~ New Needle Minder Arrivals ~

Today has been a very busy & productive day!

I even found time to list some of 

the new goodies that arrived a couple of days ago.

I will share with you the new needle minders that I've added

to my Etsy Shoppe.  Plus, I also added the scissor stands that I 

featured yesterday.

~ Running Hare ~

~ Sheep at Night ~

~ Folkart Willow ~

~ Saltbox Hill ~

These sweet needle minders give such a lovely 

extra touch to make stitching even

more enjoyable than it already

is!

For those of you who may already be a passionate collector 

or if your thinking you might enjoy becoming a 

collector ~ here are three very highly 

recommended reference books

from my personal

 library stash.

~ Book #1 ~ Front Cover ~

Antique Needlework Tools & Embroideries by

Nerylla Taunton.  This is a absolutely beautiful 220 page

hard cover book.  Full of incredible color photos.

~ Back Cover~

These books are not only full of beautiful photos, they

also include so much history and interesting

fact & tips for the needlewoman at heart ~♥~

~ Book #2 ~ Front Cover ~

Needlework Tools & Accessories ~ A Dutch Tradition by

Kay Sullivan.  This book contains 224 pages and 

is also hard cover.

~ Back Cover ~

I used to go antiquing nearly every weekend to find

my goodies, but now with Ebay & Etsy they have 

opened new doors to gaining access to really

rare & hard to find items that I would 

never have found locally :)

~ Book #3 ~ Front Cover ~

The Story of Antique Needlework Tools by 

Bridget McConnel.  This book even includes a price guide, 

is hard cover with 247 pages.

~ Back Cover ~

These are all wonderful picture books to have fun just

looking at, dreaming about or filling yourself 

with great knowledge!

These three book that I have featured here today

may be a little harder to find....but not impossible with

the help from the internet!  Also, these three are 

bigger books than the ones I featured yesterday and 

will be a bit higher in price.

Here is a little sampler that I did years ago ~

If I remember correctly, this was a complimentary chart from

The Heart's Content ~ Greenbay, Wisconsin.

I think it was titled "Harvey"

I stitched my over one thread....so it's not very big 

about 1.5" W by 2.5" H.

Today I leave you with this peaceful pasture scene.  

The grass is so bright & green.....I love the 

spring time of year!

I have some nearby neighbors who have already sheared 

their sheep for spring.

Have a lovely day....until tomorrow

~ Kindly, Tammy ~