Hey, everyone!

Remember when I told you our cotton Holiday Gift Boxes were sold out and that ship had sailed? Ha—apparently I lied! Turns out Jess and Amy are basically warehouse wizards who worked some serious magic behind the scenes. They managed to pull together enough materials to create 20 more cotton boxes, and guess what? Those bad boys are live on our website RIGHT NOW.

If you missed the memo the first time around or need a quick recap on what these boxes are all about, let me break it down for you. Jess’s famous Holiday Gift Boxes have been a Primitive Gatherings holiday tradition for years. They are carefully curated by Jess to be sure that they come filled with goodies that stitchers actually want — not some random throwaway items that’ll end up taking up space and collecting dust in your sewing room… because nobody needs that (or wants it, for that matter)!

So what’s actually inside these magical boxes? We’re talking over $150 worth of goodies packed into each one for just $120. The best part? You get to choose your adventure: wool or cotton. The cotton box is loaded with cotton-themed projects and items, while the wool box features — you guessed it — wool-themed projects and goodies. Both boxes include the famous Vande Walle’s caramels that we always throw in, because it wouldn’t be a PG Christmas without them!

Now here’s where things get a bit different than in years past. Because we made the decision to offer these boxes last-minute (because origionally we weren’t planning to do them at all), there’s no option to combine wool and cotton boxes this year. And because we simply didn’t have time to get the fancy-schmancy ones ordered, your box will be plain white instead of our usual snazzy Christmas-motif box — but honestly? That’s actually a good thing, because it means we could spend more money on the goodies inside instead of wasting it on pretty packaging.

One thing to keep in mind with this bonus batch: Because Christmas is less than ten days away at this point, there’s no guarantee they will arrive in time for the big day. I’m not saying it won’t happen… but there’s definitely a better chance that they won’t, so don’t bank on it. In other words, if you’re buying one as a gift and need it under the tree by Christmas morning, you’re definitely rolling the dice and you can’t say I didn’t warn you if it doesn’t show up on time… but if you’re treating yourself or don’t mind receiving it after the holidays, you’re golden!

While we’re on the topic of limited-time opportunities—if you’re a Valdani thread lover, now’s the moment to stock up before prices jump. Starting January 1st, Valdani Perle Cotton Thread is going up to $6.99 per ball, which is a whole dollar increase from what it is now. Our Valdani Thread Stock Up event runs through December 28th, so you’ve got a narrow window to load up your stash at the current price. Don’t say we didn’t warn you when you’re kicking yourself in January for not grabbing more!

That’s it for now, folks but I’ll be back LIVE at 1:00 p.m. CST this Thursday on my YouTube channel, STITCH with Lisa Bongean! As always, I have a bunch of interesting and important things to talk about this week, but the main thing is that we finally hit 40,000 subscribers on my channel! We consider this quite the milestone, so of course there’s only one thing to do… give away a bunch of PRIZES! If you like getting the first-hand scoop on my shenanigans, spilling the PG tea, and winning stuff – tune in by clicking the STITCH icon below! It’s gonna be a good time… I promise. See you there! ~Lisa