The Cat Topiary Garden Complete

Cat Topiary Garden by dede Odgen

I thought you might like to see photos of the finished cat topiary garden. Of course it's not made up yet but that is still to come.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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Picking a Background Color

Janet Perry's blog has an interesting little article up on how to pick the perfect background color.  Many painted canvases make that choice for you but many don't.  Janet has some good ideas on how to handle things when the choice of background color is up to you.
http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com/picking-the-right-background-color

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com