It’s beach season, baby! Time to get out and enjoy the sun, particularly now that our temps are down to 78 and the humidity is only 53%. LOL. Yes, we live underwater here. What better canvas to celebrate the season than Summer by Rebecca Wood. This canvas is not for the faint of heart, weighing […]
Archives for July 2019
It’s all in the Eyes
What big beautiful eyes this little girl has! You already know I have a thing about polka dots, right? I also apparently have a thing for the big eyed girl paintings of the 1960’s. Oh well, at least I know myself. Yesterday was lesson two of the White Cat Mystery Class featuring the art of […]
Don’t Freak Out when you see this
You are going to want all the projects. I do mean all the projects. Each was more wonderful than the next. LOL. These are the canvases that were stitched during Mary Legallet’s Embellishment Class last weekend. So much creativity. And when in doubt, use the blue Kreinik. It is the answer to all stitching mysteries. […]
Coming Soon
So, time got away from me…. This weekend was a fabulous embellishment class with Mary Legallet of WhimsicalStitch.com. New friends and old. We all had a fabulous time. Following are all of the wonderful canvases we stitched on that now have new stitchguides! Evening Stroll brand new from David Galchutt! Trust the Journey by Kelly […]
Shrinkets 2019!
Julie Haymaker was here last year and we had sooooo much fun. Seriously, tons of fun! Julie is the brains behind the Shrinket molds. We get to draw and color on plastic sheets, heat them with a heat gun and voilá they shrink into the prettiest little forms thanks to the magic of the molds! […]
How to stitch a painting?
Sometimes we fall in love with a canvas and then the reality sets in. I’ve got to stitch this thing. WOW! What was I thinking? There’s a million colors here. They all blend so pretty from one shade to the next. How can I stitch it and make it pretty? Keep it true to the […]
Cocktail Time
We have a new stitchguide! A friend of mine needed a surprise so here it is. Shhh, don’t tell :-) Cat and Cocktails by Dominic Bourbeau now has a fun stitchguide. Just sayin’ Look at all those colors! It’s going to be a super fun stitch. Here’s the link if you would like a totally […]
Brenda Stofft, Sasha the fox and Me!
I had an idea where Brenda and I would work together to bring you a very special, very magical class. Brenda did most of the work. LOL. She designed the most wonderful 3d needle felted animal, Sasha and an adorable backdrop for her. Join us for either or both classes. Thursday and Friday, August 22-23, […]
Perfect Flowers and More
So much more… Marjorie Barnes was here this weekend wowing us with 3 days of beady fun. It’s about the projects yes, but it’s more about the fun we have together and the ideas we get from one another. We are delighted she is back in the states and able to teach for us again. […]
