ANG Auction Allows Absentee Bids

For the very first time ANG is going to allow absentee bids on the forty-nine items in the Live Auction at the ANG Seminar. You can tour all the items available here.
http://ang.afrogs.org/items/browse/index.html?category_id=&bidhop=&sortby=&start=0

The process is explained at the main Live Auction page.  Good luck to all the bidders!
http://ang.afrogs.org

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
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Breaking News: Petei is Back! UPDATED

Chapel Hill just posted this in their e-newsletter--

"Breaking News!! Painted Pony has just announced that they will be distributing Petei Needlepoint Designs. Petei's fans have missed their availability - Chapel Hill Needlepoint can now order from the Petei line! Designs will be introduced gradually with the initial catalog of approximately 30 Santas and other small ornaments available soon. Call to inquire about your favorites!"

UPDATE: I heard from Debbie Woodard, founder of Painted Pony via Facebook last night. Debbie was kind enough to update everyone with this--

"Since you have mentioned Petei santas on your blog, I thought you and your NP Nation followers would be interested in knowing I am distributing Petei's line beginning at the show this weekend. Because of the enormous volume of her line we will reintroduce in little lots over the next year. We are showing about thirty Santas, three snowmen, ten tiny "I love" mini-socs and most of her nativity set and her sorority hearts and socks at St. Charles. Expect first round production to take about 8 weeks...."

Thanks, Debbie, both for the update and for brining Petei canvases back to life!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Friday Finishing: Adding Birds to the Nest

Ridgewood's blog shows a different sort of finishing this morning:  A canvas of a bird feeding her babies in the next comes with a basket to make your own bird's nest.   I can see the canvas as the top of a little padded round cushion made to fit inside the basket.  Very clever!
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/08/stitch-canvas-of-mother-feeding-her.html

Want to see some great Halloween finishing?  Three pieces, three different styles of finishing, all Spook-tacular!
http://needlepointland.com/2012/10/25/happy-hauntings/

The frog's pretty great, too!
http://needlepointland.com/2012/10/11/heeeeerrrreees-freddy/

Donna's finished her Moxie label and it is back from the framer,  CUTE!
http://majtravaux.blogspot.com/2013/08/moxie.html

This is an original design she did from a Moxie soft drink label.  It's a New England thing, apparently.  The framed piece is very nice but you can't see the background stitching well under the glass, so check this finished but unframed photo.
http://majtravaux.blogspot.com/2013/07/friday-update.html

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Mical Aloni

Trish Burr profiled Mical Aloni on her blog this morning.  Mical does amazing embroidered portraits.  Follow the links to a biography and more embroidery.  If anyone lives near Taos, you might see if you can find the gallery Mical and her husband opened there in 2003.  I hope she is still stitching but we know life gets in the way occasionally.
http://trishburr.com/2013/07/29/the-embroideries-of-mical-aloni/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

One Chapter Plus One Shop Equals Magic

Melita's local ANG chapter worked with Nimble Needle to do a class with a project using new threads. It turned out great!  If your local chapter is looking for ideas and you have a great shop nearby, you might want to try something similar.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2013/07/apple-needlepointers-comes-to-visit-and.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.