PREORDER/SERIAL BOX: THE CHECKERBOARD HOUSE by Shakespeare's Peddler

(This item is a preorder: if you order it, your entire order will be held until my boxes arrive. If you need other items soon, please place a separate order for those things.)
 
This sampler is an absolute stunner. The colors are almost juicy, like fruit. Think cantaloupe, melon, peach, pear, apple...gorgeous! Read on about this very special box..... 
 
Special notes about this limited release:
 
I have been wanting to do special, luxury kits, that come with everything you need in a pretty box. I am calling them "Serial Boxes," because there will be a series of them. But also, they can be put on your shelf like a box of cereal, and await the day for you to do them!
 
There are only 50 of these, and you can choose your count of linen: 36-, 40-, and 46-count. The model was stitched on 40-count. There is no over-one, and no specialty stitches. The 36 count is coming cut a little wider than a fat quarter, to accommodate that bump in size. Otherwise, the kit comes with:
 
Full-Color Chart
36-, 40-, or 46-count linen: Cow Fodder by Dames of the Needle
Soie d'Alger silks by Au Ver a Soie
Pack of Bohin French needles
Pack of Access Commodities Floss Drops
Custom-printed box (see the third picture, shown flattened)
 
I am not swapping fabrics or changing counts. What I have is what I have, and it took a long time to assemble all the bits and pieces. I hope you LOVE it!
 
I'm very proud of this reproduction -- it's been in progress for almost two years now, and it's finally here!!! It's suitable for all stitchers and fabrics -- no specialty stitches, no over-one, no alphabets. Just a big, beautiful, checkerboard house and lots and lots of motifs.
 
Stitch count is 265 by 400. There are almost 40,000 stitches in this piece! Fabric is 40 count Cow Fodder by Dames of the Needle. A fat quarter is enough for the 40-count.
 
Threads used are Au Ver a Soie 642, 1012, 2635 (2), 3735 (3), 3745, 3812, 3815, 3821 (2), 3822, 3831, 3835, 4511, 4523, 4533, 4623, 4624, 5023, S4153. A DMC conversion is provided. Quantities of skeins needed on 40-count are listed in parentheses after number.