Over on the wholesale side of my world, I license the art of talented illustrators and turn it into needlepoint. The newest artist I would like to present to you is Hal Mayforth. He has a totally irreverent style to his art that I love. It’s fresh and makes me laugh. It’s the kind of […]
Archives for 2012
Poofy Heart!
It worked! I’m so excited. I finished this at 1 in the morning days ahead of class and it worked! I had this vision in my head and I thought it would work but I really hadn’t tried it to make sure it would work with needlepoint canvas the way that it works with fabric. […]
Owls in Trees
You may remember that Palma started the Maggie Fabulous Trees with Owls with Brenda Hart when she was here in October of 2011. Brenda inspired Palma to think outside of the box on all those circles and the results are simply magic! Here is the tree complete with custom frame by Lisa Kraus stitched to […]
Looking for a weekend project?
Katey (aka ryn) has designed this fun series of small State of canvases. They are just big enough for a checkbook insert or pillow insert or door hanger or collage a few together and make a big statement. Here’s the cool part. Since they are small, they are perfectly do-able in a weekend. Yes, this […]
the 2012 Holiday Mystery Class is……..
It’s time to unveil the Holiday Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled! You’ve waited patiently, and here it is. Isn’t he just the cutest! Painted on 18ct by Zecca and exclusively ours, I love this little guy. Mystery classes are one of the most fun things in the shop! You sign up knowing only what […]
New and now!
Hi, just a quick Friday post with our latest fun addition to the store. Consider this as a gift for a friend or a gift to yourself. eat. sleep. stitch. The name says it all. Available and in-stock now in M, L, XL, XXL We also have Sandy Arthur’s newest book Shapes III in stock. […]
It’s time for a Challenge
Over on Stitcherie.com we had the idea that it would be fun to do quarterly challenges. KB came up with the idea and it’s been a blast. We pick a canvas and then invite different needlepoint designers or shopowners to create the rules. Sometimes they say you have to use such and such a thread. […]
Be still my beating heart
OOOOH! We’ve started stitching the central heart. I promised bling and here it is. It’s coming to life. Today was lesson four of the Garden Party Heart Mod Collage by EyeCandy Needleart. We’re in the home stretch now! We completed four colors of the patterns inside the heart. Some have beads, all have bling. […]
Whimsy and Beads Oh My!
I’ve been thinking for a long time about offering beading classes at Bedecked and Beadazzled. The time has come! I’ve followed a glass artist/beadworker for years. Her style is so me! Her colors are bright, her lampwork beads are whimsical and happy. She’s even been known to have pink streaks and sparkles in her hair. […]
What a difference a frame makes
The Pear Collage is back from the framer and I love it. This is the same frame that I used on Spring Bunny but in different colors. How cool is that? It looks radically different. This is a lucite frame. You pick the pattern, pick the background color and the pattern color and even the […]
Love’s First Kiss
You may recognize Love’s First Kiss as the words written on the new EyeCandy Sleeping Beauty Collage. I received a call from a stitching friend the other day with a great idea. Her niece was getting engaged and she wanted to stitch something special for this girlie girl. The Sleeping Beauty collage was just the […]
Otomaro from the Shogun Series
Leigh Richardson of Leigh Designs is an extraordinary painter. At each show she delights us with an entirely new series of 8 coordinating designs. I have huge respect for her talent and her nerve with the all or nothing attitude. Sometimes she picks a theme and I love every canvas more than the next. Thank […]
ID that Needle
So here you are; you have a handful of needles and its a mystery where they came from and what they are. Are they tapestry needles? Chenilles? Milners? One can only wonder, or better yet, one can compare them to these nifty little cards and determine once and for all what’s what. Six little cards, […]
Le Woof!
That phase just cracks me up. If you are a dog lover we have snap trays for you too. At this rate we will soon have snap trays for every possible pet, hobby or trend. Oh well, it’s harmless fun and they are useful. In our current collection of doggie style snap trays we have […]
Kitty Cameos
You know I love my boys. All 4 footed furriness of them. So, when there is something super cute and cat like, what’s a girl to do? We now have cat themed snap trays. Perfect for the cat lover everywhere. These are of course perfect for housing your scissors, threads and needles for the current […]
What to do on a gray Saturday?
A group of us decided to spend the day together in the shop on Saturday learning Kumihimo. It was such a gray day and we needed an extra dose of color. Kumihimo is a Japanese braiding technique that is really quite simple. You work with a foam disk that has numbered slots on it to […]
A little bling
A little bling is definitely needed on a gray and rainy day. This week really needs a little sunshine. Today is the third lesson of the EyeCandy mystery Garden Party Heart Mod Collage. The background squares are now finished…. or are they? hmmmm. The flowers in the top right corner are poppy in bright shades […]
Applications
All these nifty cool things we learn in a class project are not limited to just that project. Julia Snyder was here April 1 to help us celebrate our 5th anniversary. She taught us a boatload, yes, a boatload of cool techniques on this Colors of Praise canvas that is exclusively ours. How cute is […]
Look what can be done
We all laugh that when we have these embellishment classes that we really don’t accomplish anything. Oh yes, we leave with a million cool new ideas but we rarely get more than a stitch or two on the canvas. We start a ridiculous number of threads and have spaghetti hanging here there and everywhere off […]
Julia Snyder came to town!
Well, here we are, the day after. Julia Snyder is a tour de force. We have a great time every time she comes to visit. The fun, the laughter, the ideas. Oh my! We spur each other on and the creativity is just so much fun. Wait till you see what we have cooked up. […]
Just in Time for Summer
The Spring Bunny hops in to town! Don’t you just love the frame? This is a new line of frames that I am crazy about! You all know I think there is never enough color. There’s also never enough pattern. I love Etro and Mackenzie Childs and Emilio Pucci. Pattern on top of pattern on […]
Save the Date – September 9th
Check your calendar. Do you have plans for September 9th? If not, you are going to want to join us at Bedecked and Beadazzled for a fun afternoon of stitching with one of our favorite teachers. Robin King will be in town and has agreed to come teach for us. You know how much we […]
The fun is just beginning!
Here it is the 8th of July. Summer is upon us. We need something cool and refreshing and über colorful to stitch. What could be better than EyeCandy? Today was lesson #2 of the EyeCandy Needleart Garden Party Heart Mod Collage. It’s coming together nicely. So fun to stitch. We’re still working on the background. […]
Ahoy mateys!
Ok, so I’ll never do well on Talk like a Pirate Day (September 19th in case you are curious). But a pirate mermaid, with lots of bling calling to be stitched that’s something I think I can handle. This is one of the new EyeCandy canvases. So cute, so special that we couldn’t resist pulling […]
