It seems like just yesterday that Mary Legallet was here for embellishment class. She wrote the most amazing guide for the Tapestry Fair/Timothy Chapman Tribal Mask Giraffe. Sue started it in class and poof! It’s finished. It took no time and it’s amazing! So many fun stitches and great threads. We had to share! Here’s […]
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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 […]
Stitch Order
Sometimes a lesson comes together and it has a theme. Not just a theme like mountains or flowers or feathers, but an underlying theme that appears as the canvas is stitched. This was one of those lessons. In lesson three of our current Mystery Class, Beep Beep by Dominic Bourbeau, we started by stitching the […]
Just Because You Can
Doesn’t mean you should. LOL. That was the theme of the second lesson of our current mystery class Beep Beep! We started with a lesson about controlled random. Did that “controlled” word make it better? So many stitchers are intimidated by random stitching. You may know I love it. Seriously love it. These fun concentric […]
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 […]
Atomic Power!
Here we are with the final lesson of the Cat and Mouse Game Mystery Class. What a game it was! Each area of the canvas called for fun patterned stitches. It was complete in two short lessons. Check out this little mouse. He’s so round and fluffy. I couldn’t resist giving him ribbon ears. His […]
Shapes and Patterns
Today was the first lesson of a new mystery, Cat and Mouse Game by Dominic Bourbeau. We know I love this canvas because it has a cat, but beyond that it is Mid Century Modern which means super cool graphic spaces ready for stitches! We started with the cat and beaded the pattern on his […]
It’s a Game
A Cat and Mouse Game! What will be the first mystery of 2018? How about something from a new designer, Dominic Bourbeau? Totally mid-century modern and fun. This is going to be a happy fun mystery class, but aren’t they all? We will stitch this canvas together in two lessons! Classes will be February 11th and 25th, […]
The Count is back!
Oh Em Gee! He’s just the cutest. You can only imagine my squeal of delight when I opened the box and he was finished!!!! Too Stinkin’ cute! That’s all I have to say. This is the Count by Tapestry Fair. He was a club, a mystery, a long term affair. Now he is available as […]
Fabulous Frames
Remember House Hunt? This was our first mystery class from 2016. It’s a great canvas by Tapestry Fair, featuring the art of Pat Seurich. Absolutely gorgeous and so fun to stitch. It’s back from the framer and time to share! Talk about two entirely different interpretations of the same piece. Only the frame has changed. […]
One canvas inspires another and then back to the first!
Tapestry Fair has this great series of canvases that show big bold baubles that are sort of funky, sort of sparkly, totally fun. First there was the menorah and the Christmas Collage and I loved them both but not enough to want to stitch them. They are too blue for me. I asked Peggi […]
So Much Sparkle!
This may be it! My sparkliest piece ever! This is a year that needs love and sparkle. Glitter is good too. Thanksgiving weekend is always a fun weekend at Bedecked and Beadazzled. A weekend of friends and stitching. This year I chose a Tapestry Fair canvas as the weekend project. It’s called Christmas Abstract and […]
Baubles and Bling
It has become a tradition to host a class each Thanksgiving weekend so that we can spend time with our needlepoint family. This year the canvas is an exclusive design painted for us by Tapestry Fair. Does this canvas not scream us? Canvas size is approximately 10 x 10 stitchpainted on 18ct mono. I see […]
Flowers from my Garden
Yesterday was the third lesson of House Hunt by Tapestry Fair. It’s coming right along but there’s still a lot to do! The challenge with a canvas that has so many small spaces and beautiful details is how to make it come to life in stitches without making it look flat or like a […]
A Sparkling Home for Birds
Lesson two of House Hunt is ready for prime time viewing. The background is complete, the birdhouse is all sparkly and new and one single plant has come to bloom. So many fun details. You know I love all the tiny fun stuff. I thought our birds needed a sparkly home. So many fun things […]
Nuances
Every artist has their own voice. A story to tell. A way of telling it. Today we started a new mystery class, House Hunt courtesy of Tapestry Fair. They are now representing Pat Scheurich and interpreting her art into needlepoint! Pat is a mixed media artist who paints and collages on wood and metal with […]
Time to Fill the Stockings….
Ho Ho Ho. December 23rd. Its almost Christmas and definitely time to fill the stockings! Our Partridge Stockings are back from the finisher and they are gorgeous! We added faux fur cuffs for a bit of whimsy. I bet you can’t guess that the one with the leopard fur is mine 🙂 Always […]
House Hunt
How could I resist? The moment I saw this canvas, I was in love. It will make us so happy to stitch it in the dull days of January and February. This is a brand new canvas from Tapestry Fair and it is exclusively ours! I am so excited to stitch this design. I see […]
Cats and Pumpkins
Another lesson of the Count has flown the bat cave. We’re moving now. Two more lessons to go! This lesson included the cat and the stacked pumpkins. The leaves below the pumpkins are beaded. The pumpkins themselves are always a challenge. I want the shading to show through so we need open stitches. But […]
And He’s Back!!!!
I didn’t forget The Count by Tapestry Fair. He’s been here safe and sound just begging to be stitched and beaded. We finished the left three panels last year. (Don’t hold that against me.) The first panel of the second half of his wingspan has now shipped out! Yay, team! The elves came through […]
Finishing Touches
Today we finished the Partridge Christmas Stocking by Tapestry Tent. It was a fun ride, and yes we really did stitch a stocking in no time at all! The fluffy partridge was the last part to come to life. It’s really all about the threads – Fluffy Stuff and beads, a magical combination. Look at […]
And there was singing….
No dancing, but singing. Which is a very special thing on class day. One just never knows what is going to happen in the store with the lime green walls. Today was the forth class in the Partridge Christmas Stocking Mystery Class. I’m not really sure how it happened but the ladies started singing today. […]
The Process
Today was lesson three of the Partridge Christmas Stocking Mystery Class. Woo Hoo we are over halfway finished! Not bad for just days after Christmas. Today’s lesson allowed us to finish the tree and stitch the leaves. I am only stitching days, sometimes hours ahead of those of you who are in the class. Most […]
The Tree
Today’s lesson on the Partridge Mystery Stocking focuses on the tree! It’s a large portion of the stocking and needs to be interesting and unusual but not so interesting that it overshadows the partridge yet to come. We played it up and used fun new threads and stitches! Woo Hoo! All the outlines of the […]
