New Stitch Guides Available!

I have not had as much time to stitch since taking over production and distribution of my canvases back in 2015, so it is pretty seldom nowadays that I can announce any new stitch guides by me.  I have had a handful of finishes aver the last year, and finally made some time to write and publish the stitch guides for them.  Since they are older designs, you may already have the canvas and if so, write me an email and I'll be happy to send you the guide.  From this point on, these canvases will include the guide when you see them in a retail shop.

Here are the 5 new stitch guide designs:

H110A Pink Plaid Heart:  This guide I cannot take full credit for, because I discovered this canvas for sale online in mostly-stitched condition.  I simply completed it, the stitches were the choice of an unknown and very talented stitcher.  My contributions were the addition of the sequins, which are included with the stitch guide.  

HW114E Vintage Witch Candy Pail: Although there is already a wonderful stitch guide for this and the other 5 candy pails in this series by Cynthia Thomas, I had already started stitching this one on my own and decided to make a guide for my version.  This canvas will now come with 2 guides!  

C112-13 "Cats-tooth": Although this canvas is stitched entirely in Basketweave and it did not strictly speaking need a stitch guide,  I did make one for this listing the threads, colors and color placement since it is not stitched exactly as it is painted.  

C110 Cats-tooth Keychain: Ditto the above on this one, the guide will provide you the threads used and a short guide to the Basketweave stitch.  

C110A Black Cat Keychain: Trust me on this one that it is more complex than the photo can show (just like with a real black cat, LOL!) The background is a fun woven type stitch with silk & metallic and so are the eyes.  Fun and quick to stitch!  

Finishing Freedom!!

You already know about Planet Earth Fiber and their wonderful range of silk threads for Needlepoint, but have you seen their always-expanding range of self-finishing accessories?  Click here to take a look at the line, so many great colors and styles, and all are self-finishing!  With the growing wait times for custom finishing, these items give you the freedom to complete your item yourself and be ready for gift-giving at your convenience.  

Pictured below are just some of the designs I have that will fit the various Planet Earth accessories, and there's even more to come later this year for a line of NEW accessories! 

JEWELRY BOXES & LUGGAGE TAGS

 

 

Tropical Colors!

 Hope you've been having fun following along and stitching my Tropic Colors Geometric at Ridgewood Needlepoint!  Here are the lessons from the first 4 weeks:

Love, Home, Joy and Friends!!

My friend Dana & I recently picked up our "Love Home Joy" trio from our framer and we are thrilled with the finish!!

Dana's is so elegant with a double mat and a brushed bronze frame with matching filets! 

I always go with bright and glitzy so mine is in a hammered gilt gold frame with a chartreuse green silk mat.  Both of these have Museum glass and I cannot recommend this highly enough!  You can't see the glass at all! 

Did you see the newsletters I sent out this month?  If not, please send me an email and I'll add you to my newsletter mailing list! 

More Fun Stitching and a Sneaky Peeky!

This sparkly beaded EyeCandy heart is a cute little kit-class offered by The Enriched Stitch!  You can visit their website here!

This week is Part 2 of Fun Stitches for Small Areas featuring my Tropic Colors geometric canvas at Ridgewood Needlepoint.  Click here to go their fun blog!

Finally, here's a peek at one of my upcoming New Releases, a colorful quail for fun Spring stitching!