COUNTRY NEEDLEWORKS NEWSLETTER www.countryneedleworks.net SALE Hello everyone! This week our sale is 20% off Lakeshore Candles and Wind & Willow dips. Many of our customers love the Lakeshore Candles. They have such a clean scent. They are made in Zeeland, Michigan. These candles make a very nice gift. the 12 oz. candles burn for 60 hours and the 18 oz. candles bur for 90 hours. Our Wind & Willow dips are one of our best selling items. Once you try them, you will love them. They are so convenient. Just add butter and cream cheese and you have a delicious dip to serve with crackers, etc. There are many flavors, from Smokehouse Bacon Cheeseball/appetizer dip to Chocolate Chip Cheeseball and dessert mix. Both the candles and the dips are great items to stock up on during this sale! YARN "The Line" is a beautiful 3/4 sleeve sweater designed by Ann Weaver. It is flattering on all body types, and her patterns are nicely designed for fitting petite to large shapes. This sweater is in Ann's second volume of designs in the "White Whale" theme, which we carry in the store. Use this link to view the sweater: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-line Dragonfly Fiber is a small indie yarn dyer in Baltimore, MD. The company works closely with Ann, and has created skeins of worsted superwash wool that are dyed in three shades for this sweater design. Come in today to see the gorgeous colorways we special ordered for this project. We have a limited number, and we are the first retailer in Michigan to carry Dragonfly Fiber Yarn! Photo of "The Line" Cardigan Colors of kits available for "The Line" To pull it together, Ruth Boelkins is offering this sweater project as a new class, teaching on four Saturday mornings this summer. This class begins in three weeks, and space is limited. If you sign up for the class, you can receive 10% off your yarn and needle purchase for the project. This is a great opportunity to treat yourself to a Dragonfly Fiber yarn kit! You can also shop our selection of Madelinetosh Vintage and Cascade 220 and put together your own shades of worsted wool. Class info: Dates are June 8, June 22, July 13 & July 20; 10am to 12pm; cost is $75; space limited to 6. Please call the store or stop in to sign up and pay to reserve your place. KAL - Today is the last KAL until Fall. Bring your "show and tell" and we'll have pizza and a great time! BEADS We have some pictures of the bead trunk show going on now. We also have some bead classes set up for those of you who wish to learn how to make jewelry. Check them out in the "classes below". STAMPS/SCRAPBOOKS We just received some beautiful summer colors of Victorian Cottage ribbon. These crinkled ribbons look like a bouquet of sherbert. Graduation Open Houses are in full swing. Get ready for these with our school die cuts. It will make your life so much easier. Come in soon and see these for yourself. A Message to Scrapbookers!!! Have you heard about PROJECT LIFE? -It is a simplified scrapbooking system created by Becky Higgins. Her moto is "Cultivate a good life and record it." Photos and story cards are placed in divided sheet protectors - no cutting and no glue. You can "keep up" with your photos and create an amazing album! We will soon be able to order the binders, photo pocket pages and Core Kits (Coordinating title, journalling and filler cards). Many manufacturers have jumped on board and are producing products that work with Project Life. For example, Hero Arts has a new line of stamps for making easy story cards. Chris is SO excited about this concept and she has already begun taking pictures for her first album! She envisions workshops at Country Needleworks to create great journaling and filler cards. Check out www.beckyhiggins.com and let us know if you are interested in pre-ordering any products. Let us know what you think!! This is the week of our Stamp Class! New Stamp Class: Variations of Washi Tape Teacher: Bonnie Cost: $10 Thursday, May 23 3 class times available: 11am-1pm, 2-4pm, or 6-8pm New Class Format! Three cards or projects around one theme. This time we will explore three different ways to incorporate the popular WASHI TAPE! In addition, we'll show some other unique ways to add flair to ordinary things. Sign up soon and prepayment is required because class size is limited! THIS WEEKS RECIPE This weeks recipe is from Chris, our scrapbook girl. Love her recipes! She said this recipe was a big hit! She also suggested you use a glass pie plate because this pie is so pretty as well as delicious! WHITE CHOCOLATE SILK PIE Ingredients: 1 - 6 oz. Pkg. Pepperidge Farm Milano Cookies, divided ½ cup finely chopped pecans 3 T. Butter, melted 2 (4 oz.) Bars white chocolate, coarsely chopped 1 3/4 milk, divided 1 ( 3-4 oz.) Pkg. Vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix 2 cups thawed frozen Whipped topping, divided fresh raspberries and shaved white chocolate Place 7 cookies in a resealable plastic bag. Seal bag and crush cookies with a rolling pin. Pour crushed cookies into a medium bowl. Stir in pecans and butter. Press mixture into bottom and 1/4 inch up the side of a 9 in pie plate. Cut remaining cookies in half. Place cookie halves, cut side down, around inside edge of pie plate Refrigerate 1 hour. Heat chocolate and 1/4 cup milk in a 1 quart heavy saucepan over low heat until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth, stirring often. Remove saucepan from heat and let cool to room temperature. Combine pudding mix and remaining milk in a large bowl and stir according to package directions. Stir in chocolate mixture, fold in 1 cup whipped topping. Spoon mixture into cookie crust. Refrigerate 3 hours or until filling is set. Top pie with remaining whipped topping, raspberries and chocolate shavings. Enjoy! Print Recipe Only CLASSES *Many of our classes have pictures. Go to our website and then click the class you like. "The Line" Cardigan Seater Class - 4 session class Designer - Ann Weaver Cost: $75 plus supplies Instructor: Ruth Boelkins Skills needed: Intermediate knitting skills We have a beautiful selection of yarn kits from Dragonfly Fiber, dyed in gradient colorways designed especially for this sweater! Madelinetosh Vintage & Cascade 220 are also great choices - create your own dark, medium, & light shades in a favorite color. Receive 10% off your supplies when you sign up for the class. Class size is limited to 6 students. Dates: Saturdays 10am to 12pm June 8 June 22 July 13 July 20 Tor more info on this class go to our website Learn To Crochet Class - This is a one session class. Cost: $20 Instructor: Kelly Skills Needed: None Skills Taught: You will learn how to chain, slip stitch, single crochet and double crochet. You will make a dishcloth. Materials to bring to class: (Must be purchased at Country Needleworks) Crochet Hook size H or I One skein worsted weight, 100% cotton yarn Dates and Times: Thursday, May 23, 6pm Labyrinth Cowl Class - one session Cost: $10.00 Instructor: Jerri Skills needed: CO, basic knitting skills Skills taught/ What you will make: Reversible cables, magic loop, kitchener stitch, graft in the round. You will make the Labyrinth Cowl. Materials to bring to class- (Must be purchased at Country Needleworks) Labyrinth pattern 200 yards worsted weight yarn sizes 10 adn 11, 32" circular needles (1 each) 2 cable needles Dates: Wed., May 22, 1-3pm Basic Top Down Sock Class - 3 sessions Cost: $45 Instructor: Kelly Skills Needed: Basic Knitting Skills taught/What you will make: We will be making top down socks using Magic Loop method Materials to bring to class: 440 yds. sock yarn, 40" circular needle size 2 or size needed to obtain gauge of 8 sts. per inch, (make sure needle has flexible cord like Addis), stitch markers Dates: Thursdays, 6-7:30pm June 6, June 20 and June 27 Basic Bead Class-This is a one session class Cost: $25.00 includes supplies Instructor: Jane Skills needed: None Skills taught and what you will learn: You will learn the basics of making jewelry and you will make a bracelet and earrings Materials to bring to class: none Date: Wed., May 22, 6-7:30pm or Mon., June 3, 6-7:30pm Wrap Style Bracelet Class - this is a one session class Cost: $25 includes supplies Instructor: Jane Skills needed: None What to bring to class: nothing What you will make: You will make a bracelet Date: Wed., May 29, 6-7:30pm Caterpillar Bracelet Class - this is a one session class Cost: $25 includes supplies Instructor: Jane What you will learn and what you will make: You will learn how to sew a fringed and looped bracelet. You will make a bracelet. Date: Thurs., May 30, 6-7:30pm Dream Club from Dream in Color We have a few kits left over for you collectors out there. We have signed up for Dream Club next year beginning in Sept. 2013. Stay tuned for more details. Knit Along (KAL) with Ruth and Jerri Our last KAL will be Monday, May 20 with a show and tell party. Our next KAL will be in the Fall. Go to our website and click on classes for more information on this KAL. Always remember, we would rather have you join us, and work on whatever project, purchased at Country Needleworks, you have on needles, than miss out on your company. SOCIAL KNITTING TIMES Monday evenings 6-8pm Wednesday mornings, 10am Friday mornings, 10am **Anyone who loves to Knit or Crochet is WELCOME! Just bring a project to work on. No need to sign up, just come and have fun! If you would like to meet at other times, just give us a call. 616 457 9410. STORE HOURS: MON. THRU FRI - 9:30am-8:00pm SAT. - 9:30am-5pm Closed Sunday |
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