It’s still sort of Christmastime. Decorations are still out. New Year’s Eve is tomorrow so it’s not really too late to unveil a new Christmas design. This is the latest collaboration between myself and EyeCandy Needlearts. You may remember the mystery class this summer – Harvest Colors Puzzle. It was so much fun that it […]
Archives for December 2010
Happy Holidays
Where has this month gone??? Just days ago it feels like we started the holiday mystery and here we are at the last class already. I found great buttons that were perfect additions to the Noel and Jingle canvases and as you know with me, one thing leads to another and before you know it […]
Holiday Fruits
Well, not necessarily holiday fruits, but fruits non-the-less and fruits to be given as a holiday gift. So, in a round-about way, I guess they really are holiday fruits. I designed a series of fruitful canvases, Pears, Apples and Watermelons that can fit in various Stirling leather goods. Some are 8 x8 and some are […]
Trivia from your resident Needlepoint Geek
Did you know that you can gift an iapp? I didn’t, but how cool is that? For quite some time users have had the ability to gift albums and songs through iTunes, and of course users always have had the ability to purchase iTunes gift cards. Back in March, Apple came out with the ability […]
Love Letters?
Letters TO Santa? Letters from Santa?….. Letters on our Christmas mystery canvases of course. I love typography; it’s the graphic designer in me. It’s important that the lettering looks good and is the star of the show on this canvas. Today was lesson #2 in our holiday mystery at the shop so today we tackled […]
The Perfect Stocking Stuffer
I’m a bling girl. I know it; you know it; we all know it. If there’s a way to add beads or crystals to my needlepoint, I’m going to do it. I sometimes forget I can also add bling via my favorite tool, the hot fix crystal applicator. Yesterday, I happily added crystals to too […]
