Finishing Friday:

Today's finishing is a selection of the unusual to the amazing.  First, Stephanie shows off the small sized Painted Pony angels as tiny stand ups.  I love how the bottom of the needlepoint looks like an overskirt with the oval base showing smaller underneath.
http://stephsstitching.blogspot.com/2014/05/another-way-to-finish-painted-pony-mini.html

The "amazing" portion comes from Ada Hayden who shows off a selection of finished biscornus and humbugs in a variety of colors.  These are all her Eye Candy canvases, stitched by a bunch of talented folks.
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2014/05/biscornus-and-humbugs-oh-my.html

Another amazing piece is this doll (TJ Designs?) stitched for a daughter.
http://ridgewoodneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2014/06/blog-post_2.html

However, I think the unusual AND amazing award goes to Pocket Full of Stitches which has a fun selection of black and white pillows that'll blow your socks off.  The other pillows they showcase are lovely but the black and white ones are dramatic to the max.
http://pocketfullofstitches.blogspot.com/2014/05/finishing.html

I could be wrong, though.  This tiny Barbara Bergsten purse is astounding.  It is either 3 inches square (18 count) or 4 inches square (13 count).  Good things come in small packages, don't they?
http://createneedlepoint.typepad.com/create_needlepoint/2014/05/extraordinary-needlepoint-finishing.html

Enjoy the show!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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© Copyright May 17, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

The War To End All Wars Altar Frontal

Historical embroidery buffs will find this story of an altar cloth fascinating.  Sadly, I can't see anything like this being done today.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2014/05/hand-embroidery-the-great-war.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 10, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Snow Predicted for July

Suzy at Enriched Stitch just learned that her version of Ewe and Eye's "Warm Greetings" snowmen will be featured in the July/August 2014 Needlepoint Now magazine.  Congratulations!
http://astheneedleturns.com/guess-where-im-gonna-be/

The magazine ought to be arriving in mailboxes toward the end of June.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 10, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Belt Design Contest

Folks who always wanted to design their own canvas might be interested in Needlepaint.com's Design A Belt contest.   They have posted a video about designing your own belt you might find very helpful.  Of course this is to promote their business since if you love the design, you will want to buy it on one of their canvases, but if you win the contest, this will be free.
http://www.needlepaint.com/blog/2014/06/02/design-needlepoint-belt/

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright June 3, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Ann Goes to Coombe Down

I should have titled this Ann goes to Combe Down--and what she learned there! 
http://annjrippin.wordpress.com/2014/05/21/what-i-learned-from-the-ladies-of-coombe-down/

Ann is a British quilter, by the way, who has done some astounding sketchbooks.

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 21, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.