Yesterday was the third lesson of the Nutcracker by Eleanor Grosch. And, wait for it, there’s a cliff hanger. You won’t see this one coming. It was all about the Rat King. He now has a fabulous blue jacket worked in a two part stitch and a shiny white ascot! Yes my rat king is […]
Archives for December 2018
Happiness Is
Silly Christmas Birds! This is one of my all time favorite canvases. It never ceases to make me happy. It was a fun stitch and it’s super fun to look at finished. LOL Happy Holiday week! We also have a super special version without the santa hats good for year round display. Here’s the link […]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from our house to yours. Whether you are celebrating today or not may this find you happy, healthy an full of joy. Hugs from Santa Richie. xo ruth
What to my wondering eyes should appear
in my inbox?! but a virtual tour of Angie’s Christmas. It knocked my socks off. How fun are these finishes? Here we have Naughty or Nice by David Galchutt, Holiday Owls by Brooke Connor and one of Barbara’s Needlepoint’s Limited Edition Santas Melissa Shirley’s Christmas Village is a great stand up! My Silly Christmas Birds, looks very happy […]
Fairy Dust!
I keep telling you that my mind is a mysterious place. The ideas that crash through it are sometimes crazy. As I have been stitching the Nutcracker by Eleanor Grosch I have been determined to make it look like there was fairy dust coming from the Sugar Plum Fairy’s wand. I think I did it. […]
She’s home!
I love this girl. She makes me happy. I loved every moment stitching her and now she is home again, hanging on the walls of the beehive! Why Fit In by Zecca with stitchguide by me. My mind is a mysterious place. I see this piece as timeless. I chose classic framing for it. I […]
February Sparkles
I know, I know, February is months away. But really, it will be here before you know it. Liisa Turunen is coming to teach in February so signups are open! We adore Liisa. Whats not to love? She is a super talented beadwork designer and such a patient teacher. She brings us beautiful designs that […]
Respect the Art
I pick the artists that I license because they are amazingly talented and I love their work. My painters work hard to keep all that beautiful detail in the art when they paint it on the canvas. When I select stitches and techniques for the canvas, I try to honor that talent and again keep […]
Happy Happy Owls
It’s the most wonderful time of year. The holidays are upon us and celebrations are everywhere. Even the owls are dressed for partying. These are Brooke Connor’s Holiday Owls with 4 amazing finishes! I’m not sure which is my favorite. :-) One lives at the beehive so it better be that one right? The Holiday […]
