Look at this guy! He is bright and happy and full of life and motion. He’s perfect for summertime stitching. Sunday was the final class of Beep Beep by Dominic Borbeau! We added another darning pattern with a twist to the background. Yes, it looks much like a laid filling but the stitch order keeps […]
Archives for June 2019
Simply Scrumptious!
Santa is coming early! He wants these Simply Scrumptious treats. Our first candy club, Frightfully Delicious was a huge success. Candies designed by Kelly Clark with my stitchguides, fabulous threads and beads it was a super fun stitch. It’s time to launch a new candy collector’s club, this time for Christmas! Each canvas is hand […]
Mandala
OOH! Our first finish from the May Embellishment Extravaganza! This is Lady with Mandala I by Brenda Stofft. Jeanette stitched this in no time flat including all of that outlining. LOL. I used lots of beads on this canvas and not all the beads are stitched the same, so that makes it even more fun. […]
Meow!
A new lesson of Santa Fe Felines is packing and shipping! Woo Hoo! This is the third lesson of this Mystery with a Twist, so if you are part of the party, get your canvas out, dust it off and ready those needles. Look at these faces :-) And the patterns. The patterns zig and […]
Stitch Order
Sometimes a lesson comes together and it has a theme. Not just a theme like mountains or flowers or feathers, but an underlying theme that appears as the canvas is stitched. This was one of those lessons. In lesson three of our current Mystery Class, Beep Beep by Dominic Bourbeau, we started by stitching the […]
Check your calendars!
Liisa Turunen is returning to the Beehive to teach for us at the end of July. She is a super talented beadwork designer and such a patient teacher. She brings us beautiful designs that you want to wear. Even if you aren’t already a beader, you can do this! And once you try it you […]
Pretty Patterns
I loved stitching this canvas, Fantail by ellen giggenbach. So many fun areas to embellish and yes, you really get to hone your skills on Jessicas. LOL. With my love affair of dots even the frame has dots. Now to find the perfect spot to hang it. The canvas is available, complete with stitchguide and […]
