And the north pole is a chair in the living room, LOL. It’s 60 here today but the holiday decorating is well underway. At the center of the decorating is the wonderful Christmas Village by Melissa Shirley. We stitched this as one of our long term Mysteries with a Twist, a house at a time […]
Archives for November 2017
The hare and the crow
walked into a bar…… no, that’s a different story :-) The Hare and the Crow is a beautiful interpretation of Amanda Clark’s work by Brenda Stofft. Wowza, so pretty. We stitched this canvas as our Thanksgiving weekend class and it was lots of fun. There are lots of good counted stitches featuring yummy threads from […]
The way
The way is not the sky. The way is the heart. — Buddha Beautifully styled by zecca. What a wonderful housewarming or wedding present this would make. The limited color palette really makes it so timeless. The beads, ribbons and fluffy threads make it fun. The elves have stitched this following our stitchguide and it’s […]
From Life to Sketch
… To Needlepoint Kimberly Santini is one of our artists. I have loved her work since day one. I found her on the internet and bought one of her paintings. You Are My Sunshine, 2011 It reminded me of Max when he was a kitten :-) Love big kitty ears. Over the years I have […]
Pirate Spider!
OMG! Check out that spider. He has amused me since the start of this canvas and now at the he is even sillier. What can I say? Every skeleton wearing a witch hat needs a spider dressed like a pirate :-) Today was the final lesson of the David Galchutt Boo! Mystery Class. There’s a […]
It’s Finishing Friday
I love boxes of finishing! So many pretty things. It always inspires me. I love this finishing of La Sirena by lulu mypinkturtle. It went to a very special little girl from her grandmother Flora. Wendy stitched Lani’s Aloe pillow using Brenda Hart’s guide and now it resides in her brother’s Manhattan apartment. Jill did […]
Ooh La La!
What talented stitchers I know! We came together this weekend for an Embellishment Extravaganza. Two days of stitching together, giggling and having fun. Everyone selected their own canvas; I wrote the guides and the games began. There was the Faerie Fish with her beautiful skirt, and the Faerie Rider with leaves on her shirt. Eleanor […]
What’s happening tomorrow?
It’s day one of our Embellishment Extravaganza!! Woo Hoo! So much fun. To give you a sneak peak here are some of the canvases we will be stitching. Tiger by Eleanor Grosch Auntie Chicken by Brooke Connor Oooh! Look! Two brand new designs from me! See what happens when you hang out at the beehive? […]
