Thursday, February 14, 2013

Happy Valentine's!

Courtney celebrates Valentine's Day with wonderful needlepoint boxes and bouquets. Wait'll you see the candy boxes!
http://faithofaspider.blogspot.com/2013/02/ode-to-st-valentine.html

Carolyn's friend Lisa has written a love letter to needlepoint as decoration.
http://www.livingwithneedlepoint.com/2013/02/13/decorator-lisa-farmers-valentine/

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

The Saints Series

For some reason canvases of saints always catch my eye.  (I'm a Nativity fan, too. Think I was a nun in a previous life?)  Therefore, I was intrigued by the photos posted on Facebook of Joan Eidman's St. Nicholas and Holy St. Nicholas stand up figures but since a lot of Blog readers don't have FB accounts, I didn't mention it here.  But now Joan has posted great photos and closeups of her two saints and revealed a third St. Nicholas, the Snow Saint on her blog.  Go there now and enjoy each detail from the "jewels" to the backgrounds and the sweet faces of her saints.
http://joaneidman.com/st-nicholas/

I believe Joan's canvases are distributed by Dream House Ventures.  Yes, I remembered correctly.
http://joaneidman.com/where-to-buy/

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

I Think That's Tony

Yesterday I saw a really cute rollup design on eBay.  I took a look and thought--that's Tony Minieri!
http://www.joansneedlepoint.com/designs4.htm

What do you think?  LOL

Then this morning Sue was talking about a friend who also designs and looked at her friend's website (second link).
http://sudukc.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/shamrock-stitching/

It's the same person!  Time to mention this on Blog so everyone can have fun exploring all the wonderful designs.  Those rollups look like a lot of fun and there is everything from the Wizard of Oz to seasonal treats like the Easter Bunny and the June Bride.

http://www.joansneedlepoint.com/index.htm


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