Doesn’t mean you should. LOL. That was the theme of the second lesson of our current mystery class Beep Beep! We started with a lesson about controlled random. Did that “controlled” word make it better? So many stitchers are intimidated by random stitching. You may know I love it. Seriously love it. These fun concentric […]
Archives for 2019
April Showers
Bring May Flowers! And this is the flower of all flowers! Love this canvas and it’s stitches. Designed by Kimberly complete with stitchguide as only she can do it. This is the eighth in her series of small squares. Each of her squares is jam packed with techniques. They are great learning pieces. You can […]
Marjorie is coming to teach!
Sound the trumpets! Our dear friend Marjorie Barnes is coming back to teach!! I can’t tell you how excited we are. She was here two years ago and it seems like forever. She is not only a talented designer but such a great teacher. We love her! You will too. These are definitely classes worth […]
Cover Girls
We’re so excited that Needlepoint Now has featured one of Mattye Hamilton‘s girls on the cover of the May June issue. How cool is that? My dear friend Ellen did the stitchguide and it is fabulous fun. Great threads, great stitches. There’s even a chance to use threads from your stash in this one. If […]
Wait until you see!
We had so many fun canvases in class this weekend. Wait until you see what we did. In our Embellishment Extravaganzas I write a complete stitchguide for each canvas and then we spend the weekend stitching together. Here’s the results! Tabby Time – Feather by Eleanor Grosch The Row by Purple Palm Designs Field of […]
Extravaganzas are the Best
This weekend is our Spring Embellishment Extravaganza. This is a super fun class where you can select any canvas you wish and I write a custom stitchguide. You join us for class where you find your canvas mounted on stretcher bars, a beautiful bag of threads and embellishments and a complete stitchguide with all the […]
Beep Beep!
Or is it Meep Meep? Either way it’s a darn cute bird! Based on the art of Dominic Bourbeau, Beep Beep from Tapestry Fair is our current mystery class! It’s a super fun and colorful stitch. Oh so many colors. I’ve been stitching a lot of orange lately so it’s nice to have the whole […]
Big Cats!
These are the coolest cats on the block. Big and bold, designed by Eleanor Grosch, you will love stitching these. The Cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal and a super fast stitch too! The largest cat, the Tiger is such a regal fellow stalking through the grass. Thank you Sue for stitching these and […]
Love You More!
While that’s a true statement, that’s not my point. LOL. My point is that we are having a trunkshow! YAY! We love trunkshows. It’s a great chance to see all the beautiful canvases by one company at one time. Currently the company being featured is Love you More! They have a really diverse line of […]
Pumpkin Village was a Hit!
(Today’s guest blogger is Mary Legallet of http://whimsicalstitch.com) Spoiler Alert! I had a great time at the beehive with a group of wonderful stitchers. Our project was Pumpkin Village, a wonderful new canvas from Melissa Shirley Designs. Five pumpkins, two sets of beautiful trees, countless cute accents, and a sparkling sky were brought to life […]
Happy Finishes
Finishes always make us happy. One thing checked off the to do list and gorgeous art for our homes or gifts for friends and family. What’s not to love? Allow me to share two fab finishes by Catherine. The first is Maggie’s Give Love Love Big. I wrote this guide for one of our embellishment […]
The More the Merrier
Yesterday was the last lesson David Galchutt’s Sudden Realization Mystery Class. I started with the plan of stitching this in 4 lessons, it grew to 5 and I probably could have turned it into 6. There are just so many tiny fabulous details on this canvas. I may be wishing for another lesson but we […]
They are TALL
Just when you fell in love with Zecca’s long canvases she has designed tall canvases! So fun. Five more choices of fabulous canvases to fill those funny spaces in our houses. All are available on 18ct or 13ct. Tall Llama Tall Angel Tall Cat with Small Bird Tall Fox and the Moon Tall Coo Coo […]
Embellishment!
Wouldn’t it be fun to pick a canvas and have a stitchguide written just for that canvas? You arrive in class and find your canvas mounted on stretcher bars, at your seat with a fabulous bag of threads and embellishments all chosen to enhance that favorite canvas. SWOON! From there, you will spend 2-3 days […]
Best Class Ever!
Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink. A friend of mine gave me this saying on a cute little glass dish. Thank you Pamela :-) If anything is possible with a little pink, imagine what is possible with a lot of pink? We stitched a pink flamingo with pink threads that are silky, […]
She’s Pink!
How many pink threads, beads and crystals does it take to stitch a flamingo? Not as many as you might think. This is a lulu mypinkturtle canvas that I am teaching this weekend at the beehive. Aren’t the threads yummy in all their glorious pinkness? Wait until you see what we do with those big […]
Straight from the UK
We are so excited, Shona Bevan will be joining us for three fun days of classes. She is coming from the UK so this is a super special treat for us. Her beadwork is beautifully finished and designed to make you sparkle on that special occasion (or just on an average Tuesday!) Here’s all the […]
Frida
Wowza! I do love a finish. I wrote a stitchguide for Frida Dia de los Muertos by lulu mypinkturtle last fall and violá. Eleanor has her all stitched and ready for prime time viewing. She is a tour de force of happy fun colors and patterns. You won’t have time to get tired of any […]
Details and Texture Oh My!
Here we are at lesson four of Sudden Realization by David Galchutt. This is our current Mystery Class. We covered a lot of real estate in this lesson. I’m leaving all the glamorous details for the next lesson. LOL. It’s never to late to join the fun. With each lesson of the Mystery, more is […]
Calling All Penny Lovers
Penny Macleod is one of our favorite artists. Her ladies are happy and colorful and just plain make you smile. Whether they are stitched in basketweave or fancy stitches they never cease to delight. You know I love pattern on top of pattern. Why not take your pattern a step further and have a fabulous […]
Orna!
What’s not to love about Orna Willis? She has a great sense of design and a fabulous sense of color. We started brainstorming about a club that was all Orna, but painted canvas centered as something different. Allow me to introduce Flight! Three beautiful canvases with birds, a quail, a pheasant and an oriole. Sign […]
New Teacher at the Beehive!
We love our teachers. We love reconnecting with favorite teachers who have been here before and meeting new ones! It’s always a fun time. Join us May 18th in person or as a ghost as we welcome Leslie Venturoso and make her fabulous Bubblelicious Bracelet. Wear tropical rainbow bubbles or sparkling champagne bubbles. It is […]
Beep Beep
You were wondering where we would go with the next Mystery Class. You know I love to keep you guessing. I change up the theme and the style of painting with each new class. I love the challenge of a new canvas. Join me on a trip to the Southwest? Designed exclusively for us by […]
Oh the Hair!
I’m convinced our girl is from Baltimore. She has big hair, really big hair. Think “Hairspray” and the Baltimore hons. I am probably the only one who thinks this but it amuses me. In lesson three of our mystery class, Sudden Realization by David Galchutt, we focused on her hair, the sleeves of her gown […]
