Three Loretta Ornaments on eBay

An eBay seller has posted three of Loretta Spear's Needle Adventures heart ornaments.  Looks like all three auctions ended without any bids so I'll leave these up for a bit, just for you to see.

All three are Buy It Now auctions with a price of $33.00 plus $7.73 shipping via US mail.  In all three auctions you can make an offer.  All three auctions come with the instructions and a piece of needlepoint canvas.  The first ornament is 1992's "Springtime."  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/237056131133?_skw=needlepoint+loretta+spears&itmmeta=01M2ZCT5VPH9AG79CR36H4JNKM&hash=item3731a5803d:g:aosAAeSwoS5qnxkA&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA8GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xA2c78u%2B6tWgVGahA1rBTRRBN8SBfs26bEPOcoyP4liVcywB0R0Jijvq8kMCiJeLxZNFn2jpqTObiamITdPJ9d43pNGlWKv7iNgE8WD1vL3nCfuvVVMcPp3hXO71A07WER7xUhgEm1GJDWpJ3I2MQ5fuSuUFfiUMHhRo6xI1U5iSbr4nsyoiCFriO%2BAMJI7%2BrfHz6qSC41lX07zVgvhIs1cLAqfEXUhdy8xuwrgPko8Uy65jYOKWkaPdxN0dYw6YMXMTZwnO8beCv1j81iKakeRJnc8urlbjNAahjjluIrjUA%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5Te6OyXaA

Auction #2 is "Christmas Heirlooms" from August 1992.  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/237055784073?_skw=needlepoint+loretta+spears&itmmeta=01M2ZCT5VP8VA6Y59X805FWT31&hash=item3731a03489:g:3-AAAeSw8qdqntxN&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xDMdz0xoQqvcpONCeR2rY6Pi3I6MdMLOuqIp9pUPMLdJMlfvbYmPEBv8OZ%2ForJKGb%2BHcGvsWY1Snw22HoM4%2FINOOyAYeATAmyAjZqp67BLR%2FCo0MkW9xXvA5tZP%2FCN3ziRXqUEdKAcU409OPyZp2YSAdbG%2BM2Zgzq5QKrFvNhBdwN6mSFMIhbi%2BpcO6rDMMBta%2BWVs9%2FP7hK15eYy6%2B3ld6Gded6a%2BJVqpnKsuU%2Bz4f5ilPzHMy4V6YOgIomDxM3q0%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5Te6OyXaA

The third auction is "Victorian Heart."  The date on this is unknown (I suspect it is also from 1992 but I don't know for sure) but this comes with a line drawn canvas with Loretta's LS logo.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/237056131124?_skw=needlepoint+loretta+spears&itmmeta=01M2ZCT5VPWKX1FW739FSPTRYG&hash=item3731a58034:g:f3wAAeSw7C5qnxj~&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xD6%2B4FGLwxN9Z9t5J07IeItni4MFoTBTeqXJJv1GPgyxFgZlAZwBocuplElM5HUOgw2ZxzDzKzRZNWzggDvWGHgDFAtHuDmvk9v2UlCSY12B8o2%2Bna%2BmE0VM9aaTB8hs8tY5IQ3KpzIL86HduJ1bn84y4s%2F9yFJjO6KTYilySZRvO8JVTLSQ7FpxCs1BprHGK8fDd0s8TMhXzRwo2UqzMzqke9iyK3b5b6NYETt%2FyolDOrti1Iy09N3DLAS0G3Zo6c%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5Te6OyXaA

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Summer Rose (Loretta Spears Designs)

Summer Rose is a Loretta Spears Designs ornament published in (June?*) 1992.  The design is round with horizontal bands of pattern and an 8 step stitch that resembles a rose in the top band.  The overdyed floss is a pale blue and pink mix.

*The instructions page I have seen is dated C 1992.

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Materials List:

7 x 7 white size 24 Congress cloth
Needle Necessities overdye floss #185 (substitute ThreadworX #1143 Sea Flowers)
Lacquered Jewels #442 "Antique Silver"
Lacquered Jewels #425 "Pyrite"
Neon Rays N40 "Beige"
Neon Rays N91 "Silver"

The original kit Loretta sold came with a piece of Congress cloth with the circle already drawn on and the center of the circle marked. Note the "LS" logo in the corner.

Christmas Heirlooms March 1992 Ornament

Christmas Heirlooms March 1992

A new ornament has turned up on eBay, the Christmas Heirlooms March 1992 ornament, which is an egg-shaped design in green and white on 18 count mono canvas.  The ornament itself is 2 3/4 inches by 4 1/4 inches according to the seller.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/123231190578?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true

I've seen this as a Loretta Spears Designs chart called St. Patrick's Day published in March 1992 that uses 18 count mono with no color listed and Mill Hill beads.  There appear to be two versions of this design, in other words.  It is possible that Loretta renamed this design and changed the supplies used because there is also a St. Patrick's Day ornament in March 1995 under the Loretta Spears Designs name.
https://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2018/08/st-patricks-day-loretta-spears-designs.html

The auction bidding starts at $9.99 plus $3 for "standard shipping."  Included are the chart and what appears to be the original Santa Fe green mono canvas with Loretta's LS logo.    Many thanks to Aggiestitcher for the photographs.


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Materials List and Line Drawn Canvas (with LS logo?)

Materials List:

7x7 piece Santa Fe green 18 count mono canvas
Anchor cotton floss #1214 "Christmas Green" which is variegated green and white
Neon Rays #2
AK beads 14/210A ( I think this means size 14 beads in color 210A)
Balgar cord #001C (now Kreinik cord in silver 001)

Nostalgia Stocking: A Needle Adventures Chart UPDATED

Nostalgia Chart with Threads, Courtesy of gail1156

An eBay seller has posted the Needle Adventures chart for a stocking called "Nostalgia" with various threads and a 16x24 piece of 18 count canvas.    The auction starting price is $30 with $5 for "standard shipping."  The seller gail1156 says the chart is dated 1992 and kindly allowed me to reuse her auction photos here.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390955587558?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&fromMakeTrack=true

UPDATE:  Sadly, this chart didn't find a home.  Hopefully the seller will relist the auction.

Closeup of the Nostalgia Stocking from the Needle Adventures Chart

"Nostalgia:  A Keepsake Stocking" was published in the November-December 1991 issue of Needlepoint Plus magazine.  It appears to be the same design, published in the magazine and then republished as a stand alone Needle Adventures chart the next year.  Here is the article about the magazine version.
http://lorettaspears.blogspot.com/2012/01/nostalgia-keepsake-stocking.html

Note Artists Collection Sticker

UPDATE:  Another eBay seller has this up for auction.  This chart is in a plastic bag with a "published by Artists Collection" sticker that includes Loretta's shop address.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Loretta-Spears-Needle-Adventures-Nostalgia-Christmas-Stocking-GUIDE-chart/233004154191?hash=item3640213d4f:g:6ToAAOSwfcNb6vUC:rk:5:pf:0

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Springtime 1992, a New Christmas Heirloom (Needle Adventures)

Springtime 1992, Courtesy of Pjeclipse

Springtime 1992 has turned up on eBay.  This is a Needle Adventures publication I have not seen before. The month this was published is not listed anywhere in the chart, by the way.  The seller describes Springtime this way--"This 1992 Needle Adventures by Loretta Spears SPRINGTIME ornament uses the pinwheel stitch, continental stitch, bead cup stitch, large dimpled scotch, and dimpled alternating scotch stitch."  Here is the eBay auction link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=191036805531

Another View with Overdye and Canvas, Courtesy of Pjeclipse

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Lavendula Canvas, NN Overdye 178, and Balger

As you can see from the photo of several of the threads and the canvas recommended for this piece, the photos of Springtime from the cover of the chart are not true to the actual colors.

Materials List:
18 count Lavendula mono canvas 7" x 7" (in photo above)
Needle Necessities overdye floss - "Coventry Garden" #178 (in photo above)
Balger blending filament #013 - beige
Mill Hill beads #02209

Needle Necessities is no long in business.  Substitute ThreadworX cotton floss #11311 "Summer Flowers"
Balger threads are now sold under the name Krenik - substitute Kreinik blending filament #013 "Beige"

Many thanks to pjeclipse for permission to reuse photos and auction information!