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An inspiring blog dedicated to helping you unlock your inner needle artist, turn off your doubt, and make the time to create something wonderful with your own two hands.
Winter Threadventure Week 2: Magical Rovaniemi
Hi there! It's great to have you back here with me today. 🙂 The next stop on our Winter Threadventure is absolutely ahhhh-mazing! I'm super excited to share where we're going today, so hop aboard the Serendipity Express with me and let's take our...
Winter Threadventure Week 1: Helsinki, Finland
Are you ready for the 2019 Winter Threadventure through the Nordic countries? Me, too! We're gonna have soooo much F-U-N! Hop aboard the Serendipity Express with me and let's ride our magical virtual vacation train to our first stop, captivating Finland... Read more
Decorating the Christmas Tree…
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at my house. We decorated our Christmas tree on Sunday afternoon and I have to say, I think it's my favorite one - ever! Even though most of the ornaments are the...
Countdown to Winter Threadventure 2019!
Can you believe it? It's almost time for a new Threadventure! This one is gonna be even better than the last one, too. The 2019 Winter Threadventure is chock full of exciting new threads and stitches - and I can hardly wait...
Basketweave and Weird Shapes – Part 3
It's time to work the background of our lovely little Florentine Bauble by Kirk and Bradley Designs. I'm having oodles of fun to stitching it - and it reaffirms what I already know (but sometimes forget!) - that working a...
Basketweave and Weird Shapes – Part 2
Well hello there! Did you see last week's blog post? If you didn't, you might want to click here to read it first. And if you did read it, well - we'll just go ahead and dive right into how...
Basketweave and Weird Shapes
Have you ever been stumped by how to work a diagonal tent stitch (a.k.a. basketweave) background around a bunch of weird shapes? Or even how to stitch those irregular shapes in the first place? Well, fret no more! I'm here to...
Fall Inspiration
Hello there, lovely! We're at the end of October and I just can't believe it, can you?! The trees are beginning to change colors here in Alabama and it looks like we're going to have a beautiful fall. Cooler weather...
Bring on the Beads!
Hello there, lovely! I'm so happy to have you here with me today. It's a wonderful day for stitching in my neck of the woods - drizzly and cool. Fall is definitely in the air. Last time, we chatted about...
Splendor and the Grass
No, I'm not talking about the movie starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty. That's Splendor in the Grass. I'm talking about using Splendor for the grass on my "Tuscaloosa" canvas. (tee hee!) Read more
Want to Know What Else is in My Workbasket?
Picking up where we left off last time, let's finish our look at the essential components of any stitcher's workbasket. Since we've already chatted about scissors and needles, let's dive a little deeper into my workbasket and see what we...
The Ultimate Checklist for Your Workbasket
What's in your needlepoint workbasket? Is your workbasket nice and tidy - or do you have the Scarlett O'Hara syndrome? You know...putting off until tomorrow what you really ought to be tending to today. Seriously, when's the last time you...
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