"Prince of Peace" Counted Cross-stitch

"Prince of Peace" counted cross-stitch was done by a regular customer from Thibodaux... Barbara Gann. This photo is only the first example of many many items I have framed for her in the past. You will see more and more of her work in the future. The counted cross-stitch is 11" x 20". The outside of the frame is 20" x 29". The width of the frame chosen is 3 1/4".

Needlepoint - Religious

Leah Stewart from Thibodaux brought in another religious needlepoint and wanted the same color mats and frame as the previous. She loved the design on the last one and said it didn't matter if it was the same design or a different design. I chose this one and it think she will be surprised. This design was cut out slightly smaller that the basic cutout - the needlepoint viewed is approx. 7" x 8 1/2" and the outside of the frame is 12 1/2" x 14". The frame finish is known as "plum" finish (between black and cherry). I cut out this mat design using my computerized mat cutter. She is donating this to a good cause... it will be raffled.

Needlepoint - Religious

This needlepoint was another one done by Leah Stewart from Thibodaux, La. This is fairly small... the OUTSIDE of the frame is about 12" x 12". The finish size of the needlepoint is only 6" x6 1/4". The corner design in the mat is very small... the radius of the two partial circles in each corner is only 1/4" and the notch in each corner is only 3/16". This design was cut out using my computerized mat cutter.

This is a religious puzzle I framed for my mother a couple of years before she passed away. She always loved to do puzzles. One day I was browsing the internet and searched "puzzles" to see if I could find a very unique puzzle she has never done in the past. I spotted this one on a website and ordered it. When i gave it to her, she loved it. It took her a few days to put it together (with a little help from my wife). When it was finished, she asked if I could "put it on a sticker board" so she wouldn’t lose any of the pieces. I COULDN'T DO THAT! Instead, I had an idea... I made a frame the shape of the cross (the outside of the frame was 34" x 42"!) I then displayed it here for a couple of days before I gave it to her. When I did, she absolutely loved it. Customers who saw it a couple of days earlier didn’t realize what they were looking at was a framed “puzzle” until they got closer. (Since she passed away, I have been displaying it here at the shop.)

Acrylic (also known as plexi-glass) had to be used because of the shape of the frame. The pieces of the puzzle were vacu-mounted to a matboard. I put "spacers" between the matboard and the acrylic to lengthen the life of the puzzle. Customers are always making comments about this, so I decided to put these two photos on my website. If you would like to purchase the puzzle (cost, including shipping was about $15.00), let me know and I will give you their website address.