The Tear of Joy Ornament chart has turned up on eBay. The listing is a little vague but it looks like the instructions and some thread and beading needles are included. The posting shows what looks like a beaded canvas but it is not clear if that finished piece on Loretta's original canvas (it has her LS logo) is included. This sale starts at $12.99 with "free standard shipping."
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Needle-Adventures-Loetta-Spears-Needlepoint-Canvas-Kit-Beaded-Christmas-Ornament-/310831126880?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item485efa9960
UPDATE: Tear of Joy's chart sold at the starting price above. Someone got a nice deal!
Tear of Joy is one of the Christmas Heirlooms Collection ornaments and was published in Oct. 1993 under the Needle Adventures name. Good luck to any bidders!
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/01/tear-of-joy-ornament.html
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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Christmas Heirlooms Medallion
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| Christmas Heirloom Medallion |
In April of 1993 Loretta published one of the Bargello ornaments from the 1993 Needle Adventures/Artists Collection chart named Medallions as part of her Christmas Heirlooms collection. She called it "Medallion" - no S on the end. I do not know whether the commercially published chart was published before the single ornaments were published individually or not.
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| Christmas Heirloom Medallion in Closeup |
To see the Needle Adventures/Artists Collection Medallions leaflet that included this ornament, click here.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/02/christmas-heirlooms-victorian-gem.html
To see Victorian Gems, the other Christmas Heirlooms ornament that was republished like Medallion from the Medallions chart, click here.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/01/medallions.html
Many thanks to Ben's Grandma and Fireside Stitchery for helping with information about this design!
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| Supplies |
Materials List:
Three colors of Anchor floss, Supertwist #483 and another metallic which might be Supertwist?
lavender 18 count mono canvas?
Sunday, July 28, 2013
VIctorian Heart on eBay UPDATED
This has been a banner week for fans of Loretta's designs on eBay. A copy of the January/February 1991 issue of Needlepoint Plus magazine is for sale, with a starting bid of $8.00 plus free "standard shipping."
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Needlepoint-Plus-issue-101-Jean-Hilton-design-Victorian-Heart-/151088558112?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232d947020
The magazine includes the instructions and color photograph of Loretta Spear's Victorian Heart.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/01/victorian-heart.html
As always, although I may know the seller in some cases, I have no financial interest in any eBay sales of Loretta's work.
UPDATE: The magazine containing Loretta's chart sold for $16.49 plus free shipping.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Needlepoint-Plus-issue-101-Jean-Hilton-design-Victorian-Heart-/151088558112?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item232d947020
The magazine includes the instructions and color photograph of Loretta Spear's Victorian Heart.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/01/victorian-heart.html
As always, although I may know the seller in some cases, I have no financial interest in any eBay sales of Loretta's work.
UPDATE: The magazine containing Loretta's chart sold for $16.49 plus free shipping.
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Saturday, July 20, 2013
My Valentine
Published in February 1992 as part of the Christmas Heirloom series under the Needle Adventures name*, this red diagonal band heart ornament turned up on eBay this week. Thanks to the kindness of the eBay seller, I have photos to share. If anyone has stitched this or has a better photo of the cover photo, please let me know.
According to my informant, the heart is approximately 3 1/3 inches by 3 1/4 inches.
The instructions are in the typical Needle Adventures style, with the ornament displayed hanging from an evergreen branch in front of a brick wall.
The piece is done on a line drawn canvas using 24 count Congress cloth.
Many thanks to the eBay seller for permission to share the photographs from the sale with Loretta's fans.
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Materials List:
line drawn heart on 6x6 24 count white Congress cloth
Needle Necessities overdyed cotton floss #152 "Moulin Rouge"*
Rainbow Gallery's Cresta d'Oro #C22 (red metallic)
AK pearls 2 1/2 mm*
beading needle
*Substitute ThreadworX cotton floss #1087 "Peppermint" for the Needle Necessites floss and size 14/0 or 15/0 pearls for the 2 1/2 mm ones.
* I have seen a copy of this chart published under the Loretta Spears Designs name as well. That version of the chart has her Arvada, Colorado address at the bottom and uses the intricate braided border that is typical of the 1995 cover pages using Loretta Spears Designs on pink (or sometimes green) typing paper.
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| Feb. 1992 Christmas Heirloom Heart |
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| Cover Page |
The instructions are in the typical Needle Adventures style, with the ornament displayed hanging from an evergreen branch in front of a brick wall.
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| Line Drawn Heart |
The piece is done on a line drawn canvas using 24 count Congress cloth.
Many thanks to the eBay seller for permission to share the photographs from the sale with Loretta's fans.
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Materials List:
line drawn heart on 6x6 24 count white Congress cloth
Needle Necessities overdyed cotton floss #152 "Moulin Rouge"*
Rainbow Gallery's Cresta d'Oro #C22 (red metallic)
AK pearls 2 1/2 mm*
beading needle
*Substitute ThreadworX cotton floss #1087 "Peppermint" for the Needle Necessites floss and size 14/0 or 15/0 pearls for the 2 1/2 mm ones.
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| Alternate Cover of My Valentine |
* I have seen a copy of this chart published under the Loretta Spears Designs name as well. That version of the chart has her Arvada, Colorado address at the bottom and uses the intricate braided border that is typical of the 1995 cover pages using Loretta Spears Designs on pink (or sometimes green) typing paper.
A New Heart Ornament Discovered on eBay UPDATED
A brand new Needle Adventures heart-shaped ornament has turned up on eBay. The seller hasn't listed much information about it. Here is the link. The heart is done from an outline on 24 count Congress cloth. As far as I can tell, no threads or embellishments are included in the sale. Bidding starts at $4 plus $2.25 for standard shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEART-ORNAMENT-LORETTA-SPEARS-OUTLINED-NEEDLEPOINT-CANVAS-STITCH-GUIDE-/350836564207?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51af7d20ef
I will contact the eBay seller for more details.
UPDATE: This chart sold for the starting price. A very good deal!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEART-ORNAMENT-LORETTA-SPEARS-OUTLINED-NEEDLEPOINT-CANVAS-STITCH-GUIDE-/350836564207?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51af7d20ef
I will contact the eBay seller for more details.
UPDATE: This chart sold for the starting price. A very good deal!
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A New Heart Ornament Discovered on eBay UPDATED
A brand new Needle Adventures heart-shaped ornament has turned up on eBay. The seller hasn't listed much information about it. Here is the link. The heart is done from an outline on 24 count Congress cloth. As far as I can tell, no threads or embellishments are included in the sale. Bidding starts at $4 plus $2.25 for standard shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEART-ORNAMENT-LORETTA-SPEARS-OUTLINED-NEEDLEPOINT-CANVAS-STITCH-GUIDE-/350836564207?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51af7d20ef
I will contact the eBay seller for more details.
UPDATE: This chart sold for the starting price. A very good deal!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/HEART-ORNAMENT-LORETTA-SPEARS-OUTLINED-NEEDLEPOINT-CANVAS-STITCH-GUIDE-/350836564207?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51af7d20ef
I will contact the eBay seller for more details.
UPDATE: This chart sold for the starting price. A very good deal!
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Repeat eBay Sale? UPDATED
The same two charts ("Medallions" and "Today is Someday") are up on eBay again, sold by the same seller. I don't know if the buyer of last week's sale didn't pay up or if the seller is a shop with multiple copies of the charts. The current price is $2.84 with $2.39 extra for shipping costs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-2-Needle-Adventures-Needlepoint-Booklets-LORETTA-SPEARS-Medallion-Today-/290929298797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bcbccd6d
UPDATE: This sale ended with a final bid of $10.49 with $2.39 in shipping. That's not bad for two of the Needle Adventures charts from The Artists Collection.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-2-Needle-Adventures-Needlepoint-Booklets-LORETTA-SPEARS-Medallion-Today-/290929298797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bcbccd6d
UPDATE: This sale ended with a final bid of $10.49 with $2.39 in shipping. That's not bad for two of the Needle Adventures charts from The Artists Collection.
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Repeat eBay Sale? UPDATED
The same two charts ("Medallions" and "Today is Someday") are up on eBay again, sold by the same seller. I don't know if the buyer of last week's sale didn't pay up or if the seller is a shop with multiple copies of the charts. The current price is $2.84 with $2.39 extra for shipping costs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-2-Needle-Adventures-Needlepoint-Booklets-LORETTA-SPEARS-Medallion-Today-/290929298797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bcbccd6d
UPDATE: This sale ended with a final bid of $10.49 with $2.39 in shipping. That's not bad for two of the Needle Adventures charts from The Artists Collection.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-2-Needle-Adventures-Needlepoint-Booklets-LORETTA-SPEARS-Medallion-Today-/290929298797?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43bcbccd6d
UPDATE: This sale ended with a final bid of $10.49 with $2.39 in shipping. That's not bad for two of the Needle Adventures charts from The Artists Collection.
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Saturday, June 1, 2013
Just for Fun
Just for fun tonight I Googled "Loretta Spears" and discovered the Needle Adventures chart for Medallions for sale at Alex Paras.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/lorettaspears.html
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http://store.apneedlearts.com/lorettaspears.html
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Just for Fun
Just for fun tonight I Googled "Loretta Spears" and discovered the Needle Adventures chart for Medallions for sale at Alex Paras.
http://store.apneedlearts.com/lorettaspears.html
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http://store.apneedlearts.com/lorettaspears.html
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Two New Needle Adventures Charts on eBay UPDATED
Yesterday I discovered an eBay auction for two of Loretta's Needle Adventures charts. Today is Someday and Medallions are both for sale in the same auction. The starting price is ninety-nine cents plus $2.39 in shipping, which is a very good price for two designs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-2-Needle-Adventures-Needlepoint-Booklets-LORETTA-SPEARS-Medallion-Today-/350805960387?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51adaa26c3
As always, although I might know the seller of Loretta's designs, I have no financial interest in any eBay sales. Hope these two charts go home with a fan of Loretta Spears' designs or spark interest in her work from someone who is new to her charms.
UPDATE: These two charts sold for $11.01 plus $2.39 shipping. Congratulations to the winner!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-2-Needle-Adventures-Needlepoint-Booklets-LORETTA-SPEARS-Medallion-Today-/350805960387?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51adaa26c3
As always, although I might know the seller of Loretta's designs, I have no financial interest in any eBay sales. Hope these two charts go home with a fan of Loretta Spears' designs or spark interest in her work from someone who is new to her charms.
UPDATE: These two charts sold for $11.01 plus $2.39 shipping. Congratulations to the winner!
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Two New Needle Adventures Charts on eBay UPDATED
Yesterday I discovered an eBay auction for two of Loretta's Needle Adventures charts. Today is Someday and Medallions are both for sale in the same auction. The starting price is ninety-nine cents plus $2.39 in shipping, which is a very good price for two designs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-2-Needle-Adventures-Needlepoint-Booklets-LORETTA-SPEARS-Medallion-Today-/350805960387?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51adaa26c3
As always, although I might know the seller of Loretta's designs, I have no financial interest in any eBay sales. Hope these two charts go home with a fan of Loretta Spears' designs or spark interest in her work from someone who is new to her charms.
UPDATE: These two charts sold for $11.01 plus $2.39 shipping. Congratulations to the winner!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-2-Needle-Adventures-Needlepoint-Booklets-LORETTA-SPEARS-Medallion-Today-/350805960387?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51adaa26c3
As always, although I might know the seller of Loretta's designs, I have no financial interest in any eBay sales. Hope these two charts go home with a fan of Loretta Spears' designs or spark interest in her work from someone who is new to her charms.
UPDATE: These two charts sold for $11.01 plus $2.39 shipping. Congratulations to the winner!
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