So, I have been sheepishly shy about admitting my obsession until now. I have decided I can’t hide it anymore. I HAVE A STRANGE FASCINATION WITH NEEDLEPOINT ART! There, I said it. Now some of you might not quite understand what I mean by this and if so, I am going to give you a walking tour of some of my best pieces. I must have 10 or so of these in my house now and every single one of them has come from the local Goodwill. I just can’t imagine anyone wanting to give these treasures away! What spurred this sudden admission of my fixation you may ask? Well, yesterday, my lovely housemate Carolyn brought home this little gem to add to my collection since she knows how much I love Owls, and I just had to share it with you all:
Here are some of my other favorites:
So yeah, now you all know my secret. Feel free to laugh. I don’t mind. I’ll just stay in my house all day and knit while enjoying my needlepoint art, drinking coffee and listening to NPR. Call me crazy if you want, but boy would I be happy!
Wow – you would have loved the San Antonio museum that is dedicated to embroidery art. I walked past yesterday while on a quick trip there. I didn’t go in, but they had some gorgeous stuff. Where do you get your needlepoints? That’s quite a collection!
I must go to San Antonio to check this out!! Sounds awesome! I get these all at the Goodwill or various thrift stores in town here in Reno. We are lucky to have a good will bargain bin so most of them only cost around $2. I think I payed $4 for the big one with the cattails.