The Blueladie Designs Newsletter

went out last night and this afternoon.  After 3 years of sending out this newsletter, hotmail decided I was spam and wouldn't let me send out the last group of subscribers.  Some of you may have received the newsletter from my gmail account.  Check your spam/junk box.  If you didn't receive it, email me at the hotmail address and I will return email you (if you are already a subscriber) a copy of the newsletter.

My apologies for the glitch.  I really don't make enough income from Blueladie Designs to purchase an email client, so we'll have to cope with these occasional glitches.  Thank you for your patience with me and your interest in my stitching and my designs.

God Bless and
Thank you for stopping by,
Cathryn

My Annual Favorite Poem/Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Words by Bishop Phillips Brooks

Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night!
Christmas in lands of the fir tree and pine,
Christmas in lands of the palm tree and vine;
Christmas where snow-peaks stand solemn and white,
Christmas where corn-fields lie sunny and bright;
    Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night.

Christmas where children are hopeful and gay,
Christmas where old men are patient and gray,
Christmas where peace, like a dove in its flight,
Broods o'er brave men in the thick of the fight;
    Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night.

For the Christ-child who comes is the Master of all,
No place too great and no cottage too small;
The Angels who welcome Him sing from the height,
"In the city of David, a King in His might."
    Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night.

Then let every heart keep its Christmas within
Christ's pity for sorrow, Christ's hatred for sin.
Christ's care for the weakest, Christ's courage for right,
Christ's dread of the darkness, Christ's love of the light.
    Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night.

So the stars of the midnight which compass us round
Shall see a strange glory, and hear a sweet sound,
And cry, "Look! the earth is aflame with delight,
O sons of the morning, rejoice at the sight."
    Everywhere, everywhere, Christmas to-night.

Thanks for stopping by,
Merry Christmas and God Bless!
Cathryn

May the Star of Bethlehem

shine down on you and yours with all the blessings of the season.

Merry Christmas!
Cathryn

Praying

FREE

for my loyal blog readers.  On my Blueladie Designs website, click the 'New!' link on the left hand side of the page.  There are THREE new Christmas ornament designs.  Pick one, email me, let me know what you picked and it's yours by return email.  Thanks for reading my blog and Happy Thanksgiving!!!  :D

Thanks for stopping by,
Cathryn
:)

Veteran's Day

There is a wonderful giveaway on

Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe site.  Please say I sent you so I can get 10 more entries.  :)  Thanks so much.

Thanks for stopping by,
Cathryn

The Winner of my last Giveaway

is Faith N.  Congratulations Faith (she has already contacted me).  For all you newsletter subscribers out there (Blueladie Designs) you know this because I've sent out my newsletter this morning.  Faith chose the Lizzie Kate "Christmas Rules".  I know she will enjoy it.  I did.  Which reminds me I have to hurry up and stitch a hem in the piece so I can hang it on my bedroom doorway.  :)

Hope your days are pleasant as we enter the holiday seasons.  I know I feel perky already and looking forward to many good things.  Thank you God for these blessings and....

thanks for stopping by,
Cathryn

Welcome to the Halloween Blog Hop

R

P.S. You can start the blog hop at Jo's Blog Serendipitious Stitching.
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From top to bottom:
Beary Scary
(c) Blueladie Designs 2002

Spooky Time
(c) LizzyKate 2002

Eek
(c) Lizzy Kate 2002

Pumpkin Hollow

(c) Little House Needleworks

Quaker Halloween

(c) SanMan Originals

Ready To Be Carved

(c) SanMan Originals

Spooky Thirteen

(c) SanMan Originals

Halloween Kitty

(c) SanMan Originals

Trick or Treat

(c) Just Cross Stitch Magazine

Thanks for stopping by.  Your next stop is JUST A LITTLE STITCHING blog.

Thank you!

Cathryn

TUSAL late Late LATE!

See all the green on the top?  That's my LHN frogging!  :(

Maybe this is the most important

Political post.

The Blueladie Designs

Newsletter was just sent out.  Enjoy!
:)
Cathryn

Giveaway - Winner and New One

The Giveaway winner for September was #32 in the Random Org generator :

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:   32     Powered by RANDOM.ORG

# 32 was Milly D.  I will be emailing her for her address and choice of prizes.  Thank you to all who entered!

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There will be a giveaway (LHN “Around the World in 80 Days” OR Lizzie Kate’s “Christmas Rules” … they are original charts only – no floss or embellishments).  Entries will be taken from new subscribers to the Blueladie Designs newsletter.  To become a new subscriber, email me with "Newsletter" in the subject line and your name and email address in the body.  If you are a current subscriber, all you have to do to enter is email me with “Giveaway” in the subject line and your full name and email address in the body.  (blueladie@hotmail.com). Look for updated announcements and winners also on my blog (http://blueladie.blogspot.com/) – Cathryn’s Place.

Thanks for stopping by and 

Happy Stitching & Stashing,

Cathryn

Stitching Update

Hi all,
this has been a time of highs and lows for me stitching wise.  I've finished 3 months of Raise the Roof Design's "Crabby All Year" (July, August and September respectively).

July

August

September

These are the highs.  They are relatively easy and I can't believe this SAL is almost finished.  Only three more months to go.

Now for the lows.  I eagerly awaited and started Little House Needleworks "Around the World in 80 Days".  There were a few errors I picked up on this chart on the website and noted them.  I stitched and got so far - (see picture)

The grassy area on the right underneath the right house is supposed to be a light green (per the chart picture).  It calls for Crescent Colors "Desert Mesquite" and that just did not turn out a light green.  Believe me if the stitched piece looked like the picture, I wouldn't frog as I have decided to do.  However, the stitched piece it's hard to see the flowers and the people so frogging agony here I come.  I'll have to try to find some light green that would closely match the picture.  I am so disappointed.  :(

Thanks for stopping by and bearing with me as I whine.  

Cathryn