The Guessing Game

JP Needlepoint is starting a new design and posted an unfinished picture on Facebook, asking us to guess how it would turn out.

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/596890138353737/?ref=share_attachment

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219009395777932&set=a.1526682219092

I didn't see the sand castle coming!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219016985847679&set=a.1526682219092

I love the crab with his sand dollar.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219057214973382&set=a.1526682219092

Juli has started another Christmas beach scene.  This one features Santa.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10219101965532118&set=a.10202723598043167

Who has a tan and red toenails.  LOL

https://www.facebook.com/juli.poitras.7/videos/233983938767820

Santa's finished and ready for another cocktail!  I love the crab who now has a beach ball.

https://www.facebook.com/juli.poitras.7/videos/4751158371595428

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© Copyright September 4, 2021 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Kisses at the Beach

Barbara Bergsten has lots of different "kisses" canvases that are finished by making them into a cone that looks a little like a big Hersey's kiss.  But seeing the unstitched canvas isn't nearly as much fun as seeing them made up and hearing a little about how they were done.  Thanks for sharing this customer's ideas, Barbara!
https://theavidpen.wordpress.com/2015/06/14/by-the-seashore-a-needlework-finisher-guest-post/

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 15, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Crooked Tree at the Beach

The Crooked Tree does lots of ocean and beach canvases. They aren't that well known, though, so since I stumbled across their blog this morning, I thought I'd provide the link so you could dream about being at the beach this weekend.  The blog talks about their canvases and the designers behind them.  I found it very interesting.
http://ctneedlepoint.wordpress.com

Their full line is on their website.  Of course a shop will have to order for you, but that's easy enough.  Whip out Ye Olde Credit Carde and we are in business!  All without getting sunburned or sand in our shoes, too.
http://www.ctneedlepoint.com

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 16, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Don's Basketweave Beading in Video

Oh, boy! The Kreinik website has filmed a woven look done with clear beads using size 4 Kreinik very fine braid.  The video stars Associated Talents' Carol Gantz who works with Don Lynch (also Associated Talents) who invented the basketweave beading technique.  It's sometimes called Don Beading in his honor.
http://www.kreinik.com/shops/Basket-Weave-Beading-Technique-with-Kreinik-Threads.html

If you fall in love with canvas M-189 ("Starfish Frieze"), Associated Talents has a free stitch guide for the canvas on their website.  Sorry, after Associated Talents was sold to Bradley needlepoint, the free stitch guides disappeared along with their old website.
http://www.atneedlepoint.com/Guides/M-189-GUIDE.pdf

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© Copyright April 27, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Beach House

Brenda shows off the little beach umbrella piece the Delaware Seashore Chapter of ANG stitched for Justin's Beach House as a community project.  ANG chapters do lots of wonderful stitching for their local communities and organizations.  Keep an eye on the article that lists these things in the back of Needle Pointers magazine if you are an ANG member and get their magazine.
http://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2015/04/justins-beach-house-updated-41315.html

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© Copyright April 14, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The Clocks on the Coast UPDATED

Needle Nicely is going to feature stitch your own clock faces in the shop this season. (Needle Nicely is in Florida, where the snowbirds flock in season and need things to stitch.)  The shop's customers love belt canvases and love beach themes, so Mary Agnes has plenty of both types of canvas to make them happy.   
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2014/01/more-new-canvases.html

http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2014/02/more-about-clocks.html

In case you fall for one of these beauties, here is the shop website.  The finished models are a delight to browse!
http://www.needlenicely.com

UPDATE:  Here's the Mindy clock face finished and embellished.
http://needlenicely.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-stitching-finish-and-clock-model.html

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