What in the World has Kelly Been Doing?

Check out my New Product Line!
www.kellyclarkstudio.com

My designs are now on Stationery, Mugs, Tea Towels, & More.

This is The Pumpkin Patch Collection:

Mugs & Stationery from The Little Witches Collection:

 Halloween Tea Towels & Mugs: 

My Textiles which co-ordinate to the Halloween Needlepoint:

Mugs and Stationery from Deliciously Spook-tac-ular Collection:

So make your purchases now...there is still plenty of time!

We will make every effort to deliver for your 2013 Halloween Decorating!!

Plus,

We have a bit of Autumn, Thanksgiving and  lots of Christmas product as well!

Lots of Personalized Items, as well

Yes, I have been very busy...and I promise to get back to my Needlepoint Blogging soon!

A Glimpse of Autumn!

In case you were wondering where Kelly has been?  I'll tell you.

I have been sequestered for the past 6 weeks working like a fiend on 

my new product catalogue!  The rough draft was done for the 

Baltimore TNNA Market in mid-Sept.

Surely, it could go from rough to completed in 2-3 weeks max, 

or so I thought.  Wrong!

Why-oh-why does everything take so long?  

Well, in addition to the canvas pictures, there are close up

pictures of all stitched pieces.

 Also, the catalogue  includes some 

fabulous product and decorating shots!  I got a new

Olympus camera with a macro lenz and it takes

FANTASTIC 

pictures of needlework!

HOORAY!

The good news is:

All 80 pages were sent to press 

T O D A Y !

Hopefully, the book will be at your Retailers by next week!

Here are a few of the Autumn pics for your viewing pleasure:

You'll hear from me next week...

there is a Turkey coming!

Happy Stitching!

Fall Decorating!

Hello All!  

I must admit, this Post is inspired by Needlepoint's own Robin King.  

I loved her post with the decorating ideas so much, that I thought I'd share a bit of my own!  Often, when I travel to teach, folks ask, "What do you do with your

needlepoint?"  Most years, during the Autumnal holidays, my pieces are out traveling with 

Trunk Shows,  (Designer's models lead a very Lofty life!)  So, last year, I decided to quick 

stitch up a few new pieces from my Stash...just to have some of my own handi-work in the displays!  It also helped diminish the Stash just a bit.  You know, if we all made the goal of stitching 1 piece a month from the stash...?  Oh who am I kidding?  Whenever the stash goes down, I just think I've earned the right to ad a few more pieces!  :~)

Anyway, Here are some pics of a few of the displays popping up around here:

This is the Bar Height Counter looking over into Kitchen.

At right, the little mini Pumpkin from AT.  That was a quickie...stitched in a night!

In Center is a Mindy Canvas...one of the stash pieces stitched in 2010!  Just LOVE this Folk Art Piece!

At left is a little Felted Jack 'O that I made this year!

I LOVE Folk Art Halloween, and every year, I try to make a few new pieces for my displays...

Why limit myself to just Needlepoint?  

This sweet little table is in my Entry Hall.  For those Antiquers out there, it is a burl veneered kidney table with the sweetest little cabriole legs...very blonde in coloration...lovely piece!

The little fancy box is a Patty Paints Crow.  Patty is the Queen of Halloween Folk Art and she is a good friend!  This is another piece stitched from my stash in 2010.

My little daughter, Olivia, loves to craft with Mommy!  We made the paper mache' pumpkins a few nights ago...she did all of the painting! Livi gets a little frustrated with the Mache' work...she makes the flour glue, gets started with the shaping, but then quickly frustrated, when, "It doesn't look like a pumpkin yet, Mommy!"  I quick get one to pumpkin status so she can sponge paint, then take over on the mache' work of the other one!  In the end, I think they look 

perfectly Rustic and Autumnal!

This is Mister Scarecrow from Kelly Clark Needlepoint. 

He is the first piece I ever did with Fancy Stitches!

Canvas & SG Avaiable through your LNS!

Pretty witch from Kelly Clark Needlepoint, stitched and SG written by Janet Perry.

Canvas & SG Avaiable through your LNS.

And an Adorable little Witches Hat Punch Needle framed piece.

I went on a Punch Needle kick in '06...did 3 pieces, bought about 20 and haven't

done Punch Needle since!

I am waiting on 3 of my newer pieces to come back from Finisher...

When they are set up in their new displays, I'll post again!

So Friends, a little peek into my World!

Hope you have enjoyed.  :~)

Until next time, Keep on Stitchin'!

Three Halloween Pieces Kelly is Stitching!

Hi!  I've been thinking about publishing a Blog for about a year now, and I finally got the nerve to actually do it!  Please hang in there with me as I learn to maneuver the Blog and how to format the look of the page and so forth.  Lately, I've been feeling a bit isolated with my stitching and thought that publishing a blog would be a good way for me to reach out

to other stitchers.  As a Painted Canvas Designer, National Teacher and Stitch Designer, it does seem that extraordinary pressure is on me to be a Super Stitcher.  That is such an honor, but really I tear out, and doubt my choices, and pick the wrong thread just like

every other Stitcher.  Through my Blog, I will endeavor to show you all of the exciting pieces I am working on and keep you informed about all of my teaching jobs!

PumpkinCrow!

This is a piece I  am teaching in Austin at The Needle Works on July 7th.  It was stitched in just 2 Days!!!!  A Fun and Quick piece to stitch in time for Halloween!!!

Halloween Apples Part Stitched

This piece will be taught at The Needle Works in Austin July 7th.  

 I am  working on finishing this piece.  The Background was the hardest  part for me to resolve.  I finally like it very much, but ripped out two other stitches before I got here!  Below see a picture of the planter and

greenery with more detail....A bit of Bling!  Cool handles, feet and beads in the greens...Fun, fun, fun!!!I will show pictures of this piece when it gets further along!  I have a surprise border to add to the edge!!!  What will it look like?

Halloween Pear Topiary...some of the threads.

Well, why stitch one piece when you can do a pair?   I can't wait 'til  these are finished!