Day One of Zoom-bellishment is today and we have reached the last of the featured canvases!  This is Melissa Shirley’s Christmas Tree Lady.  This is truly a fan favorite.  She will be a delight to stitch with her big ruffly tree skirt. Christmas Tree Lady If you would like to add her to your holiday […]

This gorgeous Sandra Vargas Sugar Skull has been available for awhile and it’s time she gets her moment in the spotlight.  She now has a stitchguide filled with silks, beads and ribbons.  OH MY!  Check out the skull beads.  You know we needed those. Sugar Skull She is simply iresistible.    Trust me, I made […]

Oh my, what a gorgeous cat this is!  Feline Fiesta is interpreted from the art of David Galchutt, this kitty has all the colors!  Get ready to get your beading skills sharpened.  It’s time to paint with beads. Feline Fiesta Even though there are lots of beads, there’s still lots of fun stitching to add […]

Everyone loves Melissa Shirley.  When she teams up with another artist, it just adds to the magic.  This is Elizabeth Foster’s Forest Feast as interpreted by Melissa.  It’s so much fun.  All the animals came to dinner. Forest Feast There are bunnies, and foxes and deer and a beaver.  A turtle, a heron an owl […]

We all love David Galchutt‘s art and this new canvas is no exception!  The Ride is a sassy lass on a horse.  Ok, sassy may not be the right word.  Bombshell perhaps?  Whatever you call her, she’s having a grand time!  No one is stopping her! My new stitchguide is filled with textures that are […]

Zoom-bellishment!  It’s almost here!  Kits are shipping and will be to all of our stitchers mid week! How exactly does zoom-bellishment work?   There are 12 different canvases in play with multiple people selecting the same canvas.  Everyone has a complete stitchguide and threads with all the details worked out. We have a large group of […]

Here we are one week from the mid-summer Zoom-bellishment event of the season.  It is going to be a blast.  We have so many lovely stitchers and so many fun projests;  what’s not to love?! You know I like to time the introduction of new artists with Mystery Classes and Zoom-bellishment classes.  This is no […]

I love it when I find a new artist who’s work will translate to fun needlepoint.  Hue & Mi & Sangita is just that artist.  Sangita Bachelet is a contemporary artist, who lives in the United Kingdom. Indian by origin, born in Kenya and raised in London from the age of 5.  She has had […]

I can’t believe I forgot to show you this!  It’s a finish!  Easy Breezy from Strictly Christmas was a featured project from a prior Zoom-bellishment class.  Kathy stitched it for her favorite pup Kooper! Isn’t he cute?  Just like in our zoom classes I get distracted by puppies, kitties and even the occasional bunny! Here’s […]

Mexican painter and activist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo Calderon was born on this day in 1907.  What better day to announce a fun new stitchguide for Annie O’Brien Gonzales’ Fridita!  This dramatic canvas is brought to us by Melissa Shirley.  It’s 14 x 14 handpainted on 18ct mono. I love the patterns in her dress.  […]

Cynthia Rutledge will be with us this September via the magical powers of ZOOM!  Cynthia was the first beading teacher I took a class with.  We have history!  We have three fun days of beading planned. We have lots and lots of choices for you.  Each day there are two options.  Sign up for either […]