Every once in a while we run a class that is different. Well, different for us. It’s not a visiting teacher class as I am the teacher and I’m already here. :-) It’s not a mystery class, as for once we know what the project looks like when finished. It’s not necessarily a beginner class, […]
Archives for 2013
She’s Arrived!
Another lovely girl has arrived to our party. She’s glamorous in her pink gown with the heavily beaded hem. Obviously she had to bring her umbrella and matching cape to combat the never ending rain. She didn’t want to miss the festivities! Her hair is styled so fashionably. She has great earrings. She’s delighted to […]
Broom Parking – Another Finish
OOOH! Look at this. Beautiful finish! So fun! Almost a shame to put it away after Halloween. Maybe Sue will leave it out. It really does make you smile every time you look at it. And check out the back of the box. We couldn’t let the tagline on the canvas go completely, so it’s […]
It’s been much, much too long!
Too long since my last book hit the shelves. It’s been three years since Stitches Volumes One and Two were released as printed books and over six years since their CD counterparts were released. What have I been doing? The diagrams have been ready, it was truly just a matter of putting the pieces in […]
A day at the salon
Today was Aquamarine’s day at the spa. She needed her hair styled for the photoshoot and while she was there she had her makeup done too. We started class by stitching the seahorse. One stitch and one thread over the little guy. He’s cute and bumpy. My favorite part are the beaded picots along his […]
The Ark
Ok, now I really didn’t need a painted canvas of an ark. No kids, no grandkids, no nieces and nephews. The cats aren’t in to it. But for some reason, I had to have this ark. It doesn’t even have the animals, so really, what was I thinking? Perhaps it is the amazing colors, all […]
Odds and Ends, Canvases and Threads
Happy Memorial Day weekend. Hopefully everyone got some stitching time in today. Lesson #2 of Aquamarine Mermaid, our current mystery class is ready to roll. She’s totally glam and sort of sultry. I’ll pack kits this week so we’re ready for Sunday’s class. I’ve been working on the Row of Ladies, Our Mystery with A […]
My Shingle Is Hung
Kinda fun to say that. Especially when when the shingle says “Enabler’s Anonymous” I am fortunate to be one of the founding members of Enabler’s Anonymous. This is an honorary group created originally by two friends on the West Coast to celebrate enabling and supporting one another. (You can read the entire story here.) It’s […]
Fuzzy, Colorful, Sparkly Cresent Owl
You know what happens when we start pulling threads for a canvas. The wheels start turning and the ideas start popping. This is the latest canvas to have a stitchguide written for it and wait until you see the stitches. It is the crescent owl by Sandra Vargas. The threads are yummy with all sorts […]
New Friends and Old
I love my life. Okay, somedays I complain about this or that, but I really am quite happy. I have the best friends, the best job and I’m lucky to be able to create and hang with the ever talented ones. This weekend was one of those special weekends where we had a teacher come […]
Preakness! A Maryland Tradition
Tomorrow is the 138th Annual Preakness Stakes. Held on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course this is the kind of event that makes me want to wear a big wonderful hat, heels and a great dress. It’s a day for tradition. OK, so this is an image in my mind only. Not […]
Just Eleanor!
Just look at these canvases. All from our newest designer, Eleanor Grosch. How fun are these? From her Bye Birds Series each canvas is 7.75 x 12 hand painted on 18ct. Bye Blue Finches Bye Grey Wings Bye Sand Hill Crane If you would like to order any of these canvases, […]
Blue Moon
Blue Moon You saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own Blue Moon You know just what I was there for You heard me saying a prayer for Someone I really could care for And then there suddenly appeared before me The only one my arms will […]
National Bastet Day
I am officially declaring today as Bastet Day! Let’s make it a National Holiday. The last stitch just went in my canvas and I am delighted. Off to the framer she goes. She’s a perfectly glamorous feline all beaded and bedecked! If you haven’t finished stitching your Bastet, today’s the day to stitch away. […]
It’s all about the 4th of July
I don’t know about you, but my 4th of July decor is sorely lacking. Now, I’m really not sure how much I would decorate for the 4th but these new Firecrackers from Kelly Clark may be just the thing to get me to decorate. The canvases are available as a club, so sign up to […]
Come Swim with a Mermaid
You know you want to. How cool would it be to swim with a mermaid? Today we started our journey with the first lesson of the Aquamarine Mermaid Mystery Class. We lightly stitched her flesh and we created a beautiful sparkling sea for her to live in. The sea is made from circles mimicking the […]
The start of something New and a couple of Finishes
April 26 – 28th was a Brenda Hart weekend at Bedecked and Beadazzled. Brenda comes several times a year and inspires us to new levels of creativity. We work in round robin style a thread and a stitch for each student and then around again. There are no more than 8 students per day so […]
Another Must Have Beady Gadget
I know, I know, I just told you how much I love the Bead Buddy and I really do. But now, I have another love. The Bead Snap Tray. You know I have a thing for snap trays. They are life changing fabulous little trays that fold flat when not in use and snap to […]
Jewels Fit For A Goddess!
Today was the last class of Bastet the Egyptian Cat Goddess. She was a huge undertaking as a Mystery Class. I try not to do canvases that are this large but this one was well worth the effort. I still have a little more to do and will post her glamor shots when she is […]
Hot off the Presses!
Let’s face it, we are collectors. We collect threads. We collect canvases. We collect books. There is truly nothing better. So, allow me to introduce you to some of my favorite new books…. Julia Snyder has done it again, another go to book. Great Layers for Needlepoint. This book is nothing but Laid Filling Stitches. […]
Latte anyone?
You may remember that we asked Julia Snyder to stitchguide the series of garden girls. I’ve posted the garden girl and here are the cafe girls. How much fun does this look to stitch? Two girls at the bistro for coffee. In typical Julia style the stitches are fun and different from the average. It’s […]
Beaded Messages
It’s fun to wonder what the hieroglyphics on the Egyptian Cat Canvas mean. Now thanks to my Hieroglyphic Alphabet Decoder we can decipher the mystery. On the left we have A Eagle Z Cloth N Water N Water R Mouth J Cobra So perhaps an Eagle was caught in a cloth, fell into lots of […]
Midnight Owl
OOOH! I am so excited by our newest artist, Sandra Vargas. We introduced her owls not to long ago and they are just so darn cute they are flying out of here. We’ve written a stitchguide for the Midnight Owl. Hope you like her. You can order the midnight owl here. I’m sure we will […]
Hoppy Easter!
Hope the Easter Bunny hopped on over to your house today. Happy Easter, Happy Passover, Happy Spring! xo, Ruth
