Sandra Vargas designed this wonderful Tea Party canvas that we just love. Alice is here, the Lady Hatter and the Queen of Hearts! We had to write a stitch guide for it, don’t you think? Canvas is complete with stitch guide. It’s a super fun stitch, just look at all those threads! If you would […]
Archives for 2014
Santa has arrived!
The fourth lesson of the Melissa Shirley Christmas Village has shipped to everyone in the Mystery Class! I hope you like it. The center house is now stitched and is over-the-top fun! It’s all about the trim that creates the snow on the roof. If you follow me, you know by now that sometimes I […]
Fuzzy, Fluffy and Everything In Between
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 […]
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 […]
Polly Wanna Cracker?
Yes, she does. And she’s a talker! She has character in spades. Today was a Mystery Class day at Bedecked and Beadazzled. Woo Hoo! We started a new canvas today, the parrot by Eleanor Grosch. It’s colorful and graphic with lots of good areas for stitches. Today’s challenge was the background. What to do with […]
The Count Flies In
Allow me to introduce the Count. He is a super cute dimensional bat designed by Tapestry Fair. I fell in love with him the moment I saw him. I had to stitch him, right? Here he is assembled from a blank painted canvas and stuffed body. He is a monthly club at Bedecked and Beadazzled. […]
The Mind is a Scary Place
And I only mean that in a good way. The one and only Brenda Hart was here this weekend for 3 fun days of embellishment. The goal of the embellishment classes it to get fresh new ideas. That’s exactly what you get from Brenda. Two different people chose to work on this collage by Lani, […]
Finally, the ta da! moment
The time is finally here to unveil a surprise I have had in the wings for years. Yes, years. I had this idea of doing a needlepoint village. Something you could display year round. Put it on a mantle or on a shelf. Imagine a fun little escape to a favorite vacation town but in […]
Foreground, background and everything in between
Here we are at the end of another canvas journey. With today’s class, the Bohemian Beauty by Shelly Penko is complete. We stitched the beauty and her dog, the fishbowl and her chair, all the obvious items in the composition first. We were left with odds and ends of beautiful colors. We could stitch them […]
Color Makes Me Happy
Few do color as well as Kimberly Smith. Newest of the new canvases just arrived! All are painted on 18ct and are approximately 6 x 9. Not too big, not too small. Just right. You can see all of Kimberly’s hand painted canvases here.
Fairytales fit for a princess
What a lucky little girl…. Grandma Carol has been stitching up a storm on my fairytale canvases. They are turning out so cute. Lots of color, lots of stitches. Just fun. Cinderella has just heard the clock strike midnight. Snow White is in the forest with the dwarfs. You can see the series […]
A Sterling Opportunity for Fun
Just for fun, and just because, we had a Friday afternoon prize drawing yesterday. Zecca graciously left us with a canvas kit to use as a drawing at the close of her trunkshow. You know she loves her game boards, so this one is Poker Dice. You stitch a dice cup and then get to […]
Wild and Wonderful Horses
Everyone loves this canvas, and what’s not to love? It’s Laurel Burch, super colorful and absolutely perfect in every way. Just to make it more perfect, there is now a stitch guide! Ellen stitched this with Brenda Hart and it is a masterpiece! We have documented it with Brenda’s permission and now it is available […]
The Magic of Overdyes
The Bohemian Beauty Mystery Class is coming right along. Today was the third class. She’s dressed in her finest and now, her chair is solid and dimensional and gorgeous! All of this is through the magic of overdyes. The chair is stitched in one stitch. It’s mostly the same color. What you see is the […]
