Needlepoint Tips and Techniques

I signed up for "The Sweetest Tree" because I really wanted the chance to take a class from Sandy Arthur (and because I love a...

Here you can see the different tricks I tried to outline the decorations on this ornament. The V-shaped design shows how a couched stri...

I've been threatening for years to teach a class devoted to beading and embellishment. I recently took the time to read my autograp...

Not all stockings should be huge and make you cry "uncle" repeatedly.  I love Susan Roberts' stockings--they are just the r...

You have probably seen a ship in a bottle, but what about a skull in a bottle?  This is really spooky!

I recently went out of town and left Chris and the dogs in charge of the Bristly Thistle.  On Chris' to do list was putting together...

Our oldest daughter chose this Kirk & Hamilton ornament for her 2012 selection.  She asked to have it framed to hang in her home office...