This weekend was our annual Friends-Giving celebration — a weekend of stitching, sparkle, and joy shared with an amazing group of women, both in-person and on Zoom. This class is always one of my favorites of the year, and this time, we gathered around a canvas that’s near and dear to my heart: Autumn Moderne. […]
Archives for November 2025
From the Beehive, with Love
As Thanksgiving arrives, I find myself pausing between piles of threads and cat snuggles to think about just how grateful I am. From this little Beehive of creativity, I’m sending love and thanks to every one of you who stitches, cheers, and celebrates with me. I say this every year, but it never feels like […]
🐾 A Pawsitively Festive Start
Our first lesson of the Santa’s Pup Mystery Class is in the books, and oh my, he’s even cuter stitched than on the canvas! Designed by Margaret King, one of our newest artists to join the Bedecked and Beadazzled family, this festive pup already has our hearts. We started with the border, combining a large […]
What’s Next? – Dots Upon Dots
It all started with this canvas. The moment I saw her — the elegant lady, her long, spotted cat, and those playful pops of color — I knew I had to find the artist. A few emails, and a bit of luck later, I tracked down Barbara Basso in Italy, and the rest is history. […]
Mission Complete!
Robotic Uprising is officially finished… and WOW. What a ride! 🤖✨ This canvas was pure joy from start to finish—a wild, whimsical space adventure packed with color, texture, and all kinds of delightful weirdness (the best kind). The grand finale?🚀 A giant spaceship filled with aliens, now fully stitched and gleaming with detail. The little […]
Window of Opportunity
Our newest Mystery Class has begun! Window of Opportunity by Zecca is a charming triptych filled with birds, leaves, and one very sneaky orange cat. Each of the three panels measures 8″ x 10″—easy to manage, but when displayed together, they make a big impact! In Lesson One, we started right in the center […]
✨ Meet Your New Thread Crush: Color Dreams Floche ✨
You know I love a good thread… and this one? She’s a dream. Literally. Let me tell you a little story. Over 10 years ago, I was stitching with floche. I ended up with two different dyelots of the same color and an idea was born. Floche is light, it’s luminous, it behaves beautifully on […]
