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Flower Power!
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NEW THIS WEEK - March 1st, 2006:
Spring Fever Fun with Flowers
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With embroidery skills, we can stay at home and soon have our homes
blossoming with spring bouquets, brightening up each lengthening day.
And, in no time at all, the first signs of spring will be just outside the
front door.
Freestanding lace flowers
will hang beautifully in a sunny window or add delightful character to linens.
Lacy spring flowers -- tulip, lilac, iris, pansy, bluebells, daffodil -- hint
of warm, sunny breezes. Lace roses, a daisy, sunflower, hibiscus, and calla and
tiger lilies remind us that gardens of flowers will soon be blooming on every
corner in the neighborhood.
With freestanding lace bookmark designs in floral patterns, you can add to your
own collection -- or gift cache -- with everyone's favorites. These pretty
markers will be stylish right into summer and are perfect for holding your
place in that "novel de jour" while you spend a little time in the
garden.
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Capture the spring sunshine!
Click here for free instructions.
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For a change of pace, go from lace to applique designs. Select a
single blossom or make a bouquet of tulips, daffodils, calla lilies, daisies,
morning glories, sunflowers, irises, hibiscus, and many more.
Coordinated floral design
packs will put spring in your steps all over the house. Design elements feature
popular flowers in bouquets and vases, bending around corners, marching in
borders, and bursting with buds, ready to fill every room with a bloom.
Matching designs featuring tulips, lilies, hibiscus, and pansies are so
versatile for embellishing clothing, table linens, as well as bed and bath.
So, if you're "as
restless as a willow, or jumpy as a puppet on a string," put your
"Spring Fever" to work, sew, and enjoy this week's designs.
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Spring Flowers in Lace
In delicate freestanding embroidery, these spring and summer floral designs
generate cheerful inspiration when hung in a sunny window. Embroider the design
onto a piece of water-soluble stabilizer, then wash away. The result is
beautiful freestanding lace, ready to give your home a fresh spring touch! Or,
if you prefer, sew the lace pieces directly on organza for sun catchers or
curtains. And, floral lace is fabulous grouped along hems or as trims for
linens and dresses.
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| Lilacs in Lace |
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Sunflower in Lace |
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Available in one size:
3.27"X3.84" |
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Available in one size:
3.26"X3.49" |
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| Let your lace garden grow, and grow, and grow. The
above twelve designs are available in a value pack. Get all twelve lace flower
designs for only $17.97! Click on the image or link to the left and add the
pack to your basket. |
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All designs smaller than 4 x 4 |
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Spring Lace
Bookmarks
Lacy trellis patterns and garden foliage set off the
best of everyone's favorite flowers in lace. Freestanding embroidered lace
looks so delicate, yet is so durable. It's easy to make, too. Just embroider
the design onto a piece of water-soluble stabilizer, then soak most of it away
(you can
leave a little stabilizer behind for "body"). These spring and summer
floral designs will make inspiring markers for your gardening books and perfect
gifts for all your flower-loving friends.
Looking for lace-making instructions?
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| Lace Bluebells Bookmark |
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Lace Pansy Bookmark |
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Available in two sizes:
2.42"X6.80" and
1.36"X3.85" |
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Available in two sizes:
2.83"X6.80" and
1.16"X3.85" |
Flowers Bursting with Spring Fever
Have yourself a garden party embellishing these coordinating designs all
about the house. Bouquet features, single flower stems, borders, and corners
give you all the versatility you need for dozens of projects. Give a breath of
fresh air and floral splendor to bedroom curtains, pillows, duvet. Brighten up
the sunroom. Prepare for those lemonade luncheons on the veranda with
embroidered florals on your table linens. Embroider colorful squares on bright
whites for breezy spring quilts. Select from five packs of matching designs
with five of the gardener's most popular spring flowers.
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Tulip Bouquet
Tulips are the official emblem of Holland, but the
flower industry declares them to be a symbol of love. And, who would argue?
Their early gift of color is such a welcome sight as they open their blooms to
the spring sunshine.
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Available in one size:
4.80"X6.21" |
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Colors will blossom and bloom wherever these designs
are sewn. Add tulips to garments, bags, and home decor items. Now in a value
pack!
The above six designs are available in a value pack. Get all six tulip designs
for only $8.97! Click on the link or image to the left and add the pack to your
basket. |
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All designs smaller than 5 x 7 |
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Calla Lily Bouquet
The calla lily, with its distinctive waxy flowers and spear-headed leaves,
is an exotic plant exported from South Africa. Its symbolic meaning is
"splendid beauty," and it is often used in bridal bouquets. From the
mid-19th century, the calla has had a special appeal among the artists of
Europe and America, whose works have depicted their beauty in works from still
life realism to the abstract. |
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Available in one size:
4.38"X6.82" |
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Calla Lilies in Vase |
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Stem of Calla Lilly |
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Available in one size:
4.45"X6.82" |
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Available in one size:
2.64"X6.81" |
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Beautiful Calla lilies are beautiful on springtime
dresses, tote bags, and linens. now available in a value pack!
The above six designs are available in a value pack.
Get all six calla lily designs for only $8.97! Click on the link or image
to the left add the pack to your basket. |
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All designs smaller than 5 x 7 |
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Tiger Lily Bouquet
Blooming profusely, even in partial shade, the tiger lily is the symbol for
prosperity, wealth, and pride. Spreading throughout the world from Asia, the
tiger lily has been used symbolically by artists and sculptor for many
centuries and makes an appearance in the most ancient of frescos. China
cultivates them for their bulbs, which are eatable. |
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Available in one size:
4.81"X6.50" |
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Hearty, bright, and bossy, tiger lilies are perfect
embellishments to spring coats, pillows, and placemats. Now available in a
value pack!
The above six designs are available in a value pack. Get all six tiger lily
designs for only $8.97! Click on the link or image to the left and add
the pack to your basket. |
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All designs smaller than 5 x 7 |
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Pansy Bouquet
The delightful pansy is a cool-loving annual that can take the temperature
dips of wayward spring nights, so it is often the first flower we plant
in pots or baskets to create a spot of color at our doorsteps. A symbol
of thoughtfulness and reflection, it is also known as a flower of merriment.
And, it's easy to see why -- its charming open petals look just like a crowd of
little faces.
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Available in one size:
4.60"X6.87" |
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| The above six designs are available in a value pack.
Get all six pansy designs for only $8.97! Click on the link or image to the
left and add the pack to your basket. |
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All designs smaller than 5 x 7 |
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Hibiscus Bouquet
As the flower emblem for the islands of Hawaii, the hibiscus is a
spectacular sight. Renowned for its delicate beauty and showy blossoms, the
hibiscus is quickly recognized as a tropical flower, and it is believed to have
originated in Southeast Asia. Some hybrids can flourish in mild temperate
zones, but in northern climates, the hibiscus is most often enjoyed as a
blooming house plant until it can take its summer place on a sunny patio.
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Available in one size:
4.56"X6.83" |
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| The above six designs are available in a value pack.
Get all six hibiscus designs for only $8.97! Click on the link or image to the
left and pack to your basket. |
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All designs smaller than 5 x 7 |
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A Bouquet of Applique
The greatest thing about applique embroidery is that
you can choose some of your favorite prints or solid fabrics, give your
embellishments a unique and interesting touch, and create a new design every
time. Make yourself a bouquet of yellow and white daisies...or purple tulips
and yellow daffodils. The designs stitch up quickly and the applique adds
wonderful detail and depth on everything from apparel to potholders to
placemats. Need instructions for working with applique designs?
Just click here. Arrange your own bouquet. Push
the creative envelope and try out your ideas for vines and stems with ribbons
or stitches. You'll be amazed at the fun you can have!
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Applique Daisy |
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Applique Calla Lily |
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Available in one size:
3.55"X3.45" |
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Available in one size:
2.21"X3.87" |
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Applique Bluebell |
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Applique Morning glory |
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Available in one size:
3.24"X3.90" |
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Available in one size:
3.47"X3.66" |
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Embroider an entire garden with applique flowers, and
experiment with your favorite prints and patterns. Plaid? Checks? Stripes?
Polka Dots? Absolutely! Let your imagination run wild.
The above twelve designs are available in a value pack. Get the pack for only
$17.97! All designs are smaller than 4 x 4. Click on the image or link to
the left and add the pack to your basket. |
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All designs smaller than 4 x 4 |
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