You know how much we love zecca canvases. One of our new favorites is her flock of hanging birds. How cool are these? They come two to a canvas so you can finish just two as ornaments, all six as ornaments or hang them as a mobile or as a long wonderful string of birds. […]
Archives for 2017
The Blue Bird of Happiness
The Blue Bird of Happiness, that’s what I’m calling this piece now. It’s simply happy. The stitches are fun, the colors are bright. It’s perfect for summer. Ellen Giggenbach is one of our favorite artists and we really don’t stitch enough of her pieces. I think we need to remedy that. Her style is very […]
New Artist, New Needlepoint!
It’s silly hot out, so what will make us happy? New needlepoint. Allow me to introduce our newest artist. Mattye Hamilton! She is a painter and print-maker living in Baltimore. I fell in love with her paintings of ladies and knew you would love them too. We have a fun collection of 8 canvases, all […]
Kinga Nichols is coming to the beehive!
Woo Hoo! It’s a party! Our dear friend Kinga Nichols is coming to teach at the beehive! She was here last year and we fell in love with her projects and techniques. Kinga is a bead embroidery teacher extraordinaire. Not only is bead embroidery super fun and gratifying because you can make pretty jewelry it […]
Our Steampunk Witch
Look at what Brenda Stofft designed just for us! How cool is this? Our very own Steampunk Witch. Isn’t she great? And by “she” I mean both Brenda Stofft and the witch. I have so many ideas for how we will stitch her. The elves (read Megan) have started stitching her following my ideas and she’s smashing. […]
The Big Reveal!
Here we are with the last lesson of the Owl with Key by Sandra Vargas and you get to see what was in my head all along! I know, my head is a scary place some days. So many ideas! Some better than others, LOL. This was a good one. So fun to do and […]
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a bird!
Our next Mystery Class is just around the corner. We need something happy and sunny. Let’s stitch a bird! What about a happy blue bird from ellen giggenbach? The design size is 7.25 x 9.5 handpainted on 18ct. Classes will be July 23rd and August 6th. Just two lessons. We’ll keep this one nice and […]
Follow the yellow brick road……
We’re off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz! The lovely girls from the Oz Girls canvas have all been reimagined on individual canvases! Glinda and the Wicked Witch have even joined the fun. Just look at all the yummy threads and beads. All canvases are complete with stitch guides. Designs are 9″ […]
Movement
Oooh! The next in the series of nine from Kimberly is Movement! Stitch one, or stitch them all and showcase them together. Each is only 5″ x 5″ handpainted on 18ct and complete with stitchguide. What a glorious piece it is, filled with all sorts of fun and different techniques. The flower petals are gold […]
Owls and Birds, Birds and Owls, Owls and Birds
Today was lesson two of the Sandra Vargas Owl with Key Mystery Class. We’ve made lots of progress. The owl is coming together nicely with all sorts of fun stitches. Gloriana provided the perfect shade of blue overdye silk to set the tone for the owl’s feathers. And of course I added Petite Silk Lamé […]
A Weekend with Mary
It’s always fun when new teachers come to the beehive. We have the opportunity to look at needlepoint through a different set of eyes! Every teacher has their own voice. Some teachers are lighter using Petite Silk Lamé Braid on 13ct and some are heavier using layers and layers of threads on a canvas. There’s […]
A New Designer! And she loves cats :-)
I am happy to introduce the art of Rebecca Walk! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Lots of details in these designs, but you can choose what to keep and what to ignore. She loves cats so of course we love her :-) This is Stylin Siamese. The most amazing Red […]
A New Mystery, A New Owl
It’s time to start a new Mystery Class! Today was the first lesson of the Owl with Key by Sandra Vargas. We love her style and this canvas is no exception. Big beautiful eyes draw you in and that flower on the owl’s tummy! What will we do with that? I do like to keep […]
Extravaganza Part Two
When last we met, I showed you some of the canvases from our Embellishment Extravaganza last weekend. Do you want to see more? Of course you do :-) We now have stitchguides for three of the Maggie Mandalas. This is Wild Fish. Brenda Stofft’s Steampunk Cat is really quite dapper. This little mouse […]
Embellishment Extravaganza
Here we go again! Three times a year I host an embellishment weekend. The students choose their canvases ahead of time and I write full stitchguides for each canvas. We then spend two days relaxing and stitching the canvases. This is your chance to ask questions and get one on one help about anything that […]
It’s Really Ready!
It’s true. Lesson 5 of Why Fit In is ready to roll! I’m so excited about it. I love this piece! It is my all time favorite stitch to date. The colors and patterns make me happy. This lesson was all about getting the border going. You know I like smaller areas so this was […]
Leaves, Leaves, So Many Leaves!
Today was the final lesson of the zecca hummingbird class! There were leaves, so many leaves…. Yes, lots of leaves but the good thing is that we did them all a little differently. Different threads, different stitches, different techniques! We used Rainbow Gallery’s new Glisten thread, which I am quite intrigued with, to create dew […]
The Count is back!
Oh Em Gee! He’s just the cutest. You can only imagine my squeal of delight when I opened the box and he was finished!!!! Too Stinkin’ cute! That’s all I have to say. This is the Count by Tapestry Fair. He was a club, a mystery, a long term affair. Now he is available as […]
Updated apps, Yay!
The iphone/ipad apps have been updated! If you already own any of my 4 iStitches apps you may have noticed them throwing a pesky error message when you open them. They say that they may no longer work with future versions of the operating system and that they may slow down your phone. Violá we […]
Play Day with Karen
And now for something totally different…. I took a day off. While Karen was here from zecca she and I spent a day playing, shopping, eating and visiting. No, no food photos. Sorry. I can tell you there was Tropical Champagne involved. We visited one of our favorite places that I don’t get to nearly […]
One of Nine
Kimberly has created the sweetest most spectacular group of mini canvases. Stitch one, or stitch them all and showcase them together. Each is only 5″ x 5″ handpainted on 18ct and complete with stitchguide. They really are a tour de force of techniques and fun. The first is Yes, I’m Special, and yes it is! […]
the magical world of zecca
Welcome to the Magical World of Zecca. It’s a land where all things are colorful and fun. :-) We are delighted to announce that we are running a zecca trunkshow. Each canvas is more fabulous than the next. Now through May 21st zecca canvases will be 20% off! YAY! A few exclusions apply, but not […]
A couple of friends
What happens when a couple of friends with a love of needlepoint have a party and invite more needlepointers? Shenanigans ensue! Welcome to Zecca Retreat 2017! This year’s canvas is called A Couple of Friends. How perfect is that? It’s kind of cheeky. A blue pigeon is talking to his friend the golden statue […]
Wish you were here
Zecca Retreat is almost here! Karen arrived today so we will spend tomorrow with final prep work and playing! and of course brainstorming what’s new and what’s next! We will see all you lovely ladies who are signed up for class on Saturday morning and then 2 days of fun and frivolity as we bring […]
