Free Candlemat Pattern For Us

Here's a very prim Candlemat pattern from my friend Christine of Preferably Prim all the way across the pond in Northern Ireland. I love how we can meet people from all over the world, most of the time the internet is a good thing. It's a thank you to her followers for the comments on her "Wooly Pineapple" and the congratulations on her 18th wedding anniversary. This is the finished candlemat:

Here's her template for the pattern:

and her instructions:

INSTRUCTIONS:
"Cut one of each size of oval background fabric.
On the top layer, trace on the words and berry strands and stitch them in in dark colored floss.
(I used 6 strands of DMC dark brown for the words and 3 strands of the same color for the berry strands.)
Stitch on the pip berries using 2 strands of floss doing a French knot.
Using the templates, cut out 4 of each part of the acorns and stitch into position.
Now you are ready to blanket stitch the top layer onto the base layer of your mat, using 3 strands of floss.
Repeat the whole way around the outer edge of your mat.
YOU DID IT!
Admire your handiwork and enjoy in your fall decorating!
Once again, thank you for your thoughtfulness and visits - life has been so blessed since I started blogging!
Best wishes
Christine"

And, here's her "Wooly Wednesday" post of her pineapple, it's so cute it's done with little "penny rug" circles in wool felt on the pineapple:

If you want to visit her blog with the Candlemat post click HERE. Isn't her blog cute, she loves Americana and our prim style.
'Til next time, Primmies...

I'm Back (sort of)

Hi, Primmies,
Here's a new giveaway for us to enter. It's from A Primitive Place and Country Journal's blog. This will be their last giveaway before Fall arrives.

The items to win are all Bee Skep-themed. There's a candle mat, a beeskep for your tabletop,
a beeskep and sunflower-themed list pad with magnetic backing, and an Autumn Harvest-scented soy jar candle from Star Mills Candles. Click HERE to go to the blog page to enter the giveaway. The contest starts now and ends at 9 P.M. on August 26, 2011. The winner will be announced on August 27th
later in the evening.
I seem to have caught a virus after being at the hospital last Thursday evening for an
MRI on the cervical and lumbar areas of my spine. Every time we go to the hospital it seems we catch something. Yuk! Mr. Glen Oaks has been feeding me soup and Pepto Bismol.
At least whatever this is waited until today, his mom left on Friday. So I'll just be taking it easy for a couple more days.
Goodnight for now...

More Of My Favorites

Hi, Primmies, family is here for the week and I am pressed for time
so this is just a quick peek at what I found while blogging today.

This cute little cross stitched "Boo" bag by Widgets and Wool on Primnest:

These "Boo" Garlands by Barbara on her blog Village Folk Art

'Night, Primmies

We Have Guests This Week

Since it's so very cool and breezy here today, and since Mr. Glen Oaks will be here from
Logan Airport any minute with his mom and son, I thought I'd just quickly post some of my favorite Fall Prim items from my Etsy Treasury List. Enjoy!

Winners of Firecracker Kid Primitive Giveaway

Ta-Da! Here are the winners:
Of the Rolling Pin/Spoon Rack/Spice Shelf: Woolen Sails
Surprise Winner #1: Rabbit Hollow Prims
Surprise Winner #2: pink*cherub*moon

The winners of the surprise gifts will have to wait (it's a surprise after all) to see what they've won.
Until the next giveaway, Primmies...