On the Road with Vicky in Miami UPDATED

Vicky is teaching in Miami and visiting the Florida Keys, a part of the U.S. I know well, thanks to Beloved's growing up in Miami.   Islamorada is my favorite town in the Keys, Vicky.  Next time....
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/09/18/have-needle-will-travel/

UPDATE:
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/09/20/miami-time/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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Have You Forgotten Belleza?

Now that my Top Secret project is finished for Baltimore, it's time to bring Belleza back out and finish her. While I was stitching Top Secret, I decided what I wanted to do with the purple flower. It is going to take me some time to try my idea, so I thought you'd like to see the latest Day of the Dead canvas from Manuel Salas while you wait and speculate on what I'll do to the purple flower. Tapestry Fair has the newest Salas painted and will be working on its companion piece shortly.
http://tapestryfair.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-canvas-from-manuel-salas.html

You probably will also enjoy Sundance Design's tutorial on making flowers from silk ribbon, beads and sequins. Maybe I'll use their ideas later.   After all, I still have the small orange flowers on either side of Belleza's earrings to stitch.
http://sundanceinstitches.blogspot.com/2012/09/silk-ribbon-and-sequin-flower-tutorial.html

Purple Flower Finished!

Ok, the suspense is over.  Here is Belleza's purple flower, done in woven picots with purple bicone crystals.  Now for the orange flowers.  For that I'm going to teach myself needle felting.

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

Robin's Last of TNNA Baltimore

Robin has been so busy since she returned from the TNNA show in Baltimore that she is just now reporting on what she saw and did and ate there.   First, she saw lots of wonderful things, from her newest Needle Deeva piece to new magnets from Accoutrement Designs, new canvases from Barbara Bergsten, new Viola bags with NP straps, and of course more of the wonderful variety of Keep Calm canvases from Unique New Zealand.
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2012/09/baltimoretnna-day-3.html

Then if that wasn't enough, Robin went to Bedecked and Beadazzled and taught.  (And bought--what can I say?  I would have, too!)
http://needlepointstudyhall.blogspot.com/2012/09/teaching-at-bedecked-and-beadazzled-2012.html

She's not the only great teacher they've just had visiting.  The weekend after the trade show Brenda Hart was there.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/09/stitching-with-brenda-hart.html

http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/09/brenda-embellishment-weekend-september.html

deep sigh
Wish we all were there....

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

Boxes and More Boxes

I've been thinking about boxes to insert stitching in ever since the Needle Art Nut began to think about a box for her SharonG scissors canvas.  After all, we aren't all going to be lucky enough to have a painted box by our mother to use!
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2012/08/lets-do-some-finishing.html

Sudberry is the classic source for boxes.
http://www.sudberry.com/catalog/index.html

HP Designs has lovely lacquered ones.
http://hpneedlepoint.com/PRZlacquerboxes.html

Stitchers' Workshop makes wonderful custom boxes.
http://www.stitchersworkshop.com/tools_category.php?Manufacturer=Dugan+Specialties&Category=Finishing+and+Framing+Supplies

So does Lee of Patt and Lee Designs.
http://pattandleedesigns.com/woodworking_products

Surely there's a box for us all in the above?  Do you know of other great places to find stitching boxes?

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