The Phoenix show is over and everyone has headed home happy but exhausted. Now the shops are waiting until the orders placed at the show start to be filled. What were your favorites? Below are mine, listed in the order I saw them.
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| Dressing as a Skeleton for the Day of the Dead |
I absolutely adore Tapestry Fair's newest Day of the Dead canvas. This is "La Hermosa Sandra." The design features a calaca, a person dressed as a skeleton for the Mexican celebration in honor of those who have passed on. I have so many ideas on how to stitch this that I'd give up sleeping if I could pull it off, just to have the time to work this piece! This is adapted from artwork by Manuel Salas
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| Tapestry Fair's Other New Manuel Salas Canvas |
If this piece has too much going on, how about the other new Manuel Salas piece from Tapestry Fair? This design is called "Chara." The calaca is more elegant, particularly with the lace background and her amazing hat.
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| Barbara Elmore's Mermaid for Sundance Designs |
I admire Barbara Elmore's Botticelli-style mermaid, more for the fabulous things Barbara will do with this design than anything else. She's already started stitching on this and I can't wait to see more.
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| Ewe and Eye's Daffodils Still Life |
I am not usually wild about Ewe and Eye and Friends' primitive style but this charming daffodils still life with birds appeals to me. I think of spring's pleasures when I look at it, don't you?
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| Siamese from Labors of Love |
I am charmed by the cat portraits introduced by Labors of Love this month. They are similar to last summer's dog portraits on patterned backgrounds. This was my favorite of the set. Here are the dog portraits, so you can compare.
http://www.laborsofloveneedlepoint.com/see-whats-new.html
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| Needle Deeva's Christmas House Stitched by Mary Waldsmith |
Needle Deeva does wonderful houses, so I think her latest --complete with a stitch guide by Mary Waldsmith of Owl Stitchery-- is going to be a big hit. There is a stocking with this house and a snowman, by the way. Mary is doing a guide for it, too.
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| Associate Talents' Rabbits with Patterns |
Speaking of cute, Associated Talent's small patterned rabbits are too cute to be legal in all fifty states!
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| Pajamas and Choclate's Patchwork Cat Witch |
When it comes to Halloween designs, my favorite for January 2015 is the Pajamas and Chocolate Halloween patchwork witch cat in the pumpkin patch. (This is Patt and Lee's painted canvas line.)
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| Raymond Crawford's Owl |
Speaking of Halloween, owl canvases continue to be popular. My favorite at Market this time is Raymond Crawford's white owl. Small and simple, yet elegant! I think I could have a lot of fun with this design.
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| Vicki Sawyer's Snowy Owl from Melissa Shirley |
Well, the Vicki Sawyer Snowy Owl from Melissa Shirley Designs is a runner up. It is elegant in a different style.
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| Peace on Earth Angel by Juli Poitras |
"Elegant" seems to be what I'm looking for this Market. This JP Needlepoint angel fits the bill, don't you think? JP has a huge variety of lovely things but the angel caught my attention.
I'm going to continue this tomorrow as Blogger is starting to complain about all the photographs!
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