Just Checking In...

Hi Everyone!
I hope this finds you all well and enjoying lots of time for stitching.  I am sorry I haven't posted for a while but I am recovering from ankle surgery and have had a little setback but hopefully will be good as new in just a few more weeks. I am finally starting to work on some new designs and will be updating you all on some of those next week. Looking ahead, we have the TNNA Fall Needlework Market in St. Charles, MO coming in August, and I will definitely have some fun new designs ready for that as well. It is frustrating for me not to be able to move around and do things like I am used to and the medications I have to take don't always agree with me... :(  That being said, it has set me back more than I would have liked. I would love to hear what you all are stitching!  As you know, I have mentioned before that I have some of my own favorite designers, many of which you will find links too right here on the blog! My newest addition is a U.K. designer, Margaret Sherry.  While I have acquired a few of her adorable charts in the past...mainly her cat and dog patterns, lately, I have become even more addicted to collecting them. Just a fun little hobby I have. I will be posting a Sneak Peek of my newest design coming soon next week. It is called" Wash & Pray" and that is all I am going to tell you for now but there will be an adorable little button pack available from JABC to go along with it. "Christmas Is Love" will be the 2nd ornament in our series and that should be available soon as well.   Have a wonderful weekend and happy stitching!  Take care of you and yours, Deb.

NEW DESIGNS ARE HERE!

Hi Everyone!
I am sorry I haven't written much lately but I have been so busy since returning from the Nashville Market last week!  Quickly, I wanted to post pictures for you of the 3 new designs that were released at Market. I will write more later but really wanted to share with you now since some folks are asking. If you take a look at our website (www.thestitchingbear.com) and go to What's New, you can find out more information about each one.  I hope that you like the new designs and that you will want to stitch one...maybe two.. or heck, maybe all three! :)  Here are "God & Chocolate", the 2nd in the Chocolate Lovers Series, "SPRING" a beautiful Spring Sampler with 22 different colors of sampler threads from the Gentle Art and embellished with beads and JABC buttons!  I want to give a big thank you and shout out to my model stitcher, Erin Turowski (See her blog here :http://lessb1tchingmorestitching.blogspot.com)  who did a beautiful job of stitching this sampler for me. She really came thru for me in a pinch when time was running short for Market!
Let me know what you think of the new designs!  The 3rd design is the 1st ornament in the "Deck The Halls All Year Long" series called "Winter Wonderland" - Silver Star Charm and beads for the tree are included with the chart pack!  The 2nd ornament called "Christmas Is Love:" will be coming soon.
 "GOD & CHOCOLATE"

"SPRING"
4 All Seasons Sampler Series Part 1











"WINTER WONDERLAND"
Ornament #1

Good nite all... take care of you and yours and until next time, happy stitching!  Deb

Good Evening All!

Just wanted to drop a little note before time gets away from me ... and it has been doing that a lot lately!  It has been a busy and productive weekend. I am taking the stitching right down to the wire for the Nashville Market.  Today I have been working on completing the 1st Ornament in the "Deck The Halls All Year Long" series.  It is called "Winter Wonderland."  I am introducing my little bear friend "Charlie" in this first ornament and you can expect to see a lot of him in the future so what better way than to have him be the first little face you see for the new ornament series!  I am just going to give you a little sneek peek here because the real unveiling is coming at the Nashville Market!  If all goes as planned, I will be releasing at least 4 new designs there and I already have several more in the works for release a bit later.

 Until next time, take care of your and yours and here's wishing you "Beary Happy Stitching!  Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @thestitchngbear.  No "i".  We have a nice little contest going on for copies of our soon to be released designs!     Deb

WE'RE TWEETING ON TWITTER!

One last little bit of news!  The Stitching Bear is finally tweeting and catching up with social media! Please follow us! We are @thestitchngbear.   The "i" is missing in Stitching on purpose.. it isn't a typo. :)   So...for all those who begin to follow us, the first 25 "Twitter Bears" will be entered into a drawing to WIN.... a copy of each of our new design charts being released at the Nashville Needle Market in March!  Two lucky winners will be drawn.  Embellishments will be included if they are part of the chart package.  So Tweet us a hello and follow along... we will have lots of fun things and contests and give-aways all year long.  Until Next Time!   Good Luck!   Deb

Happy Valentines Day!

Hi Everyone!
Happy Valentines Day to you!  I am sorry I haven't written in a while but I have been so busy with designing and stitching getting ready for the Nashville Market Show the first weekend of March, I don't know if I am coming or going!  These late nights are getting hard for this ole' gal!  We will be releasing some brand new designs in two weeks at the show, and we have to keep them secret for now but I can tell you Part 1 of our new 4 All Seasons Sampler Series called SPRING will be released and I absolutely love all the colors we used from The Gentle Art.  I am hoping we will have a thread bag available of all 23 colors ... I will keep you posted and of course you KNOW we don't do much without also including a button or two from our friends at Just Another Button Company! :)  We are also releasing the 2nd design in our Chocolate Lovers Series called "GOD & Chocolate" and was so much fun creating this one I sure hope you will like it and enjoy stitching it. Quite a bit different from our first one - Chocolate Understands.  Will look forward to getting feedback from you once it is available.  I am hoping to have two ornaments completed in time from our "Deck The Halls All Year Long" holiday ornament series.  This is my very first series...so you can see...lots to do and get ready for the show.  For our shop owners who will be visiting us at the show, we will have a wonderful filled tote of Stitching Bear goodies for the winner of our contest.  Every shop with a paid order will be entered for the drawing and the winner will receive their prize on Sunday!  I also want to give a very special THANK YOU to my two model stitchers who have recently signed on to help me with some of my projects!  Thanks Amy and Erin (see her blog in our list.. Less B*tching More Stitching!)  I appreciate you both so much!
Well, guess I better get back to it.  Have a wonderful day and take care of you and yours.  Have a wonderful day of love and stitching...and if stitching in your love too...you have the best of both worlds!     Deb

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!

Where does the time go?  The holidays came and went, as did our family's battle with colds and flu. I hope this finds you all well and starting off 2013 in a good positive light!  My resolution for this year was NOT to make any resolutions this year because I, like so many others, never really follow through with them anyway. So...this way, I won't be breaking any!  Now that the holiday rush is all behind us, we are getting back down to business here after a much needed little break. Lots of new designs are in the beginning stages and I have plenty in mind for this year including two, yes, I said it... TWO new series of stitching projects.  It is going to be a big task to take on but I just figured we'd go for it!  "Deck The Halls All Year Long" will be a quick-stitch holiday ornament series and each chart will include an embellishment and I may even decide to do a chart, embellishment AND thread pack or two as well.  Also coming this year will be the "Four All Seasons Sampler" which will be a 4-part series, you guessed it, one for each season, that can be stitched individually or if you choose, can be stitched all together for one larger project!  Finally, and this will probably be MY personal favorite, the 2nd in our Chocolate Lovers Series will be "GOD & Chocolate" which will feature the Chocolate Delight sampler thread bag exclusively by The Gentle Art! This thread bag is a Limited Edition and just in case they are gone before you have a chance to get one, the chart will include alternative thread suggestions.

   What is great about the hand dyed, over dyed threads is you will have a unique design unlike anyone else because of the process they use so  if you can your hands on some Chocolate Delight ahead of time you won't be disappointed. The colors are so wonderful! Check with your local shop to see if they have them or if they can get one for you. A special button pack from Just Another Button Company will also be available for this design too!  Are you ready for some more chocolate now?

Chocolate Delight Sampler Bag - 5 colors!

Our website has a brand new look and we colored up our logo a bit too.  We hope you like our new layout and you will be able to get information on all of our designs including the materials used and where you can find them.  Well friends, guess I will call it a night for now. Have been working all day long and this gal needs sleep! Hope you have a wonderful rest of the weekend.  Until next time, here's wishing you all   "Beary Happy Stitching!"  
Take care of you and yours,  Deb

Happy Sunday Everyone!

What a beautiful day here in Kansas City, MO! Sunny and in the 60's. So not normal for this time of year but we will take it!  I just wanted to share with you all that Jingle*Jingle*Jingle has now been released and is available to order. We have already been receiving orders from some of our shopowner friends and our distributors will also have it this week as well. There is plenty of time to stitch this quick little project...maybe even two!  The holidays are upon us already, time seems to be flying by so quickly this year. Also, please take a look at Diane's post from Little House of Needleworks down toward the bottom of the page.   

This is very important that readers, especially those who love Pinterest as much as we do, understand that it is NOT ok to share actual charts on the boards. It infringes on copyright laws and the designer's right to their work.  We all appreciate your support of our designs and the needle arts.  Have a wonderful weekend, until next time... Take care of you and yours!  Deb