Boxes for toting Boxes for organizing So many tiny boxes. This is the largest of the boxes.  It’s 6 x 4 x 2.  There’s a pocket in the lid perfect for scissors and whatnot.  A drawstring bag in the body of the box will keep a group of threads neat, or remove it as desired. […]

One of the two big needlework tradeshows was this past weekend.  There’s lots of new canvases from all the designers popping up everywhere.  We will be stocking the walls with new so check out our what’s new section online or come for a visit.  I thought I would show you some of my new designs.  […]

Are you ready for the 4th of July? It’s a sparkly holiday so that’s a good thing in my book.  Not so fond of non sparkly holidays. :-) If you are in the mood for something red, white, blue and sparkly here’s the EyeCandy Needleart Stars n’Stripes canvas with all the fun threads and beads […]

We all love Charley Harper, so the minute I heard there were new canvases I ordered!  These are all on their way to the shop.   Biodiversity in the Burbs is amazing!! It’s big, 27.5 x 34.5 on 18ct but it is amazing.  Deer, dog, raccoon, cat, turtle, squirrel, turkey, ladybug, fox, flamingo and sooooo […]

You know I love my flirty girls.  They are full of sass and fun. How can you resist this face and that attitude.  This is flirty girl collage in aqua and lime.  You can see her in her 10″ x 10″ glory here. She was just begging to be stitch guided.  Can’t you hear her […]

Are you ready for a new club opportunity? This one is from the Needle Deeva and her team Deeva.  Vicky de Angelis wrote the stitch guides and selected just the perfect greens and tomato reds and sparklies to make us all fall in love with the trees. Not sure which is my favorite.  Might be […]

I am convinced that the type everywhere is getting smaller and smaller.  Our phones are getting smaller, the text is getting smaller.  Some days the canvas just looks fuzzy. I found this great line of optical quality readers.  Eyebobs.    Eyewear for the irreverent and slightly jaded. Now if that doesn’t scream my name. I’m […]

The EyeCandy Needleart line is one of my favorites.  First there’s the color, then there’s the whimsy, then there’s the color. What’s not to love? Ada has done it again with a fun new series of fairytale canvases.     And for all of her mermaid friends she has put her own spin on a […]

Day of the Dead and sugar skulls is definitely one of those quirky things that you either get and embrace or really just don’t care about. I think it’s a riot.  Over in my WIP pile I have one of Melissa Shirley’s Sugar Skulls started.  The very first time Julia Snyder came to teach she […]

As long as we were talking about Diane Dirk’s Stitch canvas I thought I would share a few more photos of my version. I love anything that is typography.  It’s the graphic designer in me.  I think that’s why I’ve always gravitated to Diane’s canvases.  This is the original 13ct canvas. Each letter is a […]

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 […]

Here it is Monday evening and Brenda Hart is on her way back home.  Her visits are always tooo short. We had a wonderful time and loved every minute of the embellishment class she taught at Bedecked and Beadazzled. Each stitcher had a different canvas.   Judy worked on her Charley Harper birds a bit […]

You know how much I love painted canvases, but do you know I also love counted thread? That’s where I started. It’s true, I’m a junkie.  I love it all.  Don’t even get me started on my love of beadwork.  Then you will know I have issues :-) Have you seen the cover of the […]