Seen in the Wall Street Journal

Key fobs are "in" for the Wall Street trader. Who knew?!   Thanks to Kirk and Bradley for the tip.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303627504579560163057929976?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303627504579560163057929976.html

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© Copyright May 16, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Kreinik Goes Quilting

Doug Krienik's blog has a nice little biography of the company as well as the dates and places of the quilt show in West Virginia Doug will be visiting this summer as one of the sponsors.  You can learn a bit about the company and if you will be in Ripley, WVA in July, make sure you give Doug a big hug from me.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-business.html

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

A. Bradley is Distributed Far and Wide

A Baby Owl for Christmas

I just heard that Chris has added A. Bradley to the stable of artists Chris Lewis distributing.  This is great news for the designers who now have the burden of painting their canvases and getting them to the shops removed from their To Do list.  All they have to do is create more fun stuff.  Ashley Bradley's stuff is very cute indeed.  See the owl stocking above?  That's in my stash, waiting for a little free time so I can stitch it.  I plan to needle felt the fur trim, by the way.  Watson's fur will create the face trim and Suki's fur will create the tiny ball at the tip of the cap.

Chris Lewis also distributes Needle Deeva.  Shops can place A. Bradley orders by emailing chris.abradleyneedlearts@gmail.com and Needle Deeva orders by emailing Chris@needledeeva.com.  Or you can write

Chris Lewis
A. Bradley Distributor
Needle Deeva Distributor
4523 50th Street
Lubbock, TX 79414

Or just call 830-445-9382.  Chris will be happy to talk about these wonderful designs with you!

Not familiar with these names?  Take a little gander at these!
http://www.needledeeva.com/Whatsnew.html

http://www.abradleyneedlearts.com

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© Copyright May 21, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

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!

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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

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and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright May 10, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.