Karen from Zecca never disappoints.  Deep Dive is just the awesomest of mermaids!  She is 6 x 24 handpainted on 18ct.  She’s packed with textures and fun threads.  You are going to love stitching her.  I wrote the guide for her, keeping in the style of the other long and tall zecca canvases so that […]

A returning guest to Zoom-bellishment last weekend was deco lady.  She is beyond beyond when stitched.  There were at least 6 ladies stitching her in class.  I love everything about her.  Her gown sparkles.  The background is open and sparkly and her headdress is beaded.  Lots of sparkles but so refined. The canvas is 10 […]

Under the Sea is another fun new stitchguide from our Zoom-bellishment class!  So many colors and textures.  A crab, a turtle, a seahorse, jellyfish and lots of fish to keep you coming back!  Lots of details that will be brought to life with stitches and threads.  This is a good size canvas 12″ x 15 […]

Yesterday I shared two Dominic Bourbeau canvases from class that were in a previous class and now are complete.  Today, allow me to introduce the most charming of geishas.  She has a brand new stitchguide!  A Walk in the Garden. This is just a lovely canvas with so many iconic Dominic details.  It is big.  […]

Let the games begin! I’m changing things up again.  You know I like to do that .  Typically I show you a canvas a day leading up to Zoom-bellishment, but that just didn’t happen this time.  So many guides to write.  So here we are, the day after and we are going to take a […]

We offered this class last year and had so much fun we are doing it again! Cynthia Rutledge is one of the top beading teachers in the industry and she will be offering her Meet In The Middle Master Class for us on ZOOM!  If you enjoy beading, I hope you will join us for […]

Are you ready for a new adventure?  An adventure in stitching and thread?  Here’s your chance! It’s going to be epic! Join us Saturday and Sunday, March 25 & 26,  11-4pm on ZOOM!  Kimberly’s Zoom classes are wonderful.  She walks you through all the tricky bits of her stitchguides, demonstrating live time so that you can […]

Our first Mystery of 2023 features the art of a brand new artist!  Helen Heins Peterson!  I have known of Helen’s art for a very long time and am lucky enough to have a few originals.  She draws on wood, including furniture, with colored pencils and the results are amazing!  We’ve chatted and chatted over […]

Today we lost one of the treasures of our community, our friend Brenda Hart.  It’s been a hard day. Brenda was a shining star.  So much talent and so much willingness to share her ideas.  She taught us all so much whether in person or through her books. Most importantly she brought us together through […]

A little holiday mischief from our hive to your.  Wishing you the Happiest of Holidays, the Merriest of Merry and Good Cheer for the New Year. Thank you for your love and support. xo ruth If you are reading this post on the blog great!  Make sure you are signed up for the mailing list so that […]

Blog posts are getting fewer and farther between.  One of the realities of lack of time.  Sorry about that but the good news is there’s simply so much going on at the hive! We started our holiday Mystery Class last weekend.  I will post that magic next week. It’s super sparkly! I’m working on Let’s […]

Woo Hoo!  Brenda Hart’s Stitches with Hart book is back in stock!  Just in time for Holiday Gift Giving! I love this book.  It’s full of fun and creative stitches.  I know you will love it too. If you are one of my shop owner friends, we are now the exclusive distributor of Brenda Hart’s […]

What a wonderful weekend filled with friends and stitching.  It is a tradition.  Each year I select a canvas, write a guide and spend the weekend stitching with the dearest of friends.  The group is getting bigger each year and I love you all.  There is a magic in the sisterhood. This year I chose […]

I’m a little late announcing this, but that’s ok. It’s time to talk Honey Bees!  If you were a Honey Bee this year or wish you were, you know what this is all about and it’s time to sign up for next year. If you are wondering who or what honey bees are, read on….. […]

Welcome to our Holiday Mystery for 2022.  This darling candy tree is by Eleanor Grosch.  Wait until you see what I have in my mind for this tree.  I see lots of crystals and sparkles!  This is going to be fun! Canvas design area is 10 x 13 handpainted on 18ct canvas. Class cost is […]

Holiday decor is everywhere.  Let’s put a ZECCA spin on it!  Check out these fantabulous trees!  These are the tallest of tall trees as only Karen (aka Zecca) could imagine them.  I love these trees.  They are slightly funky and totally fun but yet still classic.  How does she manage to hit all of the […]

Stitching abstracted art is always an adventure.  We had multiple abstracts in our Zoom-bellishment class.  The Jazz Trio is the work of Prince Duncan Williams and is a super fun stitch.  Several people are working on this canvas and it is going fast!  Silk, metallics and beads all come into play.  It’s going to be […]

Stitching abstracted art is always an adventure.  This Este MacLeod canvas from Melissa Shirley is a great example of turning flat 2D art into dimensional magic. Meredith made great progress on it during our Zoom-bellishment class.  It’s going to be stunning!  10″ x 13″ handpainted on 13ct and available with a stitchguide to make stitching […]