Time in the U.S., so don’t delay! Enter now!)
P.S. I know that many of you are also devoted fans of Kathy’s cross stitch designs, so let’s show her just how much we appreciate her lovely designs and her generosity. Advertise this giveaway on your blog and send me the link, and I’ll put your name in a second time for double the chance at winning!
Fun giveaway
Did you see this giveaway on the blog of Paulette of Plum Street Samplers? She has such wonderful designs that I couldn’t resist entering. I absolutely LOVE “Fruit of the Spirit” and hope to stitch it one of these days.
Hurry! The drawing is Monday, July 20.
