Curving the Butterfly Wings

Kurdy Biggs has a new design on her Threedles website called "Butterfly Effects." It celebrates the curve and non-rectangular designs.  It's beautiful!
http://www.threedles.com/06012011/2014/ButterflyEffect/ButterflyEffect.html

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Finishing Friday--Beautiful Box and Hearts

Nimble Needle got lots of lovely pillows back from their finisher, but the winner here to my way of thinking is the silk-lined leather box with a needlepoint top.   I think it is beautiful.
http://thenimbleneedle.blogspot.com/2014/02/customers-work.html

Lynn just got her Buckeyes purse back from the finisher.  It is a cutie, perfect for the Ohio sports fan!
http://wtp.typepad.com/whats-the-point-blog/2014/02/this-is-my-spirited-go-bucks-handbag.html

How about these great heart ornaments from Associated Talents Diane stitched?  Perfect for Valentine's Day!
http://www.dianestakingtimeouttoneedlepoint.com/2014/02/happy-valentines-day.html

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Today's Valentine's Day.  Mostly my love is of the painted canvas variety but today I'm celebrating St. Valentine's Day with a treat for the counted canvaswork stitchers among us.  I have created two new tabs--one listing all the online shops that have a great variety of needlepoint charts for your stitching pleasure and one listing all the online designers and teachers who have canvas work pieces to purchase.  These went live last night before I headed off to bed.

Since I am not a counted person I've asked for help from my stitching friends to compile these lists and I know they aren't complete. If you have other sources or designers or know of a shop that has a very large range of charts created with canvaswork in mind (I'm not talking cross stitch charts here, but charts for needlepoint) please let me know by leaving a Comment below or emailing me at chillyhollow at hot maildot com and I will add to the lists for you.  Thanks!

By the way, for you counted folks, Laura Perin has a new Valentine's Day Wreath. It's lovely!  It might even be better than chocolate....   No?  You are right.  Second-best, then!
http://two-handedstitcher.blogspot.com/2014/02/hearts-flowers-friday.html

For other new designs from counted folks, check the Winter TNNA tab where I am posting the new items for the Nashville cross stitch market that are counted canvas work.  H

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Everybody is Stitching Snow But Me

Everybody is stitching snow it seems!  Even I am stitching snowflakes although I am pretty sure I'll be shoveling them tomorrow as we are supposed to get from 10-18 inches  have two feet of snow already and more is predicted.  I am sick of winter but luckily Ada of Eye Candy is stitching a cheerful snowflake star for winter to bring us out of our doldrums.
http://eyecandyneedleart.blogspot.com/2014/02/canvas-of-week-holiday-star.html

Ruth Schmuff''s mom has finished the Ewe and Eye and Friends' twirling snowmen piece, which I think is an instant classic.  I'm pretty sure if you ask nicely Ruth will send you a stitch guide, canvas and threads.
http://www.notyourgrandmothersneedlepoint.com/2014/02/celebrate-snow.html

Vicky DeAngelis is adding a little snow to her life by stitching the Patches snowman from Pepperberry Designs.  This will be a class at Newport Needlepoint in Costa Mesa, California.  Bet if you call and beg you can have him boxed up and shipped to your door even if you aren't close enough to take the class.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/so-what-am-i-stitching-these-days/

I hope these snow projects charm you even as you dig out from another storm in This Winter That Never Ends.

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Christine and Carol Stitch for Embroiderer's Guild of South Australia

Carol and her friend Christine have designed a counted band sampler to raise funds for the Embroiderer's Guild of South Australia.   I thought the counted canvas work folks would love to see Carol's tribute to her Guild.  You can pick up a copy of the sampler by following the link or by going straight to the second URL below although you probably will have to talk to the Guild about shipping charges before you buy.
http://carolscountedcanvasworkneedleworks.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-new-sampler-ta-da.html

http://www.embguildsa.org.au

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