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 […]
Archives for November 2014
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 […]
