Bold and glossy kidney art! Makes a wonderful gift for medical providers and students. Detailed kidney outline is hand stitched with tight half stitches in turquoise, burgundy, orange, and powder blue on tan cotton fabric. Stretched and framed in a glossy green upcycled frame. The frame measures 12'x14'. ...
Be on the lookout for lots of new embroidery designs in the new year! Creativity is flowing like crazy. ...
I was honored to be asked to do some guest blogging over on Crazy Bananas during the holiday break. Check out my post on Public Displays of Creativity. This is your guide to getting your creative groove on in public spaces around Kansas City or your own community. ...
Hey Paul has your color requests covered. We have a wide variety of threads and fabrics. Send your custom embroidery requests through Etsy. Hey Paul has your color requests covered. We have a wide variety of threads and fabrics. Send your custom embroidery requests through Etsy. ...
Merry Christmas from Hey Paul and Kansas City! ...
We took a break for the holidays but Hastystitch is back for 2013. Check out the January list. New to Hastystitch? This is a monthly Instagram challenge for stitchers of all levels. Use the key words from the list as a springboard for stitching ideas. Snap a pick and label it as #hastystitch. The purpose of Hastystitch is to try out new stitches,...
US & Canada Etsy Sales in 2012 In 2010, I registered my Etsy shop. At the time I was pumping out yo yo hair clips faster than I could find places to sell them locally or to friends. I sold a grand total of 1 clip on Etsy in the first year. I forgot about my shop and started playing around with stitching....
To my great excitement, my nieces and nephews have began to show quite an interest in stitching when they come to the studio. This DIY gift giving season is the perfect opportunity to spread around some embroidery propaganda to the young and impressionable; so I assembled a little embroidery starter kit for all of the kids on my Christmas list. I grabbed these plastic...
Welcome to a special edition of Indie Interview, featuring the work of my domestic idol. Move over Martha, Betsy, and Julia--there is a new boy in town. In this Q & A session, we will be taking a glimpse into the creativity of Jason Vanfosson, the founder of Domestigay. The purpose of this series is to create an opportunity for independent embroidery artists to...
Here is my Instagram fall round-up. It was a particularly beautiful fall in the midwest this year. I felt much more of a connection with nature, the history of the landscape, and an obligation to experience my environment in a deeper sense. The wind, snow, sleet, and rain is on it's way now. Soon, the massive leaf piles in my yard will be...
I picked up these adorable notions quite awhile back at an antique store. I was drawn to the color palette. After months of seeing them set on my studio desk, I have declared that I have no practical use for them and a pile of goodies this cute should be shared, not hoarded away. It includes some pre-cut quilters fabric, an assortment of...
Stop by the Hey Paul shop on Etsy. Domestic orders placed before December 15 will be guaranteed to be delivered by Christmas. International orders can no longer be guaranteed to be delivered by a specific date. Place your last minute orders today. ...
My assistant is hard at work in the studio today, from the comforts of his suitcase doggy bed. Have I mentioned that he has been famous in the UK for the past year? Check out his feature in a DIY article on Crafting in a Green World! ...
I am all about celebrating the many anniversaries that are coming up in the next month. 4 years of working at my current job, 3 years of dating my boy, and 2 years of stitching my heart out! I recently dug back through my old blog, Spec-ta-cles, to try to pin point the first time that I picked up a hoop and tried...
