Today was lesson three of the Partridge Christmas Stocking Mystery Class. Woo Hoo we are over halfway finished! Not bad for just days after Christmas. Today’s lesson allowed us to finish the tree and stitch the leaves. I am only stitching days, sometimes hours ahead of those of you who are in the class. Most […]
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Busy Bee Skep Club by Kelly Clark
Kelly Clark has a new club that is too darn cute! It is a series of small bee skeps. They really are charming and as only Kelly could do they are over the top fabulous with threads and stitches. I love them. The club will sart in March 2015. There are 8 canvases […]
The Tree
Today’s lesson on the Partridge Mystery Stocking focuses on the tree! It’s a large portion of the stocking and needs to be interesting and unusual but not so interesting that it overshadows the partridge yet to come. We played it up and used fun new threads and stitches! Woo Hoo! All the outlines of the […]
When In Doubt Twirl !!
I think this should be my new motto. It’s a happy motto. Can’t you just see me in the store twirling when I can’t decide what to do next? Too many ideas in my head too much fun! Amy Bruecken designed this canvas and it will be our next Mystery Class! I smile every time I […]
The Haunted House is Finished!
Today was a chilly day, perfect for finishing the Haunted House mystery. There were lots of areas yet to be stitched but they were mostly quick stitches. Sometimes all it takes is a few well placed stitches to make a detail pop. The tops of the brick walls are a new laid filling stitch […]
The house, the grass, the ghosts, oh my!
Today was one of those days when lots of different details of the Haunted House came to life in class. There really are a ton of details in this canvas. I’m starting to wonder if we will solve all the mysteries of this canvas in two short weeks. The haunted mansion is truly one of […]
A scary tree at the foot of the drive
A Scary tree beckons those who dare to walk through the gate and follow the path. The second lesson of the Haunted House Mystery class focused on just those two details, the tree and the path. I love the gnarly look for the tree and branches. It’s a little fiddly but worth the effort. I […]
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
The wind was howling. The clouds were gathering. The Haunted Halloween Mansion came into view. This is our current Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled. The clouds are T Stitch in metallic creating an eerie glow. The sky is lightly stitched in wandering swirls. Hmmm, what should we do? Leave it as is and […]
Fall Furries
Oooh. Our playful squirrel is complete. Love him!! Thank you Sandra Vargas for such a fun design to stitch. Today was the final class of this mystery. We stitched all the fun little details that really brought the piece to life. We embellished and embellished some more. Not too much of any one thing to […]
All those beautiful colors
The two things that attracted me to Sandra Vargas’ Playful Squirrel as a mystery class were the squirrel’s eyes and the beautiful colors in the background. I love all the color changes and subtle variations. Of course loving that means that I needed to create a fun open background so that we didn’t lose all […]
Boo!
It’s time to think about witches and gobelins, bats and cats. Let’s go trick or treating together. Our Halloween mystery class is full of all things scary. I promise make it fun and spooky all at the same time. The ideas are brewing. Lets hope they don’t bubble over :-) I do hope you […]
Polly Wanna Cracker?
Yes, she does. And she’s a talker! She has character in spades. Today was a Mystery Class day at Bedecked and Beadazzled. Woo Hoo! We started a new canvas today, the parrot by Eleanor Grosch. It’s colorful and graphic with lots of good areas for stitches. Today’s challenge was the background. What to do with […]
Foreground, background and everything in between
Here we are at the end of another canvas journey. With today’s class, the Bohemian Beauty by Shelly Penko is complete. We stitched the beauty and her dog, the fishbowl and her chair, all the obvious items in the composition first. We were left with odds and ends of beautiful colors. We could stitch them […]
The Magic of Overdyes
The Bohemian Beauty Mystery Class is coming right along. Today was the third class. She’s dressed in her finest and now, her chair is solid and dimensional and gorgeous! All of this is through the magic of overdyes. The chair is stitched in one stitch. It’s mostly the same color. What you see is the […]
A Playful Squirrel by Sandra Vargas
This little guy is so cute and happy. He had to be a Mystery Class. Three short lessons starting July 27th either in person or long distance. The design size is small 10.5 x 5 hand painted on 18ct mono. You know we will pack lots of fun and fancy into this design! You can […]
Just Chillin’ with Friends
The sun was out, it’s over 80 here. We jumped straight to summer. My sandals are out and my toes are happy. It will be 50 mid week. It’s crazy out there. So, while the rest of the world was gardening etc we were happily stitching away on the Bohemian Beauty. We were chillin’ with […]
Swanky Cute!
Oh me. Oh my. I really have to say our little pup is the cutest ever! Yesterday’s class was mostly about her sweater. We all love over dyes and I love it even more when I can use the crazy happy ones and get them to work! This canvas was the perfect backdrop for […]
The Spotlight is On!
We’re working away on the Dog Walker Mystery Class. It’s coming together quickly. Today was the second class and we focused on stitching the background and the woman’s feet. The background is a brand new laid filling stitching stitched entirely in metallic. It’s a pretty blue and it matches the paint on the canvas perfectly. […]
The Star of the Show
Who is the star of the show? This little furball of course. Look at that expression. How could we resist her? She is just so cute, she had to be a mystery class! Today was the first day of our new mystery class at Bedecked and Beadazzled. The canvas is by cbk needlepoint from an […]
What’s Next?
We have a new Mystery Class starting next week at the shop, it’s the Dog Walker by cbk. Classes will be February 16, March 2 and 16. It will be here and gone before we know it. So, the question is what’s next? I try to choose canvases for our classes that are different. Different […]
Big Bird is Here!
The star of the show is now complete. Big Bird has joined the little blue bird and the Santa bird on our Silly Christmas Birds canvas. Today was the final class of this mystery. I’m sorry to see this one end. The colors are happy and its a mix of threads and fun stitches. There’s […]
The Bluebird of Christmas
Does it really have to end? One more lesson and the Silly Christmas Birds will be complete. I really am having too much fun. Love stitching this piece. Not too much of any one thing to thwart my teeny tiny attention span! Today was lesson 4 of the Silly Birds Mystery Class. We got a […]
What a Surprise!
Sorry for the late post. Yesterday was the third lesson of the Christmas Birds class. We covered a few more sections of the background. I love these kinds of canvases where there are little areas of accomplishment along the road. These are the kind I don’t want to see end. The purple and red sections […]
Inquiring Minds Want to Know
So, the question has arisen more than once, what’s the next Mystery Class? It really is time to let the cat, errr dog out of the bag :-) Especially if we want canvases in time to stitch. Our holiday mystery will run through the 2nd of February. Our next mystery will begin February 16th and […]
