Big fluffy snowflakes are falling on Stella and Max our holiday owls. Brooke Connor designed such fun art for us to stitch. There’s so much detail on these two but it all came together. I’m almost finished. All that is left is one pom pom! Thank you Robin King for this great snowflake pattern. Super […]
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More is More!
Yes, that is my general philosophy. It really applies when dressing owls. :-) More beads, more patterns, more texture. YAY! Yesterday was the third lesson of the Holiday Owls, Stella and Max. Lots of fun details are being added. I love these guys. We’ve added a hat and pom pom. Check out this wing! It […]
Feathers!!!!
I love a canvas with lots going on. I’m not a big space-one stitch kinda gal. Attention span you know :-) This canvas has lots going on and we’re only halfway there. Today was the second lesson of the Holiday Owls by Brooke Connor! Our challenge was mostly about the feathers. The owls have great detailed […]
It’s a Game
A Cat and Mouse Game! What will be the first mystery of 2018? How about something from a new designer, Dominic Bourbeau? Totally mid-century modern and fun. This is going to be a happy fun mystery class, but aren’t they all? We will stitch this canvas together in two lessons! Classes will be February 11th and 25th, […]
Only the Best Dressed
Fashionably dressed owls, never late to a party… Stella and Max are my new BFFs. We stitched their faces in class last Sunday. It was a fun first lesson of the Brooke Connor Holiday Owls Mystery Class. I love when a face comes to life on a canvas. It grounds everything and you just know it’s […]
Pirate Spider!
OMG! Check out that spider. He has amused me since the start of this canvas and now at the he is even sillier. What can I say? Every skeleton wearing a witch hat needs a spider dressed like a pirate :-) Today was the final lesson of the David Galchutt Boo! Mystery Class. There’s a […]
Zombie Eyes!!!
My oh my, such eyes you have. The original eyes on our skeleton were just black holes. Quite effective but lets dial it up and make him scarier just in time for halloween! How could I resist the temptation? These are glass zombie eyes. If I could have made them twirl I would have, hee […]
Wild and Wonderful Salmon
This was such a fun canvas to stitch. Designed by Teresa Layman, this was a mystery class last summer. It’s full of bright happy colors and great threads. Now it is framed and hanging in the beehive. Mine has a nifty lucite frame and purple suede mat. Wendy’s has a darker purple mat and a […]
A Fashionable Fellow
Today was all about dressing our skeleton friend. It’s fall so time to think Halloween, right? Of course it was well into the 80’s and didn’t feel at all like fall but what’s a girl to do? Our skeleton now has a fancy hat worked with fun stitches and threads, his collar is also coming […]
Skully
Wow, what a week. We’ve all be on high alert thinking about our friends in Florida. Our wholesale tradeshow is this weekend in Dallas. I’ve already posted sneak peeks on Instagram and facebook of two pieces that I selected for Mystery Classes and our Thanksgivng workshop. YAY! Lots of fun stuff coming. Today was lesson […]
Want some candy?
Candy Corn that is. Fun happy beaded candy corn! These are the borders on our newest Mystery Class, Boo! by David Galchutt. Isn’t this guy just too fun! We are stitching him over 5 lessons throughout the next few months. Yesterday was the first lesson and the borders are now complete setting the stage for […]
Hoot Hoot
I am in high Halloween mode here. With the Brenda Stofft Steampunk Witch class last weekend, the Beehive in full Halloween sassiness and David Galchutt’s Boo class starting Sunday it’s the perfect time to show off the finishing of Haunted Hooter by dede! The hooter is a big fancy pillow. It was almost a wall […]
A Finished Blue Bird
As promised, our Blue Bird Mystery was a quickie. Two short lessons with lots of fun stitches and it’s complete. I’m not sure what my favorite part was. The flowers and leaves are long stitches, crescents and Raised Close Herringbone! YAY! quick and dramatic. The fun shapes in the sky are composite stitches. Layers […]
What shall we stitch for Halloween?
Inquiring minds want to know what our Halloween mystery will be this year. Believe it or not, Halloween is upon us. Where did the time go? The first class is in just a few weeks. YIKES! So, drumroll please…… I am pleased to announce our next Mystery Class will be BOO! by David Galchutt. Brand […]
The Blue Bird of Happiness
The Blue Bird of Happiness, that’s what I’m calling this piece now. It’s simply happy. The stitches are fun, the colors are bright. It’s perfect for summer. Ellen Giggenbach is one of our favorite artists and we really don’t stitch enough of her pieces. I think we need to remedy that. Her style is very […]
The Big Reveal!
Here we are with the last lesson of the Owl with Key by Sandra Vargas and you get to see what was in my head all along! I know, my head is a scary place some days. So many ideas! Some better than others, LOL. This was a good one. So fun to do and […]
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a bird!
Our next Mystery Class is just around the corner. We need something happy and sunny. Let’s stitch a bird! What about a happy blue bird from ellen giggenbach? The design size is 7.25 x 9.5 handpainted on 18ct. Classes will be July 23rd and August 6th. Just two lessons. We’ll keep this one nice and […]
Owls and Birds, Birds and Owls, Owls and Birds
Today was lesson two of the Sandra Vargas Owl with Key Mystery Class. We’ve made lots of progress. The owl is coming together nicely with all sorts of fun stitches. Gloriana provided the perfect shade of blue overdye silk to set the tone for the owl’s feathers. And of course I added Petite Silk Lamé […]
A New Mystery, A New Owl
It’s time to start a new Mystery Class! Today was the first lesson of the Owl with Key by Sandra Vargas. We love her style and this canvas is no exception. Big beautiful eyes draw you in and that flower on the owl’s tummy! What will we do with that? I do like to keep […]
Leaves, Leaves, So Many Leaves!
Today was the final lesson of the zecca hummingbird class! There were leaves, so many leaves…. Yes, lots of leaves but the good thing is that we did them all a little differently. Different threads, different stitches, different techniques! We used Rainbow Gallery’s new Glisten thread, which I am quite intrigued with, to create dew […]
The eyes tell the story
No one does eyes like Sandra Vargas. Each one of her canvases whether human or animal has big beautiful eyes that draw you in. It works, I love them all. I’m hooked! I’m excited to stitch one of Sandra’s canvases for our next Mystery Class. The Owl with Key is going to be fun. I […]
He can fly!
Our little hummingbird can fly! So sweet. Today was lesson three of the zecca hummingbird class. It’s all about direction and how changing the direction of your stitch can add depth and dimension. The hummingbird was brought to life. I loved stitching him. He took no time at all. Beads, beads, a few sequins, a […]
Poppies!
Yes, that’s poppies and not puppies. Surprising, no? Today we stitched the poppies on the Zecca hummingbird canvas! So many fun details. Or maybe not so many details. Depends upon your view of things. There are orange and red poppies. Both are stitched with composite stitches that are sort of floral. One stitch for the […]
Texture
Yesterday was the first lesson of the Zecca hummingbird class. YAY! This was a highly requested canvas. (Hint if there is something brand new that you wish I would consider for a mystery class let me know. It may speak to me and become a mystery class.) You know I like to tackle backgrounds early […]
