Brenda Stofft will be here next weekend teaching her fabulous fox, Sasha! I’ll be teaching the backdrop. To celebrate this wonderful event, let’s have a trunkshow! We all love a trunkshow, right? From now through the end of the month, all Brenda Stofft canvases will be 20% off!* Here’s Brenda’s website. www.brendastofftdesign.com Go forth, have […]
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Volume 5 iPhone App!
Yes, it’s true! Volume 5 of the iStitches series is now an iPhone app! Here’s the link if you would like to take your stitches with you. Our apps are the same stitches as in my books. They have been formatted for easy, on-the-go use. Volumes One to Four are available for both iOS AND […]
Flowers are Growing!
Sunday was the third lesson of our White Cat Mystery Class by Johanna Virtanen and we’ve started growing flowers! Fleurs! Flores! Beautiful flowers. We are using all sorts of wonderful threads and embellishments. Silk bouclé from the UK and gorgeous Treenway Zen Shin are a few of my favorites. The tiny pink petals are curved […]
Summertime Funtime!
It’s beach season, baby! Time to get out and enjoy the sun, particularly now that our temps are down to 78 and the humidity is only 53%. LOL. Yes, we live underwater here. What better canvas to celebrate the season than Summer by Rebecca Wood. This canvas is not for the faint of heart, weighing […]
It’s all in the Eyes
What big beautiful eyes this little girl has! You already know I have a thing about polka dots, right? I also apparently have a thing for the big eyed girl paintings of the 1960’s. Oh well, at least I know myself. Yesterday was lesson two of the White Cat Mystery Class featuring the art of […]
Don’t Freak Out when you see this
You are going to want all the projects. I do mean all the projects. Each was more wonderful than the next. LOL. These are the canvases that were stitched during Mary Legallet’s Embellishment Class last weekend. So much creativity. And when in doubt, use the blue Kreinik. It is the answer to all stitching mysteries. […]
Coming Soon
So, time got away from me…. This weekend was a fabulous embellishment class with Mary Legallet of WhimsicalStitch.com. New friends and old. We all had a fabulous time. Following are all of the wonderful canvases we stitched on that now have new stitchguides! Evening Stroll brand new from David Galchutt! Trust the Journey by Kelly […]
Brenda Stofft, Sasha the fox and Me!
I had an idea where Brenda and I would work together to bring you a very special, very magical class. Brenda did most of the work. LOL. She designed the most wonderful 3d needle felted animal, Sasha and an adorable backdrop for her. Join us for either or both classes. Thursday and Friday, August 22-23, […]
Perfect Flowers and More
So much more… Marjorie Barnes was here this weekend wowing us with 3 days of beady fun. It’s about the projects yes, but it’s more about the fun we have together and the ideas we get from one another. We are delighted she is back in the states and able to teach for us again. […]
Racing to my Heart
Look at this guy! He is bright and happy and full of life and motion. He’s perfect for summertime stitching. Sunday was the final class of Beep Beep by Dominic Borbeau! We added another darning pattern with a twist to the background. Yes, it looks much like a laid filling but the stitch order keeps […]
Check your calendars!
Liisa Turunen is returning to the Beehive to teach for us at the end of July. She is a super talented beadwork designer and such a patient teacher. She brings us beautiful designs that you want to wear. Even if you aren’t already a beader, you can do this! And once you try it you […]
Pretty Patterns
I loved stitching this canvas, Fantail by ellen giggenbach. So many fun areas to embellish and yes, you really get to hone your skills on Jessicas. LOL. With my love affair of dots even the frame has dots. Now to find the perfect spot to hang it. The canvas is available, complete with stitchguide and […]
What’s Up Pussycat?
I’ve been teasing you for days on Instagram with what the next mystery would be. Little by little the design has been revealed. How long did it take you to guess it was a kitty cat? LOL. This is from our newest artist Johanna Virtanen! Her art is certain to become a new favorite of […]
A New Artist!
Please join me in welcoming Johanna Virtanen to our happy family of artists. Johanna is a fashion designer in Finland and wait until you see her work! Just for fun we started with 5 of her angels and darling little girls. There’s all kinds of things to follow. Birds, cats, fish, dogs, mice, fashion and […]
Marjorie is coming to teach!
Sound the trumpets! Our dear friend Marjorie Barnes is coming back to teach!! I can’t tell you how excited we are. She was here two years ago and it seems like forever. She is not only a talented designer but such a great teacher. We love her! You will too. These are definitely classes worth […]
Wait until you see!
We had so many fun canvases in class this weekend. Wait until you see what we did. In our Embellishment Extravaganzas I write a complete stitchguide for each canvas and then we spend the weekend stitching together. Here’s the results! Tabby Time – Feather by Eleanor Grosch The Row by Purple Palm Designs Field of […]
Extravaganzas are the Best
This weekend is our Spring Embellishment Extravaganza. This is a super fun class where you can select any canvas you wish and I write a custom stitchguide. You join us for class where you find your canvas mounted on stretcher bars, a beautiful bag of threads and embellishments and a complete stitchguide with all the […]
Beep Beep!
Or is it Meep Meep? Either way it’s a darn cute bird! Based on the art of Dominic Bourbeau, Beep Beep from Tapestry Fair is our current mystery class! It’s a super fun and colorful stitch. Oh so many colors. I’ve been stitching a lot of orange lately so it’s nice to have the whole […]
Love You More!
While that’s a true statement, that’s not my point. LOL. My point is that we are having a trunkshow! YAY! We love trunkshows. It’s a great chance to see all the beautiful canvases by one company at one time. Currently the company being featured is Love you More! They have a really diverse line of […]
Pumpkin Village was a Hit!
(Today’s guest blogger is Mary Legallet of http://whimsicalstitch.com) Spoiler Alert! I had a great time at the beehive with a group of wonderful stitchers. Our project was Pumpkin Village, a wonderful new canvas from Melissa Shirley Designs. Five pumpkins, two sets of beautiful trees, countless cute accents, and a sparkling sky were brought to life […]
Happy Finishes
Finishes always make us happy. One thing checked off the to do list and gorgeous art for our homes or gifts for friends and family. What’s not to love? Allow me to share two fab finishes by Catherine. The first is Maggie’s Give Love Love Big. I wrote this guide for one of our embellishment […]
Embellishment!
Wouldn’t it be fun to pick a canvas and have a stitchguide written just for that canvas? You arrive in class and find your canvas mounted on stretcher bars, at your seat with a fabulous bag of threads and embellishments all chosen to enhance that favorite canvas. SWOON! From there, you will spend 2-3 days […]
Orna!
What’s not to love about Orna Willis? She has a great sense of design and a fabulous sense of color. We started brainstorming about a club that was all Orna, but painted canvas centered as something different. Allow me to introduce Flight! Three beautiful canvases with birds, a quail, a pheasant and an oriole. Sign […]
Beep Beep
You were wondering where we would go with the next Mystery Class. You know I love to keep you guessing. I change up the theme and the style of painting with each new class. I love the challenge of a new canvas. Join me on a trip to the Southwest? Designed exclusively for us by […]
