Sammi is one lucky girl. Her aunt, Ronna M., stitched a magnificent custom made pillow with her name on it. Her name is the essence of the design. Ronna knew Sammi loves purple. She emailed us with the details, and we sent her a custom proof via email. Once it was perfect, Ronna placed the […]
Author Archives: Renee Frank
Erma Bombeck
Did you know that Erma Bombeck, the famous comedy author and columnist, loved to needlepoint? I still think about her book, If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What am I Doing in the Pits? whenever I see cherry pits. She laughed, and we all laughed along with her. She knew what was important in life. […]
Why I Didn’t Stitch the Sesame Seeds
My customer Janet ordered Oval Challah Cover a few weeks ago with a stitch guide. I matched the threads to a fabric swatch of her dining room decor. She is an experienced needlepoint stitcher and wants to accentuate her Shabbat table. I stitched the challah cover oval a number of years ago. It was the […]
Handmade Holiday Gift Ideas
Last week a customer ordered needlepoint kits to stitch as gifts for the holidays. She caught me by surprise, but time is flying by, and this organized woman is preparing. I can’t entertain the thought of shopping for gifts yet, but if you want to give hand-made gifts for that special personal touch, you better […]
Boring Writing Assignment? Write About Needlepoint
Do all teachers start the school year with the same old writing assignment? “OK, class, everyone write one paragraph titled ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation.’” I dreaded writing that initial paragraph in school. My summer vacations were typically uneventful, and I pitied the teacher who had to grade so many similar essays. As a […]
Needlepoint on a Stick
Ice cream is nearly synonymous with summer. It’s like roasted marshmallows from the campfire and sun tan lotion – all filed in the same section of my mind. Needlepoint sits there too – in the part of my brain that smells chlorine, thinks swimming pool, hears the jingle of the ice cream truck, thinks summer. […]
Needlepoint in the Catskills
Needlepoint is synonymous with the Catskill Mountains in the summer. While some associate the summer with barbecues and others think of swimming and hiking, needlepoint comes to my mind. As a youngster, I recall the fondest memories of spending summers in a run down rented bungalow in Fallsburg on Route 42. The best days were […]
Tefillin Bet Hamikdash
I design tefillin and tallit bags for many customers. Most are moms of Bar mitzvah boys. A large portion are proud grandmas who want to leave heirlooms for their grandchildren. So our designs tend to be traditional and mature. Here and there I get a request from a youngster who wants to design his own […]
Hebrew Aleph Bet With Pictures Needlepoint
This is my new Hebrew Aleph Bet with Pictures needlepoint design. It is also available in Yiddish for customers that prefer the Jewish language (the letters are the same, but the pictures are different). There is also a design for the English alphabet. I loved stitching this project since it never got boring. There are […]
Is it a Girl or Boy?
I stitched this unisex baby onesie to be used as wall art décor for a baby nursery room. It would make a perfect baby shower gift especially if the expectant couple does not know what they’re having. Others have a designated nursery in their home and want it to remain neutral. Either way, it was my […]