The Whimsical Stitch

Mary Legallet's new Whimsical Stitch website and Facebook page have gone live!
http://www.whimsicalstitch.com/3okibdkeiardis54vxf92u9lk0rsc0

When you are exploring, don't miss Mary's blog.  Her first read posting is about brick stitch beading.
http://www.whimsicalstitch.com/whimsicalwednesdays/

Mary's name may not ring a bell but I bet you have seen her fabulous models for Melissa Shirley Designs.  Right now her guides are only available for your shop to order from Melissa Shirley but eventually you will be able to order directly from Whimsical Stitch.
https://www.facebook.com/whimsicalstitch

Congratulations on going online, Mary!  We are looking forward to your next fabulous stitch guide.

Bee Kind Bee Skep (Debbie Mumm and Linda Corirossi)

Linda has just finished Debbie Mumm's/Melissa Shirley's Bee Kind bee skep and is starting to write up the stitch guide.  Any shop can order this from Melissa along with the canvas once Linda is finished.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1065810720115548&set=gm.865956713481488&type=1&theater

Kirk and Bradley Snow Dome Santa and Gingerbread House (Joan Lohr)

Needlepoint.com (which has a business relationship with Kirk and Bradley) shows off the Kirk and Bradley snow dome pieces with Joan Lohr's stitch guide.  The shop sells these as a kit with the threads and guide included.  One has Santa and the other has a gingerbread house.
https://www.facebook.com/NeedlepointCom/photos/a.292740180818330.65552.292665147492500/830929986999344/?type=1&theater

The Gold Diggers (Leigh Designs)

Leigh Designs' newest series of eight canvases feature the Gold Diggers.  Each sports the typical hunting outfit for their native locale.  Scottsdale has squash blossom jewelry, Houston has amazing custom cowboy boots, Nashville has big hair and long fingernails, etc.
http://www.leighdesigns.com/Grp505x.html

Leigh describes them this way-

"These flashy arm-pieces draw attention and raise eyebrows as they sashay into view, always in pursuit of a ‘little security’. Meet the 'Gold Diggers'! Each of these 8 lovely ‘hussies’ is outrageously hand painted on 18 mesh Blush Pink canvas at 8 x 16."

They were introduced at the Summer 2015 market last weekend with four guides already available.  Sharon Quick stitched Scottsdale, Pat Miller worked on Las Vegas, Carolyn Taggart embellished Houston, and Sandy Arthur created Hollywood.  I'm going to stitch Miami and hopefully that guide will be ready by the September show at Destination Dallas.

By the way, Pat's posted photographs of Las Vegas Gold Digger here...
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2015/06/las-vegas-gold-digger.html

and here.  Isn't she great?!  I love the feathery boa.
http://needleartnut.blogspot.com/2015/06/las-vegas-gold-digger-part-2.html

To see more photographs of the finished models, click on the pictures of the ones with guides at the Leigh Designs website above.  You'll get an eyeful of hair, legs, fashion and of course, expensive baubles and bangles.

While you ponder which Gold Digger should come to live with you, learn to spot them in the wild.  Beware!
http://nypost.com/2014/04/16/can-you-spot-gold-digger/

Snow Ladies (Artists Collection and Sherry Bray)

Jill just posted a photograph of her "Snow Ladies" on Facebook. This cute trio of snowmen is from Artists Collection and stitched using Sherry Bray's guide.  Sherry's contact information is in the Stitch Guide Writer Contact Information tab.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1080476711968252&set=gm.858412330902593&type=1&theater

Free Seaside Cracker Guides (Palma Seljan) UPDATED

Palma Seljan has posted a free stitch guide for Melissa Shirley's "Seaside Cracker: Sailboat" online.  Here's the link--
https://word.office.live.com/wv/WordView.aspx?FBsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fattachments%2Ffile_preview.php%3Fid%3D829133863843755%26time%3D1431787491%26metadata&access_token=1277706333%3AAVIqsNFbm2hztZWuVEpobRH6nkR4BINfVu0y4AxdkRRJoA&title=Melissa+Shirle_s+Seaside+Cracker+_+Boat.docx

This is what the unstitched canvas looks like. Thanks, Palma!
http://melissashirleydesigns.com/galsearch/index.cgi?index=1369675765_4484&col=

And here are the bugle beads Palma choose for her border.
http://www.firemountaingems.com/itemdetails/h208910sb

Plus she has posted a free stitch guide for the mermaid in the set.  You can see the thumbnail in the link to Melissa Shirley's website above.  Just click on it for a good look at the original unstitched design.
https://word.office.live.com/wv/WordView.aspx?FBsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fattachments%2Ffile_preview.php%3Fid%3D607693602705834%26time%3D1432336909%26metadata&access_token=1277706333%3AAVIBVX5bfzsXQd2PiWR0_a9VuUSJgVwLQeJsntZEPPlsLg&title=Seaside+Cracker+by+Melissa+Shirley+Needlepoint+Designs.docx

UPDATE:  Folks can't get the links to open this morning, so I managed to get the files downloaded from the needlepoint group on Facebook where Palma also posted them and turned them into PDF files.  I can't post them here to download (Blogger doesn't have that feature) but if you email me at chilly hollowat hot maildotcom I will reply with them as attachments for you.  Sorry about this!  But PDF files should be viewable by everyone no matter what flavor of software or type of computer they use.

Tom Turkey (Raymond Crawford and Melissa MacLeod)

Melissa MacLeod just posted three photographs of her Raymond Crawford turkey on Facebook.  Use the side arrows to see them all.  You can pick up the stitch guide and the canvas at The Wool and the Floss (second link below) in Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1588845228051576&set=pcb.858249067585586&type=1&theater

http://thewoolandthefloss.net