These fabulous letters are from Zecca and a pretty quick stitch. Karen’s (Zecca’s) dog, Arrow, says WELCOME Or maybe you just want to say XO WOOF or MEOW! Are you VEGAN? All the letters are different.  Have fun.  What would you spell?  CHEERS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HOME.  So many ideas. Of course you know I would […]

Who doesn’t need a parade?  Walking in the Rain is one of Zecca‘s newest designs and it’s just darling.  A bear, an elephant, a monkey and a bird, a little of everything. Don’t the stitches look fun? Look at all of these fabulous threads.  Mary Legallet of WhimsicalStitch.com wrote a fabulous stitchguide for this canvas.  […]

We all love new books right?  Who doesn’t? It’s time to add a new book to your bookshelves.  A beautiful shiny new book filled with stitches!  YAY! Our friend Mary Legallet of WhimsicalStitch.com has published her first book.  It’s beautiful!  You will love it.  Built off the format she uses on her blog, it features […]

There are always so many wonderful canvases that come out of an embellishment class and the aftermath of the class is that they all now of stitchguides available for purchase.  YAY! Today I would love to show you snippets of the Timothy Chapman Tribal animals and Frida Querida.  All are just so fun! Let’s start […]

That pretty much sums up our embellishment class last weekend.  So many beautiful canvases and so much fun. Nativity by Dominic Bourbeau is over the top amazing.  Two ladies worked on this same design so I have lots of photos to share. There’s a lot going on in this canvas.  The entire piece is magical.  […]

This is classic Zecca and it now has a stitchguide!  Yay!  Painted on 13ct at 9″ x 10″ this will be a pretty quick stitch.  You can see all the fun threads I selected. I’m working on gathering shots of the canvases in process so you can see all the pretty stitches and threads.  Everyone […]

Here we are with the last of Timothy Chapman’s Tribal series.  This is my favorite.  I love the headdress on the elephant.  Lots of opportunities for me to design new stitches that perfectly fit the painted pattern. So now, the Tribal Elephant has a stitch guide!  Each area of his mask is a little gem […]

Apparently in Timothy Chapman’s world they do. His series of animals with tribal masks is nothing short of stunning.  We are pleased to announce that the zebra was also selected for this weekend’s embellishment class so it too now has a stitch guide!  Each area of his face is a little gem just waiting for […]

You may remember my posting about Timothy Chapman’s Tribal Mask Giraffe.  He is way too cool and there are others in the series! Tribal Rhino was selected as one of the canvases for our embellishment class this weekend.  It’s going to be stunning.  So many fun areas for patterns and stitches.  I can’t wait to […]

Temptation!  Just sayin’ Frida Querida by Sandra Vargas now has a stitchguide! Carol is ready for the challenge.  She will start stitching Frida during embellishment class on Friday.  We’ll try to get her to stitch different areas so that we have all kinds of fun photos to show you this weekend.  Fun is coming! So […]

Who can resist Dominic Bourbeau’s cats?  Certainly not me.  LOL.  Mew and Monarch now has a stitchguide!  Our first Embellishment class of 2020 is next weekend!  I can’t wait to see everyone.  Stay tuned for pictures as Carol starts stitching it. I’ve written guides for Cat and Mouse Game and Cat and Cocktails too. If […]

Embellishment classes are our favorite classes.  Everyone has a different canvas and a custom stitchguide!  How fun is that?  You pick the canvas; we do the rest.  Your guide will have stitches, threads and all the details.  There’s an energy to these classes that I love.  With everyone doing something different it’s so fun to […]

Can you believe it’s 2020?  One day rolls to the next and here we are.  I’m putting 2019 and all that it was behind me and hoping for a beautiful 2020. Richie, Callie, Quinn, and Harley would like to join me in wishing you and yours a happy, healthy and especially sparkly 2020. Richie is […]

There’s this thing on Instagram and Facebook where the algorithms track your most popular posts in a time period.  It’s fun to look back and see what you loved. Here they are, my Best Nine from 2019! Reading left to right Ewe & Eye Red Cardinals – stitchguide by me Johnny and Me ❤️ Winter […]

Our first Embellishment class of the new year is in two short weeks.  Well, maybe a little less. YIKES!  I’m writing stitchguides and creating.  This class has so many fun canvases.  I thought I would start showing you what’s coming. Since we are still in the season sort of, I thought I would start by […]

I try to keep you guessing.  New Mystery Classes are always different from the one before.  It’s a challenge.  We like what we like, LOL.  I like bright colors and contemporary designs.  Ewe and Eye’s traditional red cardinals were a stretch for me.  I’m really pleased with how it turned out.  Now I’m going to […]

I promised part two of the Red Cardinal Story yesterday so here we go! If you have taken classes with me you have probably heard me say that I don’t really care what order you execute a stitch in.  We all see stitches differently.  Some people have trouble with stitching on the diagonal.  Some people […]

Oh what fun we had!  Three spectacular days of friends and stitching, that’s what our holiday was about. Each Thanksgiving we select a special piece to stitch.  I write the guide and we get together and stitch.  This year we selected this adorable canvas from Ewe & Eye, the red cardinals. This is a small […]

We had an impromptu class this past November that filled in a moment.  I didn’t really even launch the class.  Two days of stitching beautiful Zecca Long and Tall canvases with a group of lovely friends.  It was so much fun, we decided to do it again! Join us for two fun days of stitching […]