You may or may not recognize the name Diane Dirks but I think you will recognize her canvases.  She is the queen of the written word when it comes to needlepoint. Do you recognize any of these designs? Christmas Blocks or New York. Stitch is of course my favorite as it was designed for us. […]

I don’t usually do this, but I just couldn’t resist. I’m announcing the Fall/Halloween Mystery Class in May!  What the Heck.  Let’s live on the edge. I saw this canvas and couldn’t resist.  We just had to have it.  So, I called and ordered and waited. I looked at the schedule, rearranged a few things, […]

Well, as I mentioned, we planned on Orna coming to teach her Peacocks at the shop and then due to a few scheduling issues we changed our minds. Everyone still got their peacock kits but instead of spending 2 days following charts we played with color.  This was hands-down one of the most fun classes […]

We invited Orna Willis to teach her Peacocks at Bedecked and Beadazzled. They have long been one of my favorite designs. There are 3 colorways and no, I couldn’t decide which was my favorite.   There’s Peacocks in Evening Colorway         Peacocks at Twilight     And finally Peacocks in the Sunshine. […]

Orna Willis is a force of nature.  She has a free spirit attitude that is game for anything.  Mix that with her love of color and design and magic happens.  I’ve known Orna for over 15 years (yes, we are dating ourselves here). We were fortunate to have Orna at Bedecked and Beadazzled this weekend […]

You know it, you love it.  It’s the bible to needlepointers. Since its original publication in 1976, The Needlepoint Book written by Jo Ippolito Christensen is the one resource every aficionado of needlepoint needs to own. It was completely revised and expanded and republished in the 1990s. We were thrilled when it’s delightful author stopped […]