Caution! Armadillos Here

What's with all those armadillo needlepoint canvases I keep seeing?

The above canvas is by Susan Roberts. It's for sale at an eBay auction.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Treglown-SW-Armadillo-HandPainted-Needlepoint-Canvas_W0QQitemZ120314322464QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120314322464&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

It works up nicely, as you can see in this pillow treatment by Chaparral.

http://www.ndlpt.com/html/kits.html

They also have the large and elaborate Melissa Shirley version of an armadillo in its natural habitat on their home page.

http://www.ndlpt.com/

Armadillos also come in pink.

http://www.changingwomandesigns.com/Animals.html

Or on cumberbunds.

http://www.clarkneedlepoint.com/finishing.php

Armadillos appear like magic on Alabama's deserted four lane highways, trundling along in the median and scaring drivers who are already spooked by not seeing any traffic for 10 miles. They also run like the wind when chased, particularly if the chaser is Jeff Corwin carrying a butterfly net.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo4eAm64I4o&feature=related

Jane, victim of the Armadillo Fright once in CH

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Progress Update from Chilly Hollow

While I've been tent stitching around the wizard and working another project I can't show you, other folks have been busy. Stitch Niche in Mississippi has posted two newsletters. I always find their stitched projects inspiring.

http://www.needlepointyaya.com/newsletter/nwsindex.htm

Stitches by the Bay is doing a 3-D octopus class and one of candy corn (yumm!) dressed as a mummy for Halloween.

http://stitchesbythebay.com/classes.html

I've also posted one of Isabel's Originals canvases as my Canvas of the Day in the right hand column. Isabel's canvases are inspired by French style so the letters of the alphabet are made from French contortionists in traditional dress. The garden of the month canvases show Frenchwomen in their garden each month, with the correct plants for that time of year. They are dressed in 19th Century garb but in a modern touch, you will find zodiac symbols on their clothing. These are large and expensive designs but very beautiful. You can see them here. Click on "Hand Painted Canvases" at the bottom of the page and scroll through the gardens to find your favorite month. July is above.

http://www.isabelspocket.com/

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While I've been tent stitching around the wizard and working another project I can't show you, other folks have been busy. Stitch Niche in Mississippi has posted two newsletters. I always find their stitched projects inspiring.

http://www.needlepointyaya.com/newsletter/nwsindex.htm

Stitches by the Bay is doing a 3-D octopus class and one of candy corn (yumm!) dressed as a mummy for Halloween.

http://stitchesbythebay.com/classes.html

I've also posted one of Isabel's Originals canvases as my Canvas of the Day over in the right hand column. Isabel's canvases are inspired by French style so the letters of the alphabet are made from French contortionists in traditional dress. The garden of the month canvases show Frenchwomen in their garden each month, with the correct plants for that type of year. They are dresses in 19th Century garb but in a modern touch, you will find zodiac symbols on their clothing. These are large and expensive designs but very beautiful. You can see them here. Click on "Hand Painted Canvases" at the bottom of the page and scroll through the gardens to find your favorite month.

http://www.isabelspocket.com/

Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow