Shorttakes

Saturday was fantastic!  So many of y'all started bringing in your pieces for framing & we loved it.  Some of y'all have heard me say this, but truly, taking in framing (or finishing) & then the day that you pick up the framed (or finished) pieces...these are some of the most fun things we do around here!  We love seeing what you've stitched, the changes you've made & what it looks like when it's finally all ready for displaying.  I know from experience ~ particularly when Abby was designing ~ that you can have a piece of stitching that you enjoyed doing but you look at it & just think,"meh...I don't know...".  Then all the sudden when it's framed it's like an entirely different piece & you think, "I did this?  Really??".  We know that feeling!

 

Anyway!  Saturday was great ~ we were a bit concerned that we'd be inundated from the jump, but instead we had a steady flow throughout the day ~ from Susan at 9:30 all the way thru Tammy to finish us out. 

 

Now having spent too much time yipyapping, I just want to say that you have this entire week to bring in framing. 

"But, I thought the shop was clossed on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday."  Technically we are, but remember, I'm here during that time & all you have to do is knock on the door!  For instance, it's Monday morning & I'm just waiting on Maria to get here with her pieces; I also know that Mary Anne & her sister are coming by on Wednesday.  So please don't hesitate!  If your free time is Mon~Wed, come on by!  I'll be here until 3.

 

HAVING SAID THAT...I know there is a nasty rumor that white stuff is going to fall from the sky tonight & tomorrow!  Now, my friend Adam Joseph assures me this will only be "nuisance" snow, not a full-fledged "event".  So far, Adam has been correct, so I'm going with him (until he tells me we're getting a huge storm & then I'm going meteorologist shopping for someone who will simply tell me what I want to hear!  Yep.  That's me.).  But, if it is nasty on Tuesday, you can check the website or the FaceBook page ~ I will post there IF I WON'T BE IN!  However, I live close by, I anticipate no nastiness & I plan to be here!

 

 

So make your plans, gather up your pieces & come on by.  We can't wait to see what you've finished lately.  We are asking you to limit yourself to 5 pieces ~ that way we (meaning me as the framer & all of us working here taking in your pieces) don't get overwhelmed.  Other than that, no worries.  You don't have to have them laundered or pressed (ohmygosh, you should see my personal pieces...when I actually finish one.  Lise used to just shake her head...).  I press every piece before I start stretching it anyway ~ it's just a mental thing with me.  Again, it makes me laugh & think of Lise ~ she could take the rattiest looking piece (which was ALWAYS mine...) & start stretching it without doing anything to it. A few hours later, it was stunning.  Yeah, not me.  I press everything. 

 

Okay, I could go on & on (& on...), but I'm gonna just stop here & send this on its way quickly!

 

Come join the framing frenzy!

 

Hugs & stitches ~

Beth & all the frame-ups at TSS