A new lesson of Santa Fe Felines is packing and shipping! Woo Hoo! This is the third lesson of this Mystery with a Twist, so if you are part of the party, get your canvas out, dust it off and ready those needles. Look at these faces 🙂 And the patterns. The patterns zig and […]
Mystery with a Twist
She’s home!
I love this girl. She makes me happy. I loved every moment stitching her and now she is home again, hanging on the walls of the beehive! Why Fit In by Zecca with stitchguide by me. My mind is a mysterious place. I see this piece as timeless. I chose classic framing for it. I […]
Flowers!
Our newest lady on the Row of Ladies II Mystery with a Twist runway is all about the flowers! A giant bouquet of flowers is in her arms and she has flowers on her hat. So fun! She really is a stunner and super fun to stitch. Only one more lady and the Mystery will […]
Let’s Fall in Love
with stitches and thread and flowers and more…. Melissa Shirley interpreted the art of Annie O’Brien Gonzales into a needlepoint canvas that is full of color and life. I’m in love with this canvas and I know you will be too. We are offering this fabulous canvas, Let’s Fall in Love as a Mystery With […]
Why Fit In?
When you were born to stand out? This seems so fitting just a day after the death of Kate Spade. Her style was classic yet whimsical and she wasn’t afraid of color! She shared my love of pink and orange and of course polka dots. Life is always better with glitter and sparkle. She lived […]
Let’s Fall In Love
Its Winter, and I’m thinking about Spring and pretty colors. What better time than now to think about a new Springtime project? Join us for our newest Mystery with a Twist. We are starting this project in April! YAY! This is Let’s Fall in Love by Annie O’Brien Gonzales through Melissa Shirley. What’s the twist? […]
Cats Cats and More Cats
It’s been a long time coming, but here we are, lesson two of Santa Fe Felines! Two more kitties have joined the tribe. Lots of fun patterns and textures on these two. Not to mention fun new beads! This is a Mystery with a Twist project which means, it is a long term project. I […]
It’s snowing at the North Pole
And the north pole is a chair in the living room, LOL. It’s 60 here today but the holiday decorating is well underway. At the center of the decorating is the wonderful Christmas Village by Melissa Shirley. We stitched this as one of our long term Mysteries with a Twist, a house at a time […]
Purple Brocade, hmmmm
How to stitch purple brocade? That was the fun of the gown on the 4th girl at our party. This is Row of Ladies II by Lee. It is one of the Mystery with a Twist classes that we offer. Sign up for a Mystery with a Twist and every so often you will receive […]
It’s Really Ready!
It’s true. Lesson 5 of Why Fit In is ready to roll! I’m so excited about it. I love this piece! It is my all time favorite stitch to date. The colors and patterns make me happy. This lesson was all about getting the border going. You know I like smaller areas so this was […]
Santa Fe Felines Lesson One
We got a package! What was in that package you ask? The final missing part for Santa Fe Felines lesson one! YAY! All the kits are packed and being picked up by the big brown truck and driver extraordinaire, Sterling, tomorrow. They are on their way! In your box you will find the beautiful canvas […]
This Just In for the Holidays
Yes, it’s true. The Melissa Shirley Christmas Village Mystery with a Twist is finished!!! Yay! It’s been a long journey but I do love all the little touches throughout the canvas. I saved all the trees and wreaths for last so it really was like decorating the village. If you missed […]
Santa Fe Felines
Woo Hoo! It’s time to launch a new Mystery with a Twist! Yes, I am excited. Yes, I am still excited about the ones in process. I haven’t forgotten, and things are coming along but I do need to launch a new one so you have time to sign up and the painters have time […]
Row of Ladies is ready for their next reveal
Row of Ladies II now has a background! Yay! I know, you really wanted another lady but then we would have sooooo much background to do at the end. I just can’t bring myself to do that or do it to you. So, just to change things up a bit, and keep you guessing, I […]
Bunnies and Reindeer join the fun
Ta Dah! Lesson #6 of the Melissa Shirley Christmas Village has flown the coop! We knew we had to face the snow sometime. So this is the lesson. Miles and miles of the white fluffy stuff. Once that was behind us we could play with the reindeer. Reindeer games are always fun. And the bunnies. […]
Can I have a Favorite?
Every time I stitch one of the ladies in the Row of Ladies Mystery Class, I swear she is my favorite 🙂 I know a mother shouldn’t have a favorite but what can I say? Each one is cuter and more fun than the one before it. The third lady is complete and shipped […]
The House With Pink Eaves
Lesson 5 of the Melissa Shirley Christmas Village Mystery With A Twist has shipped! This was my favorite house!!! It’s pink! It takes so little to make me happy. Not only did we stitch the pink house, but the two pink sleighs and all the gift boxes! Easy, fun, little stuff. It’s never too late […]
Leaves and more leaves
The Why Fit In Mystery with a Twist has finally resurfaced! Whoot! Whoot! I do love this piece and as soon as I can snag some time to work on it I don’t want to put it down. Here’s where we are to date. Three lessons complete. In the third lesson we started stitching […]
Haute Couture Girls
I do love stitching these girls. They are just the right size to play with threads and stitches and of course beads. I get to see the fashions come to life in no time at all. Row of Ladies II is one of our Mystery with a Twist Classes. These move at a slower pace […]
Santa has arrived!
The fourth lesson of the Melissa Shirley Christmas Village has shipped to everyone in the Mystery Class! I hope you like it. The center house is now stitched and is over-the-top fun! It’s all about the trim that creates the snow on the roof. If you follow me, you know by now that sometimes I […]
Leaves are Falling!
The second lesson of Why Fit In, the one and only Zecca adorable orange bird, has shipped! This is a Mystery with a Twist so the lessons are approximately 3 months apart. Lots of time to comfortably keep up. Or not. Your call. 🙂 I think she is just so darn cute that you will […]
The Party Continues
We had so much fun stitching the Lee ladies in a row as a Mystery with a Twist that we decided to do it all over again with another group of 6 girls! The first one is ready to walk the red carpet. She’s wearing an original gown by her favorite designer. Her updo […]
As Long As It’s Still Snowing…
Seriously? Snow on the 25th of March? I guess Mother Nature just wanted me to post lesson #3 of the Melissa Shirley Christmas Village Mystery With a Twist with a fresh coat of the white stuff outside. Oh well, we’ll survive. Lesson #3 is on it’s way to everyone! The second house has come to […]
It’s Snowing at the North Pole!
The much anticipated second lesson the the Melissa Shirley Christmas Village has shipped. Threads and beads arrived and were packed, the lesson is now on it’s way to you. First we tackled landscaping, fluffy beaded foreground trees and sparkling beaded trees in the background. You knew there would be lots of beads on this canvas. […]
