Two Tall Stitchers Flosstube #48 - A Nutty Christmas Eve
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
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Quilt of the day: Jennifer's Blue Star Christmas Tree
SALs we mentioned: #Celebrate50StartAlong, #LizzieKateSeriesSAL
Shops we mentioned:
Persnickety Stitchers - Zionsville, IN - www.persnicket... - order at 317-873-5010
Quilt Quarters - Indianapolis, IN - quiltquarters....
Flosstubers we mentioned:
@pennysdaughtershares8227
@Mrs.AZfamilyzooStitches
@twoneedlespullingthread2605@CornhuskerStateStitchers
@JessCrafts (new flosstuber, experience card maker)
@Magnolia (new flosstuber, ornament episode)
I just have to tell you both I much I love you and God bless you and your precious families!!!!!! 💚
On cross stitch, I spend $$. On my rubberstamping hobby, I spend $$. Loved seeing everything you showed today.
As long as you don’t tell my husband, who really never asks what I spend, $$$$$. He’s a good guy and knows my hobby is important to me, and encourages me to buy, especially if we stop at a needlework shop as we travel.
What a great ending with the Prince and Princess!!
Thanks!
Best closing ever! Beautiful stitching and finishes too. Happy New Year!
If we are just talking about 2023 then I have to say $$$$. It was a traveling year with lots of stops at lots of shops. Have a happy and safe holiday season.
First, are my dollar signs= $$$ Next, I wish you both a Happy and Healthy New Year! For some reason I really look forward to even numbered years. Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful videos with all of us.
Every time I make a stitchy purchase I remind myself that I’m helping a small business owner, and in most cases, female business owners! 😊My monthly spending fluctuates between $ and $$$$$. I also count framing and retreat costs, not just supplies.
Merry Christmas and a very happy new year. I went a little crazy this past month in anticipation of stitching what I have in 2024. So I had to get all the things. Logical? I think not. 2023 $$$$. 2024 $.
Your video is always a joy to watch. My needlework spending keeps me out of the psychiatrist office😂😂. $$$$$. Have a joy filled New Year.
I think I spend $$ compared to others. Happy holidays to everyone.
I am watching this after Christmas. We actually got a white Christmas. I was so happy to see snow! I need to get on the ball with my FFOing. I have a few finished that I want to enter in the fairs in 2024. i consider Cross Stitch to be my obsession. I am probably a $$$. It was great meeting Jack. Happy New Year!
Yeah! So happy to hear you are continuing the FFO challenge into next year.
$$$ I try to careful because i have been blessed to have what ever i want. I have plenty of projects to keep me busy after retirement
Thank you for the inspiration
I have no idea but each time my husband asks if he can spend on his new hobby I say yes, thinking he's got a looooonnnnng way to go to catch up to what I've spent. lol
Fun episode. Thanks! $$
First, I cannot believe you found time on Christmas Eve to film! I said to Lina (who was with me while I watched), they must have their Christmas Eve party catered! It was nice to see both of your children, Jennifer, very merry. Love the blue tree quilt 💙 Glad Cindy is still fitting in, besides the whole Christmas Tree thing 😂 When my husband heard the dollar sign question he said - well you are certainly at five dollar signs. I can’t argue. Happy New Year and looking forward to more fun flosstubes in 2024! xx
No Christmas Eve party for us - I cooked some with the kids but most of our cooking was on Christmas Day.
This year was definitely a $$$$$. 2024 will be $. Back to reality 😪. Happy Holidays to you. Really nice looking family.😃
I don’t even want to know how much I spend on cross stitch items but I would say it’s at least $$$! Happy New Year!
Thank you for all the time and joy you ladies share with us all through the year. It truly is a great part of my stitchy life. Thank you!!
Merry Christmas ❤
Because I've already reached SABLE, I spend $$ these last few years. It's still so much fun.
Such a gift to see the Prince and the Princess. 😁.
When you mentioned the Lizzie Kate SAL previously I knew exactly what to stitch, got it all ready. Wwweelll I couldn't wait so I started Living With Charm, double flip and it's fun. I'll jump in with you all when it officially starts too.
Merry merry. Thanks for the joy. ❤
Glad you had the perfect one to start!
Love your visit...spent zero on stitching...great to see your grands❤❤❤
Happy New Year!! Your unscripted ending made me laugh! $$ and now I have gift cards to spend in 2024. 😊
$$$$$ and happy with it all!
Comparing to what I see a variety Flosstubers spending probably $. Merry Christmas!
$$$$$ Lol, my husband was the canoeing instructor at Boy Scout camp!! Hope your Christmas was great; mine is still going on. Today will be it, I hope! Carol, I found that wrapping a couple at time each time I went upstairs made it less of a chore! And, I actually finished before Christmas Eve, which was probably a first in 40 years!!!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! $$
We have a white Christmas in Lincoln, Nebraska and I would happily send it your way. $$$
Thank you for a lovely video, I hope you and your whole family had a wonderful holiday, Happy New Year too! I always look forward to seeing you two ladies, a highlight of my year. I have a good mix of hobbies already and as a newbie to cross stitch I am trying to stay on the $-$$ level, but I can see how it can easily grow! I can't wait to see what 2024 brings!
oh gosh I easily spent $$$$ on my stitching. I tell myself to shop my stash but you know how it goes. Have a healthy and happy 2024!
Have a wonderful new year ahead and look forward to next year with you guys. Love your videos and all the family news. The quilts are so fun to see each week also!
I spend probably more on the $$$ side of dollars. It’s my most favorite expenditure! 😀
I used to quilt but just cross stitch now.
Love you two, happy stitching!
Lovely to see your kids!! Oh, challenging question - based on what I can get done….$$$. I’m trying to only buy what I love, but there are so many! And. I love kitting things up. Thanks for all you do! 🥳 Happy New Year 🎉
I am very controlled with my spending on cross stitch-/ mainly because I am retired and on a budget😃 I don’t have a LNS which helps 😂I really enjoy your videos and variety of projects. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into your videos. Happy New Year🎉
Lol, I’m good at embarrassing my grandkids too, Carol! Sweet kids. Another fun Flosstube. Spending on cross stitch/quilting?? This year, 2023, was probably a $$$$. I decided that being I’m 76 though I better slow down and start sewing and stitching more from my stash. That’s what I’m thinking anyway. Lol
My spending is minimal $. My local cross stitch shop has 1 or 2 sidewalk sales per year where I stock up and I purchase charts from 123 Stitch once a year! Happy New Year!
I tracked my spending one year out of curiosity. I'd say I'm in the $ category, mostly because I'm out of storage space. Happy New Year!
Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Hope you have lots of family time and sometime to relax and stitch. I’d say my spending is $$$. See ya soon!
Merry Christmas! I'm going to say $$$.
I plead the 5th 😂😂😂 more than I should 🎉
I have been stitching for a year and have tried to be a stitcher more than a collector! So I think my spending is around $$. Merry Christmas to all!
I have no restraint when it comes to spending on cross stitch😂. I WIP do $$$$$ but I bet it’s even more than that! When you get old, and your kids are grown with kids of their own, money isn’t as tight 😂. It’s the only hobby I have and I feel no guilt💕. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year 🫎
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Happy new year!! 🎉 $$$$$
I would rate my purchases at a 1. I had many years that reached 5 so now I can live out my life on my stash.
Merry Christmas! I love your videos and look forward to each episode!
Your questions are so fun, and my answer for this one is $$$$$ and I am a member of “HUP” (Husband Unawareness Program).
Omg, that’s hysterical!
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and wishing you a happy, healthy New Year! I spend $$$.
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Happy new year
Happy belated Christmas and Happy New Year! You have a lovely family, so fun to see the kids. Hmm, I’m guessing maybe $$$ maybe $$$$. I’ve never really counted it, but I hope to slow down and use what I already have this next year 🤣🤣🤣🤣who am I kidding. First cute pattern I see and I’ll be a goner. See you next time
Make a Legend include the year. Good Idea
RE spending. I'm in Canada. That means that if I buy in the US, $1.00 USD = about $1.30 CAD. So I don't shop in the US (even online; the shipping's a killer!) I quilt, knit and stitch, and have been doing these crafts for 30 years (quilting), 60 years (stitching) and over 60 years (knitting). I've inherited yarn, fabric, sewing thread and stitching floss. Thus my main expenses are: patterns for knittng (not many, and I go for "free" for the 'squirrels' that catch my eye); for quilting (batting) and stitching (patterns -- free if possible; fabric as needed and the odd skein of floss). I've been given a great deal of DMC over time but there are gaps, and also there are times when I use up a colour. And then there is finishing. I can do my own flat-folds or pillows, but from time to time I either buy a frame (to do it myself) or have a piece framed. Hard to put an annual price on that -- but let's say $200 CAD or less on the framing option.
No snow in MN either, just raining. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ladies. I am a middle of the road spender $$$, one year not too much and the next year, oh my!
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Good looking family
Thank you for sharing!💚 Congratulations to both of you for all you accomplished this year!🌟🌟 I think asking how much we spend on our hobby is like asking our weight or our age🤣🤣🤣 I was raised that you don’t ask about those things😉 That being said, I will admit to $$$$$ (please note that this is WITH the encouragement of my husband💚). I also consider the collecting as part of my joy of the hobby😍
Haha, we will ask the weight and age questions next time 🤣
Oh my is spend $$$$ ❤
$$$ I don't think that I spend as much as some people but it is nothing compared to the amount my husband spends on beer. Love your kids. Take care
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Merry Christmas! $$$
Merry Christmas ladies! $$
I spend way too much on my hobbies!! $$$$$. I am going to try to stitch, knit, and quilt from stash in 2024.
Great video!! I spend $$$$ as in quite a bit! LOL Although this year was better than last year ($$$$$)! I love everything I buy! Happy New Year!!
$$$$$ mostly on quilting (aka fabric)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎉
Thank you for sharing your crafting and life with us!
I’d love to tell you how much I spend on cross stitch, but that goes against my personal creed of never doing the math. But I’d guess $$, or somewhere between yikes and boingggg.
I have absolutely NO willpower when it comes to spending on stitching! $$$$$ and that has to get slashed next year!! Have a fantastic holiday season ladies!!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I would say I spend too much on crafting so I’m going to give myself $$$, maybe $$$$ 😮
I don’t think I spend as much as I did on quilting supplies at the height of my quilting obsession. Looking forward to the Lizzie Kate SAL! it’s forcing me to work on the patterns I’ve collected. $$$
Glad you are joining us!
OMGosh I have been so out of the loop but I love those Cottage Garden Houses. Also thinking of the LIzzy Kate SAL.
Hope you join us for both!
Carol, Yankee Candle makes some scented sticks that you can hang on your artificial tree to give you the pine scent. I use them and they are fragrant for the entire season. Since I am retired, I spend less than I did when I was still working - but, I still have been accumulating a lot of stash - so $$$.
I really enjoyed the recap video. To be honest I have no idea how much I spend a year on stitching but a guess would be $$$. Happy New Year to you both!
Y'all are so awesome!! Wow, all those finishes are great! I hope you had a very merry Christmas!! Happy New Year, too!! Oh, yeah, spending. Sad to say, I could probably have retired at 50 if I didn't have hobbies. I'm definitely at $$$$$.
I hope you had a great Christmas and I wish you a very Happy New Year 2024!!! I will be waiting for your next video!!!
Happy New Year 🎉$$
$$. Happy new year!
Happy New Year, don"t keep track (scary) so maybe $$$. Thanks for sharing!!
Happy New Year! Great video. $$$$
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and I'm looking forward to seeing what you get up to in the new year!
Thanks for sharing- Merry Christmas 🎄 I guess my spending might be $$-$$$
Happy New Year!!
Happy new year Linda!
Merry Christmas Carol and Jennifer! And bah humbug since we don't have snow!
I feel I have a responsibility to keep my local quilt store and LNS in business so.. $$$$$+++😂
I hope you both had a wonderful Christmas. No snow yet in Iowa. My daughter is trying to get back to Colorado and Nebraska is a mess, the interstate was closed for 16-18 hours. Your penguin wall hanging is adorable. I may have to add to my stash. $$$$$. My plan is to stitch from stash in 2024😂😂😂.
Thanks for sharing. Hope you had a nice Christmas! Happy New Year. $
Happy New Year $$$$$😢 or 😊
We haven't been getting snow in Utah this year either, which feels strange after the record snowfall last year. Normally $$, but this year I went to my first retreat so it was more like $$$.
Loved catching up with you both! Thank you so much for the shout out! I would say $$$ meaning more than I need to but yet lots of it gets used and enjoyed so not overly excessive. Hope you had a very merry Christmas!
$$$$$ I spend quite a bit on my quilting, but I use it. I don't just buy to buy, I buy with a plan in place and make a lot each year. My stash usage is better than my stash enhancement. I love seeing the kids. My they have grown up!
You’ve never had a big stash and I admire that! Your kids are growing up too, doesn’t seem like that long ago they were all running around in the Badlands!
Oh my!!!!
$$$$$+
Happy New Year ladies, and hope you and your families enjoyed a wonderful Christmas season. I live in southern New Hampshire and we've had a few flurries here and there but no snow for us either and I desperately want some as well. It's amazing how mild December was for us. Just love your beautiful finish on your embroidered snowman banner, great fabrics and it all looks wonderful together Jen. This past fall we had our first all New England quilt hop which definitely added to my spending on cross stitch and quilting together. So for this past year I'll go with $$$$. I'm going to try to stitch and sew from stash this year...wish me luck!! :)
$$$$$ I just can’t resist all the wonderful patterns. Love your reindeer!
The bonus of your grandkids was fun...I could see my kids doing the same thing and being coached! I probably spend $$$$ on my crafts...more than I need to or plan to, but some of the new patterns are just so cute, and I also occasionally succumb to the temptation of kits from shops. Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year (and I hope Carol gets snow soon)!
merry christmas! I have finished several smalls I finished stitching but there is beginning to be a pile of not fully finished objects lying around. But when I first got back into stitching I just stitched them and taped them on my closet door! I embarrassingly spend wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much on this hobby - so I will confess $$$$$. I keep all the receipts and told my hubby I did, NOT because I want him to look (oh heaven forbid!) but so he knows how much all this stuff is worth if something happens to me and he doesn't trash it or give it all to Goodwill! I was gifted supplies and equipment for punch needle at Christmas - like I need another hobby - however I feel better about it since I already have threads/floss and patterns from the PNPS magazine.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! My cross stitching has kind of fallen by the wayside $ but my quilting is going strong $$$$$$$$$$.
Hope your holidays are joyful and fun! I am going to admit to $$$$ because I don’t want to believe that I’m out of control. My goal for next year is to only buy the floss or fabric that I need for a pattern that I have.
I have two pieces that were always hanging on the wall in my grandmother's kitchen. After years, they were in pretty bad shape. I actually soaked them in Oxyclean and they came out so nice and clean - no more yellowing/rust stains. I was amazed at how well that product worked. I never thought about the thread bleeding but there was no issue. I guess they were making pretty decent threads back then. I'm assuming these two pieces are close to 70 or 80 years old. I'm 73 so they had to have been close to my age since I always remember them being on the kitchen wall. The are a combination of cross stitch and some embroidery stitches. I've never used the sewing method. I'm fine with the punch & stab method. No interest in changing.
There were no overdyed threads until quite recently, so you shouldn’t be too worried about threads bleeding.
We have a new shop in New Braunfels, TX
I don’t have a clue how much I spend on my hobbies because I have lots of crafting hobbies. So, my answer is too much! $$$$$
Happy New Year! $$$$$
Fun Video! In the past I have gone overboard on my purchases preparing for retirement. $$$$$ For 2024 my goal is only to purchase floss when I run out of a color and only stitch from stash. I have tried this before and failed miserably but I am going to try it again. :)
I want that needle holder...
I’m with you Carol! If I have to live in southern Indiana I want snow at Christmas! 🎄 we always had snow in KY when I was little at Christmas so not happy to be wearing Tshirts right now😢oh ladies here ya go and this is modest! $$$$$+ geez I’m a super star buyer rating on Etsy 😮
Merry 🎄 Christmas!🎅
Well, as I sit here in the middle of a raging blizzard in northern NE, I am thinking I would gladly send it to you if I could! Holiday plans were changed and traveling has been stressful. We had an epic amount of snow last winter so none of us were "dreaming of a white Christmas" this year. However, this is our first one after a beautiful fall and 50 degree weather in December, so it could be worse. I would say my spending on my cross stitch hobby is $$ compared to what I see on flosstube. I am an older monogamous stitcher, so I tend to only buy for my next few projects at a time. Wishing you both many blessings in the new year and plenty of time to get all your projects done.
Always enjoy your videos. My expense for 2023 would probably be around the $$$$ mark. At 68 yrs old, it is time to work on stash in both quilting and counted cross stitch instead of increasing the purchases to 5 $ in 2024. I just wish my favorite fabric and cross stitch designers would not come out with new produces then I would not be temped to buy. LOL
That’s the hard part isn’t it - too many new cute things!
$ I thrift many of my supplies
What a good way to see what people spend ! $$$$. Happy New Year’s! I have snow where I live. I’m ready for green grass but that won’t come my way till May.