the Blog
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.
the Blog
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.
What Do You Do With Your ORT?
Do you save your ORT? Or do you toss them in the trash? What's that? You don't know what the heck an ORT is?! Well then - pour yourself a nice cuppa and let me tell you. Sound good? Okey dokey...
Learn a New Stitch Every Day!
Hi there! I've had soooo much fun reading your comments about your favorite kind of embroidery - and who taught you to stitch! Thank you for sharing with me. 🙂 Did you take some time every day this past week to...
Are You Ready To Stitch?
February is National Embroidery Month... And that just makes me wanna do a happy dance. All month long, we get to celebrate stitching. YAY!!! (Cue musica!) Dust off your needles, pull out your threads, and let's embroider something! Wait, were...
Ready, Set, Stitch with Confidence!
Last week we talked about making your needlework goals for 2018 S.M.A.R.T.E.R. - and this week, well - it's time to wrap things up so we can actually start working on those goals and developing your needlework skills! 😉 Let's recap what you've done,...
S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goals for a Spectacular 2018
Did you make a list of your most frustrating problems and challenges when it comes to pursuing your needlework hobby? Great! What I'd like you to do now is look at that list and make some notes, so grab a...
Setting Yourself Up for Needlepoint Success
Last week, we talked about sorting through all your projects so you could set yourself up for success in 2018. Now, we're in the second week of the year and I'm wondering... Did you get your PIPs sorted? If you...
No More Resolutions For Me…
Have You Heard? This year, I'm not making any New Year's Resolutions. I'm D-O-N-E with that activity - and moving on to a much more rewarding one! Wanna' join me? Great! Let's get started... Instead of Making Resolutions, I'm Challenging...
Unpacking Memories
Christmas is coming... It's cold outside. Really. Cold. (At least for Alabama.) And this early December visit from Old Man Winter has put me in the holiday spirit. Christmas is only a couple of weeks away and our tree is...
Make Time for Y-O-U this Holiday Season
And So It Begins... The holidays are right around the corner. There's no denying it's holiday season when you see the employees at the grocery store filling displays with candy canes and Christmas cards (on Halloween!).Read more
Welcome to Serendipity Needleworks!
Welcome to the new Serendipity Needleworks website! I'm so happy that you're here. Please bookmark this page on the new website so you can visit with me regularly. Let's take a quick tour around the website and I'll share a...
Needlepoint Canvas: A Closer Look
Bet you never thought about needlepoint canvas much... But it can affect your needlepoint project more than you might think. Let's take a peek at the 3 main types of needlepoint canvas that we use most: interlock mono canvas, mono...
Gauge Matters!
Have you ever worked really hard on a project, only to have your hat (or mittens or, even worse, your sweater!) turn out waaaay too big? Or how about making something that ends up being entirely too small?! Well, that's...
Never miss a post:
Sign up here for the latest needlepoint content from Ellen delivered right to your inbox!