Head out to the hockey rink with your blanket and a cuppa hot cocoa - the boys have their skates all laced up, the needlework comes out! Time to relax and enjoy life! Wednesday, February 4, 2015. Post 10, 2015 - A Dreamy, Foggy Day. I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by such knowledge,. But one misses a world of loveliness. At times I felt like I was running through a cloud;.

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Sharing my love of crazy quilting, silk ribbon embroidery, and beading. Thursday, February 27, 2014. I have two vintage glass lamps mounted on marble stands. The shades were worn and discolored so I removed the fabric leaving only the wire frame. Sunday, February 23, 2014.

Needlepoint Shop Austin TX - Hand Painted Needlepoint Canvases from The Needle Works. Good Morning from Santa Fe. I am on my last week here and the weather has been all over the place. This is from this morning, looking to the west the colors are magnificent. And this is from yesterday morning looking to the east. I just noticed the rainbow. This weeks stitch is a Blackwork pattern that can be used for a background or on top of basketweave so it looks like a brocade. Hope you will join us.

A place to see what I am doing or not doing. I made another creative decision on the bird bodies I made sure the stitches were slanted the same on both sides. I guess I should say I reversed the direction of stitches for one side. Whatever, I did it and it was a conscious decision. I think bird wings and sides are going to be the most fun, but probably the most labor intensive.

Wednesday, December 4, 2013. I thought I would pop back into the blogging world. I was working at home on Monday and we had some sunlight so I got some pictures of the projects I have been working on. I get in a rut and heaven forbid I do not follow the stitch guide. I did use a blue stamp on the background so the white canvas would not show through.