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I have been playing with mixed media and my crochet wildflowers by adding a needlepoint butterfly and some colored pencil Mexican Hats.

I have been pulling out half-finished projects to keep me inspired – I finished the stitching on this stocking last night. Now to figure out how to completely finish!

Continuing in my owl theme, here is Magus the Owl in progress.

We made these as a prototype for a blown glass custom order and I thought they would make lovely bells adorned with crochet flowers. This one is a Christmas gift for Gram, sending a little Texas sunshine up to her in Minnesota.

New steampunk needlepoint and modern bargello designs

A treasury that included my Moroccan needlepoint cuff made the front page overnight!

I found this old German weaving draft on www.handweaving.net and had to make it into a needlepoint purse. Can’t wait to see how it all turns out!

Fini!!

This is my latest needlepoint cuff bracelet design, my iron fritzed out on me yesterday so I have been delayed on the finishing part. I hated that iron any way, so next week when I get back from LA I will start foraging for a new one.

The colors for this design were inspired by a custom order I am finishing for one of my Etsy customers – I love custom orders because they inspire me to get out of my comfort zone and tap into new ideas! So, keep them coming folks.

This would look incredible as a pillow…maybe when work settles back down I will go for it.

Here is another new mini pincushion design – available in my Etsy shop. Stop by and take a look!

Here is my new mini pincushion design – available in my Etsy shop. Stop by and take a look!

Can you believe it? Not even sure when I last blogged about needlepoint, but I am back in action. I have been wanting to create something with these great turquoise and chocolate yarns and this is what I have come up with so far. I realized that if I ever want to be able to stitch these little purses in a timely manner, I will have to use less pattern and color changes, so thus the big stripes of color. Not sure how it will turn out yet, but it feels good to do some stitching.

I got these great fat quarters yesterday and the colors are perfect for a new pic of this pincushion.

Loving the new craft area and have managed to fill it up real quick!

Here is the latest update on Gram’s purse – getting there. I am using a real snap on this one which I think will be more durable and easier to open and close.

Have you tried Swedish Weaving or Huck Embroidery? These beautiful towels were stitched by Katherine Kennedy who has recently opened her shop Swedish Weave Designs and is selling her awesome designs and finished products. She was kind enough to send me the chartpack for “Kate’s Garden” (named after my mom!) which combines huck and cross-stitch. Gorgeous. You have to check out her site and get inspired!