What time is that? Time to share all the fabulous canvases that will be stitched in Zoom-bellishment next weekend! Let’s start with what exactly is Zoom-bellishment and when is the next class? Zoom-bellishment is my new virtual version of my Embellishment class. You pick a canvas, I write a guide and then we spend two […]
Archives for 2020
Winter is Coming
We had a bit of snow and ice last week. Winter is coming. There’s nothing in the forecast but let’s just say, it’s coming. While we wait for the fluffy white stuff, let’s stitch trees in the snow. Brenda Stofft designed this beautiful winter scene for us for our Winter Mystery Class. Winter Morn. The […]
A Wish for you
From the bottom of my heart, I wish you and yours a safe and happy holidays! Find the joy where you can. Eat the cookies. Drink the wine. Thank you for your continuing support and patience as we navigate our new world. We will get through it together, needle in hand. For those who are […]
Request Received
Many of you asked for a second date for Kimberly Smith’s Transformation. Our January class is completely full. We are excited to offer this wonderful dragonfly again in June! We hope you will join us. Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13, 11-4pm on ZOOM! I can’t say enough good about this design. There […]
What a Beauty
Wow! Oh Wow! This piece hits all the right notes. Beautiful art. Beautiful stitching and Beautiful framing. Interpreted from the art of David Galchutt, allow me to share Distracted Fairy stitched by Carol. Oh my! I can’t say enough good about this. She knew the moment she saw it that she wanted to stitch it […]
2021!
We’re almost there. 2021 will be here soon and 2020 will be in our rear view mirror. I know we are all looking forward to that. What better way to celebrate the new year than with a Mystery Class from Zecca! Zecca colors make me happy. Allow me to introduce Mock Tail! What exactly is […]
Heather Kingsley Heath on Zoom!
NEW DATES May 28-30, 2021! Check your calendars for January 22-24, 2021. Who wants to join me for a day or two or three of beading with Heather Kingsley Heath from the UK. It’s going to be fun! Here’s the lineup: On Friday we will bead Annecy. It’s a wonderful beaded bead necklace with great […]
Grandmother’s Quilt
What a week, what a month (and it’s only just started), what a year! Do you ever have one of those weeks that are one step forward and two steps back? That’s my been my week. What is yours like? Things are crazy, but we are busy creating projects that will speak to you and […]
New Book Coming Soon!
We all love new books right? Who doesn’t? Mary Legallet’s first book is a fan favorite and the second volume is sure to be too! It’s coming in January, 2021. Built off the format she uses on her blog, it not only features stitches she has published there with links to the stitched samples but […]
With Gratitude
Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your day. I wish to personally thank you for your support and love. It means so much to me that we have found each other in this great big world and that we get to create together. Thank you for your loyalty throughout the year. Thank […]
Fashion Forward
Our Lulu MyPinkTurtle Halloween Steampunk Fairy is dressed to the nines and ready to shine. She has a beaded bra that she made herself and flowers in her hair. She’s got spunk! Lulu’s canvases are always so fun to stitch. Lots of great areas to embellish! She made sequin and bead flowers for her hair. […]
Kelly Acorns!
We all love Kelly Clark right? Kelly has designed a brand new club for us! Halloween Acorns! The club will start in February with one acorn and stitchguide shipping each month. There is also an optional thread kit with all the threads for the series that can be shipped with the first kit. As […]
Drama!
Wow! Just Wow! I’m in love with the art of Jane Tattersfield. It’s all color and color and color and pattern. Swoon! And now these canvases have stitchguides from WhimsicalStitch.com. YAY! Here’s the link if you need a very colorful leopard in your life. or maybe an elephant? If you would like to take Mary’s embellishment […]
Springtime
I’m back on track sharing the final stitchguides from our Mary Legallet weekend. Two more beauties! Happiness is…a beautiful, colorful, happy canvas from Melissa Shirley and Annie OBrien Gonzales. In the Springtime is no exception. It exudes happiness. And now it has a stitchguide from WhimsicalStitch.com. YAY! Available on 18ct or 13ct this is going […]
ZOOM! with Marjorie
Marjorie Garcia Barnes is teaching for us! We love when Marjorie comes to teach, she is so much fun. Her designs are gorgeous and each is different from the next! This year she will be with us via the magic of zoom, all the way from China. Here’s the lineup. Onassis, December 12, 11-5 pm […]
Winter is Coming
It’s time to think about our Winter Mystery Class. We love working with Brenda Stofft and asked her to paint a beautiful winter scene for us. Here’s what she designed. I think it’s pretty wonderful! With each lesson more of the mystery is revealed. How cool is that? I am planning 4 classes for this […]
Happy Halloween
What’s better than a finishing post? Not much if you ask me. So allow me to show you two finishes of the Witch Shoe Collage our Halloween Mystery Class from 2019! Mine is framed with a black glitter mat and a shiny black frame. It’s subtle. What a novelty for me. Sue finished her’s as […]
Curls
Lesson two of Lulu Mypinkturtle’s Halloween Steampunk Fairy is the books. There’s one more lesson but since it is Halloween Eve I decided I really needed to share. She is a sweet spooky. You know, little girl spooky. The second lesson of this mystery class was all about her sparkly wings, her curls and her […]
Island Belles
So many colors, so many opportunities for stitches. A match made in heaven with the amazing stitchguide by Mary of WhimsicalStitch.com. This is Island Belles by Purple Palm It’s 8″ x 16″ handpainted on 18ct. How much fun will this be to stich? Here’s the link if you want to find out. ;-) Stay tuned […]
What a Garden!
So many colors in this garden full of succulents; each cactus is more dramatic than the next. And the sky! Oh my, the sky! Mary of WhimsicalStitch.com wrote an amazing stitchguide for the Desert Garden by Purple Palm. How much fun will this be to stich? Here’s the link if you want to find out. […]
Good Dog
And the fabulous new guides just keep coming! Mary of WhimsicalStitch.com wrote a super fun stitchguide for the White Dog by Zecca. This is one of zecca’s big bold canvases that make a statement. 9″ x 24″ tall! Do you need a dog in your life? Here’s the link. Stay tuned for more pretty pictures. […]
Such Happy Colors
Another fabulous day on Zoom at the Beehive. Mary Legallet of WhimsicalStitch.com was with us for a weekend of Embellishment Classes. This was another of the class canvases, Plumage by Maggie. Eleanor is stitching away and it’s gorgeous. I love the color! All roosters should be this colorful. Here’s the link if you love color […]
Vibrant
What a fun day! Mary Legallet of WhimsicalStitch.com is with us via Zoom for a wonderful weekend of Embellishment Classes. So many different projects. I’m loving showing you one new project each day. Happiness is pretty pictures in my email. Penny MacLeod designed this happy floral full of color and sparkle. Is there anything better? […]
The first of many
Queue the parade! It’s time for embellishment! Mary Legallet of WhimsicalStitch.com will be hosting a Zoom Embellishment class with us this weekend. She has written fabulous guides. Yes, I peeked while packing the boxes. All of her students are ready and waiting and some are even stitching already. It’s going to be a grand time. […]
