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I’m leaving this morning to go to the TNNA Winter Market in Phoenix, We’re driving down.

Since I don’t have a laptop and don’t know what kind of Internet access I’ll have, my reports on new products will have to wait until I get back next week, starting on Wednesday.

But in the meantime, I have blog posts planned to drip in daily while I’m gone.

I’m really looking forward to all the great new things at TNNA.

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TNNA Winter Market

Dyed and Gone to Heaven – Caron Collection Web Site Review

by NutsAboutNeedlepoint

in Nuts About Needlepoint

Originally posted 2009-05-26 06:40:05. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Have you been to the Caron Collection site, Dyed and Gone to Heaven lately?

No?

Then go visit this superb, redesigned site. I am so completely impressed with its style I can’t recommend it enough.

The Caron Collection really embraced the possibilities of the Internet when they first did their site more than 10 years ago. It has tons of information, galleries, profiles, and free patterns of the finest quality.

But it wasn’t easy to navigate and often I found myself wondering where certain information could be found.

The new site showcases the information and products in a newspaper-like format. There are stories, with links, pointing you to new, larger, and greatly improved on-line color cards. The latest designer profile is summarized with a column and free projects as well as new products are showcased.

Across the top are buttons to the various parts of the site. These include information about products, each of the major divisions of information and two types of retail outlets. One is a shop locator for brick and mortar shops. The other is a list of mail order and on-line sources for those who do not have a convenient shop close by.

The free patterns have new larger pictures as well, so it’s very easy to find the project you want. There is a gallery of work by many talented people. And clicking on archives gets you to a nicely organizes text list of what it available.

You may only think of The Caron Collection when you think of threads, but the other areas of their line are now easy to find. Click on hand painted canvases to get a gallery page of the pieces, each listed with a thumbnail, name, and dimensions. Click on designs to learn about booklets. (There are several there I’ve been seeking.)

And if you can’t find what you are looking for, there is a search box, which uses Google to search this site (or the Web) to find what you need. The results come back in the familiar Google format so they are easy to use.

I’m so impressed and so happy, this is going to be a favorite stop.

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Dyed and Gone to Heaven – Caron Collection Web Site Review

Challenge to Finish Small UFO’s

by NutsAboutNeedlepoint

in Nuts About Needlepoint

Come to the Point in San Rafael is having a great contest/event from now until Sept 1. Best of all it’s open to Internet shoppers as well as those who shop in person.

I’ll let the owner, Michelle, explain it to you in her own words:

Small e Project Termination e Month ber!

This new Points Program focuses on completing our stash of small UFOs. Enrollment is free, and you may sign up at any time. In order to earn the most points (and a 50-point Signing Bonus!) please enroll by September first.

Project Guidelines:

Projects must be smaller than 12 x 12

Projects may be any hand or machine sewing technique

Projects must be registered; items may be added at any time

Project themes may be of stitcher’s choice

For completed hand-worked items to receive points, a minimum of one component used in production must have been purchased from Come to the Point.

Projects do not have to be completed in September. You must, however, register for the program by 9/30 to qualify for points.

Maximum Points Possible is 1,000

Each point earns ten cents toward shop merchandise.

Signing Bonus before September first: 50
Post-9/1/2011 signing bonus: 10
Points per stash project completed: 20
Points per completed post 9/1/2011 15
In-stock canvas or kit purchase
Points per project registered: 10
Points Earned When Stitching “In house” 25/visit

The following items earn one point per dollar spent:

Threads

Self-finishing items

Special Orders

Stitching Aids

I will maintain a spreadsheet of all points accumulated.

Points may be earned from September first through December 15, and must be redeemed by 31 March 2012.

Points may not be applied toward finishing costs.

There is no cash value.

In order to receive full points, I need to see a photo of the completed stitching. Pieces do not have to be in their finished format. That applies for every participant.

I look forward to working with all of you!

Happy Stitching!
Michelle

I signed up right away. I’m hoping it’s a kick to get me finishing some stuff (like those Christmas ornaments) I hope you’ll join the fun as well.

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Challenge to Finish Small UFO’s

Great Ways to Find Scrapbooking Page Ideas That Will Really Make Them Personal

in Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is great fun and finding lovely page ideas is always something that makes it even more exciting to create. There are some wonderful things which you can create by using a little bit of imagination but occasionally it is nice to see things from somebody else’s point of view. There might be an important birthday coming up and you need a little bit of inspiration in order to create the perfect scrapbook as a gift for the special person whose birthday it is, so by going onto the Internet you may be able to find just what you are…

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Great Ways to Find Scrapbooking Page Ideas That Will Really Make Them Personal

Why Buy Seed Beads Online?

in Craft Shopping

Beads come in a variety of sizes and the smallest of the beads are called the seed bead. The Internet is the biggest shopping market for buying seed beads online. Beads are made all over the world and the best place to find them is using the world wide web.

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Why Buy Seed Beads Online?

Digital Scrapbooking – Easy to Learn, Free to Use and Fun to Do

in Scrapbooking

With the arrival of modern technology and the Internet, you no longer have to do scrapbooking the old fashioned way. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist or a computer guru to learn. You won’t need any space set aside in your home for your scrapbooking materials, nor will you have to buy expensive supplies for cutting, sticking, and pasting objects in a single scrapbook. Now all you need is a free digital scrapbook which you can access via the Internet to showcase your special keepsakes.

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Digital Scrapbooking – Easy to Learn, Free to Use and Fun to Do

Scrapbook Quotations – Ways to Create Beautiful Scrapbooks Using Inspiring Quotes

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A world of wonderful scrapbooking quotes are at your fingertips and all you need is a computer and the internet. There are many quotes from famous poets, celebrities and politicians that can provide you with a range of inspirational, witty or simply fun scrapbooking quotes for your scrapbooks. Have a wonderful scrapbook filled with all the scrapbooking quotes that you could ever want. All it takes is a little know how, a few good resources and a good journal to keep track of them in.

Summer Classes from Art Needlepoint

by NutsAboutNeedlepoint

in Classes,Nuts About Needlepoint

iris needlepoint shading class taught by needlepoint expert janet m perry

I am so excited about the classes I’ll be teaching for Art Needlepoint over the summer. Each class will focus on a specific technique. They are offered exclusively through Art Needlepoint.

Best of all, the class is free with the purchase of the canvas and kit.

The first class, pictured here, is a basic shading class. It uses this charming Art Nouveau Iris and Needlepoint, Inc silks to teach needleblending, a technique for shading using stranded threads. It begins June 11.

Starting June 15 is Stitching the Impressionists with Shadow Stitching using a lovely watercolor of waterlilies by John LaFarge. The combination of this technique with the changing colors and textures of Impressionism will make for dynamic needlepoint.

Learning how to do effective shading with single strand threads is the topic of the class beginning July 1. It uses a contemporary shaded circle design and wool threads. This technique will free you to do shading on any canvas with any thread.

The lovely Flowers by contemporary artist Virginia Kelly will be combined with textured stitches and special effects in a class beginning July 15. In this class you’ll learn lots that you’ll be able to use on other projects while creating a lovely project that will make a great pillow or picture.

You sign up for any of these classes by clicking on the link and purchasing the kit.

The last class, Shading the Face, will begin August 1 and will use a lovely portrait of a girl by a Brazilian artist. You can read about the painting and the class in a blog post from Art Needlepoint. Please let them know if you are interested in this class.

All the classes are conducted over the Internet with lessons emailed to you, private discussion groups, and scheduled chats.

Hope you’ll join me!

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Summer Classes from Art Needlepoint

Graduation & Vacation Time

by NutsAboutNeedlepoint

in Nuts About Needlepoint

I’m heading out this morning to Annapolis, MD for my youngest’s college graduation. I’m excited that the whole family will be there and that we have some delightful things planned.

But that does mean that until next Tuesday night, my Internet access will be spotty at best.

I have blog posts written to drip in later today and every day while I’m gone, but if you email me, you may not hear from me until next week.

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Graduation & Vacation Time

Must Have Craft Supplies for Your Next Creation

in Craft Shopping

When people think of crafting, they think of craft fairs in small towns, of mothers and grandmothers manning booths with hand-sewn clothing for American Girl dolls and beeswax candles and hand-knitted mittens and hats – and they’re not totally wrong. But these days, everyone is crafting. Thanks to the proliferation of “do it yourself” blogs on the internet and online interior design magazines, crafting is bigger than ever.

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Must Have Craft Supplies for Your Next Creation

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