Books for Sale

New Needlepoint has June McKnight's new Bling book (and the Halloween one from last year) at a very good price! I think shipping's free, too, so if you want these books, this is a good place to pick them up.
http://needlepointtalk.net/2012/02/04/june-mcknights-blingy-book


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

Community of Stitchers

I am HAPPY

It constantly amazes me how many people live in my computer, people I am getting to know fairly well, even though I have never met them in person and perhaps never will.  We laugh and play and stitch together and it feels like a small town.  We listen when someone's spouse dies, we commiserate when that perfect canvas we want is sold out all over the world, we help each other with ideas for our stitching and rummage in our stashes for dyelots of thread for someone else in need.  And we talk and talk and talk.

This morning on Facebook Barbara posted a photo of a piece she's going to teach.  It shows a blue door in a courtyard wall and I immediately wanted to know what was behind the door.
http://stitchpography.blogspot.com/2012/02/whats-inside.html


Last weekend Ruth Schmuff's shop had a Superbowl Sunday sale and I sent her a playful email, asking if the canvas I wanted was available.  My message made its way to her announcement of the sale.  Just shows what a small world we live in, doesn't it?
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/02/lets-have-super-bowl-party.html

The canvas I bought on sale is Ruth's computer pixie.  It shows the pixie in front of her computer, dreaming away.  Appropriate, no?  That's it here, stitched by Sheena James.  Her stitch guide comes with this canvas.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/01/what-minx.html

There are several pixie canvases available.  Vicky DeAngelis' guides come with the Kitchen Pixie and with the Needlepoint Pixie.
 http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/06/19/the-dishes-are-done/

http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/06/26/shes-finished/

You can see all the pixies here.  I'm tempted by the Refrigerator Pixie and the Sweet Dreams Pixie, but the Computer Pixie shows how we are all carried somewhere else by our computers, so that's the one I choose.
http://www.bedeckedandbeadazzled.com/products.php?catid=17&firstcid=3

I am happy (see photo above)!

I am also wrapped up because it is cold outside.


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

Shop News From All Over

A lot of shops have updated their blogs with news of their new offerings. If you are a monthly club fan, you'll want to see the newest models for both Needle Works' fish and angel monthly clubs.
http://www.stitchinginthetexashillcountry.com/the_needle_works/2012/01/another-fish-done.html

Needle in a Haystack has a lot of new (and some old favorites) back in stock.  The shop maintains one of my favorite online resources--photos of all the threads they stock.  If you need to mail order threads sight unseen, this is very very useful.
http://needlestack.typepad.com/whats_new/2012/02/a-few-new-items-in-stock.html

When Tisha of Needlepoint Tool Time went to the TNNA show in Phoenix, she hit shops along the way.  Here's her short review of Needler's Nest which is located in Surprise, Arizona.  If you follow the link to her website, there's a slide show at the bottom of the home page showing her new tool purchases for her shop.
http://stitchplaywithneedlepointtooltime.blogspot.com/2012/02/needlers-nest.html

Ruth Schmuff of Bedecked and Beaddazzled has photos of the most unusual pillows I've ever seen.  Whether you'd ever want to stitch this Zecca set, it's still something to see!
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2012/02/box-pillow-puzzles-outside-of-box.html


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

On The Hunt For Sheep

Sheep canvas from Julia's Needleworks

Have you seen this sheep anywhere?  She stole my ruby slippers/!

Actually, I'm just posting a request for this canvas in case any shops that visit Blog have her in stock.  This is a roughly 4x4 inch canvas on 18 count by Julia's Needleworks.  Email me at chillyhollow at hot maildot com if you have her hiding out in your shop (or unwanted in your Stash of Delights).


Thanks!


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

The Two-Toned SOTM

If you've been listening to folks at the ANG email list decide to do their SOTM project in a cat or square or any other shape than the original heart, you probably thought things couldn't deviate any more. WRONG!

Scarlet Thread has come up with a two toned colorways for the project, which is red in the original model.  They have restocked the purple, red and blue color sets they have assembled, too.  Check it all out here.
http://stitchything.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-two-tone-colorway-for-2012-sotm.html


The inventiveness of needlepointers is beyond anything you can imagine!

By the way, Scarlet Thread is working the SOTM project slightly differently than in a heart shape.  If you want to do something a bit differently, you might like to see what Sarea Leigh says about her progress.
http://stitchything.blogspot.com/2012/01/stitching-ang-2012-stitch-of-month.html


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