Wordle

Through my friend Liz I learned about Wordle.
http://www.wordle.net/create

I entered the URL of my Blogspot blog and the photo above is what I got. I find it hilarious that the word Finished is so prominent when I hate finishing so much.

LOL

Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow

No More Wings

Last night I managed to keep from adding more to Holi's wings. It was hard but somehow I restrained myself. Amazing how far my formerly restrained self will go on this piece!

Instead, I added to the basketweave background. I have the hem of the skirt, the diagonal heart underskirt and some finishing touches on top of various areas to go, so I really need to get a lot of the background done. Since this is just background in basketweave I didn't bother with a picture. But I do have pictures for you of other folks' stitching which you'll find quite interesting.

My newest Needle Pointers arrived last night with an article about stumpwork and a beginner's project. That reminded me of this wonderful beading blog and this particular article that talks about how larged beaded scenes are done.
http://beadlust.blogspot.com/2009/04/bead-journal-project-april-challenges.html

Once the mechanics of this make sense to you, check out this site.
http://thelonebeader.com/

While your brain is whirling with possibilities, let's go see Ann Stradal who is stitching another of her lighthouses. This time it is the lovely Sanibel Island lighthouse. You'll want to read all the entries about this wonderful piece to see the sand stitch she invented, how she did the sky and the new thread she choose for the support struts of the lighthouse.
http://thecapestitcher.blogspot.com/

Finally, since I know you love interviews, here is Jane, Stitching Up a Storm in Alamo City, explaining how she started to needlepoint.
http://janew1102.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/04/60-minutes-comes-to-the-alamo-city.html

Now that you are busy reading, it's back to basketweave for me!

Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow

Enough on the Wings Already!

Last night, driven by a mad desire to add more beads to Holi's wings, I stitched long lines of metallics instead over the arrow centers and between each arrow. I used my blue/green Kreinik #4 braid over the medium and dark green areas and a strand of gold Accentuate over the lime green portions. Never got around to adding the beads as now the wings don't need them.

I think you'll find that if you run wild on one section of a canvas, you'll probably need to run wild on the rest to make it look good. My wings didn't have enough sparkle to hold their own with the rest of the piece. There are exceptions, of course. You might have a central section with sparkle and the rest of the piece doesn't have shine to focus attention but in this case, Holi's wings needed a bit more Omph. Metallics work well for that.

Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow

All Done

Unlike me, some folks have actually finished a project recently. In totally random order, let me present Jane's first six Twelve Days of Christmas mini stockings, fresh from the finisher's.
http://janew1102.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/04/oh-how-i-love-surprises-in-the-mail.html

Pat framed her Carole Lake piece beautifully, didn't she? This is called In a Purple Passion but it's in the white/gold colors instead of the original purples.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2009/04/back-from-framer.html

Michele has finished her Grand Hotel box. If you want to see the entire rectangle before it was made up, look for the earlier April blog posting called "Grand Hotel Needlepoint Finished" in the right hand column. The Grand Hotel is a landmark in Michigan and of course that's where Michele's shop Bristly Thistle is located.
http://bristlythistle.blogspot.com/2009/04/grand-hotel-needlepoint-complete.html

Pierrette has finished her Loretta Spears mystery #13 piece. This is called Superstition. Lovely, isn't it?
http://lovetostitch99.blogspot.com/2009/04/superstition-mystery-13-by-loretta.html

Stephen finished his Academy of Vocal Arts pillow for the auction. Hope he raised much money for the cause!
http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2009/04/ava-pillow-finale.html

Linda has her first monthly All That Glitters ornament back from the finisher. This is fabulous!
http://nystitchingsisters.blogspot.com/2009/04/back-from-finisher.html

Finally, Margaret has finished her Squiggee schoolhouse from the Gingerbread series. Isn't it darling?
http://cranecottage.com/stitchingblog/?p=921

Speaking of Squiggee, Gail Hendrix has finished Emperor Ming as a model for her line of needlepoint canvases. Isn't he marvelous, darlings?!
http://squiggeedesigns.blogspot.com/2009/04/emperor-ming.html

You can admire more of Gail's models and see the notice of her designs' new distributor on her website. We wish you a long and happy relationship with Dream House Ventures.
http://www.squiggeedesigns.com/

Congratulations, everyone. Keep up the good work.

Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow

Holi Has Beaded Wings

I finished the arrows on Holi's wings last night and added gold beads at the tips. Can you say--Over the Top? LOL

Jane/Chilly Hollow
Main blog at http://blog.360.yahoo.com/chillyhollow