Today was lesson three of the Partridge Christmas Stocking Mystery Class. Woo Hoo we are over halfway finished! Not bad for just days after Christmas. Today’s lesson allowed us to finish the tree and stitch the leaves. I am only stitching days, sometimes hours ahead of those of you who are in the class. Most […]
Archives for 2014
Merry, Merry
Merry Merry Joy Joy Wishing you and yours a happy, healthy holiday! xo ruth
Rain, Rain, Go Away
I really don’t like anything falling from the sky. Rain, snow, leaves whatever. Perhaps this darling little monster will make the rain we are currently experiencing go away. It’s making for a very gray holiday week! This is another ryn monster. The rainy day monster is just too cute!She’s a friendly monster playing in the rain. I […]
Busy Bee Skep Club by Kelly Clark
Kelly Clark has a new club that is too darn cute! It is a series of small bee skeps. They really are charming and as only Kelly could do they are over the top fabulous with threads and stitches. I love them. The club will sart in March 2015. There are 8 canvases […]
The Tree
Today’s lesson on the Partridge Mystery Stocking focuses on the tree! It’s a large portion of the stocking and needs to be interesting and unusual but not so interesting that it overshadows the partridge yet to come. We played it up and used fun new threads and stitches! Woo Hoo! All the outlines of the […]
When In Doubt Twirl !!
I think this should be my new motto. It’s a happy motto. Can’t you just see me in the store twirling when I can’t decide what to do next? Too many ideas in my head too much fun! Amy Bruecken designed this canvas and it will be our next Mystery Class! I smile every time I […]
The Magic of Meredith
Meredith Willet was here last weekend and the time just flew. We had a great embellishment class with great canvases and great stitchers. Here’s how it works. When you sign up for a Meredith class at Bedecked and Beadazzled you select your canvas 3 months ahead of time. We send a color copy to Meredith […]
Stitcherie Games 2014
Stitcherie Games Viewers Choice 2014 This is the second year of the Stitcherie Challenge on Stitcherie.com . When KB created this adventure in January 2013 we had no idea how popular the game would be. Here we are at the end of the second year and we have 27 inventive entries to share. The rules were […]
Be Merry!
How cute is this? Cuteness times three. That’s how cute. Santa a Snowman and a penguin, walked into a bar….. Ooops, wrong story. You just have to smile! You have no choice. The canvas was designed by Amy Bruecken. I love her art. So happy and whimsical. Julia Snyder selected the stitches and […]
The Start of Something New
Thanksgiving is behind us and the frenzy of the holidays is here in full force. Between decorating and wrapping and gifting and eating it’s time to start another Mystery Class. I chose a beautiful Christmas Stocking by Tapestry Fair for our holiday mystery. It’s on 13ct and has lots of potential for stitches and of […]
Leaves and more leaves
The Why Fit In Mystery with a Twist has finally resurfaced! Whoot! Whoot! I do love this piece and as soon as I can snag some time to work on it I don’t want to put it down. Here’s where we are to date. Three lessons complete. In the third lesson we started stitching […]
She’s home from the framer!
Our Bohemian Beauty by Shelly Penko is back from the framer and she la di dah beautiful. She is framed with a red lacquer liner and my favorite blue glitter frame. I do love glitter frames. I hope yu like her as much as I do.
Holiday Gift Ideas
It’s that magical time of year, we’ve decorated the shop for the holidays. I know it’s a smidge early, but next week is a short week and we have Honeybee boxes to ship out and the elusive Why Fit In kit #3!! Whoo Hoo! It will finally ship. It’s time to think gift giving. We […]
Boy do I like bling!
Bling for the holidays is twice as good as everyday bling, right? I used to do the Christmas Sweater thing. I had quite a collection. Fortunately most of those are long gone and terrorizing some other family. This year I am all about the blingy Christmas jewelry. I loved making my halloween bracelets so now […]
The Haunted House is Finished!
Today was a chilly day, perfect for finishing the Haunted House mystery. There were lots of areas yet to be stitched but they were mostly quick stitches. Sometimes all it takes is a few well placed stitches to make a detail pop. The tops of the brick walls are a new laid filling stitch […]
Jasper
My life has been filled with many kitty muses through the years. Jasper was one of them. He was a sweet boy, big and round and loving. He’s been gone for years but he of course lives on in my heart. And in the shop’s bathroom….. Here’s my boy stitched and looking over us. The […]
It’s All About The Big Bug
This weekend was a fabulously fun weekend with a very old friend. Kimberly Smith and I go back a long time in this crazy industry. To the early 90’s. We both got our start in counted canvas work and have been evolving ever since. Kimberly arrived Friday to teach her spectacular Flying Jewels canvas. It’s […]
New Designer!!!
It’s always fun when I have a new designer to introduce. It’s twice as fun when I have a new designer with super cute canvases. You know I love dogs and cats. MaryJane Mitchell is all about dogs and cats! Look at all the yummy threads you can use! There are plenty more […]
What a cute little monster
Yes, it’s time for the reveal of another ryn monster. The geisha monster is just too cute! She’s a friendly monster playing dress up for our amusement. I love her button eyes. She’s a petite 4.5 x 6″ stitch painted on 18ct and complete with stitch guide! You can order her here, or by calling […]
The house, the grass, the ghosts, oh my!
Today was one of those days when lots of different details of the Haunted House came to life in class. There really are a ton of details in this canvas. I’m starting to wonder if we will solve all the mysteries of this canvas in two short weeks. The haunted mansion is truly one of […]
Happy Hallloween
Today is the day! All the ghosts and goblins will come knocking at the door. It’s the perfect time for me to share lots of fun Halloween finishing. Prepare to be overwhelmed. This should have been several blog posts :-) Frankie by Shelly Comiskey stitched by Ann He’s huge and fabulous! He stands over […]
Happy National Cat Day
So, I’m typically late for everything. What can I say? Too much to do, not enough time. I over-commit. I still have almost an hour until National Cat Day is over on this coast so that’s plenty of time to amuse myself by posting pictures of my office assistants for the day. Harold is […]
Sparkle and Shine
Sparkle and Shine are two words that come to mind after spending the weekend with Laura Taylor. It’s all about her personality. She is a California girl, all sunny and bright. She incredibly talented and giving with her talents. You want to bask in her warm personality. Consider any opportunity that arrises to take a […]
Awareness
Here I was thinking, what to post? When it came to me, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Many years ago Kathy Holicky designed a series of beaded projects. One of which was the Awareness pin for Breast Cancer. Here, for your beading pleasure is that design. It’s a easy beadwork design that makes up […]
