Fussy Gussies has new canvases of boarding passes. Choose from London, Paris, or New York. They are sized so they will fit into the acrylic purses. Penny Linn has added a new designer, Claire from Grandin Lane Needlepoint. Her canvases include concert tickets; it’s a blank ticket that the company can customize. They come in two sizes. New from Penny Linn’s Grant Point are two mom and baby animal pairs. Pick either elephants or cheetah. The company’s designer Kyra Cotter has two new kid’s canvases, Mother Goose and Humpty Dumpty.
There are so many great new canvases from Princess & Me; I hardly know where to begin. The newest wedding ornament has a flamingo bride & groom on a blue-striped background. For pickleball players, there is a new paddle and ball ornament. Skateboarding and horse riding also have new designs. The queen series has three new canvases for knitting, needlepoint, and quilting. A new piano recital canvas comes in versions for boys and girls. If you are looking for patriotic canvases, there is one with three ice cream bars in red, white, and blue. Plus, there is a vintage camping trailer ready for the holiday with a patriotic bunting.
Eye Candy has a charming new canvas for a wedding. It says “Happily ever after” and comes in pink or ivory. Another new saying says, “Merry Christmas & Happy Everything.” It’s available in red or green with white letters. Finally, Eye Candy has added two new cardinals and an owl to its Scandia Birds line. Mary Katherine has two new canvases for the upcoming election season. One says, “vote,” the other says, “Please no politics.” Both are in red, white, and blue.
Renaissance has four new stocking caps and five new witches’ hats with seasonally appropriate icons and other patterns in crazy quilt designs. The company also has six new gnomes, all ready for Halloween. A clever idea from Doolittle is merit/demerit badges. These 3″ rounds are available for events both good and bad, from being a couch potato to getting a hole-in-one. There are also new destination rounds from the designer and a skiing bauble ornament. Belmead has an afternoon tea canvas with a three-tier serving stand with tea sandwiches, cookies, and petit fours. I also love her water tower series with towers from different Eastern beach locations.
Janice Holden has some canvases of very fancy high heels. Each has a colored background and a different patterned border. All have stitch guides available. Some of her shoes are also available in ornament size. She also has an amazing 3-D mini-bustier. In black, white, and red, it has fancy stitching and tons of embellishments. A stitch guide is available. Her 12 Days series of rounds uses Florida themes, including surfing Santas. Silver Needle’s popular Goodnight Moon canvas is now available in 18 mesh.
New from The Collection is Homer Simpson, done in chinoiserie colors. A bust of Marge is on a separate canvas with a chinoiserie-inspired outfit. A delightful canvas from the company’s licensed designer, Froopy Designs, has a giraffe in plaid wearing a big giraffe print scarf. Another clever Froopy canvas has a pig wearing a monogrammed blanket. Another Collection designer, Lizzie Clark, has four rounds of plants in vases in a minimalist modern style. There is also a larger canvas with all four of the designs together. A bold Lizzie Clark design has one big artichoke in a simplified style on a deep olive background.
Kangaroo Paw has added two new sororities to its collection for the Planet Earth fobs. They will be available in the fall. Also coming in the fall are four new mermaids: golf, shopping, cocktail, and champagne. In her patriotic series she is adding three new stars, a luggage tag, and two passport covers. Colonial Needle has added two new colors to the Lee round box. You can now find them in sand and navy snakeskin.
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