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• Spooky Saturday!

  

  More cutie than spooky really! I wanted to share two great stitched Halloween designs, the first being from Mary at the Owl Stitchery blog. She had the fantasti... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Princess and the Pea Stitching Games Update

  

  I have my stitching for June done already, but this was an easy month. Our June clue was "Lilliputian" so I did just a tiny bit of stitching-- the teensy,... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Two More CandyLand Christmas Finishes!

  

  Wow! Everyone seems to have finished their CandyLand Christmas Tree Forest canvas except for me! Well, there is a benefit to being a straggler, I get to see... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• A Little Bit of Finishing

  

  I haven't shared finishing photos with you for a while, here's a few I received from Pat W. recently. She stitched my Harvest Puzzle and found the best Vera... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Update on Princess and the Pea, My Stitcherie Project

  

  I haven't shown you my the stitching I did in April and May for my Stitcherie project, Princess and the Pea.For April, the clue was "three" so I stitched the... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Meadowlark Cuff Bracelet in May/June Needlepoint Now

  

  Meadowlark Cuff, the latest in my series of cuff bracelets for Needlepoint Now magazine appears in the current issue, which should already be on its way to... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• More Mod Ornaments!

  

  Here are are few more photos from the Mod Ornaments stitching group-- great work by Nathalie, Ann and Mary Ann! Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Home Again (For a Little While Anyway!)

  

  I had a fantastic time in Glen Rose, Texas at the annual Fancy Stitches Retreat (which has been going on since the late 1980's, making it one of the most... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• A Week of Retreats!

  

  I went to two needlepoint retreats in one week and now I need a vacation! Needlepoint Nation Austin 2015 overlapped with a trip to Memphis to Rent Amy, so what... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Sandy's Finished Mod Ornaments!

  

  Mod Ornaments Mystery Class came to an end this month with lesson 6 and Sandra Arthur has treated us with a photo of the finished design, complete with a... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Hot Off the Press!

  

  I was so surprised and happy when I received an advance preview copy of the new edition of Jo Ippolito Christensen's The Needlepoint Book direct from the... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Happy Easter!

  

  It's not too late to sign up (or just order a kit) for my Easter Collage canvas at Fancy Stitches on May 6th. Have a great weekend! Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• More Spooky!

  

  A few more Halloween themed finishes popped up this week after my last post, so why don't I just close out the week on theme with those? Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Spooky Stuff for Spring??

  

  If you have any experience with Spring weather, you should know to expect anything, right? Certainly here in Houston last week I had thought that Spring was... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• What a Week!

  

  I had the busiest week ever to start out the month of March, and I am only now getting sort-of caught up! It always seems to work out for me that my otherwise... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Easter Collage Class at Fancy Stitches

  

  Get your calendars marked now for my Easter Collage canvas, stitched and taught by Cynthia Pigg of Fancy Stitches in Cleburne, Texas. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• It's In the Bag!

  

  I have two really cute finishes today, both are tote bags! This first one is my Harvest Colors Puzzle stitched by the daughter one of my most prolific fans,... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Spring Fox is Here!

  

  Even if Spring is still far away (even here in Texas) at least we have this little Spring Fox to cheer us up! This is another great stitch by Caroline D. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Beading Away on Mod Ornaments!

  

  Lesson 4 of Mod Ornaments Mystery will be out soon, but I am still working away on Lesson 3, the Peyote beading. No complaints here, I'm just glad to be almost... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Would You Like Ribbons With That?

  

  There definitely is a preference among needleworkers on whether they want bows or no bows on their finishing-- I know at least one or two absolutely no-bow... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME