What's Up at Stitcher's Treasures

Apology

I am not going into all the reason that I have been absent from the blog for so long. The list is too long and I don't want to bore you.

Things are busy at the shop. Ginia and I have been working on the website the first part of the week and it should be completely updated, for now, but the middle of next week. We had two big shipments that arrived today and expect another one tomorrow. There have been several small ones also.

There will be new classes that will also be updated on the website. We hope that you will be able to join us for them as I think that they will be fun.

I made a new slide show of our last all day stitch and will be making one of some of the new arrivals. They should be on the website by mid next week. I hope that you enjoy them.

Jerry and I will be going to Seattle the week before Easter. We are going to be visiting our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughters. It has been a bit over a year since we have seen them so we are missing them. Easter is a good time to be with the younger grandchildren to celebrate all the fun things that Easter brings.

Well I am going to quit for tonight I have been on the computer way too much today and it is starting to complain at me.

Keep Stitching
Vicki
Stitcher's Treasures
760-737-3113
www.stitcherstreasures.com

New Items Available

I have a new slide show for you of the new products.  Some are in the shop already others will be in shortly and can be preordered on the website.   Here is a slide show for you.

 

Keep Stitching
Vicki
Stitcher's Treasures
760-737-3113
www.stitcherstreasures.com

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!  Jerry and I celebrated ours this evening. I didn't want to fight the crowds tomorrow night.

The shop had a really busy day yesterday with an "All Day Stitch" and "For the Love of Chocolate" Festival in Escondido.  We were a hosting location for the parings of chocolate and beer from Stone Brewery.  They are a local brewery.  The Event brought and extra 500 people downtown so were were hopping all day.

I had hoped to get some rest today but to no avail that didn't work either.  We have a very busy day at our chuch and then attended an antque show.  Fun but I should have been home stitching, haha.

We are well into the new year and we have been really busy in the shop.  The new website is up and running and Ginia and I have been busy working out the bugs that weren't apparent until it was up and running.  Ginia has also been updating like crazy with all the new things that have been arriving. 

We have a very exciting announcement that you can read about in the next newsletter so make sure you read it.  If you don't receive our newsletter you can sign up for it at the bottom of each of the pages of the newsletter. Until then . . .

Keep Stitching,
Vicki
Stitcher's Treasures
760-737-3113
shop@stitcherstreasures.com

All Day Stitch - Last One before Christmas

Come and join us for the all day stitch on December 4.  It is going to be the last one for this year.  The shop will be decorated by then and I just want all of you to come and enjoy yourself.  For the early birds we will be meeting at Golden Egg Omelet for breakfast at 8:30am and then on to the shop for stitching. As a my gift to you I will have homemade pumpkin bread and hot cider here for you to enjoy.

There is a large selection of HeavenLee Creations fabric still available.   But you better come by soon cause every time I walk by I find another piece to add to my stash.  Seriously, there are some beautiful colors to choose from and a large choice of counts, colors and type of fabric, from Aida to Graziano. 

The Angel Tree is up for those of you what want to participate.  Ours is a family of three, dad, mom and little girl.  Please come and choose a gift tag.  We need the gifts back by December 13th.  I know that things are tight for all of us but our military families deserve our support. 

There are new items in the shop for your stitching friends also.  Let us know you wish list so we can fill your family and friends in.

I am going to close for now as I have lots to do to get ready for all of you on Saturday.

Happy Stitching,
Stitcher's Treasures

 

Getting Caught Up and Upcoming Website

Dorothy has been spending lots of time trying to get me organized.  Hopefully it will work.  My life is just so crazy I can't seem to stay on task all the time.  Hum, maybe I have ADD and no one has ever told me.  Oh well, at my age I'm not sure it makes much difference now.  And with the excellent help I am getting I hope this new organization plan stays in effect. 

Ginia and I have been spending many hours getting all the pictures on to the new site,  This Sunday we are meeting with someone who is going to try and help us with some of the items that we don't know how to accomplish.  So I promise you it is coming but is taking much longer than we expected. 

While working on the new and improved version of the website I have been trying to update the old one at the same time.  I hope I have been make some improvements.

The Chocolate Festival was a great success.  We had lots of people in to visit with us and the Stitchin proved to be very interesting.  I was glad when the tasting part of it stopped cause then I got a few minutes to stitch with the rest of the girls.

Well I am going to go for now as I really have to get down to some serious work instead of just chatting with all of you.  (I would rather chat though.)

Happy Stitching!
Stitcher's Treasures
760-737-3113
www.stitcherstreasures.com

It's Raining Cats & Dogs

Well, it isn't true that it never rains in California.  We are having our fair share of it.  I am not complaining because we really need it.  But, when they announced a possible Tornado warning today I was a bit concerned.  I live here because I didn't want to deal with tornados and hurricanes. 

Thanks to all of you that have made it easier for me to do inventory by participating in the "I Don't Want To Count It" sale.  For those of you who have not come by yet, you still have a chance. The sale runs until Saturday, Jan. 23rd.

If any of you are in need of Gloriana Threads, we are going to be placing an order before the end of the month.  Gloriana has announced a price increase going into effect on Feb. 1st. 

I have been going over the calendar and trying to get the dates of classes and stitch days.  So far. it is working.  I will be updating the web site as we get things scheduled, so keep watching. 

Well, I'm off for now to do some more scheduling and figuring out classes. 

Happy Stitching
Stitcher's Treasures
www.stitcherstreasures.com
760-737-3113

Stitcher's Treasures Newsletter

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More to come next week.  Please check back.

Keep Stitching
Stitcher's Treasures
760-737-3113

Monday - August 10th

Thanks to all of you that have participated in the Auction for Sharon.  It is going really well.  Remember there are other things in the shop that we have not put up on auction, ie. some magazines, q-snaps and we have categorized lots of charts for a very low price.  Come and see you might find something you would like.

Next Saturday is an "All Day Stitch", hope that you can attend.  They are so much fun, just a day to ourselves doing what we love.  It is like a day at the spa.

We have an upcoming class on August 29th is the Patchwork Christmas Tree class.  I have included a picture of the finished model.  Please let me know if you want to attend this class as soon as possible as we need to make sure we have enough canvases.  This is the designer's model.  Our model will be in the shop by the end of the week so you have another finishing idea. 

I have also updated the web page with pictures of the Just Nan pieces that you can pre-order.  The should be here close to the end of the month. 

So I am off for now.  I am going to try and post at least three times a week.  Just bear with me while I get into the swing of doing this. 

Keep Stitching
Stitcher's Treasures
760-737-3113

Boy Was I Surprised!

What a wonderful surprise I walked in on this morning.  Dorothy and I had discussed rearranging the shop and  I came in this morning to find that she and her crew of   boys had unexpectedly done it. Things are pretty quiet around here, mostly I think, because of the heat.  Although, remember, when you come and visit we have the air on so you will be comfortable. Also remember to check your email tomorrow as there is a sale announcement for those of you that missed the blog yesterday.  It should be fun and I hope that all of you will take advantage of the opportunity to get some wonderful things at a reduced price.  I didn't get to go to the "Stitch 'n Pitch" cause I was sick, but sent my husband and son-in-law.   Jerry didn't have much to say when he got home, but I was pretty much out of it from being sick all day.  I hope to get a report from some of the others that went.  Here is an update for your calendar of upcoming events at the shop: August 8th - Seasonal House Class August 15th - All Day Stitch and Deadline for Signing up for the Shades of Green Class & Christmas Tree Class August 29th - Christmas Tree Class September 1st - Deadline for Alex Class in November and thread deposit due September 12th - Part 1 of the Shades of Green Class (2nd part October 10) That should give you a pretty good run down on what will be happening here i the next month on Saturdays.   Well enough for now, talk to you soon.   Keep Stitching! Stitcher's Treasures 760-737-3113

It ' s Monday again!

Ok - so Vicki hasn't been able to keep up with the blog. With the DSL out at the shop last week, it was really bad! So, here I am! It's me (Dorothy) working at the shop today and poor Vicki is home sick. I offered to write on Mondays and so I will try to be, if not interesting, at least entertaining. I am not sure how many of you will check the blog since it has been  at least a week since our last post... Well, here it is, July 20 and have you started your Christmas projects yet? Have you even thought about them? Do you have one ready to start? No? Well, come on in! Beginning Saturday, July 25th, we will be offering 20% all items in the store! And if your total is more than the temperature outside - insert drumroll! - we will give you an extra 10% off your purchase! And, if you pay cash, we will give you another 5% off! Now are you excited about Christmas?! No? Well, maybe you should shake off your doldrums and come spend some time with us here at the shop! We can help you choose a project or even get started on one! Stuck on a stitch? Come ask us for help! For those of you who do needlepoint, maybe you should call first and make sure Vicki is here - she is better at it than I am! And make sure you join us for the upcoming All Day Stitches and you can get a lot of stitching done.... Our next one is August 15! I almost forgot to mention that we are taking pre-orders for the Just Cross Stitch Ornament issue - let us know if you want it! Keep on stitching! Stitcher's Treasures