For a canvas that is only 10 x 10 there is a lot going on here. This is our current Mystery Class, Dragonflies by Helen Heins Peterson. The second lesson is now complete and it was all about stems and leaves. And a couple of small bugs too! The leaves use my favorite go to […]
Archives for 2023
Embellishment Time with Mary
You know how much we love our embellishment classes. We have just as much fun on zoom as we did in person and we get to see more of you this way so it’s a win win in all directions! We are delighted to announce that Mary of WhimsicalStitch fame will be teaching for us August […]
a kimberly design
Kimberly never disappoints. Her vision from canvas to thread to stitch is clear. It’s a joyous journey! Allow me to introduce the luna hamsa her newest design. It is a riot of color and texture. The art area is 8 x 11 on 18ct, so not too big. There’s a big fluffy white ribbon flower. […]
Zecca Retreat 2023
Yesterday’s post went out with the wrong picture. Sorry about that. Because I don’t want you to miss seeing this gorgeous creature, I’m sending the post again. Back to our regularly scheduled programming after that. xo WOO HOO! It’s time to announce Zecca Reatreat 2023! Zecca Retreat is one of our favorite weekends of the […]
Zecca Retreat 2023
WOO HOO! It’s time to announce Zecca Reatreat 2023! Zecca Retreat is one of our favorite weekends of the year. We started in 2014 and almost 10 years later these are still some of our favorite projects. I think its the dopamine rush of the color. :-) This year Karen designed the most wonderful Moth […]
Backgrounds First
If you know me, you know I typically stitch the backgrounds of my canvases first. I don’t particularly enjoy stitching patterned stitches through already stitched areas. Random backgrounds, they are an entirely different subject. Those I can stitch anytime. Our current Mystery Class, Dragonflies by Helen Heins Peterson is no exception to my rule. It’s […]
There’s a Ladybug on my Nose!
Well, we have made it to the end of the canvases from January Zoom-bellishment. It’s been a journey, but a fun one! Here’s the last of the new additions and truly one of my favorites. You know I love Zecca and this simple canvas blows me away when stitched. This is Ladybug Friends. Catherine did […]
Another Lizard!
The other brand new Helen Heines Peterson canvas from our Zoom-bellishment class is this wonderful garden filled with creatures. Not only are there gorgeous flowers but there’s a dragonfly, a frog and another lizard! So fun and happy. This is Lizard, Dragonfly and Frog and I love it! The art area is 14 x 13 […]
Lizards!
I’m so excited to share more of Helen Heins Peterson’s beautiful art! She is a brand new artist for us and we love her. We added two of her canvases to January Zoom-bellishment and they are so so so fun! This is Large Lizard and he is the coolest yet. The art area is 8.25 […]
Lady Jasmine
And back to our regularly scheduled programming, allow me to introduce another new stitchguide from our January Zoom-bellishment class. I will get through these yet! There were so many fun canvases. Lady Jasmine is from the art of Prince Duncan Williams and she is exquisite. So many fun areas for stitches. She’s the best kind […]
A Sparkly Tree
A few weeks ago, before Zoom-bellishment we had the final lesson of the Eleanor Grosch Candy Tree Mystery Class. Oh my was this a fun class! It’s such a simple graphic design that it allowed room to play. No one knew what direction it would go in. That’s the fun of a mystery class. It’s […]
A Dog in the Park
Sorry I have been among the missing. I am my own IT department with the help of a few geniuses so when things go awry, it is a giant time suck. I am happy to say that I think everything is almost pieced back together. Shiny new computer and new software. Software that I don’t […]
A Deep Dive Mermaid
Karen from Zecca never disappoints. Deep Dive is just the awesomest of mermaids! She is 6 x 24 handpainted on 18ct. She’s packed with textures and fun threads. You are going to love stitching her. I wrote the guide for her, keeping in the style of the other long and tall zecca canvases so that […]
Back to the Party
A returning guest to Zoom-bellishment last weekend was deco lady. She is beyond beyond when stitched. There were at least 6 ladies stitching her in class. I love everything about her. Her gown sparkles. The background is open and sparkly and her headdress is beaded. Lots of sparkles but so refined. The canvas is 10 […]
Under the Sea Fun
Under the Sea is another fun new stitchguide from our Zoom-bellishment class! So many colors and textures. A crab, a turtle, a seahorse, jellyfish and lots of fish to keep you coming back! Lots of details that will be brought to life with stitches and threads. This is a good size canvas 12″ x 15 […]
A Geisha
Yesterday I shared two Dominic Bourbeau canvases from class that were in a previous class and now are complete. Today, allow me to introduce the most charming of geishas. She has a brand new stitchguide! A Walk in the Garden. This is just a lovely canvas with so many iconic Dominic details. It is big. […]
Zoom-bellishment 2023
Let the games begin! I’m changing things up again. You know I like to do that . Typically I show you a canvas a day leading up to Zoom-bellishment, but that just didn’t happen this time. So many guides to write. So here we are, the day after and we are going to take a […]
Meet in the Middle 2.0
We offered this class last year and had so much fun we are doing it again! Cynthia Rutledge is one of the top beading teachers in the industry and she will be offering her Meet In The Middle Master Class for us on ZOOM! If you enjoy beading, I hope you will join us for […]
Almost Midnight
Are you ready for a new adventure? An adventure in stitching and thread? Here’s your chance! It’s going to be epic! Join us Saturday and Sunday, March 25 & 26, 11-4pm on ZOOM! Kimberly’s Zoom classes are wonderful. She walks you through all the tricky bits of her stitchguides, demonstrating live time so that you can […]
