I GOT THIMBLES AND MORE THIMBLES !!!

 Hi everyone.  My thimble event continues.  I'm enjoying it so much I am dragging it out just a little bit.

Just so you have the info,  it's Jan Larson who makes the thimbles.  Her company is called ThimblesForYou.com.  She lives in Iowa.  

So - you'll remember from my last post that I measured my finger on her nifty measuring tool.

WELL, of course, MY FINGER falls in between two of the holes.  

So, I took the picture she asked for, and sent the numbers and the photo to her.  

She said "I will send you several thimbles.

Oh, excitement - a few days went by, and then this tiny box arrived:

Oh there can't be many thimbles in there - maybe three or four........  I was a little disappointed since I wanted to play in all the thimbles.

So I opened it:  WOWSERS

Look at them in there !   All nestled up....

Two jumped out right away:

oh isn't that so gorgeous with that gemstone - I told her I didn't think I wanted a gemstone, but hey, it's too lovely........... maybe I will change my mind............

and this lovely classic silver design:

OK, enough peeping, let's get them all out and get serious about figuring out which ones fit and which one I like the best !!!!  (I only get to keep one)...

And I better stitch something with it, too !

hmmm, let's see if i have any fabric anywhere to stitch with...

Kathleen

 

Hello everybody:   remember I told you I was talking with a silversmith about a thimble?  

Well, when she first told me she was selling thimbles through the mail, I had my doubts, because how would I ever buy a thimble without trying it on?  So in today's post, we move on to the answer to that question.  

This week, she send me a nifty little packet, complete with a photo of herself on the envelope.  Hi, Jan.

Also inside was a nifty card for me to fill out and send back to her.  

And, this little treasure:  a sizer !   Made just for her, or by her, I guess.  She asked me to take two measurements.  One is up to the bottom of my fingernail, and another to my knuckle.  

Easy enough !

So, I am a 5.5 to the nail,  and a 5.75 to the knuckle.  I will send those back to her, and we will see what happens !  

Maybe the mailman will bring me a thimble !!!!

Kathleen

Something Different is Happening !!!!

 

Well, hooray -  

I was so very bored with the same every day, every day every day - all running together !

So this morning I got an email from a Silversmith.  Doesn't that sound fascinating?   What an amazing thing it would be to melt and pour silver..........  better yet, she makes THIMBLES !!!

Here is a picture of one of her glorious thimbles.  Isn't it wonderful?

So, like everyone else, she is trying to help tell quilters about her product at a time when all the quilt shows are closed.............

She has asked if I will write about her thimbles on my blog, and she is going to gift me a thimble !

(so, there's the disclaimer, but, hey, I'm pretty honest - if it turns out I don't like the thimble, I'll just give it back to her and be honest about it).  I'm not one of those people who writes a review for a Motel6 and complains because there are no Chocolates on the Pillow).  

So - stay tuned - first step is that she will be sending me a "sizer" so we are sure to get the right size.  I'll let you know when that arrives.

Oh - for some serious eye candy - go to her blog:  ThimblesForYou.com

and stay safe, friends.

Kathleen