Jody Valentine Teaches Canvas Painting

Bored stuck at home? Then watch this video of Jody Valentine of Jody Designs showing how she paints the canvases she sells in her Etsy store.
https://www.facebook.com/JODYDESIGNSneedlepoint/videos/495790917748309/UzpfSTEwMDU3NzIwODMwOTgwNzA6MTIwMTY1NzQ5MDE3NjE5NA/?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARBldJ1NOw4UUSntOuBg4AhSrpiybWhta7NNhyfLL272W1kDudqfjkISI_0alOLvDjG2KFwFNaDEiFfZ&fref=gs&dti=108537025890131&hc_location=group

If nothing else it will give you a good idea of how hand painted canvases are made and why they are as expensive as they are.

Jody has posted a second video today about her basketweave rug that she stitches from stash.
https://www.facebook.com/JODYDESIGNSneedlepoint/videos/1100184290320542/?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARAMkig6qwEJKzlh0PvyMziDp5UD3nd0hevAw-5FZnC23W7czH1oW1fJHmImIhq0blbiagkhMDlQ2VD2&fref=gs&dti=108537025890131&hc_location=group

You can browse Jody's designs in her Etsy shop here.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JODYdesignsNEEDLEPT

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 17, 2020 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Orange and White Rabbit

Suzanne has finished her Jody white rabbit ornament and it's delightful!  
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-fast-fun-finishthank-you-jody.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright October 13, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Setting Up The Studio and Looking for the Thread UPDATED

Jody Valentine of Jody Designs has just moved, so she has been painting and then organizing her new studio. This is what it looks like now that most of the boxes are opened and everything has a place.  Jody has lots of great organizational tips.  Wish I had a space like this!
http://jodydesigns.typepad.com/jodyinthestudio/2013/07/studio-2-supplies.html

UPDATE:  Of course having everything put away doesn't mean it is easy to get at.  Poor Jody is doing some reorganizing.
http://jodydesigns.typepad.com/jodyinthestudio/2013/08/-studio-2-organizing.html

If you would like to see more, click on the blue title to the left of "Main" just below the header and you will move backward in time to see the studio as it was put together.

Robin of Hilary Jean Designs is very organized with a craft closet I envy greatly.  Of course just because you are organized it doesn't mean that you can actually FIND something!
http://www.hilaryjeandesigns.com/1/post/2013/08/found-it.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.

Enriched Stitch Skypes UPDATED

The Enriched Stitch just opened and already they are taking sign ups for classes. The really neat thing is that they allow folks to sit in on class remotely via Skype.  Here are the classes that are planned for right away.  Email the shop for more details and how to use Skype to sit in on the class.  By the way, click on What We're Up To for more glimpses of the class models.  They are also having a Jody trunk show.
http://www.enrichedstitch.com/classes.html

UPDATE:  Enriched Stitch is eager to have Skype students so if you want to take one of the classes via the Internet video connection that Skype provides, let them know ASAP.

By the way, Barbara Bergsten herself is going to participate.
http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/2012/05/needlepoint-via-skype.html

Here's her first visit via computer.
http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/2012/05/needlepoint-class-skype-visit.html

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Charming Valentine Story

Jody Valentine's got a wonderful Valentine's Day story for us plus lots of Valentine ornaments to enjoy.
http://jodydesigns.typepad.com/jodyinthestudio/2012/02/valentine-needlepointstitch-a-heart.html

Will you Blog readers be my Valentine?

XOXO from CH

(that means hugs and kisses if you aren't up on handwritten notes circa 1967)


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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Facebook Postings UPDATED

Facebook postings are starting to take the place of website updates since anyone who can handle a digital camera can upload photos to their Facebook site without the specialized knowledge it takes to build, maintain or modify a website. So if you have a Facebook account, keep an eye on your favorite shops. Bestitched in Arizona is having a sale on canvases that ends today, December 31. Photos and prices are on their FB page.  If I didn't log into a Facebook account and check up on them, I wouldn't have known about the sale.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.245922422143360.55158.126229327446004&type=1

I am not wild about Facebook myself.  It's complicated to use, things keep changing and privacy is chancy.  But it is a great way to keep up with what the shops are doing.

UPDATE:  BeStitched told me (via FB of course!) that the sale canvases on their FB page will be on sale until January 6 due to popular demand.  So take a look at your bank account and see what you can pick up before then.

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com

Happy St. Patrick's Day UPDATED

If you need a little Irish green this morning, check out Jody's newest shamrocks design.
http://jodydesigns.typepad.com/jodyinthestudio/2011/03/needlepoint-shamrocks-in-the-round.html

Pocket Full of Stitches is having a Cooper Oaks trunk show.  They have posted a ton of bright canvases from the designers which you can see in these two links. UPDATE:  PFOS has added a third, fourth and fifth blog entry on this trunk show so I've added new links.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-is-here.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-part-2.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-part-3.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-part-4.html

http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/cooper-oaks-part-5.html

In Woodlawn news, Susan writes of her fun day out with a friend.  There's not much about the actual needlework exhibit, but she has information about a bead shop close to Woodlawn Plantation that those who are planning on visiting will want to check out.
http://plays-with-needles.blogspot.com/2011/03/meeting-elizabeth.html

Remember, turn left exiting Woodlawn and drive through two sets of traffic lights.  You'll see a McDonald's in the strip mall on the right.  Turn there and look to the right when you are facing McDonald's.  That's where In Stitches is located.  The shop carries counted thread and knitting supplies as well as a good number of painted canvases.  They have lots of threads and tools and it's a wonderful shopping experience before or after the show.
http://www.institchesneedlework.com/

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