Enough new designs are out at the Winter TNNA show that I have seen new trends emerging in the painted canvas world for 2015--The first is that mushrooms are everywhere, especially the poisonous Amanita muscaria with its white polka dots on a red cap. Birds of a Feather has a lot of small mushroom pieces.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2015/01/phoenix-canvases-coming-home-with-us.html
Vicki Sawyer of Melissa Shirley Designs has the hedgehog and baby owl wearing Amanitas.
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/galsearch/index.cgi?index=1415046012_30135&col=
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/galsearch/index.cgi?index=1412728061_16438&col=
These build upon Maggie's mushroom canvas and Melissa Shirley's vintage mushrooms from last year.
http://www.stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com/feature.php?id=23684&title=Fungi&itemtype=hand%20painted%20canvases
http://www.stitchtherapyneedlepoint.com/feature.php?id=12115&title=Vintage%20Mushrooms/Boletus&itemtype=hand%20painted%20canvases
The second trend is canvases that honor our military and police, joining canvases that honor firemen that have been available since 2001. Colors of Praise has new police and firemen badges and...
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2015/01/phoenix-market-saturday-update.html
Juli Poitras' miliary medals showing the Bronze Star, Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart.
http://jpneedlepoint.com/Newdesigns.html
What trends have you noticed?
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