I love needle felting! It’s quick, it makes cute furry animals, it’s good for taking out any lingering hostility and it gives great results. What’s not to love? Ok, I don’t love the needle because it is really really going to hurt if I stick it in my finger. But if I remember to keep […]
Archives for July 2014
Boo!
It’s time to think about witches and gobelins, bats and cats. Let’s go trick or treating together. Our Halloween mystery class is full of all things scary. I promise make it fun and spooky all at the same time. The ideas are brewing. Lets hope they don’t bubble over :-) I do hope you […]
Classes
Our Fall roster of classes is filling up. We have so many fun things to look forward to. Our next mystery class starts Sunday. The oh-so-cute Playful Squirrel by Sandra Vargas. It’s not too late to join us. Give us a call at 410.296.0405 or signup online here. Brenda Hart will be here in August […]
The Brilliance of Bargello
We were lucky to have Julia Snyder at the shop this weekend teaching her version of Bargello. What fun we had! Everyone picked their own canvas from the And More line. Great sayings, great color! Some even had custom sayings painted. Once we started Julia sent everyone out into the wilds of the shop to […]
Holly has a Beau
You probably guessed that if Sandy Arthur was stitch guiding Harlequin Holly that she must also be stitch guiding her Beau Hare-y. He’s equally amazing. The face and the cardinal come to life with just a few well placed stitches. Check out those eyelashes. A few more curls are stitched in this background, but it’s […]
A Few Well-Placed Stitches
Sandy Arthur has worked her magic again! She has stitch-guided the Fab Funky Rabbit in the beautiful harlequin dress! It’s stunning. Check out the face. It totally comes alive thanks to just a few well-placed stitches. And again, a few well placed stitches on the background and poof! The background is complete. Her dress is […]
Polly Takes Flight!
Two classes and a completed canvas. Woo Hoo! That’s my kinda project. I love the colors and the graphics of our parrot designed by Eleanor Grosch. The background color has just a few tone on tone leaves and stripes so that we don’t take away from the beautiful color. Today we stitched Polly herself. She […]
What? Another Stitchguide?
Yes, it’s true. We now have a stitch guide for Kimberly Smith’s Dream Fragment. While not as elaborate as her Flying Jewels it still has a few tricks up its sleeve :-) Fun threads, fun stitches. One or two ta dah! moments. A fun stitch for lazy summer days. If you’d like to have us […]
As only Kimberly could say…. Fini!
We’ve been keeping this project under wraps for a very long time. The latest masterwork from Kimberly Smith. I’m totally smitten with it. Gorgeous colors! Great stitches. And check out these dragonfly wings…. Super cool copper mesh. And the borders!! Oh my! Only Kimberly can design borders like this. Truly, this is part of her […]
Do you have plans for October 25 & 26?
Mark your calendars. Laura Taylor will be coming to teach for us! She is the author of many of the Melissa Shirley Designs stitchguides; you know how fun they are! This is going to be an event full of new stitches and new techniques. Laura is delightful and certain to become a favorite teacher. We […]
Have a Happy 4th of July
Here’s wishing you and yours a safe and sparkling 4th of July. Love these Kelly Clark firecrackers stitched by Jennie and finished by my favorite finishing elves. Great job ladies. These are just a few of the bases our finishers have and can turn into beautiful displays for your firecrackers. We are […]
Anyone Hungry?
Brenda Hart was here a week or so ago and our dear friend Palma came to class. It just wouldn’t be the same if Palma didn’t stitch on a collage and if she didn’t bring us one to see finished. Palma is a self confessed Collage-aholic! And we wouldn’t have it any other way. Between […]
