More Loretta Ornaments on eBay

Five different small ornaments from Loretta Spears have turned up in two different eBay auctions this week.  The first auction is for four ornaments (no threads or canvas included) with a $6 starting price, an $8 Buy It Now price, and $5.48 post office Ground Advantage shipping.  The four ornaments are:  Sparkling Plaid, Bargello Hearts Mini Stocking, Jeweled Box (small box shape) and Kaleidoscope (egg).  Here is the link-

https://www.ebay.com/itm/227084738994?_skw=loretta+spears+needlepoint&itmmeta=01KBWE5YE3ASTGTNJC8TCSE1BZ&hash=item34df4e21b2:g:LhIAAeSwkwVpFojA&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dMc%2BpjoZslerskpo2aNYMcHCdBSH6hHNzfWIqXlat%2BRxgE5DeGBb%2BegOkiV5xpEAPaFksJLDvGRntBiKFbEyiKjm79mRgg5uWj2N0cOhUV%2F955S2nED%2FfYo00RVzSaSc5N6oXb8avtmaSKNjt%2FskfqYQV%2FTihTKUZKTeLZemcIUno43IznOQ1IHvqTR9ovBk0hJ%2BC7H%2F9FFf7lf9E6A3H%2FNSG7oYTFqio4sGWUZPbRUtcvj1KzBIm2w3XUtw0n8%2Fw%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5Lnl47fZg

The second auction only has one chart for Mini Ornament from June 1995.  The starting price is $7.50 plus $2.74 first class mail.  Only the chart and a 5x8 piece of needlepoint canvas are included.  No threads.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/257196198900?_skw=loretta+spears+needlepoint&itmmeta=01KBWE5YE323KWHJJK57KS3B0G&hash=item3be2168bf4:g:vw0AAeSwGP9pDf8B&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dJXZGd8rsJgiRUUVy69OT8sADxS4bwAJM1vyjUS6CcQaGq2d8YptC0v83whWFtYmIBEItEm8xgvI6ymbiFA3wUUQIftv6mRkZyZ0H0tuGjqkHB1bCKnOwCwnxuTeTGwlaGkg5VVifvZN4%2BHxRoQJs7IudHCQgfgMzD%2Fr6j1hhmxlkWtG3yjQ1FwkfHUS3H7nr9yJ7omS%2BkiwE8ig70bpK0pdZ%2BeH5BoFOqsi6L1Vc%2B5fE0TZdLP43BuQ6mXmSRqDIl6mGjiCWE%2Fyf1M%2B0%2FWh8a0uoWnBGKgEHdPDVGowNjcQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5Tnl47fZg

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Five More eBay Auctions

The same seller has five auctions going for Loretta Spears small ornaments.  Remember, each is a separate auction.  No threads or canvas are included.  Note that the seller is in Canada so prices are in Canadian dollars.

Looks like these auctions ended without any sales.  Too bad!  I suspect that the lack of interest is because the seller is in Canada.  I've left the auction up in case the seller tries again.

The first auction is for the chart to "Twinkle," with a starting price of C$8.00 plus C$6.50 for shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157108508320?_skw=needlepoint+loretta+spears+needle+adventures&itmmeta=01JYVWM2RDPQC5P37KC6CEY1M2&hash=item24946596a0:g:O4wAAOSweA5nmAcM&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAABEFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1c9LOEe4w7giXNRfnbjQuvRr8EAA1vku0mlKgLH1%2Fp4qhPs8dyVRMAqS5%2Fvcnm74DAM6hsAvj22d1Su7yVGInFeyU1fNwBVZZhFutlO2G8KLOB8h4H7iKCsQwD8LygmN7Zqu%2BWjFsEBtw1JXEUckBVS39a564LRXIAlTZfjAU0W4dXWUxsrCkgP6P62Ncej8%2FSEq%2B9fu0KmND3YkP%2B6ZQKreuK0%2FoGvvODjF0Rl%2FwQVTix%2FrxxR1%2FrFPMDDpsjIU3HBN1tYi%2BcVHLxSCfw3%2BNR0N2yaCCcVyNxUQyj5W0QdKwvzFlIX0LthDTXA4Qx6mRDNYxmy1LGoyQosl6oVoc49%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6qs0Pz2ZQ

 The second auction is for the chart for "Snowflake," with a starting price of C$8.00 plus C$6.50 for shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157108503428?_skw=needlepoint+loretta+spears+needle+adventures&itmmeta=01JYVWM2RDPGH3RGNGSC67JE9S&hash=item2494658384:g:MrQAAOSwrypnuQbu&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fJrD40j0j4quqA2XRHal16a4BV3lYo8gQLP3wHW0xLu4rRYjzitdZ3H%2FdJboIC8miGHKvIEi7iK0%2BYftqEkgxGSSvJFiSny1LGCfM7Zm7rHRXRd7u%2B6eGhMZk3vf1VeyhP0oDA%2Bmm8WxxIfIX8PUDKb6BZrbevh3Fg3JBMzdNU9dw4GekRWK8L9fbuEkVcpkLPNIz0gy56mBO9HRn8yXuJeKdFGMaFfSPwZLYcP1EAIqBKd2xUwFUkqb%2BRBNJ8Yv4EZ%2FOvhBq9xedNzjdxTZcN9%2BxAottFvHjFkYqytpHXVA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6qs0Pz2ZQ

The third auction is for the chart for "Bliss," with a starting price of C$8.00 plus C$6.50 for shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157108504957?_skw=needlepoint+loretta+spears+needle+adventures&itmmeta=01JYVWM2RD0NDP23FEMRYR7NBW&hash=item249465897d:g:4csAAOSwJBRnuQid&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1cgyYZyumhrfw05vF2S8sYX5bNzlfRkOBAoKYP5C4duIMEWXk3OuOPkH0hhetHhL2m0yWsSIxYugoOoYbWbbbxfvSkJ56znVvduoKJHomKf1cfDfTgfhzGwiR1cUT8DS2h4jxSw1BEWiz%2BwLOaDkS1ldDLNhleF%2Fbw6mgZi0cnbU3koF1XYo0rT8bEq%2BRaa4baAhc6Kn%2B1c2kPrSnFlQH23XaKCe%2BRxVDo1BpuF5gWknpp7foDfD8LQkRs4FCb5tB2ZN7xGO0AE9RQukoxLBDVMsWrocHlrqF9G%2FAa4qj6b9w%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6ys0Pz2ZQ

The fourth auction is for the chart for "North Star," with a starting price of C$8.00 plus C$6.50 for shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157108502489?_skw=needlepoint+loretta+spears+needle+adventures&itmmeta=01JYVWM2RDF90W8WNTF6S5PVE5&hash=item2494657fd9:g:JycAAOSw8ghnuQY-&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAABEFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dBPVKSKXfHj4Vh6bizAVXxeAM%2BWBCXoEhX%2BP7tp1%2B3%2FOijqpBwG0M0qMfr9GOmNEFXl4t6N%2BFhnmBjWOPglQvp7ErHW5FCLMud46ftorH4UtskVfF8GeMqLvoH6JicmtBiCsvNxLwXo1rZGS3cuI7xn31bqSzqU35vP1AOMWRs%2F4nrZejfYZxPXeAQH1ULcOnw9Qj1orhL6zfZgsJwyBVsDD8ENFq3YEgrvrnyOF4jZqMdDHsczySBgLel7YcgO5Gu6aqmbk6d5mMDPLf1E5Yd8ZFf0kU6lZ5lTaDEQSCi6dIClNEDOC0FqFENv%2FjvPijaQadd994QZ5Ch5FbvaA6R%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6ys0Pz2ZQ

The last auction is for the chart for "Nancy Flower," with a starting price of C$8.00 plus C$6.50 for shipping.  I assume this is actually Nancy's Flower Garden.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/157108504270?_skw=needlepoint+loretta+spears+needle+adventures&itmmeta=01JYVWM2RD6P69RBFK6RQVJ3QQ&hash=item24946586ce:g:x6EAAOSwkbtnmAjJ&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAABEFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fz40Gm3rY2tI8D9UWFSWFOGe65nQPxL0%2FMEP4%2BzlGS4aGm3%2B6jsjGnZqrTxUm4kTYKv8C0k6VdFM0y870K5LHy9r395T5M6gEw2rWuXFWiDoWrG9ptt6lS9Md8RlsX9YKGibxiRRTfXvp%2Bjt0qISTIixVYTM07QphraxXNOmPYM56AtjOAfFYFXhpDZntbdurI7PrXl%2BHmmjqp2a3CpavBNuYeBMvyUG1HyQvM3%2FqB9TX3xm7e5Do7ok9jA9LkCTkc1EPSo6bMPhvBUOImX3KD0geT76SPpRzQaASYSA0zTFuCHtgyJFULQldjGvHnl4E3FeLCluNJiqbC8cCltiRe%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6ys0Pz2ZQ

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Christmas Heirlooms April 1992 Egg

Christmas Heirlooms April 1992

Thanks to Fireside Stitchery's eBay stash sales, I have a brand new Loretta Spears design to show--her April 1992 Christmas Heirlooms. This is an egg-shaped ornament in what appears to be reds and purples.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/236149583443?itmmeta=01JYBPDDFA8C0KWHZV785M71XW&hash=item36fb9cae53:g:MdQAAOSwbzFoTGpS&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAAwFkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1eqtPxEtqkeei9MztGmarzYtm0ybZ4VKkHay7MG0K6Deg1JaGAC6xi68mxI%2F6RKv%2BmojA1yMIxPBFSANomLk%2FBe6drlyfkWgM6HKBZCeeN99zdNZXaT4vMvEH9XGRrAE8129VkMcnpf%2Fc4ui6z%2Fyjeat0x6nQRnQz9MN92G09%2BqHm8yyFumEHzEQ0%2Fqipzbmuk4p%2BCoQPCGuf2fUIapCJPBsac47K2deS5IND1EAeXPGw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-bXtfbyZQ

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Materials List:

7 x 7 inch square of 18 count canvas in French blue

Needle Necessities overdyed floss 193 "Anemone" (substitute Threadworx 1152 "Very Berry")

Overdyed Rachel 274

Lacquered Jewels 415 "Ruby"

Limited Edition Heirloom Mystery #7 Stocking SOLD

Loretta's Limited Edition Heirloom Stocking (Mystery #7 from 1995) is available on eBay. SOLD for $34.88

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235391185258?hash=item36ce68716a:g:jM8AAOSwONtlp--q&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Nob202q9KK3k6b8ibRNspSZRtsaEZQQOpt1KThUhH2fRNHMwPk2INtKhgmYvGLkIJ1rCRfiQlhWrJlHWIrEV%2BimPYpsyQ29maFFL0IfjxuWVRwYZjREpj6cynEkoIAyOasBO4oPMpL5xDWCRq8CEqmJYla2pHg6rZD%2Ba51s9bOJajAQMvJbqdZs94ktWpnxJZAbSdNFc4rfnNfEAhRQAupZBHPCIU7m01bjS2kMwiQUyqFzYh65mtIxuUNj1OhiBzcnoWJfxlJbJ1Kmcttfdr7ildFDJ2REMswTGRSss8%2Bc%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6LT_IulYw

The kit comes with some threads, the canvas that is partly stitched, the instructions and Lorette's certificate of authenticity.  The starting bid is 99 cents plus $9.00 for "standard shipping."

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Watching Florentine Fantasy Grow

The Needleart Nut blog is stitching one of the pieces from Loretta's chart "Florentine Fantasy" and posting progress photos on her blog.  I'll post updates (latest on the bottom) as she stitches.  By the way, she is stitching this on linen, not needlepoint canvas.

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She will do the long Bargello piece on blue canvas.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/08/jsome-counted-work.html

The first band on the sampler is in position.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-first-band.html

The second motif is cotton floss and Kreinik metallic.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-second-design.html

http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/moving-along.html

Now the third motif is introduced.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/starting-section-c.html

The third motif is done and so is the star.
https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/star-and-some-stripes.html

The curvy Bargello stripe is next.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bargello-stripe.html

And now the Bargello stripe curves are done.

http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-bargello-line.html

Flame stitch is next.

https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-section.html

A four-way Bargello flower shape is the next-to-the-last motif.

https://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/another-bargello-design.html

And the Bargello spot sampler is done!

http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2020/09/finished.html

Personally, I am not a sampler person or a fan of Bargello, but I think this is lovely.