Liberty Primitives & Needlework

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

2012-01-13T08:11:00.000-08:00

Hi again....

2012 has begun and NEW BEGINNINGS for all of us! I want this year to be great and by that I mean in terms of looking at what is REALLY and I mean REALLY important in our life! So many people are talking about the Mayan Calendar and this year being a count down and all that...well, if it is, it is. What I know is (probably very little...lol) but the Word of God says that only God knows when He is coming back for His people and what I plan is to be mindful of living each day to the best of my ability. Do my utmost very, very best to treat every one truly like I WANT to be treated and with mercy...Everyone is on edge these days with the economy so I want to do my best to be aware of others feelings and what they might be going through themselves....it isn't all about "ME". I am going to do my best to give people the benefit of the doubt, so to speak if they are "harsh". Turn the other cheek as the Bible says. Watch what the Lord will do for you when we start doing just small things for others. I really believe when we give, it is given back to us. Not that you do it for that reason...EVER. I know how excited I get when I see someone open up a present give them. The same applies when we share our smile with someone or a kind word. I want to to be more considerate of others this year and see if it doesn't spread. After all just one kind word to a person just could change their life! You never know.

I hope this will be the very best year for you and your family and that the Lord will enrich your life with all that is good! I pray that you have good health, joy and peace throughout this year and we can all be in touch often.

Here is a another little sampler for you....it is called "LOVE NEVER FAILS". Do it up into a small pillow or pinskeep! Whatever you want. Hope you enjoy!

Til next time-Have a wonderful day! God Bless You always.....

Nancy

2011-12-24T18:00:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone!!

Just wanted to say I hope this is the very best Christmas you, your family and friends have ever had! We all have so much to be thankful for and celebrate this wonderful time of year. The birth of our Lord and all He has done for us is the MOST important gift of all. With 2012 just around the corner I hope you will take time to reflect on all that you have and how blessed you truly are. We all stay so busy and sometimes forget the even smallest of miracles that pass us by each day but they are there when we take the time to look.
I am thankful for you that you come to my blog! Thank you sooo much!! I feel blessed that you are here.....so have a wonderful Christmas and I look forward to hearing from you next year and hopefully talking with you a lot more!!
God Bless You always....
Nancy

2011-12-14T17:53:00.000-08:00

Merry, Merry Christmas everyone!!

I think I fell off the earth for a while. Have been having a time getting my charts the way I want to sell them and still don't have them fixed so will just work on them after Christmas. They are designed, it is just in the set up! What a time, what a time!

I do hope you are all ready for Christmas. I am soo excited. This is my favorite time of year. I just love all the music and decorations and of course.....the food!! Our grandchildren are all excited about "Santa" coming next week. We went to a Christmas program for our Granddaughter last night. She is in kindergarten. She is 5. I was so proud! She is going to the school our son went to when he was in elementary school and it took me right back. It just seemed like yesterday that I was bringing him there. Time just goes sooo fast. Of course, the school had hardly changed, except the teachers! lol And probably if I looked real close some of them would still be there. Don't you just wish you could go back in time sometimes. It would be nice.

I remember so much about Christmas when I was a child. I loved going with my Dad to pick out our cedar Christmas trees. It was always so cold outside and we would bundle up with our winter coats on and he would take me to the tree lot and let me pick out that special tree. They always smelled sooo good. The people selling the trees would always have a fire burning that you could warm yourself up by as you were looking for that special tree. Then when we would get home he would cut off the bottom and put it in the stand. I still have a lot of those decorations that we would put around the bottom of the tree that I set out each year as a reminder of times past. My Mother loved to bake pies and cakes and my grandmother always spent Christmas eve with us. I was the kind of child that could never sleep on Christmas eve because I was waiting for SANTA to come. So I would toss and turn ALL night long while my grandmother slept with me in my room ---how she slept I don't know! I couldn't wait for Christmas morning and I knew that Santa had come because the stocking would be hung on my bedroom door with a bell and filled with goodies. Mother would come in singing "Here comes Santa Clause, Here comes Santa Clause!" I carried that tradition on down to my three children and they are doing the same with their children too. It is something how traditions in families are. I know each of you have special traditions in your families. Things that you remember that are really so unforgettable and that you have carried on too. Christmas really is about families and children. Even if you don't have children and your family has passed....friends can be family. In fact, sometimes, friends can be closer than some families. Whatever the situation in your life....just rejoice this year that you are celebrating HIS birth, our Lord and Saviour, which is really what it is all about and that we have a chance to share HIS good news with someone, whether it be someone you know or a stranger. Let's all take this coming year and strive to become more like Him. I hope you have the best Christmas ever. I hope to do better in communicating with you all. Please forgive me.

Here is a free chart for you this Christmas season. I hope you like it.

God Bless You!

Nancy

2011-08-31T06:22:00.001-07:00

Hey girls,

Yeah!!!! My new blog is up and running! It looks great....Thank you Amy! You did a great job!!!! Now I need to get to work.... Soon there will be lots for SALE on here, samplers and such, including my own designs so please check back often. I will also have more FREE charts too!! Just wanted to keep you updated with the progress.....I hope you like the new look! I will be accepting Paypal for payment on the charts that are for sale soon!

Blessings to all,
Nancy

2011-08-24T11:22:00.000-07:00

Hi girls....

I am getting ready to change my blog to a selling blog so this will probably look different shortly. Hope it won't be to difficult a change for me and everyone! I am such a creature of habit! lol I have been wanting to do this for a while and wanting to start selling from my blog too, as well as Ebay, so just wanted to give you a heads up.....

Here is a another freebie...a Quaker sampler! The words say it all, don't they! Hope you will enjoy it and I believe we can all use it as a reminder to "do right"! It always pays off....

Have a great day!

Blessings Always,

Nancy

2011-08-22T06:33:00.000-07:00

Hi!

It has been a while and I apologize! This summer has gone by sooo fast and I have been keeping grandchildren...which has been wonderful! My 5 year old granddaughter started kindergarten today! She was sooo excited, acting like such a big girl. Of course, my daughter is thinking she is already going off to college. I remember that feeling. Doesn't seem that long ago. Boy has time flown by. I still have empty nest syndrome so bad sometimes. I think sometimes I would like all my kids to still live with us. Not so I can tell them what to do or live their lives for them or anything, I just LOVE being with them. I miss them. They live in this town and I get to see them, it is just not the same as sitting down each day for meals and having them here. I guess, the thing is, as with life, all things change. I am so glad I have my grandchildren now to spoil....

Every moment is so important and it seems we are so busy trying to live that we can't enjoy just the moments. I have ask the Lord to help me to do better about that. The "moments" are each important. They are never again!

It has been so hot here that the leaves are already starting to fall from the trees. Have you started thinking about anything for Fall or for Christmas yet? Now is the time to get started on those projects for all your friends and family members. There are lots of charts coming out now for that time a year....check them out at my Ebay store if you get a chance....

Have you all had a good summer? Have you had a chance to go on vacation and laugh and enjoy your families and friends?

I am putting a little primitive chart on here for you. I hope you will enjoy stitching it up. It won't take you long at all to do. It will fit nicely in a 5" x 7" frame. You can share with your friends just don't kit or sell please. I will be adding another one soon. I am still planning to start selling my charts too, I have some in the works...just working on the process.

I love hearing from you so if you want to email me anytime....please do!

Blessings as always,

Nancy

2011-05-24T16:26:00.000-07:00

Hi Friends,

Is everyone getting ready for a big Memorial Day weekend?? How has the weather been in your area! I have sure been praying for everyone in our Country and everywhere that has had disaster to hit with all the tornadoes and flooding and all the other disasters around the globe. Please keep them all in your prayers. There is so much that is needed right now in those areas.

We love our animals and two weeks ago we had our Sheltie, Teddy Bear, to pass away. He was 17 years "young". There is a picture of him on the left side of my blog. I have been devastated and cried my eyes out for two weeks now. He was such a part of our family. He had gotten so old and we knew it was going to happen but he was so sweet - just old....like we are all getting.....anyway, I miss him and so does my husband. He has tried to be strong for me but he gets those big tears in his eyes everytime we talk about him. If any of you have lost a pet that you love, then you know what we are talking about.

I made up a little cross stitch design for you, called...."Be Happy". I think the reason for this is because I feel we need to find happiness wherever we are. Even if it for the moment....Be Happy, smile at someone. You might just make their day and yours. We can CHOOSE to Be Happy or we can CHOOSE to be unhappy. The choice is ours. The Lord didn't promise us everything would be great in this life but He did promise us He would be there with us no matter what we have to go through. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back from captivity. ” Jeremiah 29: 11-13 THANK YOU LORD!!! This day I choose to be happy, not because of circumstances but because of YOU!!!!

I hope you like the chart...please enjoy it and share it with you friends...just don't sell it or kit it please.

Have a blessed rest of your week and a very safe Memorial Weekend....

Come back again soon! Blessings to all....

Nancy

2011-04-24T17:21:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter everyone!

Hope your Easter has been a glorious one! Praise the Lord for our risen Saviour! I thank Him for all He has done for me and you. It has been such a beautiful day here in Virginia...actually in the 80's which is unusual for this time of year. I am very grateful for the warm weather today! I love it.

We just got back last Saturday from our daughter's wedding. She was married on the Crown Princess Ship in the Western Caribbean! It was such a lovely wedding. The Captain of the Ship married them. We had a wonderful time too because it was our first cruise!

I am sorry I haven't written on my blog for a while. I have been so busy with everything. I am hoping to add a new "free" chart real soon so check back with me.

I hope you are enjoying your Spring. The flowers are all starting to bud and life is coming back to everything around here. It is marvelous! I absolutely love this time of year. I think it is my favorite.

Don't forget to check out the store sometime. I have lots of cross stitch on sale! You might see something you just can't live without. I love samplers and primitives so I have lots of them available. Punchneedle too!

Enjoy your week and I will talk again with you soon.

God bless you always,
Nancy

2011-03-02T12:43:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

Just a note to say how saddened I am by the recent news of Lisa Roswell's passing away on 2/28/11 in Ohio. The designer and owner of "The Primitive Needle" Cross Stitch...such a wonderful inspiration to us all! Please pray for her husband, children, family and friends. She will be sadly missed by all.

Below is the link to all the information about her death and what occurred.

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/norwalk/news/2011/feb/28/woman-trapped-car

Sincerely,

Nancy

2011-01-17T12:28:00.001-08:00

Hello Friends!!

Are you having a good 2011 so far? Staying warm? We heard there were 49 states with snow last week! That is really something! They are calling for snow here tonight......AGAIN! Guess my husband and I will just pop popcorn and watch a movie.

I have a lot of new charts coming to the store this week so make sure and check it out this weekend....they should be listed sometime by Saturday or Sunday. Wonderful samplers and primitives! You will love them.....

Needlework Market is in February and there will be lots of goodies coming and with Spring right around the corner...well, who knows what will be coming our way!

I have added PICTURE TRAIL on the lefthand side of the blog with most of my free charts for you to print off. I do hope this will be make it easier for you. I have had several of you to email me that you couldn't print them down in the correct size the way the were, so I hope this helps.

I have also added a new chart called "Love Thy Neighbor" Sampler. It is for Valentines Days but really an "anytime" sampler. Here is a picture of it but it can be printed down in the Picture Trail. Enjoy....

Blessings as always,

Nancy

2011-01-10T19:26:00.000-08:00

HI!!!!
We are absolutely freezing here....they are calling for snow, freezing rain or something! It changes by the hour. Whatever it is, we don't want it.....lol. What a way to start off the NEW YEAR AGAIN!!! Thank the Lord, though, for New Beginnings.....I don't have a lot to say tonight but wanted to touch base with everyone and let you know that I am thinking of all of you and designing a chart that will be on here soon! Keep checking back.... My brain has been on over load with ideas for this year ...don't really know what will get done but at least it is working and thinking! hehe I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year with your families and friends....we did! We had about 16 or 17 people here Christmas Day...it was wonderful. The more, the merrier! I LOVE IT!!! And all that food...on my gosh!! It was heaven on earth....Anyway, I pray that all of you have a great rest of your week and I will be posting again real soon....be blessed!!!
Nancy

2010-12-19T20:35:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone!

It is almost here and I can't believe it.....are you ready???? Only about 5 more days and counting and Santa will come to our houses, that is, if we have been good! I have sure tried to be this year, hope I have, anyway, I am praying! Hope you have too!!!! lol I am going to tell you what I would like for Christmas....is that ok? Then you can write back if you like and let me know what you would like too! I really can't think of anything I want for Christmas in the way of possessions. I know that if I had a wish, it would be to have my bills paid off so that I could be able to do more for others. I would like my children to all be happy and at peace with the Lord and themselves. Some are, some aren't right now. My prayer is that next year too, will be so much better for everyone than it was this past year.

Have you finished all your shopping? We finally have!! Thank goodness! The malls haven't been as crowded as the usually are around here. I have been surprised. Everything has been on sale too! That is a good thing for everyone. Our grandchildren are soooo excited. (We are too)! I just love this time of year, don't you? We have already had snow too...almost 5 inches! I hope it isn't going to be another year like last year! WOW....this time last year we had over a foot of snow. I had major cabin fever....

I have been cooking, have you? So far I have baked lots of different cookies and fudge. I wanted to give you a fudge recipe. It was my sister-in-laws. It makes 5 pounds of the most wonderful fudge and it is sooooo easy. You will LOVE this fudge!! PROMISE! So here goes....

CHOCOLATE FUDGE

5 CUPS SUGAR

2 STICKS BUTTER OR MARGARINE

1 CAN CARNATION CONDENSED MILK

Cook above until it comes to a rapid boil, stirring all the time, then cut down heat and boil 8 minutes more. Take off the heat.....add one (1) jar marshmallow cream, three (3) small packages nestles chocolate chips and one (1) lbs. cut up pecans (optional). Stir til mixed up and pour into butter greased 12 x 16 pan. Makes 5 pounds.

Merry Christmas to all and God Bless You,

Nancy

2010-11-20T12:26:00.000-08:00

Hi!! I am so excited about this time of year! Even though all my children are grown and I still am feeling that empty nest syndrome --which I don't think I will ever get over --- I LOVE this time of year with all the excitement! Especially the MUSIC! I love it when they start playing Christmas music. Doesn't it just put you in the mood and take you right back to your childhood. I remember growing up when it seemed there was a Santa Clause on every corner in our downtown. Now we don't shop in downtown any longer...just shopping malls and it doesn't seem as exciting as walking the streets of the city with all the lights where the Santa's were ringing big bells and in the BIG stores children were lined up just waiting to sit on his lap. Of course, that isn't the real reason we are to celebrate Christmas because it is Jesus Birthday. Even though this "Free Chart" I have done for you does have a Santa Clause on it....please remember the true meaning of what this season is all about and what we are truly celebrating....the Birth of our Lord. Without Him we wouldn't be able to give those wonderful presents to our loved ones and friends or have any wonderful things. So as the season approaches, I hope you will take time to step back and not get caught up so much this year in what you can spend on each other but more in what you can give from you heart. Those things that are truly remembered. For memories are really one of the only things we can call our own.

Be Blessed as Always,

Nancy

2010-11-10T08:25:00.000-08:00

Hi,

Is everybody getting ready for Thanksgiving! Well, I know everyone isn't because lots of you aren't from America but if you are...then you are thinking about what you are going to do for dinner in the next couple of weeks and who you will be eating with and where and what and all that good stuff! Trying to please everyone is a chore sometimes especially in this day with blending families. I know we have that in our household. Not that it is a problem but it is just trying to arrange the dinner(s) so that it doesn't interfere with everyone else's dinner(s) and especially since the children are grown and all have their own families and such. WOW...is that enough to make you tired without even cooking and cleaning...just thinking about it!!! lol We have 5 children...my husband had 2 when we got married and I had 3 so we are blending!!! Now we have 6 grandchildren.... WE LOVE them all and they are all wonderful! We have a house full here and I absolutely am in heaven when they are all here....I wouldn't have it any other way! I only wish they would stay longer when they are here. I get soooo excited before they get here I can hardly stand myself. Is that silly or what and they all live in town and I see them all the time! You would think they had come from far away. I just love it when they are all here. I think I still have empty nest syndrome to tell you the truth. I tell my husband that all the time. There is nothing like having children around....big or small to keep you alive! Anyway, I LOVE this time of year...it just seems to bring life back into people, don't you think? I hope you are taking this time of year to really think about all the wonderful things you DO have to be thankful for....we are SOOOO blessed! You know, regardless of how bad things are in our lives sometimes....if we look around, there is always someone that has it worse and we can be thankful that we are who we are and where we are and that the Lord has given us what we have. Because things could be worse for us. The most important thing in this life is family....love yours today.

I have a little sampler for Thanksgiving to give you called "Give Thanks"....hope you enjoy! Governor Bradford celebrated the first harvest in 1621 -the first Thanksgiving for the Pilgrims. Please add your own initials anywhere you please.

Be blessed as always and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

God Bless You Always,

Nancy

2010-11-04T16:50:00.000-07:00

Hi!

Hope everyone is doing well!! I cannot believe it is already November...only 51 days til Christmas!!! WOW....have you started your shopping. Some of you are probably so organized that you are already through. I have bought ONE present. I guess that means I have begun....hehe I have a LONG way to go with 5 children and 6 grandchildren and their spouses and such! On me...it will get done because I LOVE this time of year. But not because of all the presents but because of who's birthday we are celebrating!! Our Lords. With all the hustle and bustle it is so easy to get busy cooking, cleaning, decorating and doing all the really fun things and not so fun things around this time of year but still forget from Thanksgiving til Christmas what we are really supposed to be grateful for. Not only our great Nation and all we have here...even though we are going through a hard time right now...somehow, with the Lord's help, our Nation will overcome. We need we get on our knees and thank the Lord for what we do have! Just look around...you will see. It isn't that far away from you. Blessings are everywhere....you just have to open your eyes and see them.

Here is a Free Chart for you....."Good Tidings Mini Christmas Sampler". I hope you enjoy it. I will have more later...Do come back soon.

Be blessed,

Nancy

2010-09-14T08:57:00.000-07:00

Hi!

Hope you are enjoying this wonderful weather....boy we can tell fall is just around the corner! Doesn't time fly....it was just getting to be summer and now we need to start Christmas shopping. WOW!!! I love this time of year! Around here we have sooo many trees and they turn the most gorgeous colors...they are wonderful! We live close to the Blue Ridge Parkway and it is heavenly to ride on and look at each year! Every year too, there is soo much going on with apple butter making and so many craft festivals around! It is so much fun. Really puts you in the mood for fall too! The only thing I don't like is having to put on heavier clothes...yuk! I still like my sandals and capris....wish I could wear them all year long! Oh well, guess you can't have it all, can you! hehe

Here is another little chart for you...enjoy! Just something for fall! Hope you have a great rest of your September....

Blessings to you as always,

Nancy

2010-08-31T12:04:00.001-07:00

Hi Everybody!

Well, summer is almost over...wow!! I just absolutely cannot believe it! School is back in most places and all the children are happy...aren't they??? At least some of them are for right now with their new backpacks, notebooks, pens and such! But that usually doesn't last very long....then comes the boring homework and the running them here and there and to bed early and on and on!! Ours are all grown now but doesn't seem all that long ago that I was in that routine and running around like a chicken with my head cut off!! I miss those days.....VERY MUCH!! Now I just run around like a chicken with my head cut off for other reasons....like---LIFE in general. Because there is, it seems, always something, as my Mother used to say, something in life to keep you busy! Now we have grandchildren and the children which are grown that are all living around us and....well life just keeps on happening and going and going and going.

I read something the other day on a Church billboard that really struck my heart and I have thought about it a lot ....it was: Life has a LOT of choices, Eternity has TWO! I know I have made soo many choices in life, some good, some bad. Haven't we all. But the one choice we all need to make is the one for Eternity with the Lord. This is the one that probably concerns every parent and grandparent also for their children , that they will make that decision. Psalms 127:3 says Children are an heritage of the Lord. Mark 10:14 says Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. I know how much the Lord loves our children and grandchildren. You are blessed if you have a child, grandchild, niece, nephew, cousin, brother, sister. Love them...cherish them.....have fun with them....enjoy them....tell them about Jesus. Treat them as Jesus would treat them.... you will be blessed also.

I have designed this little Sampler called: School Days....make it up as a sampler or pinkeep. I hope you enjoy it. Have a wonderful day!

Blessings always, Nancy

2010-08-05T17:05:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone.....

How is your summer going? Hope by now you have all been on your vacation and had a great time! Has it ever been hot around here! Probably in your neck of the woods too!

I have been listing new cross stitch charts and punchneedle patterns in the Ebay store today....there are just more and more beautiful designs coming all the time! It always amazes me! The Lord has given us all a talent and I hope you are using yours. Each of us is so special in His eyes. I have designed another free sampler for you. This one is called "Faith Comes By Hearing". It is taken from the Bible Scripture Romans 10:17 -faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. I do hope you will enjoy stitching it and meditate on the Word as you are stitching it as to what Faith means. Please change the color of floss to whatever color you prefer and if you want to use a different fabric.....linen or other size aida cloth, please do so. This is for you to enjoy!

God Bless You Always,

Nancy

2010-07-04T12:35:00.001-07:00

Hi!

Hope you all are having a fabulous 4th of July!! Half the year is over and it doesn't seem possible....it will be Christmas before you know it again. Summer is just flying by. We went to a wonderful state park yesterday with our children and grandchildren for a picnic and had the best time. Of course, I forgot to take the camera and so did everyone else! I hate that sooo bad when I do something like that. It was on my list of things and then I went right off and forgot it. I wanted to take pictures of my grandchildren in the Lake...they were soo cute! They are 8, 4 and almost 3....well, I have the pictures in my mind! Can't take those away...at least not right now, anyway! hehe I really hated to leave, we were having such a great time...I just wanted to hold on to the moment. I know now how my Mother used to feel when we would all leave. Those times are so precious. You don't get that many. We think we do...but when you count them in a year, there really aren't that many because all our lives are just too busy, aren't they. We should have more! I hope you are enjoying your family and friends today and this weekend. Make the most of every single minute. God has blessed you with today so enjoy it and don't worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will take care of itself....

I have designed another cross stitch chart for you...hope you enjoy it. I am calling it "A B C Country Sampler".

As always...I pray the Lord will bless your life each day with happiness, health and joy! Please do come back again and visit often. Be happy today with yourself and your family.

God Bless You always,

Nancy

2010-06-25T12:49:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! Hope you are having a wonderful start of your summer! Boy is it hot here...been in the 90's all week....wowie!! I am sooooooooo enjoying it though after all the snow we had this past winter. I hope you enjoy this little sampler....a Patriotic one for July 4th!! Even though everyone that looks at the blogs out there is not an American...I hope you can appreciate that we do love our Country! I pray that the Lord continues to bless America, protect our men overseas and bring them home soon! I pray too, that you all have a wonderful and safe 4th of July!

God Bless You all,

Nancy

2010-06-09T16:45:00.000-07:00

Hi!

As I designed this chart "Love Bears All Things" which comes from the Bible scripture, 1 Corinthians 13: 7...I had to do a lot of thinking about the fact that it is such a strong part of a verse. Afterall, how can Love bear ALL things...how many of us can say our love has beared ALL things in this life! But yet, the scripture says we are supposed too! And that is just PART of it.... We know our Lord's love for us will never fail us. Most of us feel that our parents would not have failed us with their love as we were growing up. Yet, when we are grown, our love seems to be conditional at times toward others. We may have been hurt by another and put our guard up. My prayer for you today is that your love will continue to grow for your family, friends, enemies, everyone you come in contact with and most importantly, The Lord God. I hope you enjoy this cross stitch as much as I have enjoyed designing it. I pray, too, that your Love Bears All Things as the Lord commands in this life for YOUR good.
God Bless You Always,
Nancy

IDEAS FOR TODAY:
Reach out and be a blessing to someone today
Do one act of kindness anonymously
Contact family members and let them know you LOVE them
Read some of your Bible
Make a Prayer list
Smile MORE (Even if you don't feel like it)

2010-05-25T09:02:00.000-07:00

Hello again!

What a beautiful spring day! We have had a lot of rain this past week but it sure has greened up everything....the Lord has a way of taking care of our landscape, doesn't he... We have been working in our yard...buying flowers to put out and just trying to get things looking better after such a hard winter. It seems there is never enough time to get done all the things you want to do. The weeks are just flying by. My Mother told me this would happen! lol

My good friend gave me the most delicious coconut pie! Do any of you like easy?? Well, this is a self-crusting Coconut Pie....it is sooooooooo wonderful! It even gets better on the second and third day (if it lasts that long) lol. Here goes....I hope you enjoy it as much as we have:

(REMEMBER ----IT MAKES IT'S OWN CRUST)

COCONUT PIE:
4 EGGS, WELL BEATEN

1 1/2 CUPS SUGAR

1/2 CUPS FLOUR

2 CUPS MILK

1 (7 OUNCE) PACKAGE COCONUT

1 STICK MELTED BUTTER

MIX ALL TOGETHER AND POUR INTO A GREASED 9" DISH PIE PAN. BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 45 MINUTES OR UNTIL SET IN THE CENTER. IF USING A GLASS DISH, BAKE FOR 40 MINUTES OR UNTIL SET. NOW JUST ENJOY!!!!!!

There is so many wonderful blogs now! Wow...it amazes me at all the talent we have on the internet! I hope you all are checking around and seeing them. I am still seeing more and more.

I am still working on my Rug Hooking too. If you didn't know...this is something I took up the end of last year and I LOVE it...so I am new to Rug Hooking but it is sooo much fun. Cross Stitch is my HEART but Rug Hooking is just such a wonderful art and I love the Primitive rug hooking. I am now on my 4th "rug". Of course, none of them are large. They are small ones but still....I am proud!!! lol lol. If you haven't done rug hooking...give it a try.

Have any of you done Punchneedle???? If you haven't you should. It is so much fun too! Now, I do sell a lot of the punchneedle patterns in my store and they are absolutely precious. They are like little miniature rugs....soooo sweet and it is easy, fast and fun to do. Very addictive!

I have designed another free cross stitch chart for you. Hope you like this one. I love the scriptures from our Holy Bible and this one is taken from Proverbs 24: 3. Please add your own initials on it. I will have another one for you pretty soon....

Have a wonderful rest of your week....

God Bless You All,

Nancy

2010-05-08T17:38:00.000-07:00

Hi!

Can you believe it is May already!! Where does the time go.....it seems you get up in the morning and then you go to bed. lol I absolutely LOVE this time of year. It is my very favorite time because I can get warm! I stay so cold all the time and finally it is nice enough outside that I can warm up. (Probably because I am getting older) but you didn't hear that! hehe

Anyway, I want to wish all Mothers out there a wonderful, glorious Happy Mothers Day tomorrow. I hope you are treated well by your families...loved and spoiled by them! It is a special day for you.

Here is another FREE chart for you. I do hope you enjoy it. April Showers Sampler. I am hoping to sell charts in the near future.... please look for them. I will always have Free Charts too!

Thank you for stopping by my blog! Please write back when you get a chance because I love to hear from you too.

Be blessed by God Today!

Nancy

2010-05-02T13:59:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody!

I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday Afternoon.....It is so pretty here with 80 degree weather. We have been working in the yard some and enjoying what the Lord has done for us. It is Strawberry season in our "neck of the woods" and boy are they good! Our daughter and her fiancee just picked at a farm 20 lbs. of strawberries and made freezer jam! yummie!!!

Here is another free chart for you....."When This You See" Ornament or Sampler. Please enjoy ...just don't reproduce or sell please.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and I hope the Lord has enriched your life today with laughter, family, health, friends and love!

God Bless You,

Nancy

2010-05-02T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hi!

Samplers are just about my favorite cross stitch, I guess,I started ...really .....stitching when I was about 18. Just the stamped cross stitch, you know they had all the pretty samplers out, or maybe you don't know but they did. There were some really pretty ones. Anyway, I got hooked...so to speak. My sister-in-law, it was her fault, really! She had the prettiest Colonial looking home and loved to decorate with all these samplers and I was so young and planning to get married....YES married. I was going to go to college but then, fell in LOVE!!! You know what happens, then I learned about needlework and starting stitching away and have been stitching every since....and that was 40 years ago. The needlework market has changed a lot! It had a hard time for a while but it is reviving itself and women are loving to fill their homes with samplers, primitive cross stitch and folk art designs. I love cross stitch as much now as I did then...it gets in your blood!!! You know, you go on vacation and the first thing you do is pull out the telephone book or google where the nearest cross stitch or needlework store is and tell your husband you have to go there and you PROMISE you won't spend much!! (and then you do!!! hehe) I actually have stayed up all night before cross stitching because I wanted to just finish a piece of needlework....have any of you done that??? Even, for a while, when I would get "burnt out of stitching" I would still be thinking about stitching!! lol I have bought duplicates of charts and my stash of floss and fabric is endless and I am sure it doesn't match some of yours! lol lol

And I have a needlework store!!!!!! What does that tell you..... am I addicted? Yes, but I think it is good! I can put it down. I have put it down. I will put it down. It isn't a problem. I promise!! If I WANT TOO!!! But I don't....

Is there an AA for Needleworkers?? just kidding.

I say all this because I think the LOVE of needlework has been around for centuries. It was around when the Lord was alive when they made tapestries and robes and beautiful headgear with embroideries and it will be live on until the Lord comes back for us again! As in Proverbs 31: 13 -14 and 22-23 says: She seeks wool and flax and willingly works with her hands and she makes tapestry for herself; her clothing is fine linen and purple. I thank the Lord for giving women the desire and ability to do needlework and husbands that are understanding and love what we do and appreciate what we do. It truly is a gift, so enjoy your stitching today and everyday. Have fun and pass it down from generation to generation for them to enjoy just as those before us have done that we can enjoy and look at and have the history and think back on those earlier times of their lives and what it must have been like for them. We can only imagine!

Here is a picture of one of the samplers I did back in 1977...called "The Chase". I was 28 years old when I completed this sampler. I love it....still one my all time favorites!!

I am going to add a free chart today also called "When This You See". I hope you will enjoy it. Please come back to my blog often and chat. I love hearing from Needleworkers. I am still learning how to blog and how to do the "whole" blogging thing so come check back often....I love cross stitch and samplers so if you like them too...then, we have a lot in common!

Have a terrific Sunday afternoon!

God Bless You,

Nancy

2010-04-20T17:51:00.000-07:00

Hi again,

I can't believe how fast this month is going by!! My Mom always said that time flew the older she got and I know that is soooo true. It seems I just get up in the mornings and it is time to go to bed again. lol

I have another chart for you....Glory to God Quaker Sampler. I love the Lord so much and He has done sooo very much for me in my life...I give all the Glory and the Praise to Him! Without Him I am nothing....I hope you will enjoy stitching this up. I will have more charts soon!

May the Lord richly bless Your life,

Nancy

2010-04-18T11:15:00.000-07:00

Hi,

Some of you have ask for the stitch chart to my Forget Me Not Sampler...I had intended to include that with the design when I first put it on the blog but didn't. Sorry! So here it is for you. Thanks for reminding me!!! Hope you are having a great day! God Bless You, Nancy

2010-04-12T21:24:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

I think Spring is finally here...with the winter we have all had it is great to have some wonderful warm weather! It feels so good on your face when you go outside and look up at the sun! I just love this time of year. We are buying flowers for the backyard and starting to put some out. I see that Lowe's and Home Depot around here is stocking up! The prices seem to have gone up some since last year but I guess it is like everything else, right! It just keeps going up and up.....Our grass has gotten really green, that is soooo nice too! I don't know if my husband thinks so since he is the one that mows the yard and it is growing like crazy.

By the way, if any of you haven't seen the movie The Blind Side yet...I highly recommend renting it. We just saw it last week and it is a terrific movie! Wow, Sandra Bullock plays such a wonderful part in that movie and it is just an awesome story! Soooo inspiring...an true!

Well, here is another little free chart for you. Hope you enjoy. This would be great in a spare bedroom, den or just anywhere you want your guest to feel welcome.

As always, I hope the Lord blesses you today and each day,

Nancy

2010-04-02T18:39:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone! Hope your Easter weekend is starting off right!!! I hope you will enjoy this free Easter chart I have done for you! Please be safe this weekend.....I know there will be lots of traffic on the highways....enjoy your families and I pray you will be able to spend a lot of time with all those you love! Remember that Jesus died for our sins and He is Alive forevermore....Praise His Name.....

God Bless You,

Nancy

2010-03-26T16:17:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,
Here is another free chart for you...called Faith, Hope, Love Sampler......just add your own initials anywhere you want them on the sampler. I really enjoyed making this one up for you. I pray you all have Faith in the Lord, hope in the future and Love in your heart!
I plan to have, very soon, some charts for sale, so please be on the look for them if you like my charts....
I will also have more free charts here too.....
Looks like it is going to be a rainy weekend here in Virginia....Hope you are going to have a wonderful weekend where you live. Please give someone you love a hug today and let them know they are loved by you....it will bless them and you too!
Love to all,
Nancy

2010-03-18T16:55:00.000-07:00

Hi,
Some of you have said you couldn't print off the Angels over You Sampler with instructions so I am going to send it a different way! I hope this works.....this computer and me sometimes don't get along!! hehe Sometimes I REALLY have to pray hard! The Lord knows I need a LOT of help most days!!! You know what I mean....
God Bless You,
Nancy

2010-03-17T21:09:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody!!

Well, it is 12 am here and I am still working away! I think I will plan on sleeping sometime tonight...hehe! It seems I can get a lot of work done late, do any of you find it that way too??? It seems the older I get the more I want to stay up late? Is that crazy or what. Anyway, I hope you all are having a good week and enjoying the new daylight savings time hours! I know I am!!! I love that extra "light" we get in the evenings instead of it getting dark sooo very early. Everything is starting to come alive around here with the grass turning green and the flowers starting to come up! God is sooo good! The earth is alive and we are all blessed to be breathing and feel His goodness everyday!

Here is another little chart for you....Angels over You Sampler. This is taken from Psalms 91:11. For he will give His Angels Over you to guard you in all your ways. I love this whole chapter of the Bible and especially that the Lord gives us Angels to protect us ...even though we can't see them, they are there!

I hope you will enjoy stitching this up as much as I have enjoyed making it for you.
Blessings,
Nancy

JESUS IS RISEN SAMPLER-FREEBIE-ENJOY!

2010-03-10T09:39:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone.....
Here is another Free sampler called "Jesus is Risen" to celebrate this wonderful time of year, Easter. I hope you will enjoy stitching it.
This is such a great time of year, with spring beginning and new life starting in our flowers and trees and such! I hope you enjoy it all....
Also, don't forget to check out all the new charts at the store...we have some really pretty ones that have come in from the Needlework show.

Come back and visit soon.... I love to hear from you.

God Bless You,
Nancy

FREEBIE FOR YOU! FORGET ME NOT SAMPLER

2010-02-02T19:29:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!
I just finished up this Forget Me Not and wanted to give it to you...hope you like it! Have a great rest of the week....it is cold and sleeting here...we are supposed to have more snow!! I want warm weather Please!! I am sooo cold.....Hope you are stitching a lot and enjoying your families!
Love to all,
Nancy

2010-01-30T22:45:00.000-08:00

Hi!
Hope you all are not snowed under like we are here in Virginia AGAIN!!! This time we have about 9 inches of snow....I already have Cabin Fever and it has just been ONE DAY!!!! Yuk....My husband has been cleaning our driveway half the day...I worry about him when he is out in this cold weather. It is 17 degrees outside right now! burrrrrrr...we went out for a little while to get something to eat and there was hardly anyone out much less any place open! Can't say I blame them! We must be nuts! My daughter called while we were out and said we were crazy!! I have to agree with her!! hehe... I know it isn't as bad as a lot of states have it but we aren't used to this here and we just got over almost 20 inches a couple of weeks ago. Needless to say, everyone around had been kissing the ground a lot!! The grass looks sooooo nice, at least while we could see it. Our little dogs were sooo glad to see the ground and then there came the snow again! Oh well, enough about that! It is late and I am tired and rambling! I hope you all are having a great beginning of the year and starting lots of projects!! I have just begun RUG HOOKING and I am sooo excited! I love it! I have made a small rug, a pillow and a santa claus now in the last few weeks. I will take pictures and put on the blog! Just so I can brag!! hehe I love the wool and all the patterns....probably will be selling some in the near future on Ebay! Keep a look out. I have a few Rug Hooking books on there now. Anyway, here is a little Valentine freebie Pyn cushion for you to do up...Just to remind you that your sweetie loves you!! Have a wonderful Sunday and as always God Bless You and remember how much He Loves You.....
Nancy

2010-01-19T17:46:00.000-08:00

Hi!
Well, I hope you all had a wonderful New Year and a safe one too!!! Time is flying by isn't it....let's make the most of this year by spending more time with our families, talking more with loved ones and doing things that really count!!! I spent time this Christmas with one of my Granddaughters making Christmas cookies and her helping me around the house several days ---she is 7 years old and that is a time that I will NEVER forget and I hope she won't either! When I look into my grandchildrens eyes and they ask me questions....right now my 7 year old is constantly asking me to tell her a "funny" story about my past and I will have to rack my brain to think of something funny and we will laugh and laugh about something that was just really, well, you know, girl stuff silly! But she loves it and these are the things I want MORE and MORE of this year!!! I know we all need Money, we need food and clothing and a home and thank the Lord for them all but we need our families!! We are blessed!!!!!! Look around and all that is happening all over the world and KNOW that YOU are blessed right where you are TODAY!!! I just thank the Lord for giving me my children and my husband and my grandchildren and keeping them safe!!! Thank you Lord for your Mercy....
Thank you too for coming here and I hope this year will be the very best year ever for you and your family!!!
God Bless You,
Nancy

2009-12-14T10:42:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!!
It has been a while!!! Sorry.....we have been busy and I know you have too! With the Holidays and shopping and families, what else can I say!! Hope you are through with your shopping by now....I just about am, just a few more items to get and......then I can rest, yeh right! Then starts the cooking and cleaning for Christmas Day!!! Yeah!!!!! I remember growing up that my Mom used to make Pecan Pies at Christmas....her favorite things to make were desserts and she could make the best in the world!! At least we all believed she could...hers were delicious! She lived to be 93 years young! I miss her so!!!!!! She taught be right from wrong and all about the Lord....I owe soooo much to her and my Dad. He passed away when I was only 26.

Here is her own Pecan Pie Recipe.....try it...you will like it....

1 1/4 cups sugar

3 eggs-beaten

1/2 cup dark corn syrup

1/4 cup butter- melted (or margarine)

1 cup Pecans (halves or broken)

dash of salt

1 - 9 inch unbaked pastry shell

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

beat eggs thoroughly with sugar, corn syrup and melted butter.

Add a dash of salt and pecans and stir in

Pour into Pastry shell

Place in oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until the knife inserted in pie comes out clean.....

I have been baking this pie since 1972 and it is delicious!

Hope you love it...

Also I am attaching a little Merry Christmas Ornament chart! Have fun stitching this little Quaker ornament!

Hope you and your family have a very blessed Christmas!

Nancy

2009-11-25T17:21:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone...
I know some of you that probably read this blog are not from the STATES but Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! Here is a wonderful Pumpkin Cake recipe that I think your family will really like! It is soooooooooooooooooo easy to make...just throw everything in the mixer together...anyway, here goes for the instructions! I promise it is good......
Nancy

PUMPKIN CAKE:

4 eggs 2 Tsp. Baking Soda

2 Cups Sugar 2 Tsp. Cinnamon

1 Cup Oil 1/2 Tsp.Salt

2 Cups All Purpose Flour

2 Cups Canned Pumpkin (plain, not the seasoned pumpkin- it is a 15 oz. can so use that)

Mix all ingredients with the mixer, no order necessary. Pour into greased Bundt pan or tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 55 minutes. Let cool a minute or two and the pour out onto serving platter. Let cool completely before icing.

ICING:

1/2 Stick Butter

1 Box confectioner Sugar

8 oz. Cream Cheese

2 Tsp. Vanilla Flavoring

Let cream cheese and butter soften to room temperature and mix with mixer- then add confectioner sugar and vanilla. (You can keep this cake in a covered cake keeper on the counter for 2 or 3 days with refrigeration - if it lasts that long) ENJOY!!!!!!

I hope to have another freebie chart soon. Have a wonderful holiday and enjoy your families and time together. We are all so blessed to be alive and the Lord has given us all so much to be thankful for! Just look around.....

God Bless You all,

Nancy

2009-10-18T03:48:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone, Here is another FREE chart...Enjoy! You can give it to your friends if you want also.... We are having a wonderful fall . The leaves are turning orange and gold here in Virgina!! It was sooo cold Saturday though, already down in the 40's....burrrrr! Hope you are enjoying your Autumn. Stay well and come back to see me! Blessings, Nancy

2009-09-29T18:06:00.000-07:00

2009-09-29T07:35:00.000-07:00

Here is a FREE chart for you!! Enjoy....

2009-09-28T08:47:00.000-07:00

I just made these muffins this weekend and they are sooo delicious!! You have to try them....just perfect for a fall day!! Just takes a couple of nice size summer squash... You will LOVE them! They are so wonderful!! Thanks Jan for giving us the recipe on your blog!!!

SUMMER SQUASH MUFFINS

3 eggs, beaten, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup vegetable oil, 2 tsp. vanilla extract,3 cups all-purpose flour, 3 tsp. baking powder,2 tsp. cinnamon,2 tsp. nutmeg and 2 cups shredded summer squash

1. preheat oven to 400 degrees

2. in a large bowl, use mixer to beat the eggs until fluffy. Beat in the sugar, oil, and vanilla. Gradually mix in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Fold in the squash. Scoop into prepared muffin tins.

3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes in preheated oven.

They are done when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

From Jan Patek's Blog

2009-09-14T14:48:00.000-07:00

Hi,
Well,
It is almost fall around here...the leaves are already turning and falling!! I can't believe it! We just got back from a short, and I mean really short trip with one of our daughters and our Granddaughter who is 7 and our grandson, he's 11(our sons, son). We took them all to the beach....we had soooo much fun for 3 short days......now it is back to work....With Halloween, Thanksgiving and then Christmas just around the corner it is time to start getting out all those autumn decorations and beautiful pumpkins!! I love this time of year but I had the COLD weather!! Guess I will just have to stay in and cross stitch....boo hoo!!

There are really great cross stitch charts out.....and even more to come! Just you wait and see! You are in for a real treat!!! Some real beauties!!!! I just got a big box of GOODIES to list so check the store and remember THE SALE IS STILL GOING ON!!! I hope you are enjoying the savings!! We are hearing great response from you so as long as we hear from you we will keep the sale going!! So keep that email coming!!! We want you to be enjoy the sale.

I have a great PUMPKIN CAKE RECIPE I want to give you....of my gosh it is sooo yummy!! Your family will gobble it up and it is so easy to make! Quick and Easy....that is the name of my game!!!

PUMPKIN CAKE

4 EGGS

2 CUPS SUGAR

1 CUP OIL

2 TSP. BAKING SODA

2 CUPS ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

2 TSP. CINNAMON

1/2 TSP. SALT

2 CUPS CANNED PUMPKIN (NOT SPICED)

MIX AND PUT IN A GREASED AND FLOURED BUNDT PAN (OR RECTANGULAR PAN)

COOK AT 350 DEGREES FOR APPOXIMATELY 55 MINUTES OR

UNTIL TOOTH PICK TESTS CLEAN!!

WHEN COOLED MAKE ICING BELOW:

1/2 STICK BUTTER

8 OZ. CREAM CHEESE

1 LB. POWDERED SUGAR

2 TSP. VANILLA

MIX WELL BY HAND OR WITH MIXER AND SPREAD ON COOLED CAKE

NOW EAT TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT!!!

ENJOY.....

This is such a great fall desert...great also for Thanksgiving!

I am going to update my blog with a new look soon...be on the look out .....

take care you all! Have a great day and thanks for stopping by....I feel so blessed to have you here....

Nancy

2009-08-02T17:47:00.000-07:00

We are having another sell at Liberty Primitives and Needlework..You need to stop by and check it out if you haven't already...everything in the store is on sale right now!!! Even the new items....I haven't been on here for a while cause I have really been busy this summer....I hope your summer has been going well. I hope you all have been on a GREAT vacation by now and doing some FUN things!! We still haven't gone on vacation but have planned it for September! Going to the beach with our kids.....at least some of them! Had hoped more could go but they are backing out for one reason or another!! Jobs....kids....anyway....we are going and we are going to have a great time!! Just getting away is always fun!!!

Look for a couple of freebie charts coming soon!!!! Take care and God Bless You as always, Nancy

2009-06-05T07:51:00.000-07:00

Hey!
I'm having a BIG SALE at Liberty Primitives & Needlework!! Everything in the store is 20% off! Stop by and check it out! All the samplers and charts are beautiful and you will have a chance to save a lot! Go see what you can find that you like! Talk to you again soon.....Gota run!
Blessings,
Nancy

CHOOSE THY LOVE FREEBIE!!!

2009-05-17T21:31:00.000-07:00

2009-05-17T21:07:00.000-07:00

2009-03-20T08:26:00.000-07:00

Hey,

Well today is the first day of spring!!! YEA.......it is so pretty today outside and you can hear the birds singing! I can't wait to start getting outside more and more!! I hope you all are having a great day. Just wanted to say hi to all the cross stitchers and needle punchers out there!

This little sampler by Chessie and Me is just perfect for spring tyme!

It is in the store ....I think it is sooo cute.

Have a great day! Enjoy your family and tell them you love them!

God Bless You,

Nancy

2009-03-17T13:37:00.000-07:00

Hi,
I was asked how I stained/tea dyed the Pyn keep that I have as my Quaker Freebie. Actually this is Aida Fabric that is already tea-dyed. I purchased it that way and then I used "Distress It" by Hooked on Rugs that you spray on fabric to make it look more distressed/stained. This is a wonderful solution because you can dab your fabric if you get to much on it. I sell it..so if you have questions, just email me.
Nancy

2009-03-17T13:19:00.000-07:00

WATCH FOR OUR EBAY STORE SALE SOON!

....IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ONE....

2009-03-17T13:05:00.000-07:00

Hey!
How's it going in cross stitch land!!!
Well, I pulled out a piece of my Needlepunch I started a while back to work on. I am determined to finish it. It is a gorgeous piece by Carriage House..... 1824 Valentine Bird. It is a nice size and I love doing the needlepunch, I just have to get BUSY!!!! I do this all the time, I start something and then, lay it down and start something else. I bet none of you have EVER done that before! Yea, right!!! I know how it is.....You have a hundred projects going too and your husband wants to know when you are going to finish them too.....Oh well.....I guess if I get them done, I get them done. If not, someone else can finish them or NOT.... I really, really do want to finish this one though. I love it so much.....I'll post a picture soon.....
Have a blessed evening!
Nancy

2009-02-20T07:00:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone!
I can just feel spring, can't you!.......we have had some wonderful warm days here. It just puts you in the mood for putting out those flowers and Easter time and getting outside even though it is really still cold. I hope you are having a great day! My daughter came through her surgery great and we all survived! My mommy instincts kicked in the first couple of nights even though she is grown and I didn't sleep at all!! I was up every time she moved! It was really something....it was like she was a baby all over again!!!! lol Boy, I guess that never changes....I didn't think it did because of how I feel about my kids but when they are sick you really know it! Even when they are grown....
The Nashville Needlework Market was a great success. I wasn't able to go because of my daughters surgery but I have ordered almost all the New charts from the show!!! You can check them out as they come in at the front page of our Ebay Store where it lists the new charts and if you don't see something that you want, email me! I will see if I can get it for you..... I am listing some of them here too. You can click on them here and it will take you to the store also. I will also be listing more Free charts.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Til next time!
God Bless You,
Nancy

2009-02-03T12:16:00.001-08:00

Hi,
I've have a lot going on this week! We are having another sale at Liberty Primitives & Needlework on Ebay. Hope you will stop over.
I am sooo ready for Spring! We had a nice day this weekend with 60 degree weather....just enough to tempt you! Now it is cold again.....I will be putting another FREE pattern on soon so keep looking out for that.
My daughter is going to be having minor surgery next week so she is coming to stay with us a few days ....I have been thinking, just thinking about getting everything ready at this point for her to come. She and my granddaughter are coming! Yea!!! (she is 6) I am not glad she is having surgery my any means but glad they are coming to stay with me. You know what I mean! I think I still have empty nest syndrome. I don't think you ever get rid of it as a mother. What do you think? There always seems to be something missing once all your kids are moved out of the house. Maybe it is noise???? Who knows, maybe it is just me!
Oh well, til next time...have a great week!
Nancy

2009-01-16T14:05:00.000-08:00

Hi,
Hope you all are having a good day....It is sooo cold here in Virginia. Supposed to get down to around 5 degrees tonight! We made a big pot of Vegetable soup last night and it was so good. Had some wonderful deli bread to go with it! yum.......We are staying in tonight ....except I HOPE my hubby will take me out to eat tonight!!! I just put a little Quaker Pinskeep on the Blog for you that I designed. It works up really fast. I just did it on Aida cloth and then distressed it. The floss I used was 938 DMC. So simple but primitive. Anyway, hope you enjoy! Maybe you can stitch it up this weekend if you are in a cold place. Have a blessed weekend!
Nancy

2009-01-15T07:25:00.000-08:00

Well, I started the sale today at Liberty Primitives and Needlework. I tried to put a variety of things on sale this time. Hope you find something you like.
Boy, is it cold here! Makes you just want to stay in and cross stitch or cook some chili. Here is a great recipe I love that my friend gave me and is sooo easy to fix, not to mention it is delicious! Til next time ....... Nancy
CHILI
1 Lb. ground beef or ground turkey
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can Black beans (don't drain)
1 can niblet corn (drained)
1 package Taco Seasoning mix
1 package Ranch Dressing (Hidden Valley)
(chili-cheese Fritos)
(Sour cream, onions, cheese)
DIRECTIONS:
Brown beef, drain and then add rest of ingredients, stirring gently. Simmer for a short time, approximately 10 minutes.
Serve over fritos and top with cheese, sour cream, onions, etc.
SERVE TOO, WITH YOUR CHOICE OF SOME GREAT BREAD!

2009-01-10T19:41:00.000-08:00

Hi Girls,
What are you going to do this year! I have all kinds of plans...but probably won't keep any of them! I won't to do a lot of the needlework that I have started and NOT finished. I am sure you have some of those. I won't live long enough. Another thing I plan to do this year is to really make more friends!! You know how we seem to have a lot of "acquaintances". Wellllll, as the old saying goes, that when you die, if you have a couple of goooood friends you can count yourself lucky, then, we should all be really fortunate! I think, personally, we are all too, busy! I think that is why bloggers, and facebooks and all the other thinks and gotten started. They are like "pen pals". There are a bunch of girls sitting around on computers typing instead of getting together like they used to do and having "fun". Laughing and just cutting up! You know, just plain old girl stuff!! Being silly! Guys don't know how to do it! They have their Guy Stuff... don't they! We can't get together and cross stitch but we should be able to! When I had my Needlework Shop girls would come there all the time and just bring there needlework in and I had a table and chairs and they could set and cross stitch and we would have the best time!! Just laughing and talking ...just about anything....we don't do that much anymore! Women miss out on it....We need to get back to it! What do you think???? I miss having really close friends, what about you????
Nancy

2009-01-01T14:33:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Everyone!!
Hope you all had a safe and Happy New Years Eve......and are having a great DAY!!!! I can't believe it is 2009! How time flies. Did you make any New Year Resolutions that you AREN'T going to keep? That seems to be the only kind I make.
Here is a poem I read this morning in our local paper. The author is unknown but it is a good way to start off the year! Enjoy.....

Share your gifts and talents ---listen with your heart.

Do the things you dream about but don't have time to start.

Pick a bouquet of flowers --show someone that you care.

Be gracious and forgiving, life is never fair.

Hold on to your courage, you may need it down the road.

We all have a cross to bear.....it could be a heavy load.

If you practice all these things, no matter where you roam.

You may find both sun and rain, but you'll never feel alone.

Maybe we could all do a little of the above this year and just spread some joy in each others lives! After all, isn't life too short not to. Time seems to get faster and faster (although it really doesn't)...just seems that way as you go through life.

Have a great day!

Nancy

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2008-12-22T19:03:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

Well...are you finished with everything yet? Sure hope so. I saw Santa in my neck of the woods yesterday so if you aren't ready you better hurry up! hehe ........I have been cooking and babysitting today...or 6 year old sitting...I should say. She helped me make cookies! How much fun was that! Memories for a LONG, LONG time....We had so much fun, of course, she was trying to eat them as fast as they were cooking! Sugar cookies are soooo good when they are warm! yummmmmm!!!!!

Everything is wrapped and under the tree....hope it is at your home too! This is such a great time of year. It doesn't matter how many presents there are or even if there are presents as long as you get together with someone and share a laugh or two and let someone know that they matter in this life! 'Cause we all matter. We all make our mark....somewhere, somehow, even if we don't think we do.....WE DO!!!

So, I hope this will be your very best Christmas ever. That you are happy, and not just happy, that you are joyous beyond measure! AND that it will last on throughout the coming year.
I hope too, that you will give that happiness away to everyone you meet and it will be contagious and they too will give it away.

To all my customers that shop at Liberty Primitives and Needlework.....May God Bless You Richly this Christmas and the coming Year! Thank you so much for shopping with us and we hope to see you back again.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Nancy

2008-12-17T19:43:00.000-08:00

DELICIOUS PUMPKIN CAKE

If you want a great holiday cake that is EASY to make then this is it!! I have made it over and over and everyone loves it! My friend gave me the recipe a few years back and every since then my family has wanted me to make it every year....hope you like it! Nancy
Preheat oven at 350 degrees
MIX BELOW ALL INGREDIENTS TOGETHER, NO ORDER NECESSARY....
4 EGGS
2 CUPS SUGAR
1 CUP OIL
2 CUPS ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
2 CUPS PUMPKIN (PLAIN, NOT SEASONED..IT ONLY COMES IN A 15 OZ.CAN SO USE THAT)
2 TSP. BAKING SODA
2 TSP. CINNAMON
1/2 TSP. SALT
AFTER MIXING WELL, POUR INTO A GREASED BUNDT PAN OR TUBE PAN.
BAKE AT 350 DEGREES FOR 55 MINUTES. LET COOL A MINUTE OR TWO AND TAKE OUT ONTO SERVING PLATTER. COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE ICING.
ICING:
1/2 STICK BUTTER
1 BOX CONFECTIONER SUGAR
8 OZ. CREAM CHEESE
2 TSP. VANILLA FLAVORING
LET CREAM CHEESE AND BUTTER SOFTEN TO ROOM TEMPERATURE. MIX WITH MIXER AND THEN ADD CONFECTIONER SUGAR AND VANILLA. (YOU CAN KEEP CAKE IN A COVERED CAKE KEEPER ON THE COUNTER FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS WITH REFRIGERATION - IF IT LASTS THAT LONG!) ENJOY!!!

My Grandchildren!

2008-12-14T14:04:00.000-08:00

SUNDAY AFTERNOON!

2008-12-14T12:40:00.000-08:00

Hi,

I hope you are all through your shopping and just getting the wrapping complete! That is what I am tryiing to do now. Still some last minute things to do that seem to crepe up but I think I am finally almost through. I always do a stocking for each of my grandchildren and finding those little things to go in them seems to take forever! Maybe I will get through that about Christmas Eve.....just before Santa comes!

Wow, I have never seen sooo many sales as there are in the stores...I wish I had lots of money. I could sure make a lot of purchases about now! The stores are really competing with one another for customers in our town, anyway......Everything is 40% or 50% off or buy 1 and get 1 free ---which is the same thing. Sure hope you are having a lot of luck in finding everything you want this Christmas.

If you haven't come by our store and checked out the new charts, wellllllll, get on by there and see if there is anything you like. We have a lot of Christmas patterns and charts that are soooo cute!

Hope you are enjoying the freebies I send with your order.

Happy Holidays!

Nancy

CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS:

2008-12-14T12:16:00.000-08:00

1. To your enemy, forgiveness.

2. To an opponent, tolerance.

3. To a friend, your heart.

4. To a customer, service.

5. To all, charity
6. To every child, a good example.

7. To yourself, respect."

BY: Oren Arnold