Sometimes challenges are good. I challenged myself to create something new and different for the second lesson of Bastet, our Egyptian Cat Goddess. The background is big and open with beautiful shading ranging from golds to oranges to rusts. I auditioned lots of traditional stitches, darning patterns, woven stitches, laid fillings. Many worked but they […]
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The Goddess Is Here!
Bastet, the Egyptian Cat Goddess has joined our ranks today. She is svelte and gracious and exudes elegance and grace. In ancient Egypt she was the goddess of protection against contagious diseases and evil spirits. So maybe while we work on her she will protect us from the last of the flu season :-) Today […]
The Snow is Falling, A Chill is in the Air
We have completed a mystery canvas, the snowman by Zecca! You really need to see the before. and the after. It’s a total transformation. Today was the last lesson so there were a million details to discuss. When I started this I thought I would do all the green trees the same. Ah hem. What […]
Patterns on Patterns on More Patterns!
Garden Party Heart Mod Collage our summer mystery class at Bedecked and Beadazzled has returned from the finisher! Check it out! It’s definitely a pink pillow and you know I am a pink girl. Not sure where I will ever put it but it was a fun stitch. I love the addition of the applique […]
Trees in the forest
Here we go, lesson #3 of the Zecca Snowman class at Bedecked and Beadazzled. Now it’s time for the fun details! Love this part. Today in class we started the trees. There are a lot of trees. All just funky triangles. So, the game here is different stitches in different threads to make different kinds […]
Journey Back in Time with me
We’re halfway through our current mystery class the Zecca Snowman and having a wonderful time. He’s happy and sweet and kinda quirky. You can see all the mysteries that have happened at Bedecked and Beadazzled including the progress we’ve made so far on the snowman by clicking here. It’s time to start thinking about the […]
Sparkles are a good thing
Happy Holidays Everyone! There are just eight more days until Christmas. Are you ready? We took a break this afternoon from holiday prepping for Snowman Mystery Class #2. I amped up the party just a bit with blue velvet cake. How could I resist? It’s the perfect shade of blue to go with the class […]
What does a Polar Bear in the Snow look like?
Got your attention didn’t I? Well, that’s what I feel like we have created so far. A very sweet, very delicate snowman in the snow. He’s soft and ethereal. Today was the first lesson of the Zecca Snowman mystery class at Bedecked and Beadazzled. We focused on the snowman himself. He’s not quite finished but […]
Are You ready for Snow?
I’m ready for snow if it’s this super cute snowman that we’re talking about. Handpainted by Zecca, he is our next mystery class at the shop. The first class will be December 2nd. You know he’s going to rock with bling and sparkle. If you would like to join the fun, call us at 410.296.0405 […]
The shoes make the outfit
If you know me, you know I have a thing for shoes. Okay, I have a thing for sparkly blingy things and for shoes, oh and for handbags but that’s not the point right now. These are amazing needlepointed shoes. They needed to have a fun pattern that didn’t have direction as one shoe is […]
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This photoshoot has been temporarily interrupted by a four-legged furry. Richie likes to supervise. He particularly likes to supervise the lights. Works for me. He is awfully photogenic but every mom thinks her kids are beautiful. Once he was out of the shot, we were able to take pictures of the areas of Broom Parking […]
Broom Parking!
Today is the day! Today we started the Broom Parking Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled. This is a fun canvas by Share One’s Ideas that we are stitching in sections — Four lessons in all, at basically 2 week intervals. Some students will be joining us live in the shop and others will be […]
Poofy Heart!
It worked! I’m so excited. I finished this at 1 in the morning days ahead of class and it worked! I had this vision in my head and I thought it would work but I really hadn’t tried it to make sure it would work with needlepoint canvas the way that it works with fabric. […]
the 2012 Holiday Mystery Class is……..
It’s time to unveil the Holiday Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled! You’ve waited patiently, and here it is. Isn’t he just the cutest! Painted on 18ct by Zecca and exclusively ours, I love this little guy. Mystery classes are one of the most fun things in the shop! You sign up knowing only what […]
Be still my beating heart
OOOOH! We’ve started stitching the central heart. I promised bling and here it is. It’s coming to life. Today was lesson four of the Garden Party Heart Mod Collage by EyeCandy Needleart. We’re in the home stretch now! We completed four colors of the patterns inside the heart. Some have beads, all have bling. […]
A little bling
A little bling is definitely needed on a gray and rainy day. This week really needs a little sunshine. Today is the third lesson of the EyeCandy mystery Garden Party Heart Mod Collage. The background squares are now finished…. or are they? hmmmm. The flowers in the top right corner are poppy in bright shades […]
The fun is just beginning!
Here it is the 8th of July. Summer is upon us. We need something cool and refreshing and über colorful to stitch. What could be better than EyeCandy? Today was lesson #2 of the EyeCandy Needleart Garden Party Heart Mod Collage. It’s coming together nicely. So fun to stitch. We’re still working on the background. […]
It’s a Garden Party!
Are you coming to the party? There’s quite a buzz in the air. Who will be there? What will it be like? Fun, fun, fun! That’s what I can promise. We started a new Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled today! It’s the Garden Party Heart Mod Collage by EyeCandy. With each Mystery Class I […]
Poinsettia Lady has returned!
The Poinsettia Lady had returned from her spa trip to the framer. She was our Winter Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled and lots of fun to stitch. The frame was custom designed by Lisa Krause. She does lots of frames for Maggie canvases. I made certain that my stitches and embellishments would work with […]
Pear Collage Finale!
Can you believe the Pear Collage is finished? I can’t. We started with the plan of 5 lessons. Then I changed it up to 4 lessons to make room for a fabulous Halloween canvas that we just have to stitch this fall. I’m not the least bit sorry I made the change. There’s lots and […]
I ❤ EyeCandy Needleart
And since I ❤ EyeCandy, our next Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled will be the Mod Heart Collage by EyeCandy. Our Mystery Classes are lots of fun. We get together either in person or virtually every two to three weeks and stitch the next section of the mystery. Since I am only stitching a […]
Lather, Rinse and Repeat!
This blog post may have just as easily been called anything worth doing is worth doing again and again. Today was Pear Collage lesson #3 at Bedecked and Beadazzled. In the last lesson we played in the bubbles. Stitches inside the bubbles and stitches outside the bubbles. Today we turned all of that inside out. […]
Bubbles, Bubbles, Bubbles
Today’s class (lesson number 2 in the Pear Collage) was all about bubbles. In my head it was all about bubbles, stitches inside bubbles and stitches outside bubbles. I’m not sure what the ladies in class thought it was about. Maybe a lesson in frustration :-) No worries, it isn’t that bad. The pattern in […]
Let’s all go to Candyland!
Won’t you join me in Candyland? It’s a wonderful magical place full of color and sparkle. You know how much I love color and sparkle so you can imagine how much fun I had stitching this canvas. It has just returned from the finisher and I love it. Exactly as I envisioned it. This was […]
