Enabling

Cat Topiary Garden as Wall Hanging

How about a little enabling this morning? Fans of the Cat Topiary Garden I stitched for my mother last year (above) will be happy to hear Amy Bunger has this discontinued canvas for sale at Amy's Golden Strand.  You can use "cat topiary garden" as a search term here at Blog and follow what I did to stitch it if you like.
http://www.amybunger.com/catalog/item/7997827/9581182.htm

If that's more than you want to spend today, visit Joan Thomasson's website and browse the angels that she's famous for.  They are reasonably priced (particularly if you buy the canvas only and stitch from your stash) and very attractive.  Don't miss the Fun Angels who are perhaps better described as fallen angels.
http://www.joanthomasson.com/ProductCategories.aspx

I am also quite fond of her Santas, especially this elegant French St. Nick.
http://www.joanthomasson.com/ProductDetail.aspx?RowID=136

Do you have favorites you've spotted at a very good price?  Comment below.

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New Wools and Bead Buddies

Paternayan is in production again.  According to Cynthia Thomas who posted about this on the ANG email list, two companies are making Paternayan. Saco River Dye House owns the Paternayan name and are making a three ply wool, with each ply the same.   Colonial Needle is using the same spinner as JCA did (the last owner of Paternayan) to make three ply wool, each ply slightly different in size.  Cynthia thinks Colonial's version is called Colonial Persian Wool.   The basic colors are available now and more colors are planned.  Cynthis says, "I handled and stitched with both and think they are both fine" but she warns stitchers to make sure they get enough wool in the same dye lot to finish their project.

I've also heard on the ANG email list that Fleur de Paris has a new wool from New Zealand called Anahera.  This is a single ply tapestry wool that is said to be very soft and durable.  You can read more about it on the Fleur de Paris website.
http://www.fleurdeparis.com/products/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=NW-8

Vicky DeAngelis has posted photos of Meredith Willett's latest brainstorm--Bead Buddies,  As I understand it from Vicky's explanation, these are little plastic boxes with lids that have a magnet pair on the bottom and sticky stuff inside.  You attach them to your canvas to keep your beads close by.  These are available from Elizabeth Turner Collection.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/blue-bonnet-needle-arts-retreat/

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Antique Needlepoint Purses for Sale

Antique needlepoint purses are up for auction.  The auction will be over by the time you read this but since it is in England, I didn't think many of us would be bidding.
http://needleprint.blogspot.com/2013/02/bags-of-bags-purses-knowle-auction.html

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Stitching in the Middle of Living

Today's Thought for the Day is from Julie, who clearly leads the sort of life I lead--full of constant interruptions.
http://theshopsampler.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/february-tusal/

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The Bride UPDATED

...The Bride of Frankenstein, that is!  Here is what Suzanne has done with one of her Monster's Ball canvases.  This is an older club from Pocket Full of Stitches.  The second link shows the entire set.  This is from Janet Burnett/A Collection of Designs.  Very very cute!
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-bride-of-frankenstein.html

http://www.pfos.com/OtherClubs/MonstersBall/pg1.HTM

Suzanne is stitching the club this year and will update her blog with photos of each as she finishes them.  She's already added It to the collection, which makes me smile broadly.  Actually, I don't know which one I like best.  They are all cuter than monsters have a right to be.
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/it.html

http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/weird-willy-werewolf.html

http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/freaky-frankie.html

http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/elvira-voluptuous-vamp.html

http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/magical-merlin.html

http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/dr-no-mad-scientist.html

UPDATE:  More monsters!
http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/03/mr-bones.html

http://suzannehicks.blogspot.com/2013/03/vlad-vampire.html

By the way, if you are a fan of larger Halloween pieces, Enriched Stitch is planning classes for Melissa Shirley's new Four Witches.  Here is the first one, skulls and all.
http://astheneedleturns.com/helowise-by-beckih/

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