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4″ x 6″ Tray for your stitchery

These beautiful hand crafted wooden trays will be the perfect complement to your treasured stitchery design. The trays are made of natural woods and are finished with 2 coats of clear lacquer and then hand waxed to a soft lustrous finish. The woods available are walnut, maple, cherry and butternut. The trays can be had with straight sides or slanted sides. The standard sizes are 4″ x 6″ or 6″ x 10″. Engrave your shop name/logo or personalize them with a customer’s name at no additional cost. Visit your local needlework store or contact Doodlin’ Around Design for more information. 

Sakura Blossom

A beautiful Japanese maiden tak-ing a stroll in her sakura blossoming garden. Her bright colored kimono is stitched with great variety of metal-lic threads and precious beads. True lovers of bling and sparkle will definitely enjoy this design from Cross Stitching Art.

The model is stitched on 32ct ice blue linen. The design is also suitable for aida fabrics. Stitched area: 127 x 204. This design uses 24 DMC colors, eight colors of Kreinik #4 Very Fine Braid, and one pack of Mill Hill beads. From Cross Stitching Art. Visit your local needlework store or contact Hoffman Distributing Company, Inc. for more information.

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Button Up Birdies 9—Summer Tanager and Wood Thrush

The newest Button Up Birdies in Cathy Jean’s ornament collection are flying into your shop! The tropical looking tanager is bright and colourful; the high-flying thrush has just come back to earth to eat some delicious blueberries! Retail chart $10.98, accessory pack $27.24. Visit your local needlework shop or contact The Victoria Sampler for more info.

Dragonflies

This lovely new design from Filigram is a companion piece for Butterflies. Stitched with Dinky-Dyes silk. A silk pack is available. Visit your local needleworkstore ownr contact Dinky-Dyes for more information. 

Honey

Love the bees! This canvas came to be because the designer’s cousin and her husband are beekeepers in Pennsylvania who produce the most delicious honey. Part of the “Kitchen Canvases” series, this canvas measures 8″ x 10″ on 18 mesh. Visit your local needlework store or contact Melissa Prince Designs.

Beach Bound Two from Glendon Place

The Perfect Wave and Relaxing Sunsets are two of four designs available in Beach Bound Two, a chartpack by Glendon Place. Tiki Bar OPEN, Make Sand Castles are the other two designs that are included.

The models are stitched on tropical colors of aida from Wichelt Imports with Sullivan’s floss. DMC and Anchor comparables provided in chart. Directions also provided to combine Beach Bound One and Beach Bound Two into one large beach sampler. Retail $16.00. Button pack with 11 buttons for all four designs is available from JABC. Visit your local cross stitch store or contact Glendon Place for more information.

Victorian Garden Needleminders

Fine silver Needleminders by Michelle Ink Designs are unique creations handmade from precious metal clay. PMC is reclaimed, recycled silver particles suspended in a clay that is burned off in the creation process. Visit your local needlework store or contact Stitching Pretty Presents for more information.

Shaker Pumpkin

This whimsical design is offered as a 10″ x 10″ pillow on 13M. Also offered as a brick cover and a 4″ x 4″ accessory pillow. Visit your local needlepoint store or contact j.child designs for more information. 

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Christmas Is Love

The 2nd holiday ornament from The Stitching Bear celebrates one of the true meanings of Christmas. The ornament is stitched on 28ct linen using DMC Threads (Sullivans conversions are also included) and a 4″ round finishing form. The silver heart charm is included with the chart pack along with instructions and a materials list. The back of the ornament is finished with a stitched heart, year, and room for initials. What a great gift this would be for a friend or family member.

Visit your local cross stitch store or contact Deb Jochim, The Stitching Bear for more information.

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Lee Stockings

Four new designs for the 2013 holiday season join the Lee assortment of over four dozen needlepoint stockings (clock-wise from top left): Here’s My List, Santa; Woodland Angel; Santa Face; Poinsettia &Ivy. All are hand-painted on 13 mesh canvas and finish 13″ x 23″. Visit your local needlepoint store or contact Lee’s Needle Arts for more information.