BOO, Part Two!

Here is the rest of the Halloween goodies that I started showing you in last week's post!  

Here is "Halloween Night" finished as the coolest pillow ever:

My Witch Hat Scissors Case finished as a stand-up:

My Witch Accessories Biscornu finished as a box top:

And finally two views of my Halloween Humbug:

Hope you all have a fabulous Trick or Treat weekend!! 

It's Spooky Season!

Boo!  It's almost easy to forget that it's Halloween time here in South Texas, since anything that looks or feels like Fall is still several weeks away!  However, my house is all decorated for the season, and I have some great Halloween finishes to show you!

First up is my Halloween Sampler cone, brilliantly stitched by Jennifer T.  Such nice finishing by Marlene's too!

Jennifer took a lot of great photos and I am grateful-- you can finally get a look at the back and inside!

This next finish just fascinates me, I've never seen several small needlepoints combined in one piece like this.  Only one of the designs is mine, the little black "Peeky Kitty" in the top center, but the overall combination of Halloween scenes along with that amazing custom cut and hand painted mat is just too cool for words!  Photo courtesy of Needle in a Haystack, framing from New Creation.

Once again, Pat T. and West Coast have teamed up on my Candy Corn series, here are two recent finishes, I really love these!

That's a lot to look at I know!  Stay tuned for Halloween part two next week!

Tons of Stitched Models on Display!

I've loaned all of my stitched models to Fancy Stitches and they have them on display all over the shop.  And better still, their fab photographer, web page master (and teacher), Cynthia P.  came in and took pictures, then made a special web page to show them off to all the online customers!  Check it out here.

And here they all are in full size, thanks again to Cynthia! 

Bracelet Series:

Halloween Treats:

Flowers & More:

 Bags for all occasions:

 Tickled Pink ornaments:

 Halloween Treat Bags:

 Pillows:

 Even More Halloween:

And more Tickled Pink:

Christmas Tree Trio:

 Book Covers and an Ice Cream Treat:

Some Halloween goodies:

Thanks for looking, if you happen to be in the central Dallas area, be sure to stop by!

Cutie Hooties!

Sharing two super-cute finishes of my owl designs today!  The first is my Spring Fever Owl, beautifully framed and customized for a special little girl.  Thanks so much to stitcher Lori T. and 2 the Point Needlepoint for sharing the photo!

This one is my Hoot Owl Trio, stitched by Julie S. with great finishing by TJ's.  Look at those googly eyes, love them!

Teaching "Mod Merry" at Fancy Stitches!

If you've been following my blog recently, you'll recall that I was pretty excited about my class last weekend at Fancy Stitches.  The weekend has now come and gone, and for me at least, it was even better than I had anticipated.  Being a novice teacher, I was a little nervous, especially when I realized  my class was made up of 12 of the very best stitchers in the Fort Worth/Dallas area!  I dare not estimate the combined years of experience in that room!  I had nothing to worry about as it turns out, as I am very lucky to call these ladies my very good friends too, and everyone seemed to have a great time.  The amount of progress everyone made on their canvas was really impressive, as was the fact that they stitched all day, hardly taking a break!  I can't imagine ever being lucky enough to have a group like this again, but I can hope!  

I have to thank the shop's owner, Gayle, for taking the photos and sharing them with me.  Here is a look at Table One:

And here is Table Two:

Both tables plus part of the fabulous Model Wall in the background:

And our project for the day, Mod Merry:

Make a point of visiting Fancy Stitches if you can, it is a fabulous shop, with more stitched models than you will ever be able to take in on a single visit!  If you would like a kit for this design, just give them a call at 817-641-4761 and they will fix you right up!