Events ....

This coming week finds me winging my way back to

TEXAS!!

Wow ....

I truly can't believe it's been over six years since

I moved from Austin to Florida.

Friend Corliss kept putting the bug in my ear to

submit teaching pieces to 

Blue Bonnet Studios

I finally did and well, 

here I happily go!

Below are the two pieces being taught this year.

Yes, I've submitted for next year and two more pieces

were accepted.  When general sign up is open, I will

definitely post the choices here and on my Facebook pages.

"Yes, I'm Special"
hand painted needlepoint design and guide by
a Kimberly design

Soooo, special ....

Close up of needle weaving for those
glorious eyed feathers.

"Tree of Life"
hand painted needlepoint design and guide by
a Kimberly design

Cutest mushrooms ever!

Beading and ribbon work of all sorts.

.... there are almost always bullions ;-)

Blue Bonnet Studio!

I am so honored to be teaching for

Blue Bonnet Studio 2019!

What an awesome venue for

all of us to gather together.

Take a look at my two original 

hand painted canvas designs

being offered.

Don't wait too long to sign up, class space is limited.

Blue Bonnet Classes/registration

... from drawing

... to the stitched canvas.
"Yes, I'm Special"
hand painted needle point canvas 
and stitch guide.

Close up of this birds very cool feathers.

Of course, he had to have a fancy
bit of fluff for his head piece!

... from black and white to

... to WOW! 
"Tree of Life"
Hand painted needle point canvas
and stitch guide.
Just how much can she pack into
a 5" square of canvas!?!?

Detail of beading work with pops of ribbon.

Bullions!
I love them!

Ribbon, beading, applique!
So much fun!

Memories...

When I was a kid ...

not that long ago!

I had a long bus ride back and forth from school.  

As I stitched on the little mushrooms in this piece 

I remembered drawing in the condensation on the bus windows ....

mushrooms, happy faces, peace signs 

and didn't everyone make "Hang Ten" feet with the 

side of your hand and fingertips for the toes???

Of course, now happy faces are called emoji ...

go figure?

"Tree of Life"
The next design in my series of The Nine,
Just how much can you pack into a five inch square design??
Don't ask!
Class sign ups are ongoing for this piece!
The first of two will be April 9 at
The Black Sheep Shop
in Orlando.
Call or click away for info.

Basketweave beading with a few ribbon flowers tossed in.
My tree has tiny little beaded Bluebirds too!

I know many of you are afraid of ribbon embroidery ...
BUT! If ... you can relax with it,
you'll change your own mind. 

Beads, little stump work with felt, polka dots for fun,
and my mushrooms from the sixties ... bus windows.

BONUS!
Happy Easter!!
Emma will be two very soon! This adorable picture
was after her very first Easter Egg Hunt!
She is the sweetest granddaughter ever!

Tree of Life

Seems appropriate to blog about my

Tree of Life 

today, on this first day of spring!

Tree of Life
is the third in my series of The Nine.
The first class will be held April 9th
at
The Black Sheep Shop 
in Orlando!
Call or Click the link for information.

Cute, just cute!

Played with different backgrounds again.
Darning dots on the left,
Couching to the right...
and a little bit of felt with beads & ribbon embroidery.

You can see the two different backgrounds really well here.
The quilt 'ish' looking circle will be mostly beads!!

Next up in The Nine series...
Happy Little Bug!
I have some really fun threads pulled for this
and of course,
some wild ideas on how to stitch it!

building...

Time to create new designs 

and 

stitch guides....

Looking back and designing forward!

Bead and bullions...of course.
Stitching on my Tree of Life!

I do love playing with ribbon!

sensing a trend here...

bubbles...I seem to really like bubbles! 

I use to always have a bottle of bubbles around, 

even had a bubble machine at one point or another. 

Dream Glimpse©
from this....

Too this...

TaDa! To this....

...goes with this, of course :-)
'Dream Fragment'©2014

'Flying Jewels'©
I seem to like pretty winged bugs too...
along with bubbles!

'Tree of Life'©2013
Because everyone needs one!
This tree has cute little birds and decorative bubbles!
Life and it's busy'ness' will see where this one leads me.