Books

If you are like me, you have friends and sisters expecting little bundles of joy. The babies always make out like bandits with tons of cute clothes and adorable toys, but I want to be able to pamper and spoil the moms-to-be this holiday season. So here are some great ideas for those expecting moms.

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Sheep Creek's Etsy shop is filled with adorable hand-felted creatures like these sloth and sheep mobiles. So sweet.

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St. Kilda Jewelry has this sweet Mama ring that any mother would love.

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Your favorite children's book is always a thoughtful gift to give. The Giving Tree is my very favorite, and one I have given to a few special moms-to-be.

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For the active yogi mama, some all-natural yoga mat spray will keep her clean and chemical-free.

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Add a handmade yoga mat bag and this yoga mama is ready to downward dog.

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As a reward for her healthy lifestyle, what woman doesn't want something as soothing as Homemade Essential Oils? Functional and sweet, these handmade goods will make anyone feel special. Just double-check that the essential oils you choose are 100% safe for pregnant women.

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For the last few months of taking it easy and the first few of being awake around-the-clock, handmade bunny slippers will make the transition a little cozier.

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Originally posted 2008-06-06 07:23:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Swag Mini-sock

Pierrette has put up the article for my visit to her blog, Love to Stitch. It’s about My Life in Bargello.

It has pictures of some of my earlier Bargello pieces and includes my newest piece, the Swag mini-sock along with a free pattern for it.

Pierrette did a fantastic job on the article in terrible heat and I really want to thank her for it. I meant to have this post up last night, but my server wasn’t cooperating, so I watched BSG on on-demand instead.

Next stop on Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

Related posts:

  1. Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop
  2. An Insight into Bargello Revisited – Virtual Book Tour Stop
  3. History of Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop
  4. Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop
  5. Learn Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Go here to read the rest:
My Life in Bargello — Virtual Book Tour Stop

Originally posted 2008-06-27 06:48:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Today I’m visiting Independent Needlework News on my Virtual Book Tour.

There you’ll get some insight into my inspiration for writing the book and my passion for Bargello.

Have a great weekend!

Related posts:

  1. Bargello Revisited — virtual book tour
  2. My Life in Bargello — Virtual Book Tour Stop
  3. Learn Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop
  4. Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop
  5. Bargello – It Begins with a Line – Virtual Book Tour Stop

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An Insight into Bargello Revisited – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Because of the upcoming Stash Busting Needlepoint Club, I’ve been getting questions about what these projects might be. I thought I’d take today’s post to explain a little bit about my philosophy for making (and designing) stash busting projects.

My motivation for learning to use my stash had its origins in many things.

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This Amish Quilt has dramatic stripes in several colors of scrap wool

First I love quilts and I’m particularly fond of of quilts that “make do” by using up little scraps of fabric. I thought these would translate well to needlepoint, as indeed they do (all pictures come from my Scrap Bag Needlepoint book, available in mid-November as an ebook).

eight-point star patchwork stash-buster needlepoint designed by needlepoint expert janet m. perry

What if you mostly have threads of one color? There are stash-busting projects for that.

Then there was my husband asking me to shop my stash first. This took care of many things, but I still had odds and ends of thread.

Finally there was a realization that when we buy threads for projects we always end up with leftovers.

stash-busting needlepoint based on stained glass designed by needlepoint expert janet m. perry

Like Bargello? Make a stash-busting piece like this one.

I wanted to make something lovely from them, so I thought back to those quilts.

Essentially a Scrap Bag Needlepoint is any project that uses small bits of many colors. So it’s easy to get out stuff you have and make them. It can be as small as an ornament or as big as a pillow or a rug.

But the important thing is that the design does not require continuity of color, so it won’t matter much if the color changes.

That’s why quilts are so often my inspiration. I have also done many pieces that were painted canvases, some geometric, some not.

The important thing is color, lots of it and in discrete bits. Look for those things and you have great stash-busters.

Related posts:

  1. Scrap Bag Needlepoint
  2. Scrap Bag Diamonds – Free Stash Buster Needlepoint Pattern
  3. Use your Stash & Shop at your LNS
  4. Join the Scrap Bag Fun!
  5. Wonderful Scrap Ornaments

See the original post here:
What Makes Something Scrap Bag Needlepoint?

Remember folks my Back to School book sale ends on Sunday. You may have missed out on getting some of the Missoni items at Target earlier this week (my out of the way Target was stripped by Tuesday afternoon) but you can make your own wonderful Missoni inspired Bargello with the wonderful patterns in Bargello Revisited.

Bargello Revisited is $23.37 (instead of $37.95)
Needlepoint Trade Secrets is $10.77 (instead of $17.95)

Media Mail shipping and sales tax (CA only) is added to each sale. These would make great gifts for your stitching friends as well.

Don’t delay, order your book today!

Related posts:

  1. Back to School Book Sale
  2. Hurt Books Sale
  3. Special Hurt Books Sale
  4. Needlepoint Trade Secrets: One chapter free download & special offer
  5. Missoni at Target

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Back to School Sale Ends Sunday

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Back in the “Olden Days” (i.e. when I went to school), August was still vacation time and school started right about now.

So in honor of it being Back-to-School, I’m having a book sale on my printed and electronic books.

Here’s the deal. all my electronic books are 20% off. You can see a list of them on this page. Don’t use the PayPal button to buy, send me (napaneedlepoint @ gmail.com – remove the spaces) a list of what you want and I’ll send you an invoice with the discount.

My printed books are 40% off list price. That means Needlepoint Trade Secrets is $10.77 and Bargello Revisited is $23.37. This is limited to stock on hand, so don’t delay. Craft Gossip has just reviewed them, so you can read the reviews here and here.

Send me mail with what you want and I’ll invoice you.

This incredible sale goes on until September 18, 2011 (my birthday) at midnight Eastern.

Printed books are sent Media Mail and sales tax applies to all sales in California.

Get in on this great deal today!

Related posts:

  1. Hurt Books Sale
  2. Special Hurt Books Sale
  3. Big Melissa Shirley Sale at The Needlepointer
  4. School Needlepoint
  5. Free PDF of Blackwork Book to Download

See more here:
Back to School Book Sale

Originally posted 2008-08-02 07:53:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Are you frustrated with finding the needlepoint books you want?
Do you wish you had a place where you could go immediately and buy the books you’ve heard about?

Me too.

So I’ve added a bookstore to the blog. You can also access it anytime by clicking on the “Needlepoint Bookstore” link in the upper right corner of any page in the blog.

It’s in association with Amazon.com. I’m going to be adding more categories as time goes on (including books on other fiber techniques, color, clip art, and books for ideas). I also plan on checking out the offerings weekly, so stop back often to look for updates.

Many of the best needlepoint books are out of print, so this gives you a way of finding them and getting them quickly and easily.

In addition, whenever a book I review is available on Amazon, I will include a link to buy it. I have already added these to all the reviews I can on the blog already.

Happy stitching and shopping!

Related posts:

  1. Now You Can’t Get Rid of Me!
  2. Bargello Revisited — available to pre-order
  3. Front Range Stitches – Virtual Book Tour Stop
  4. Beginning Bargello
  5. Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop

Read more:
Needlepoint Bookstore

Originally posted 2008-08-02 07:53:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Are you frustrated with finding the needlepoint books you want?
Do you wish you had a place where you could go immediately and buy the books you’ve heard about?

Me too.

So I’ve added a bookstore to the blog. You can also access it anytime by clicking on the “Needlepoint Bookstore” link in the upper right corner of any page in the blog.

It’s in association with Amazon.com. I’m going to be adding more categories as time goes on (including books on other fiber techniques, color, clip art, and books for ideas). I also plan on checking out the offerings weekly, so stop back often to look for updates.

Many of the best needlepoint books are out of print, so this gives you a way of finding them and getting them quickly and easily.

In addition, whenever a book I review is available on Amazon, I will include a link to buy it. I have already added these to all the reviews I can on the blog already.

Happy stitching and shopping!

Related posts:

  1. Now You Can’t Get Rid of Me!
  2. Bargello Revisited — available to pre-order
  3. Front Range Stitches – Virtual Book Tour Stop
  4. Beginning Bargello
  5. Creating Bargello – Virtual Book Tour Stop

More here:
Needlepoint Bookstore

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Sarah London points us to these awesome full-text novel posters from Spineless.

Imagine a whole book on a single sheet. A bold art print on which, up close, you can read the full and complete text of your favourite classic work.

There's a sizable collection from historical books to classics and even romance.

This is going to be a very black and white week, with reviews of Blackwork books the next three days. To start the week off right, I want to let you know about a book available to download free (in four parts).

Ensamplario Atlantico is 40 pages long with 35 pages of plates. It is split into four parts and can be downloaded here.

The book is made available through the blog String or Nothing. They ask that you let them know about things you make with these patterns and that they not be used for commercial purposes.

Thanks to Denise at Craft Gossip for pointing this out.

Related posts:

  1. Lots of Free Plastic Canvas Patterns
  2. Wealth of Free Cross Stitch Patterns at Cyberstitchers
  3. The New Anchor Book of Blackwork — Book Review
  4. Charming Free Patterns from Two Sites
  5. Free Torah Needlepoint Pattern

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Free PDF of Blackwork Book to Download