Hermina is quite a fashionable little girl playing dress up as a witch for Halloween. Today in class we created her clothes. Her sweater is a bulky striped knit of Fuzzy Stuff and Ribbon. It’s a good solid knit that mom would approve of to keep her warm while Trick or Treating. Over the top […]
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The face is most important
I start a canvas with the parts that I know have to be a certain way. Sometimes its a certain color that sets a tone or a stitch or a patter that I see in my head. In this case it was her face. She had to look cute! She is a little girl playing […]
It must be lace
Well, if she’s wearing formal beaded denim and a big fancy hat, then she must have lace too! Right? Today was the second class of our Maggie Watering Can Lady project. We not only finished her hat, but we stitched her jacket. The jacket is mostly Tent Stitch, really the only way to get all […]
Formal Denim Makes for Happy Needlepoint
Today was the first day of a new Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled. After the serenity of the last canvas, I wanted something that was fresh and frivolous so I selected a Maggie canvas. It is called Watering Can and the original painting is by Corinna Luyken. I love stitching her canvases. I have […]
The Cat Walks Out of the Forest
Here he is, our favorite cat Shamus is strolling, or is it stalking from the forest. The cat is dramatic and the framing is even more so. I had this idea while stitching him of continuing the trees onto the mat to add even more depth to the already dramatic canvas. Off to the framer […]
Be Still My Beating Heart
The Melissa Shirley heart pillow is back from the finisher. I love it! The finishing is simple. Well, sort of simple. We inset the needlepoint into the perfect shade of red orange silk and pleated the inset. A covered cord is then wrapped with 7mm ribbon in the same orange that we used for the […]
Sunlight through the trees
The land of the 90 foot cat is coming along nicely. I’ve been told he isn’t really a 90 ft cat and those aren’t trees next to him. He’s really a regular size cat wandering through the weeds. Either way he’s quite dashing. Today’s first mission was the background. You may have noticed, I’m not […]
What to do while stitching?
I’m working diligently on the first lesson of the HP Deco cat. He’s our next mystery at the shop and class starts Sunday March 28th. This is another canvas with large areas that needbegs to be filled with fun stitches. You may know that large areas are not really my thing. I like lots of […]
Tah Duh!
All of a sudden the heart sprang to life. It sparkles; it glitters; it’s magical. I really did enjoy stitching it and am very pleased with how it turned out. I hope you are too. The flowers in the heart are a wonderful Diagonal stitch worked in Vineyard Silk that leaves little spaces for metallic […]
It’s starting to look magical!
Here we go – today was class day. Lesson #3 of Melissa Shirley’s heart. It’s starting to take shape. There was a lot of ground work to do before we could really start seeing things happen. Background, borders etc. But now, I am quite pleased with it. The background of the heart is simply Basketweave […]
Fun, fun, fun
Fun canvas, fun threads, fun stitches, fun finishing. Fun, Fun, Fun. Right now, I wouldn’t change a thing. The size of the squares made it perfectly manageable. Just when you were bored with a stitch or a thread it was time to move on. This was a great Mystery Class. I did love stitching this […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
What better way to spend a holiday than with good friends. Today was our 2nd Mystery Class for Melissa Shirley’s Heart. We’re still building the foundation here so it’s all very subtle but you can see things are starting to blossom. Today we worked on the gold border. It’s one of my favorite stitches – […]
What a difference a color makes
Wow, what a difference. This summer a group of us stitched Melissa Shirley’s Mellow Yellow canvas as the very first Mystery Class at Bedecked and Beadazzled. It was so much fun, and I love my finished purse. But wow, what a difference a color change can make! A friend of mine stitched the background of […]
What a class
Today was the first day of our Melissa Shirley Mystery Class. I think I surprised a few people with the choices I made for how to stitch this canvas. Here’s the canvas after lesson #1’s stitching is complete. I hope you can see the subtle details, because it is really cool. Ultimately, I want this […]
Sometimes Enough is not Enough
Our Merry Christmas Mystery Class came to an end today. And while I will miss all of you dear friends and the fun we have had, I’m excited to be sending it off to the finisher. This piece is singularly the best time I have had stitching anything to date. How’s that for a big […]
New Year New Project
Woo Hoo I get to start a new project! You know that elation of the first stitches on a brand new canvas. Well, we have a new Mystery Class Starting at Bedecked and Beadazzled at the end of January and I finally get to start stitching on it. I’ve had to leave it in the […]
Merry Christmas
I hope you are all enjoying your holidays with family and friends. Today was quiet and I was able to finish Merry Christmas! I couldn’t wait to share. It seemed appropriate to post this early and not wait until Sunday night after class. Some of the squares repeat techniques from previous squares for balance. […]
Now where are those Spring Flowers???
Woo Hoo! Mellow Yellow is back from the finisher and they did a great job. It’s gorgeous! Don’t you just love the handles? Hot pink leather, an orange lining and beautious beaded handles. Now where are my Spring Flowers so that I can carry it? Guess I’m going to have to wait a few months, […]
Merry Christmas Poinsettia
Today was the day we tackled the poinsettia in the Merry Christmas Mystery Class. We’re coming along. When you look at it, we’ve already completed quite a few squares. I really like the poinsettia. And not just because there are crystals in the center. While that isn’t a bad thing, that’s not the only thing […]
Merry Christmas Lesson #2
Here we go. Lesson #2 of the Merry Christmas canvas was today at the shop. We tackled a few more squares. Still many to go but this is a great way to stay on track and feel like you are accomplishing lots! Little goals do the trick. Today we did simple Long Stitch triangles in […]
Mellow Yellow now complete!
It’s finished and I love it! I’m really quite pleased with how this Melissa Shirley canvas turned out. I’ve been stitching this canvas and teaching it at the shop as a Mystery Class. With each lesson, a new section of the canvas is revealed stitched. Each section was a challenge to make the flowers […]
Zinnias!
The zinnias are just amazing. The moment I saw this canvas I knew how I wanted to stitch the zinnias. I had to do my background first and a few other flowers but now the zinnias are in bloom!!!! Six colors of River Silks 7mm ribbon and a handful of swarovski crystals and we have […]
