Here he is, stepping out of the forest and right off the canvas! I’m convinced he is a 90 ft. cat. Here’s what I can tell you about how I stitched the cat. He is one cat so all the stitches needed to work together. The stitches needed to relate to each other. If each […]
Archives for March 2010
I’m a magpie
You probably could have guessed, but I really am a magpie. Magpie’s are known for being attracted to anything shiny and sparkly. Yep, that’s me. They grab it and take it home to their nest. Yep, that’s me too. This is one of James Audubon’s paintings. I found this fun poem about seeing magpies: One […]
Fendi Needlepoint Kit
I never, ever, ever thought I would see this. Fendi has taken their classic baguette handbag originally created in 1925 and turned it into a needlepoint kit!!! Karl Lagerfeld is the creative director, I want to see what he does next. For $995 you can own this bag in its oh-so-cool little box with Fendi […]
What to do while stitching?
I’m working diligently on the first lesson of the HP Deco cat. He’s our next mystery at the shop and class starts Sunday March 28th. This is another canvas with large areas that needbegs to be filled with fun stitches. You may know that large areas are not really my thing. I like lots of […]
Tah Duh!
All of a sudden the heart sprang to life. It sparkles; it glitters; it’s magical. I really did enjoy stitching it and am very pleased with how it turned out. I hope you are too. The flowers in the heart are a wonderful Diagonal stitch worked in Vineyard Silk that leaves little spaces for metallic […]
Bedecked and Beadazzled Bewitching Boo-tique
This is where all the fashionistas in the witchy world shop. A boo-tique so cool, a boo-tique so magical, a boo-tique so hip that everyone who is anyone shops there. Even a silly little black cat named felix put on his ghosty costume to sneak into the shop unnoticed. We are delighted to announce this […]
Experiments
If you read Jane of Chilly Hollow’s blog you may know that I have been experiencing some blog issues. I’m working on it. I’m still here blogging, it’s just that the links to me from other sites are now wacky. Most of them don’t work. I’ve rebuilt the blog and maybe that will help. You […]
