Boy did we have fun and learn a lot!!! Apollinariya Koprivnik was here this past weekend from Slovenia. She taught her style of beaded jewelry. She calls it Beaded Architecture. Oh My! It’s complex and gorgeous. Each piece is more ingenious than the next. So many fun techniques. Polina is a delight of a teacher. […]
Archives for October 2018
The Nutcracker!
I am truly never timely. I have ideas and I am either way ahead of the trend or seriously after the trend. This one however I got spot on. Disney is releasing the Nutcracker next month and we are doing a nutcracker canvas for our holiday mystery class! Woo Hoo! How perfect is that? Designed […]
The Ghosts are Coming to Town
Better ghosts than zombies. LOL. It’s almost Halloween, where did the time go? We needed a fun and easy Halloween canvas to usher in the holiday. Our current Mystery Class is just that! The Ghost Collage. It isn’t too big, and it’s stitched on 13ct. How’s that for something different? Yesterday was our first class […]
New Adventures!
Eleanor Pigman Classes! YAY! Before Eleanor started making art with beads she was primarily a watercolor artist. She fell in love with the world of beading after doing an apprenticeship with a jewelry designer, the shop closed and she inherited thousands of seed beads. She was then faced with the task of turning these beads […]
He’s a Fisher Bird!
How fun was this? Our ZECCA Tall Bird on a Rock Mystery Class has come to an end. He’s a fisher bird! Is he incognito? Did he have a bad beak job? Either way this guy is a hoot and super de duper fun to stitch. The final lesson really brought him to life. There’s […]
Santa’s Books
Every year we have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend event. It’s a great way to spend time with friends and celebrate! It has become our tradition. This year our project will be the fabulous Melissa Shirley Christmas Books canvas. Join us for three fun days of stitching and fun. I will have a complete stitch guide […]
In an Octopus’ Garden
Oh so fun! We just finished Zecca Retreat 2018. I love this event. Best friends, great canvas, fabulous colors. What more could we want? Karen, the joyous mind that is Zecca designs a brand new canvas just for us. She likes to challenge me with the subject, LOL. It is then my job to write […]
Zecca!
It’s time! Zecca Retreat is this weekend. It’s so much fun I wish you could all be here. We must celebrate across the globe! So, let’s have a sale! All zecca canvases are 20% OFF (some restrictions apply*) through October 24th! Now is your chance for epic savings. Have fun! Pick your favorites. Do you […]
