HAED Sale

Ok, another HAED sale, 25% off through 4/17. If those Kayomi kitties get done, I am sure a bunch of those will be in the sale buys! Lovely, and I am not a cat person. Looks like my heavy days on ebay are nearly done. (have probably said that before) With the latest changes, it really doesn't make sense, not for little beads etc. I might list some charts over there, will see. It may go gangbusters as more people leave. Means I need to really put some effort into Artfire being a place for me where things SELL! Bought a lovely fractal chart the other day, not here yet. Can't believe it had to be blue. But it should be interesting, not totally abstract, but nice geometrical swirls.

Picture Day

Ok, I promised more pics! I really am doing some stitching, etc! Frogpile is coming along, but driving me crazy. Rolled down some so you can't see the top ones at the moment, and doing some backstitch as I go. It was slated for sale, but I have a feeling it's going to family. Faces Luna, pulled out only in the last week, finally getting to some non cofetti spots. Mermaid, plugging along here and there, hard when it shares blues (visual and thread) with Faces Luna. And Light of the World, also getting to some non confetti spots. Plus of course Terra, posted previously, that I need to get back to for a bit. Which one will be finished first?? Hmmmm.....

Older XMAS Items, Plus Roanoke

Ok, some older pics first. Christmas stockings! These are all felt and sequins, sewn together. These particular ones were for family,(& two more in the making for them) but this style will be available for sale as I make more. Love this stuff.

And, I found a picture of Roanoke, for that chart I have. HAED chart, discontinued; $10 plus shipping. Email me artistsforhire over on yahoo.

Get them out of the drawer!

So there is a post about what people do with their finished XS pieces. And, like I thought, most sit in a drawer. Either the piece never made it to be a gift, or framing is too expensive(put your own word here)....or it was lovely to stitch, and that was as far as it got.

I tried to quietly put my .02 in, about trying to sell them. Quietly, don't want to irk anyone. If anyone has read way back.....I'd like to sell all this kind of stuff. Some of my views have changed on how large the undertaking would be, but the basic idea remains the same. And "raw", unframed is perfect! If you've looked on my site, The Blushin Rose ( or the holiday one ), you won't see a lot there, granted. Items are split between two sites, including beads, beginnings of HAED cross stitch charts, and other items that are not cross stitch, like felt ornaments and such. I have eased on pursuing other people, simply because I need to even get a few projects of my own done and listed!

And I am sure, something in there will need to be a HAED finish of my own, "first". I have been working on the SALs, and feel those should be giveaways, but we'll see. Faces Luna is not a giveaway, and I have pulled that out after a forced rest. SK Mermaid, SK Light of the World, and Terra (above) are all actively in the works. FrogPile is also being rotated, likely going to family. Etc etc etc. And before you know it, months have passed by.

I'm interested! What have you got to lose? Take those ones out that you will never hang, or gift or use for whatever you thought it might have been for. Get me some nice pictures, and we'll get it listed. You ship from your house(for now.) I am looking at pricing near a penny a stitch as a start, it can adjust down over time.

AND--it has to be quality work. I'm mainly looking for Heaven & Earth, Mystic Stitch, Golden Kite, Scarlet Quince, Art of Stitching type finishes. Heavy duty projects. (No get rich quick here.) I will also consider Lanarte, Mirabilia, Ink Circles, Chatelaine, etc type things. No primitive. Samplers would have to be stunning. Anything else small or cutesy is case-by-case, esp if it's not my own!

Still reading? Other crafty items will be mixed in, but I don't want to confuse anything here at the moment. So if you already stitch high quality original charted work, I'm happy to give it a go with putting it up for sale at a decent price--good art is worth it!


And, tomorrow if I get to it, is picture day. I took some WIP pics this afternoon.

Work at Home update

I seem to have some free time today.....or, at least....doing everything except the things I would normally be doing.

So, a couple people have asked, where I am at, with my work at home, clicking etc work. Hard to give hard and fast numbers(and for personal reasons, not exactly inclined to), but I'll see if I can break it down.

Swagbucks: I click pretty often, and average a $5 Paypal payment in just over two weeks. Monthly, not quite $10.

Mechanical Turk: I'm pretty religious and obsessive, but some days I don't click at all. Monthly, averaging $120 cash.

BeRuby: Not using it much, just daily clicks. Haven't cashed out. Monthly, gathering about $2.00 in my account.

Neobux: Standard member; I click as often as I can for what is available, daily. So I always get extra clicks. 26 rented refs. Always reinvesting, never cashed out. Monthly about $1.40; I can buy 3 new refs about every two weeks.

Onbux: Gold member; I click my daily renewal count and not a lot more. Paid cash for the gold upgrade. 74 rented refs. Always reinvesting, never cashed out. Monthly about $4.20; I can buy 3-5 refs every week(6 days).

Anyway, I have a few other piddly ones, not particularly worth mentioning at the moment. Although MyPoints is good, I don't track it specifically, let me know if you want an email referral link. Anybody wants strategy advice, give me a shout.

Ordering Charts

Ok, I will be placing a wholesale order with HAED, if there is anything you want, let me know. Whatever I get, will make it's way to my site(s), if not spoken for. Generally that is 15% off with like $2 shipping, US, or free shipping on regular price for a holiday chart. Forgiveness will for sure be one of the charts--but I need a head count if you want one! Also probably SK Lucia. I'm guessing it will be at least a week before I put an order together.

Thinking I am ordering the alphabet series, to stitch/sell. Have noticed that I think I need to concentrate on the lesser colored charts for a while. Doesn't matter on the size, but 80-90 colors is just a bit daunting right now. (Forgiveness and SK Lucia are in the 40-50 color range.) Don't get me wrong, I like them, it just doesn't go quite fast enough if I want to sell any stitched work. The lowest I've visibly seen listed so far is one that only has 27 colors, and that is one with like 20 skeins of black! I am thinking I will make a list of lower floss charts, like 60 or less colors. I'll be posting it here; if you have any to input, feel free to mention them, as I personally will not be going through all 5,000+ cross stitch charts available.

More pics coming soon! Working away on Terra, going really well. Looking back at my list of 2011 goals..I will have to put it down for a while, and work on some of my others.

Stitching, at last!

Finally, some stitching! I've been working on the old HAEDs from the past contests, just not a lot to show. Plus here, started the new one, QS Terra Fairy Sprite. Nice with larger blocks of solid colors. And then a special hooded baby towel--I'll be making more of these, for sale.(Pics are clickable for a little enlargement.) I've even pulled out the Frogs, maybe that will be my next finish, if not the little Yellow Rose.