You would think that after the stash addition Santa gave me for Christmas that I not only couldn't possibly find but also wouldn't possibly need even one more chart or kit. That's what I thought too although I wasn't totally disconnected from reality & knew that I'd probably find a chart or kit every once in a while that I would fall in love with & didn't already have. One day last week I was perusing eBay & what did I find but an auction for 4 out of print Prairie Schooler Santa charts ... 1984, 85, 86, & 87. I placed my bid ... then someone overbid me! How dare they! I placed a higher bid & even though I was having my oral surgery done when the auction ended & thus was not able to monitor things I was not overbid & here they are safe & sound in my humble little home ...
Also on eBay that very same day was an auction for three Pine Mountain kits. A great deal & no one else bid on them so I've got these too : )
The next thing that happened was a new post for
Anita's Little Stitches came up on my blog feed. I've been following Anita's blog for a while now but for some reason never noticed the link to
her webpage on her sidebar. When I went there I was in awe not only because of the vast array of things she has for sale ... charts & threads & scissors & charms (lots & lots of stuff!) ... but also the great deals she had! I was delighted to find 3 more old PS Santas I didn't already have plus a couple BBD charts & Homespun Elegance's Snow Babies ornament.
Anita is very nice to deal with, provides excellent customer service in addition to what I mentioned above, & she packages your purchases carefully & gets them in the mail to you quickly! I am definitely a happy customer & am sure I will remain so : )
Is this the end of my after-Christmas purchases? No, it's not. I revisited 1-2-3 Stitch (twice!) & found a treasure trove of stuff in someone's Etsy shop & then 2 more Pine Mountain kits in another Etsy shop. I also ended up ordering something from an online shop which for now will remain nameless. I truly hate to order from that shop because their customer service is terrible & you wait forever to receive something after you order it ... but sometimes it's the only place you can find something you're looking for so I bite the bullet & just accept the fact that I'm going to be treated poorly but I'll get what I want in the end. I will share these other purchases with you at another time.
So did I need all these additional things for my stash? Of course I did! They all pretty much revolve around my stitching for winter/Christmas theme & many were out of print! I did good : )
16 comments:
I love browsing eBay you never know what you will come across and we all like a bargain. I have bought some beautiful out of print charts over the years from a lady in Canada who has subsequently become a dear friend.
Wonderful bargains - you are so like me my dear friend. Off to e-mail you now x
Congratulations, you got some wonderful things there. Have fun stitching them!
Fun, fun, fun! I need to see that snow babies one up close. I think I need to add it to my list. LOL!
I used to have two of those Prairie Schooler Santas designs. They were probably sold in a garage sale many years ago :-(. Happy stitching! ~Roberta
You are so funny! I think you are going to have sore fingers and tired eyes, but beautiful stitcheries to enjoy. Stitch on m friend.
wowwwwwwwwwwww more lovely stash..i love them all so much..
now you going to be busy with more stitching now..enjoy them all..
love and hugs cucki xx
So many wonderful things!
I am going to love to see all your finishes :)
Wow you have bought some wonderful new stash and what wonderful bargains too! Looking forward to seeing you stitch some of these:)
Fantastic stash haul!! Love 'em all! I don't know if I mentioned this before, no affiliation, but it's helped me a lot--I love to use www.auctionsniper.com when bidding on Ebay. I've scored a lot of nice pottery that way!
Oh what awesome stash! I think you did great and one can NEVER have enough stash, especially when it's a bargain!
I adore your blog and now, I am off to check out some bargains too :)
Hugs
Ma Teakettle
Oh, what a bundle of goodies, Shirlee!! You are going to need an addition to your house to store all of these things :) What will you start first?
Good for you Shirlee, you make me feel less guilty for my recent additions now and as we both seem to be concentrating on winter/christmas stitching for the year then you can pass them all on to me when you've finished (LOL)~ hee hee! I say KEEP BUYING xxx
Hello Shirlee, Wow you are a girl of my own heart,
What a lovely lot of stash, makes you feel good.
Happy stitching.
I found two of the four Santa's almost finished in my mother's cross stitch things that I got when she passed. She passed in 2003 and I discovered them while going through some of her stuff this past December...what a nice Christmas surprise! Love them.
Kendra
I wanna come shopping at your house.... ;o) (And, yes, OF COURSE, you needed to increase your stash!!!) I'm still waiting for you to post a photo of your chandelier though.... ;o) Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin
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