Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Celebrating Santa Fe

Joan Eidman loves Santa Fe.  She just designed a simple ornament to celebrate her love of the place and to memorialize the many happy hours she has spent there. (Did you know Joan was a professional harpist? I didn't!)
http://joaneidman.com/santa-fe-ornament/

Joan's work is distributed by Dream House Ventures under the name Fiori.  You can see the Santa Fe designs she mentioned in the article on the Dream House Ventures web page for Fiori.
http://www.dreamhouseventures.com/shop/designers-showcase/fiori.htm

The saints she is writing stitch guides for are her large Saint Nicholas series.  You can see them here.  Magnificent!
http://joaneidman.com/st-nicholas/

Anyone taking her up on the offer of a free Santa Fe ornament?

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Tudors Gossip

Henry VIII is still provoking gossip, 466 years after his death!   The latest news is that Amy Bunger's Home Study for this year is getting ready to start. Amy's going to do a custom commissioned piece from JP Needlepoint that celebrates all six of Henry's wives.  You can see it here--"Royal Pain in the Tudors."  Scroll down almost to the bottom of the newsletter to see the design and which royal wife is celebrated in which section.
http://www.amybunger.com/f/0413.pdf

Amy is going to set up a Facebook page called Secret Society Tudor that is open to both Home Study classes.  Watch for it if you are taking either section of the Royal Pain in the Tudors class from her.

There are also a set of scissor fobs and matching magnets celebrating each Queen.  The fobs cost $36 and the magnets are $14 but you can buy the pair for $48.  You can see them all on Amy's "What's New" page.  Which do you like best?  I'm a Katherine Howard myself....
http://www.amybunger.com/whats_new.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

Custom Camera Straps

Through the magic of Facebook's social features, I discovered Lee Tougas's custom camera straps. Lee takes photos and transfers them to needlepoint canvas, then stitches and finishes the design into a camera strap or belt. Neat!  I think anyone can see Lee's photos at the Pinnell Custom Leather FB page whether you have a Facebook account or not.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.441811602505758.97275.157609957592592&type=3

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
@ Copyright 2013 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.