And She Scores!

The Young Needlepointer has a thing for Henry VIII so she has been collecting the Petei Henry VIII and His Wives canvases for quite a while now. Celebrate her picking up the last of the series and admire all the canvases at her blog.  She even owns Queen Elizabeth 1 and Mary, Queen of Scots!
http://theyoungneedlepointer.blogspot.com/2013/03/one-big-happy-family.html

Other Henry VIII fans may enjoy looking at Amy Bunger's upcoming Home Study, which is a large canvas celebrating all Henry's Queens or want to admire the small portraits Labors of Love just released at the TNNA January Market.
http://www.amybunger.com/f/0113.pdf

http://www.laborsofloveneedlepoint.com/gallery.php?category=67

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

For the Candy Cane Lover

If you are addicted to stitching candy cane designs, you are going to love this!  It's a Melissa Shirley design, beautifully finished at Marlene's.
http://dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/03/melissa-shirley-giant-candy-cane.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Canvases for the Hunt Set

Chilly Hollow isn't too far from the center of what is called Hunt Country here in Virginia. Think grand estates, horses, trees and exotic farm animals everywhere, stone fences that run for miles and of course, the extremely wealthy.  This area features fox hunting, horse tack, and of course dogs.  In my limited experience the folks who live Hunt Country are usually conservative needlepointers but there is nothing wrong with that.  Who doesn't love a nice belt in basketweave occasionally?  That's the best meditation I know.
http://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-needlepoint.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

That Special Someone

Ever think about stitching a portrait of the cat or dog or bird or whatever who lives under your roof? Rittenhouse shows how they create painted canvas custom portraits.
http://rittenhouseneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2013/03/custom-painted-pet-portraits.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Reality TV for the Stitcher

"Will you watch or will you swatch?" is the tagline for this new online knitting contest.
http://thefiberfactor.com

For reality show fans who are stitchers, this is going to be great fun.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.