If you’ve been following my ramblings you know how much fun we have with our national teacher events. This weekend was no exception. Brenda Hart was here this weekend to teach 3 days of embellishment classes. We started a bit slow but we ramped up and creativity flowed. The birth of another collage […]
Archives for April 2014
Our Very Own Mad Man
I think he’s a little in the cups, had too much to drink, partied a little hearty. But he is still a doll. This is the Boston Terrier Cocktail from British designer FabFunky. It now comes complete with stitchguide. The one-and-only Sandy Arthur stitched and stitchguided this character and I love him! His face and […]
New from Eleanor!
Woo Hoo! We have new canvases from the one and only Eleanor Grosch. If you love bold shapes and colors that you can fill with beautiful stitches and threads, these are the canvases for you. Preen Peacock Snowbirds Bluejay Wild Cockatiels Bower Blue Bird Ginko Gift Chartreuse Ginko Play All are […]
The Party Continues
We had so much fun stitching the Lee ladies in a row as a Mystery with a Twist that we decided to do it all over again with another group of 6 girls! The first one is ready to walk the red carpet. She’s wearing an original gown by her favorite designer. Her updo […]
This just in…
Since this is the start of a long holiday weekend for many of you, I thought I would tempt you with new and lovely things. First up is the announcement of our next Mystery Class. Summer is just around the corner so I’ve planned some shorter mysteries. The Parrot by Eleanor Grosch is full of […]
Something Special just for Mom
I have loved this canvas since Colors of Praise first introduced it. What’s not to love? Leopard. Pink. Scrolls and in this case, beads! We have written a stitchguide and kitted it up. It’s all ready for you to drop a little hint to hubby or the kids that this is what you want for […]
Just Chillin’ with Friends
The sun was out, it’s over 80 here. We jumped straight to summer. My sandals are out and my toes are happy. It will be 50 mid week. It’s crazy out there. So, while the rest of the world was gardening etc we were happily stitching away on the Bohemian Beauty. We were chillin’ with […]
Bye Blue Finches
Love this! Bye Blue Finches by Eleanor Grosch. Eleanor is a graphic designer with a unique style. She translates animals and flowers into their most basic graphic shapes and magic happens. Combine that with needlepoint stitches and even more magic happens. We currently offer eight of her designs with more coming in the next few […]
Another Great Finish
You know our girl Palma loves her Lani collages. She finished the seaside collage under the tutelage of Meredith Willet. The planets aligned and our table maker finished the table just in time for Meredith to see it when she was here last weekend. Great job, ladies! Can’t wait to see what’s next.
Boo! It’s Halloween!
Well, not really, but I got your attention. Look what marvelous magical thing is back from the finisher! This was our Halloween Mystery Class last year. It’s Boo by Hal Mayforth. You can order the canvas etc here if you love him as much as I do. I’ve said it before. I love, love, love […]
The Divine Miss M returns to Maryland
Last weekend one of our favorite teachers came to play. Meredith Willet was here from Lexington and she did some amazing things with canvas and thread. and a straw…… Check this out. Insert straw into an anchored piece of flair; carefully fill with beads. Remove straw and sink flair into canvas. You now have […]
Celebrity Drawing
Sometimes the planets just align. Today was one of those days. We had a few extra special visitors in the shop today, Jane Evans and Liv Weiss. You may recognize their names from the new book they authored, Threads: A Needle Necessity. It’s a great reference book for your library, all the threads you know […]
