Thank you to all of you who have joined our Feline Follies and Canine Capers monthly clubs! You are the best! Thank you to Sheena James for writing awesome stitch guides that make these canvases even more special! Thank you Rebecca Wood for the cute designs. We have just donated $600 to the ASPCA! Not […]
Archives for 2015
Jingle Your Bells
We have two new clubs starting in February! Teresa Layman has graciously allowed us to interpret her elves into needlepoint. Are they not just too cute? How can you resist Milton Cookies Twinkle Toes Cocoa Chanelf Rosie the Ribboner and The Peppermint Twister? I swear the names are half the fun. Join the club and […]
Time to Fill the Stockings….
Ho Ho Ho. December 23rd. Its almost Christmas and definitely time to fill the stockings! Our Partridge Stockings are back from the finisher and they are gorgeous! We added faux fur cuffs for a bit of whimsy. I bet you can’t guess that the one with the leopard fur is mine :-) Always […]
The reindeer are ready
Well, almost ready. Yesterday was the final class of the reindeer collage mystery. Our reindeer now has eyelashes! and ornaments on his antlers! So fun. I still have a few more details to finish before sending it off to the finisher but I’m almost there. It won’t be long. I love the ornaments. They are […]
Christmas Beading
More treasures have been unearthed! We have a few Christmas bead kits left and they are now on sale! 30% off! Christmas Peyote Kits regular price $51.00 each Slanted Sparkle regular price $43.00 each Fancy Fringe regular price $43.00 each – sold out They stitch up quickly and are super fun. Give us a […]
Look What I Found!
As you can imagine, I am still unpacking. Lots and lots of goodies from 8+ years of a brick and mortar store. Oh My! The good news is that I have found a few treasures…… We’re doing pretty good at the unpacking and getting organized. My goal is over the holidays to be able to […]
Adults Coloring
It’s the latest craze. Adults coloring to relieve stress or just to have fun. The fun thing is that I see it all the time on Facebook. Beadwork designers, knitters, needlepoint designers are all coloring. Some are even designing things for us to color. Check out Amy Bruecken’s coloring pages. Seasonal and fun just like […]
More patches complete
We’re rolling right along with the Reindeer Mystery Collage. More sections are now complete. It’s shaping up. The big reveal is the next lesson. Cross your fingers. I have an idea!!! This week’s class was all about pinks and reds. Yes, the chocolate brown is addressed in this lesson but I’m not there yet. […]
House Hunt
How could I resist? The moment I saw this canvas, I was in love. It will make us so happy to stitch it in the dull days of January and February. This is a brand new canvas from Tapestry Fair and it is exclusively ours! I am so excited to stitch this design. I see […]
Who Ate all the Hor d’Oeuvres?
Happy Thanksgiving!! It has been a whirlwind of a holiday season already and doesn’t look like its going to slow down. That’s not necessarily a bad thing :-) I like to be busy. We area 90% moved into our new digs and unpacked. YAY! We had the two day Thanksgiving class Who Ate all the […]
The Little Details Matter
The second lesson of the Christmas Reindeer Collage Mystery is packed and ready to go! It’s all about the tiny details. Yes, it’s on 13ct but the little things still matter. My favorite part is the addition of the tiny yellow beads in the yellow patterned stripes and of course the uber cute yellow buttons. […]
EEEEK!
We interrupt today’s scheduled packing for the move to bring you this message from our sponsors….. Lesson six of The Count is done and on it’s way!!!! Yay! See, I’m already getting caught up. Lesson six is all about slime and spiders. EEEK! It’s short and sweet, and not at all seasonal. Next up for […]
It’s Beginning to Feel A Bit Like Christmas!
Halloween is over, the turkey is getting fat and it’s time to start thinking about Christmas! What better way to start the season than with a spiffy new needlepoint? We all love starting new projects. Today was the first day of the Christmas Reindeer Collage Mystery Class. Here it is with the center panel well […]
Who Ate All the Hor d’Oervres?
Here we are just weeks from Thanksgiving. Can you believe it? Where does the time go? Rhetorical question I know. I’ve been a little busy which has put me behind in so many things. I promise, I’m catching up!!! Our new format is going to allow me to catch up and stay caught up and […]
Changes
Changes are scary and different, but changes are also exciting!! I’m embarking on a new adventure. An adventure I am very excited about. I am delighted to announce “The Beehive” The Beehive is a special magical place where creativity happens. It is my studio and office. Its a place that makes me happy and will […]
New Lulu!
We love our lulu canvases. Each is more fun than the next. Look at all the fun details to keep you excited. These are our 6 newest canvases. You can see the entire collection on-line here. Thanks for visiting xo ruth
Happy National Cat Day!
Wishing all my furry cat friends and cat parents a Happy National Cat Day. Kitty Purrs and hugs from the boys, Harold Hunter and Max Richie Richie again because he is so dang cute! And my littlest one, Dexter. For those of you who know, he is once again getting furry. Not all fur […]
So Many Ideas, So Little Time
Meredith Willet was here this weekend teaching canvas embellishment and it was a stellar class. Great ladies, great canvases, great techniques. Thank you all! I come away from every experience with Meredith full of new ideas. Meredith will demo any technique and is always willing to help you get it just right. This […]
New at bedeckedandbeadazzled.com !!
Woo Hoo! You asked, we delivered, slowly…… We have been working diligently to get the threads and beads online with pictures!!! You can even enlarge the pictures. Gotta love that. Of course every monitor is different, but we are all used to that. You can now order all of your threads and beads on-line from […]
Spooky Scary Nights
Look what I have! It’s the haunted house framed and ready for display. You know I love my sparkle frames. This one is black with a second tiny frame sitting inside of it that looks all spooky. This was last year’s Halloween Mystery Class. My wonderful finished this one! It’s an entire scene. Don’t you […]
Ghosts & Ghouls, Spiders and Bats
Today was the last lesson of the Halloween Hooter Mystery Class. It was a quiet class with easy stitches. Sometimes I do that. I think we needed it today as the chill in the air had us all thinking winter. It’s too soon! The focus was on the baubles and bits along the edge of […]
My Eyeball Just Popped Out!
No, that’s not as gross as it sounds. This weekend was our second Zecca Retreat and it was a blast! We love having Karen Hennessey here to stitch with us. She is just as charming as her canvases. Karen and I put our heads together and pick a canvas. I then create the stitch guide […]
Honeybees 2016!
It’s time to launch the 2016 Honey Bees! If you were a Honey Bee this year or wish you were you know what this is all about and it’s time to sign up for 2016. If you are wondering who or what honey bees are, read on….. We love our customers! There, it’s that simple. […]
The subtlety of color
Yesterday was the third installment of the Halloween Hooter Mystery Class. He’s coming along quickly now. This was by far the easiest class as it was mostly paint by numbers. We filled in some of the veins on his wings. We still have the prominent dark gray ones to do. The eyes at the bottoms […]
