The title of this blog probably makes no sense until you see this picture

Another movie coaster from Melissa Prince.  Personally, I’ve never seen the movie Jaws.  Nor do I want to.  But . . .my 8 year old son is obsessed with sharks.  He’s been begging me to stitch him a shark.  Yes . . he actually asked for a needlepoint lol.  He even positioned the teeth on the shark and approved the stitch for the body of the shark.  He is the expert after all.

If you haven’t stitched one of these movie coasters you’re missing out.  Check out her website. They are only 4 x 4 and a quick stitch.  Instant gratification.  And they don’t have to be finished as a coaster.  I’ve finished two of them as pillows and had one framed.  I keep stitching them and then I’m probably going to frame a bunch of them together to make a really big movie poster.  But who knows?

It’s that time of year again!

July 12th-16th

All in stock canvases are 25% off

Excludes special orders and clubs.  Current trunk show is 20% off.

Sale IN STORE ONLY.  Discount does not apply to the online store.  Please call the shop to order. 203-210-5107

Please refer to the frame number below the canvas when calling to inquire about canvases.  Many of the canvases have stitch guides so please ask!

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Frame 106 – Kirk & Bradley Toy Store Advent Calendar – sold as complete set

I’m back.  I know I haven’t blogged in about a month.  Oh dear!  I’ve been busy working on some new things for the shop that will roll out early next year.  And, I’ll admit, enjoying a little down time with my son over summer vacation.

Many of you may have seen this piece on Facebook last week.  I stitched this beautiful piece by Melissa Prince and I just love how it turned out.

Melissa designed this to be a piece in a girl’s room.  But I just loved it so much and wanted to do it.  So  . . . I thought why couldn’t this be like a welcome sign in my house?  The green placquard comes blank and Melissa will paint any name on it for you.

I think the little blue flowers are my favorite flowers on the entire piece.

You know how I love Brick Stitch beading!  And we have a new bead vendor who has some crazy beads.  These were just perfect to fill the inside of the sunflower with.

A lot of people asked if I applied a trim of some sort for the gold braid and the name.  Nope!  It’s called Hungarian Double Braided chain.  I picked up that little gem from Tony Minieri the last time I saw him.

I’ll write up the stitch guide soon for this piece.  But . . .I was also thinking this would be an excellent class piece.  Let me know if you’re interested and I’ll work it into our crazy schedule.

If you aren’t familiar with Kristine Kingston you will be soon.  She’s an up and coming designer.  We’ve collaborated on a few ideas together.  Well  . . .I come up with an idea and she paints it for me.  Like the emojis or Elf on the Shelf.

She’s got tons of new designs for this show.  I love them because they could be a simple stitch or they lend themselves to fabulous stitches and the finishing, once Mary Susan and Linda sink their teeth into it, will be to die for!

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It’s been an exciting few days in our nation’s capitol.  Becki and I headed down to DC on Wednesday morning.  Spent the afternoon poking around the city.  Yesterday we took a class with Kelly Clark on her new Summer Stumpwork Wreath.  Talk about a lot packed into one class.  Our heads were spinning by the end of the day.

Amanda Lawford has 18 new designs.

These Mackenzie Childs inspired eggs are my favorite!  I smell a new club in our future!

Melissa Prince has some stunning new designs.

Colonial Williamsburg Wreath

Cardinals in Wreath

Blue Thrushes in Wreath

Melissa has 18 new movie coasters. Now lets play my favorite game at market . . . Name that movie?

Ben Hur

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Finding Nemo

Night at the Museum

Davinci Code

Sherlock Holmes

Pirates of the Carribean

Cool Runnings

The Help

Ghostbusters 2

The Force Awakens

The Martian

The Birds

Brave

Gone with the Wind inspired by Carol Burnett

Shoot me an email or call the shop for more information or to place an order.  The show starts tomorrow!

Check her out!  I wish I were as stylin’ as this sassy lady.

Yup . . .that’s real feathers you see for her skirt.

This is what she was originally wearing.

She’s blinged out with earrings from The Collection and has the most fabulous ribbon accessories.

We’ll be shipping this installment of the club as soon as I get the ribbons in.  We’ve got one more canvas in the club to go, the Holiday Girl that Julia Snyder stitched.

Here’s the exciting news.  We’ll be offering a class on June 25th 10-3 with all of the Sassy Ladies.  Pick one (or more if you want) and we’ll spend the day learning all the techniques.  Kit prices will vary.  So call the shop for more information or to sign up.  Let us know which lady you’d like to work on.

Wine Girl

The Witch

Easter Lady

Holiday Girl

I like to think of this day as Yay!  Summer!  Finally!  I stitched up this little piece by Amanda Lawford.

What a fun and quick stitch.

We’ll be having a class with this piece at the shop soon.  I just have to check with Amanda to see how many canvases she has in stock.  More details to come.

I hope you’re enjoying the long weekend.  I know I have been.  Now, back to throwing out the house lol.

Happy Summer!  It’s finally here in Connecticut!

We will be open at The Enriched Stitch our regular hours this weekend.  So stop by and check out our Patriotic canvases.

All in stock Patriotic canvases are 20% off now through Monday.

We’ve been updating our online store so you can view everything that is in stock by clicking here.

Enter the promo code AMERICAN20 at the checkout to receive the discount.  Or, if you’re local, stop by and see for yourself.

You know how much we love to stitch Americana pieces here at the shop.  We’ve got a bunch of stitch guides that are now instantly downloadable in the online store.

I just finished up a new little Patriotic piece.  I’ll share it with you on Monday once the stitch guide is written.

One of my favorite things is to see the same piece finished different ways.  Most of you have seen my finished piece of “Summer at the Shore” from our retreat a few years ago.

I had a custom frame made so that it looked like you were looking out a window at the piece.

Our customer, Laurie, had hers finished as a pillow. It’s just darling!

Here’s a few close ups of the piece.

My stitch guide is now available for instant download in our online store.   Click here to purchase.

If you’d like to order the complete kit, give us a buzz at the shop. 203-210-5107

No . . .I didn’t go on a great trip or anything.  Well . . .that’s not entirely true.  We went on an awesome vacation to the St.Thomas and the British Virgin Islands last month.  I’m talking about Dirty Dancing.

Nobody but puts Baby in the corner. I love Melissa Prince’s sense of humor.

We’ll be starting this club next month.  So, sign up soon if you want to join in on the fun.  You can call the shop or sign up online.