Odds and Ends

Randi celebrated Mother's Day this year with a wonderful pillow she designed for her mom. 
http://twisinc.blogspot.com/2015/05/happy-mothers-day.html

Jenny Henry celebrated with a DIY project to create a lavender sachet for Mom.
https://jennyhenrydesigns.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/needlepoint-lavender-sachet-for-mom/

Melita has created bookends by combining two charts from Jean Hilton and Pat Mazu. Very clever!
https://melitastitches4fun.wordpress.com/2015/05/08/bookends/

Ridgewood shows off two collages--one for police and one for fire fighters.  Here in a very rural area we celebrate the volunteer rescue squad but these are perfect for more urban areas.  Sorry, I don't know the designer.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2015/05/calling-all-first-responders.html

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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 9, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

TNNA Market Trends

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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Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright January 11, 2015 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.