MORE NEW CANVASES

This grouping has dolls that can be finished as little stand-ups, or filled with shot to be canvas weights. The horizontal rectangular animal  pieces are intended to be canvas weights, or perhaps as objects of delight for some child. All have stitch guides.

I can hear the question now:  What is a canvas weight?
Sometimes you need to use both hands to handle threads. You place the mounted canvas on a table or counter surface allowing the place where you wish to work to protrude out beyond the table. To keep it firmly in place and prevent it from tumbling onto the floor, you use the canvas weight in lieu of a book. Using a book is gauche, but a necessity until you create a canvas weight made from a needlepoint canvas. It's a rite of passage!

 

My current WORK IN PROGRESS

ROSEWOOD MANOR FINE ARTS GALLERY!

 I took advantage of the quiet snowy day and unpacked and hung the TRUNK SHOW from ROSEWOOD MANOR. We have the new pieces first shown last weekend at the NASHVILLE MARKET.  We have all the Valdani color packs in cotton and silk and the Barnwood Button sets to support the charts that call for those unusual components. There are discounts on the color packs and the button sets that are available for a short time only. The discount expires on March 15. After that, the prices go back to regular retail levels. The show will be available through April 6. 

 I am smitten by the flag shown in this picture on the left. I happened to bring my needlepoint flag that I am working on to work today and I will put it in yet another post today. I think I will need to buy "OLD GLORY" as a companion to my needlepoint piece. All enablers please say AYE!

For people who are not familiar with the work of Rosewood Manor's owner and designer, Karen Kluba  is a very popular designer of cross stitch pieces. As you can see from the pictures of the trunk show, most of her pieces are stylistically samplers. She has a huge body of work and we can still attain copies of some of her older pieces. Her tree sampler pieces are close to my heart.

SOMETIMES IT IS ALL ABOUT ME!

While I do try to buy sensibly with certain customer's tastes in mind, sometimes I fall off that wagon! I have a current avid interest in Americana images. I can only hope that I find that some of my customers feel the same way.

 This canvas is an adaptation of the work of Warren Kimble, Vermont folk artist. The adaptation is by Cooper Oaks.
This particular piece is one of a series of four pieces representing the four seasons. Don't you just love those house-eating trees?

 Hook, line and sinker on this one, another piece inspired by Mr. Kimble. I'm not sure if it was the Holstein that did me in or the black and white kitty. One of my students is going to get this, but I wanted to share it with you before it went to her house.

These almost made me swoon too! Click on this one to make it larger. If you are interested in any one of them, I do have individual pictures. Please address any questions to me at my email:  twisinc  at  comcast  dot net.

All five are from EWE AND EYE & FRIENDS. The friend who inspired the red house is Anne Tavoletti and the other four pieces are adaptations of the work of Blakely Wilson.

There will be more pictures later. I need to go tend the store.

ATTENDED MARKET AND WENT ON FROM THERE!

I have been home for 2.5 weeks and am just now getting round to working on the BLOG.  I had a little detour to Minnesota before coming home from the California market. My husband took the cat to the vet while I was away and we learned that Jack had some serious dental issues (needed removal of 3 teeth), so they scheduled that so that I would be home to deal with it. The situation deteriorated from there. When they anesthetized him for his dental work, they discovered that his liver/spleen were greatly enlarged. I spent a half a week convinced that Jack had cancer. An ultrasound on Monday showed that he has cyst-like benign tumors, so we are greatly relieved!!! Jack too is very happy now because he is back to having his favorite kibble and not that stinky canned food.

These new canvases reflect our dotage on our pets:

 
To spread out the shipping, we bought some more:

 
Give me a jingle (978-486-8330) if you want one of these sent!

More  - tomorrow. 

MORE... on MY BIG TOE

 Don't forget that you can click on these images and enlarge them greatly.

We have many other hand made stitching accessories from MY BIG TOE, in addition to a plethora of counted thread patterns from her very creative mind. She has some very funny pieces, in addition to her lovely religious pieces. Due to the size of some of her very lovely  and VERY LARGE samplers, they had to stay home to keep the shipping costs down. To satisfy our curiosities, she sent a bound notebook with pictures of all of her pieces and we would be pleased to order them for you.

ALL THAT GLITTERS... TRUNK SHOW: MY BIG TOE

FOBS with (l to rt) hand made bead, teapot and two frogs

Threaders with Lobster claws

Long, elegant FOBS

Whole passel of stitch markers