Each trade show I try to pick my favorite canvases. It's hard, as that is a very personal choice and there are so many great things! But here are my favs in no particular order:
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| Scary Books, By Melissa Shirley Designs |
The first piece that caught my eye is Melissa Shirley's "Scary Books," complete with angry rat. This a a fairly large piece, at 16x9 inches on 18 count canvas. I love the fancy book bindings!
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| "Dragon" From Kimberly Design |
Kimberly's "Dragon" is perfect for the little boy in your life. Check out the swords and the dragon peeking down at the top! It's also on 18 count and is 10 inches by 11 inches. Kimberly's designs are distributed by Ruth Schmuff, by the way.
Seaside Topiary is from Pepperberry Designs. I find the pastels soothing and charming and I think the background could be made gorgeous to set off the little topiary tree. It's also on 18 count and is 7x11 inches.
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| Zecca's "Smile Mask" |
I really like Zecca's "Smile Mask" which at 12 x 9 1/2 on 18 count. It's bigger than it looks but it would be a blast to stitch.
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| VNG's "Perk Up" |
Speaking of a fun stitch, how about Perk Up from Vallerie Needlepoint Gallery? It cracks me up! I don't know the size or stitch count on this one yet, but I love the lime green and the graphic nature of this cutie. Coming up with the right background stitch (tiny coffee cups?) would make this a hilarious gift for those of us who aren't alive until that morning cuppa is drunk.
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| Three of the Eight Leigh Design "Tissue Toppers" |
These Tissue Toppers from Leigh Designs are a sentimental favorite as I watched Carolyn stitch the patriotic model and Pat stitch the animal skins and poppies beauty. They are gorgeous in person. I also like that there are 8 versions, each totally different. Click on the photo of each that has a stitch guide listed on the Leigh website to get a good view of them flat and finished. They are 9 x 5 1/2 finished on 18 count but there is more stitching involved than that since you have four sides and the top.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp730x.html
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| Mary Lake-Thompson's Border Collie |
I am really fond of the winter dogs and cats from Mary Lake-Thompson/Melissa Shirley.The small Border Collie portrait above is just one example of these really fun designs. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are on 18 and 13 count.
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/gallery/?bsn=1
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| John Johannsen's "Indian Angel" |
Speaking of Melissa Shirley Designs, she has reproduced this gorgeous John Johannsen portrait. It is big at 20x10 on 13 count, but it is beautiful.
And there you have it, my favorites from the Winter 2018 Market. By the way, Carolyn Hedge Baird tells me the themes she noticed at the show were hedgehogs, llamas and French themes. So what did you see and what did you fall in love with?
In case you haven't seen it, Stitch by Stitch Larchmont did a short essay on their favorites from Market.
http://www.stitchbystitchneedlepoint.com/so/1M55Dn_y?cid=68bf7f60-0c49-4a61-b2cc-4a9944579072#/main
UPDATE: Sheena has done an article on her favorites, too. It's fun to see what all the different pairs of eyes found and liked.
http://www.sheenasstitches.com/january-market-finds/
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