Adorn

Eastern Couture in Tapestry, dramatic!

>> November 13, 2010 – color, experimenting, fiber art

New Designs at Ornaments!

>> November 5, 2010 – embroidery, fiber art, needleart, needlepoint kit, new needlepoint, silk thread

Tiny Trinkets: Rectangle

Hi everyone--it's Genevieve again. Orna is off with her family taking a much deserved vacation amongst the Glorious Fall Colors!! Hopefully she will come back inspired and well rested! In the meantime, I just finished putting up two more new designs!

At the top, is Tiny Trinkets: Rectangle-- available in three different Color Families. For each Color Family, you will receive three different colorways in each kit. Included are 9 different skeins, 3 metal finishing frames, canvas, and all the rest of the materials you need to create all three of the colorways in your kit! It's a great little holiday stocking stuffer, or perfect to make holiday ornaments that are unique and extraordinary!

Also just posted is Tiny Treasures: Square. This is similar to the Rectangle Kit, however 13 skeins are included in two Color Families. Along with the canvas, 3 frames and finishing materials these designs are perfect little holiday projects.

Both of these are fantastic projects to make in a day or two, and the best part is the finishing is a snap with all the supplies that are included. Both kits come packaged in beautiful little aluminum boxes to keep all the supplies together.

So that's all for today---we are now in the midst of getting ready for the Squaredance class--the response was fantastic!! We will be making kits for days!

Going to the Poconos... what to wear??

>> November 2, 2010 – color, travel

We are leaving tomorrow for our annual expedition up north, just a bit, enough to see leaves on the ground, hills, smell fireplaces, read, eat, play games and work on jigsaw puzzles.

We'll be back on Monday.

See you then!

Giveaway Winner Is....

>> – color, color ideas, contest

NCPAT!!!

"Tall and Tan"

What wonderful titles you all had! I was delighted to see how each name incorporated
the colors in such clever ways. YEA!!

The Google Random Generator picked the number, so "Tall and Tan" is yours, Pat.
(Please email us a snail mail address to send off your prize)

And just to keep you thinking about color: I was clicking away with the camera this morning,
and found a connection between this bouquet in my kitchen,
the threads in my studio and my design, "Tessellations".
I did no arranging or matching, just clicked.

And just in case you haven't received 9 million calls reminding you--

don't forget to get out the vote today.

Giveaway!!!

>> October 27, 2010 – blog giveaway, color, color ideas, embroidery, give away, giveaway, needlepoint, new designs, orna willis, ultrasuede

We have much to do here today, so let's begin with two bits of news---firstly, we are retiring some older designs, (Cedars of Lebanon, Reflections of Joy, Entomology and a few others). It's sad to say goodbye, but, as you can see above, I have new designs going up every day!

Silky Safari is a twist on traditional samplers. It's full of interesting stitches, and unusual threads, Ultrasuede applique' and beads to top it off. It is a wonderful design to have fun with!

Also out this week, Windmills of Color, pictured below. This Kit comes in three colorways. With a focus on color application, color balance and color placement, I wrote the pattern to give the user more options and freedom with their choices!

And finally: It's that time again!!!! It's a Giveaway.

For this Giveaway, I designed a beautiful "Paper Bag" with two contrasting shades of Ultrasuede® to highlight the simple familiar lines of a classic grocery store bag.

Standing 13 inches tall, and 9 inches wide, it's the perfect bag when you are running errands or just need to take a few things with you. It snaps closed, and is adorned with a couple of whimsical lampwork beads.

To be entered in this drawing, we are going to continue in the spirit of the Color articles I've

been writing for Needlepoint Now over the past months. (If you haven't seen this series, it's a wonderful way to hone your skills as a colorist--to better understand how to use color in a way that speaks for you.) All you need to do is post a creative, color inspired name for this bag, (click on the post a comment below). Try to take into consideration all that you see in the pictures, and let's see what you come up with! We will announce a winner (chosen at random from the entrants) on Tuesday November 2nd.

Good Luck!

Taking your rainbow along for the ride...

>> October 24, 2010 – art

This is brilliant, just brilliant!

Helmut Smits, an artist from the Netherlands is brilliant

Collecting thoughts on collections

>> October 22, 2010 – thoughts

I love collections. I loved my stamp collection when I was a child. I graduated to collecting art glass much later and I cherish that collection.

I think what I love most about collecting is that it is a visual of how one can become curious and captivated by something. It can be antique jewelry, or it can be drift wood. It doesn't really matter. It's about something you love catching you somewhere inside, hooking on to you and all you can do is collect and follow.