Oh My! Cynthia Rutledge is coming to teach. This has been in the works forever! Cynthia was the very first beadwork teacher that I took a class from. She is amazing. Each piece she designs has a story. I do hope you can join us. Here’s the line up and the pretty pictures. Full details […]
Archives for August 2019
The Crescent Factory
My mind is a mysterious place. Brenda Stofft and I teamed up to teach a 4-day class this weekend. The class began with Brenda teaching a fabulous needle-felted winter fox. I really don’t have the words to tell you how darling that little fox is. It’s sugar and spice and just so cute. Brenda designed […]
Is My Nose Too Long?
Wow! Just Wow! The last two days have been intense. Brenda Stofft was here teaching Sasha the Russian Fox and she is a doll! Sasha, I mean. No, Brenda, I mean. LOL. You get it. They are both dolls! Love them both to the tips of my toes. Sasha is a needle-felted dimensional fox with […]
Fairy Wings and Gowns
I mentioned that while I was working on the White Cat mystery by Johanna Virtanen that I was also editing the guide to bring another of Johanna’s canvases, Wings, to life. They really are similar canvases. The background and face are complete on Wings, so now we get to do the fun stuff! Not that […]
Trunkshow!
Brenda Stofft will be here next weekend teaching her fabulous fox, Sasha! I’ll be teaching the backdrop. To celebrate this wonderful event, let’s have a trunkshow! We all love a trunkshow, right? From now through the end of the month, all Brenda Stofft canvases will be 20% off!* Here’s Brenda’s website. www.brendastofftdesign.com Go forth, have […]
Did someone say Halloween?
Better yet, did someone say collage? I love collages of all types. So, let’s do a Halloween Collage for our next Mystery Class! Yes, I am very behind in announcing our Halloween Mystery Class. We need to start in September otherwise we will be stitching Halloween straight through Christmas and who wants that? With our […]
Polly Parrot 2.0
OOH! What fun! My friends over at Shining Needle Society have asked me to teach Polly Parrot by Eleanor Grosch! I taught this a few years ago as a Mystery Class and its super fun. Not only is it colorful, but it has big open areas for stitches and plenty of room for personalization. The […]
Volume 5 iPhone App!
Yes, it’s true! Volume 5 of the iStitches series is now an iPhone app! Here’s the link if you would like to take your stitches with you. Our apps are the same stitches as in my books. They have been formatted for easy, on-the-go use. Volumes One to Four are available for both iOS AND […]
Flowers are Growing!
Sunday was the third lesson of our White Cat Mystery Class by Johanna Virtanen and we’ve started growing flowers! Fleurs! Flores! Beautiful flowers. We are using all sorts of wonderful threads and embellishments. Silk bouclé from the UK and gorgeous Treenway Zen Shin are a few of my favorites. The tiny pink petals are curved […]
Wings!
I’ve decided to change things up a bit. You know I like to do that right? We are stitching merrily away on the White Cat from Johanna Virtanen. Lesson #3 is tomorrow. There is another canvas that is oh so similar that has spoken to so many of you, Wings. I decided to make this […]
