The Glamour Girl UPDATED

Pocito's Fingernails

I'm not the only person stitching the Day of the Dead canvases that decorate the upper left hand corner of Blog.  My friend Janet Moyer is stitching Pocito.  Janet has given Pocito a back story that in life she was a glamorous person and continues so in death, so Janet is adding bling to her canvas in a major way. The fingernails you see in the photo above are just one manifestation of this. (The others will be revealed later!)  Janet used glow in the dark orange Kreinik for the fingernails because there is so much red on the design already.  The fingers and other bones are stitched in Neon Rays+ glow in the dark white.

BeStitched has also stitched the Day of the Dead ladies.  If you have a Facebook account you will enjoy seeing their version of the lipstick for Belleza.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=398455886851657&set=o.108537025890131&type=1&theater

UPDATE:  BeStitched posted the same photo on their blog as on Facebook, just in case you couldn't see it at FB.
http://bestitchedneedlepoint.com/day-of-the-dead-class-part-2/


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

Let's Talk Finishing

How you finish a completed piece of needlepoint is always a question that faces us stitchers. Doesn't matter whether you did a counted piece, worked something entirely in basketweave, or embellished the heck out of a painted canvas, what to do with the finished piece is always a puzzle.  Of course finishing is predetermined if you already know you are making a rug, or as Barbara Elmore is doing, a model to display for your classes or at trade shows to sell your painted canvases.  As always, Barbara has fabulous finishing ideas for her canvases.
http://stitchpography.blogspot.com/2012/04/more-is-more-marie.html


One of the greatest resources for finishing ideas is your local shop, as Mary Agnes points out.  Don't forget to consult with them, and even more importantly, don't ignore their advice!
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2012/04/youve-stitched-it-now-what.html


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