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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Kate Dickerson Herend Bunny- Back from the Finisher
Happy Thursday, everyone! I wanted to share a few quick pictures of my finished Kate Dickerson Herend Bunny stitched in Christmas colors!
I stitched this a while ago, and it got lost in the shuffle at work before I sent it off to be finished. (You may remember my previous blog post here!) But, the Herend Bunny is finally done and looks cute as can be! It’s finished as a stuffed stand up, with red and white cording along the edge. The fabric on the back is dark green, to match the darkest color in the rabbit. The finisher added a pretty gold fabric behind the background of the canvas, so that you see a pretty shimmer behind the open background, with was stitched in an open Alicia’s Lace stitch. This was such a fun and easy stitch!
The best part is that this design could certainly be displayed throughout the year. It’s perfect for both Easter and Christmas. Don’t you all think?
Kate has several designs resembling Herend Figurines. Here are some of my favorites:
Favorite Florals for Spring
Happy Monday everyone! Today on the blog, I’m sharing my favorite florals for spring! Nothing makes me happier to have fresh flowers in the house, and the best thing about these flowers is that they can be enjoyed year round!
Originally I had intended on sharing just my top ten, but I couldn’t narrow the list down… so here are my top thirteen!
1. Melissa Shirley Canvas “Goldfinch Bouquets”
2. Jean Smith Canvas “Morning Glow”
3. Kirk and Bradley Garden Floral
5. Burnett and Bradley Three Flowers- Pink, Red & Aqua
6. Melissa Shirley’s Blue Birdhouse
7. Elizabeth Bradley’s Anemones on Navy Blue
10. Kirk and Bradley’s Iris with Trellis Background
11. Jean Smith’s Peony Bouquet
12. Kirk and Bradley’s English Garden Round
Happy First Day of Spring!
Happy First Day of Spring, everyone!
We had gorgeous weather all week long in North Carolina- temperatures up to the low 80s! Unfortunately it’s not feeling much like spring anymore since it’s rained off and on all day! But I thought I would welcome in the new season by sharing some of my favorite photos from Needlepoint.Com’s upcoming Hot Air Balloon Club. These canvases are so cute and springy, they’re sure to brighten up this gloomy afternoon!
If you are interested in signing up for the club, you can do so online here!
The total cost is $475 and includes all six canvases in the series, six stitch guides, all the threads you will need to complete the project, and a Needlepoint.Com logo bag to keep yourself organized. The first month’s canvas will ship out April 1st!
We will also be offering a free class for all North Carolina locals who sign up for the club at Needlepoint.Com on April 6th from 10-11:30. Call the shop at 919-828-5538 for more information or to sign up.
Be sure to check back in tomorrow for a list of my favorite floral canvases for spring!
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!
Today on Stitch Style, I’m sharing my favorite St. Patrick’s Day canvases:
1. This Silver Needle Ireland Round
2. This Kathy Schenkel Irish Santa
3. This Kirk and Bradley Boston Round
4. This In Good Company Ireland Mini Stocking
5. This Melissa Shirley Irish Angel
6. This Melissa Shirley Series of St Patrick’s Day Children
7. This Kate Dickerson Green Mini Argyle Heart
8. This Kathy Schenkel Leprechaun Oval
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Bah Humbug!
Hey everyone! Happy Wednesday! I wanted to share my latest ornament finish with you all. This “Bah Humbug” canvas is from Associated Talents. I picked it up at Market this past January!
The Christmas tree was stitched in a woven stitch using Anchor Floss, and the red ornaments on it were beaded using Sundance Size 14 beads #11, as are the berries on the holly leaves. The “H” is Satin Stitched using blue entice. The package is Satin Stitched using purple Flair. The star at the top of the tree is a brad that I added at the end.
The peppermints were a lot of fun to work on! They are done in Brick Stitch Beading using Sundance Beads. If you’ve never tried Brick Beading before, here is a diagram! It’s really a fairly simple stitch: every time you come up in a canvas hole, lay the bead down vertically, so it lies between two canvas threads. Stagger the pattern just like you would do a brick stitch. It’s so quick to do, and gives such a wonderful effect for little work!
Associated Talents has many other holiday sayings and words in this series. I really love these two designs, too!
If you’d like to purchase this ornament, it can be found online here.
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Raleigh Retreat: Saturday Classes
Just as I had anticipated, Saturday was just as busy as the day before!
I spent my day teaching the new Kirk and Bradley Hot Air Balloons in class at the Raleigh Renaissance Hotel in North Hills.
Class started early at 9, and everyone was ready to go bright and early. We kicked off class by working on our backgrounds, and then were ready to tackle Or Nué before midday! (Not an easy stitch to master!) After a hard earned lunch break, we talked about couching Kreinik, playing with ribbons and many more fun stitches.
While my class was busy with their Hot Air Balloons, the class next door was stitching away on their Santa’s Workshops! It looks like they all had a fantastic time in class too!
After we finished up at the Renaissance, the Raleigh Trolley met our guests and shuttled them over to Hillsborough Street for a wine and cheese party at Needlepoint.Com. We had of trunk shows to shop- Charley Harper, and Kathy Schenkel as well as Kirk & Bradley and Burnett & Bradley.
Lots of fun was had by all!
If you were unable to join us for our classes, kits are available for purchase online here:
K&B Single Blue Balloon
K&B Single Pink Balloon
K&B Multi Blue Balloon
K&B Multi Pink Balloon
K&B Santa’s Workshop
K&B North Pole Accessory Canvases
You can shop the Kathy Schenkel Trunk Show and the Charley Harper Trunk Show here too!
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