Items listed in my shop!

I just wanted to share with you all that I have listed some items in my shop for sale . My daughter and I are going to be going on a school trip the first week of April to Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, and New York, and I am looking to sell items from my shop to put towards our trip. I am hoping to get a good small camera for us to use that will fit into my fanny pack (less bulk). So, please take a look, and if there is something you like, let me know. If there is something you would like custom made you can email me and we can work out the details and come to an agreement. I hope you check it out. my email is stacey@staceysplace.com

and Thank you for stopping by!

My Second Irish Quilting Magazine Feature!

I am super excited to share this with all of you. I recently finished my second feature for Irish Quilting Magazine, it is a Christmas quilt called Christmas Moss, and is featured in their Issue 16 on page 20. It is my largest quilt made to date, measuring approx 73 1/2" x 99". I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Laptop Giveaway

I normally do not do this, but a free laptop, check it out here

My first finish in 2012

Here is my first finish in 2012. Kinda different, but kinda cute! Love the hand embroidered flower patch, and then I colored them in with landscape pencils. Love Love Love! That has gotta be my favorite part of this wall hanging. I also love the detail on the houses, the doors, and windows, the raw edges, the smoke coming out of the chimney! It measures about 38" square.

Book Giveaway, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas

**Giveaway Closed, winner is Pegi, I posted on your blog, please email me at stacey@staceysplace.com with your address**



New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas's new series begins during the most magical time of year

ONE LITTLE GIRL NEEDS A FAMILY One rain-slicked night, six-year-old Holly lost the only parent she knew, her beloved mother Victoria. And since that night, she has never again spoken a word.

ONE SINGLE MAN NEEDS A WIFE The last thing Mark Nolan needs is a six-year-old girl in his life. But he soon realizes that he will do everything he can to make her life whole again. His sister's will gives him the instructions: There's no other choice but you. Just start by loving her. The rest will follow.

SOMETIMES, IT TAKES A LITTLE MAGIC... Maggie Collins doesn't dare believe in love again, after losing her husband of one year. But she does believe in the magic of imagination. As the owner of a toy shop, she lives what she loves. And when she meets Holly Nolan, she sees a little girl in desperate need of a little magic. ...

TO MAKE DREAMS COME TRUE Three lonely people. Three lives at the crossroads. Three people who are about to discover that Christmas is the time of year when anything is possible, and when wishes have a way of finding the path home...


This is a pretty good book, and in the upcoming release of Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas, I am offering a giveaway of the First book in the Nolan Family. I thought this book was really cute, and was a good read.

In February of 2012, Rainshadow Road is going to be released. It is the second book of the Nolan family, but considered the first book in the Friday Harbor trilogy. I received an ARC of Rainshadow Road for being a Lisa's Diva (some info on joining can be found here)

My thoughts on Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas. I do not even know where to begin, this book was truly amazing, inspiring, magical. I love to read, and this is honestly the best book I have read in a long time. The connection between Lucy and Sam is definitely magical, true, and rings so close to my heart. Qualities I saw in this book between Lucy and Sam are some of the same things I feel and see between my husband and I. Lisa did an amazing job on this book, one for keeps, to have on your shelf forever and to be read time and again. A good book makes you feel and believe, and this book did both, made me feel and believe, and in something so beautiful, inspiring. Thank you Lisa for the amazing book, for your amazing talent! I am looking forward to the release of Crystal Cove, the next book in the series. A five star book all the way!

So, I am hosting a giveaway, I am offering on hardcover copy of Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor to one of my readers. Entering is simple, just answer this one question, have you ever read a book by Lisa Kleypas, and if so, which ones, and if not, you really ought to check her out! Her work is amazing! and you can get an extra entry for posting about this giveaway, and if you link back to let me know, I will throw in an extra entry. I will leave this open for two weeks, so the giveaway will end on Friday January 13, 2012. I will announce the winner on Saturday the 14th in the morning. Good Luck, and Have a Happy and Safe New Year!