Pin Poinsettia Beaded - Updated 6/27/25

June 27, 2025--Done!  I was obsessed with working on this pin and got it done in no time.  Loved learning how this design was "built up" and shaped.   

I had some bar pins on hand (cannot remember why I purchased them and am surprised I was able to find them so easily), so stitched one to the back and it's now ready to wear as a pin.

Here's the result:

Pin Poinsettia Beaded Completed

Pin Poinsettia Beaded Side View

Pin Poinsettia Beaded Back View

Bar Pins for Poinsettia Pin

 Please see the post below for more information about this project. 

June 25, 2025--Yesterday I worked on the beaded poinsettia pin class taught by Kay Ackerman at the EGA MAR 2025 Seminar in Gettysburg, PA and got through Page 14.  Whew.  I've done some flat peyote beaded bracelets but never learned how to make 3D items, so this class was perfect.  Below is my progress to date as well as a project photo showing what the poinsettia should look like when I get it done (fingers crossed this will happen).

Pin Poinsettia Beaded Through Page 14

Pin Poinsettia Project Photo Size View

EGA MAR Seminar 2025 - 6/23/25

June 23, 2025--I just returned home from a 6-day Embroiderers Guild of America (EGA) Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) seminar at the Aspire Hotel in Gettysburg, PA.  This is the first time I've attended an EGA event like this and boy, was I impressed with the caliber of teachers, subject matters taught, efficiency of administrative functions, etc.   Even the hotel, as old as it is, was clean with very comfortable beds, large rooms with refrigerators and microwaves, plumbing that worked extremely well, etc.  And...it was only a 3 hour drive from home.  No schlepping suitcases and stitching stuff to and from the airport, satellite parking, long TSA lines, etc.  Also, it was a small event with about 150 attendees--plenty of opportunity to make new friends.

No complaints whatsoever!  Click here for more information about the seminar.

Below are project photos of the classes I took over a five-day period:

Pin Poinsettia Beaded by Kay Ackerman MAR Seminar 2025 Project Photo

Pulled Thread Few of My Favorite Things by Jane Ellen Balzuweit MAR Seminar 2025 Project Photo

Santa Gnome by Kurdy Biggs MAR Seminar 2025 Project Photo

Almost forgot...I won an "Opportunity Basket" which was overflowing with stitching kits and paraphernalia.  There was also a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle which I'll start working on this week.

Ornament Holiday Bell Red - Updated 6/15/25

June 15, 2025--Here's another Holiday Ornament stitched up and I have only one more to do before the Holiday Ornament Collection is done.  

Here's the red bell along with a side view to show the dimension of the beads and threads:

Ornament Holiday Bell Red Completed

Ornament Holiday Bell Red Side View

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June 4, 2025--While waiting for some thread to arrive in the mail for another project, I started working on this red bell, an ornament designed by Susan Portra as part of her Holiday collection.  So far, the "mundane' portion of the bell is done, and the fun stitches are next.  By mundane, I mean that every one of these Holiday Bells start off the same way--tent stitched outline, shiny cap, inside of bell and padded lip of bell.  The fancy stitches and any beads for embellishment are done last.  

Here's the red bell with its mundane work done:

Ornament Holiday Red Bell at 2025-06-04