It’s with heavy hearts that we have to announce the passing of Vanessa Holloschultz, owner of Ridgewood Needlepoint.  Vanessa died last Thursday, in her home surrounded by her loving family.  As many of you may have known, Vanessa has had a long battle with cancer.  She was always positive, energetic and had a love of life.  Her love of needlepoint helped make the shop our special place.  She will be missed by all of us.

For those wishing to make a donation in memory of Vanessa, the family has suggested making donations to Memorial Sloan Kettering or to any other charitable organization.

Ridgewood Needlepoint will continue to be open serving the needlepoint community.

We hope you are enjoying the beautiful weather this weekend and getting lots of stitching done.   We will be revising our curbside pick-up & drop-off hours beginning Tuesday, May 19.  Adrienne will be in the shop on Tuesday’s & Thursday’s between 10:00am & 2:00pm.  Gretchen will be in the shop on Saturday’s between 10:00am & 2:00 pm.  If you need us to pull threads please call the shop before coming so that we may have them ready for you.   Please note that no one will be allowed in the shop just yet.

We are currently having Danji Designs Virtual Trunk Show.  You can visit their website to see their full line at www.danjidesigns.com.  Here is a taste of what they currently have in stock and ready to ship.

I smell roses!  We have this charming canvas that will fit perfectly into this travel jewelry box. The entire kit is on sale for $148 (was $185).  Try the Interlocking Gobelin for the flower petals and use the Hungarian stitch for the background.  If you are interested in this set please give the shop a call or send us an email.

Is spring in the air?  The other day we had some snow!  Well, here at Ridgewood Needlepoint we have the perfect spring canvas and a jewelry box to match.  We have pulled some great threads for this project.  Need some stitch suggestions?  Try the Woven Trame for the basket and Grass A or Grass 27 for the grass.  The sale price for the entire kit is $187 (was $233).  This fun canvas can be yours by giving us a call or sending us an email.

Mother’s Day is tomorrow and you don’t have a gift!   We have the perfect Jean Smith bouquet for you to stitch for her.  There is a variety of stitches that you can do using Neon Rays, Neon Rays+ and don’t forget the beads!  We are offering 25% off of the canvas, was $174 now $130.  Give us a call and this bouquet can be yours.

We are all longing for the days when we can sit outside with a glass of wine, some of our favorite cheeses and just enjoy a relaxing day.   Today for our pre-Mother’s Day sale we are offering the delightful Julie Mar canvas.  We have chosen some great threads that will bring this canvas alive.  There are several possibilities for finishing this piece.  One way is to insert it into a red tray.  The canvas and threads are on sale for $267 (was $357).    The cost of the tray is $56 (not included in the sale price).  If you are interested in this piece please send the shop an email to stitches@ridgewoodneedlepoint.com.

Don’t you feel great when you see these canvases by Eye Candy?  They can bring joy & love to any home. There are so many different ways to finish them.  Frame them as a set of three together or frame them separately.  They can be put into a box or made into a pillow.  Today we are offering the set of 3 for $319 (was $399), fully kitted or you can purchase them individually for $107 (was $133) fully kitted.  If you would like these for you home send us an email.

For today’s Shut-In Special we have these two great self-finishing jewelry boxes.  The canvases are by the Meredith Collection and are on 18 count canvas.  Make one for yourself and give the other away.  The pink (fully kitted) jewelry box was $147 and is now $117.  The black (fully kitted) jewelry box was $120 and is now $96.

I was having trouble downloading the pictures from the Princess & Me line.  Here are a few.  Lots of great canvases.

20% off all trunk show canvases.  To see the full line go to https://www.princessandme.com/.

New Virtual Trunk Shows

What should we do this week since we are still under “Stay at Home” recommendations here in NJ?  The answer is – shop for some new canvases because you can never have too many in your stash!

We are hosting 2 virtual trunk shows, Princess & Me and MM Designs.

To view the full line of the Princess & Me canvases go to https://www.princessandme.com.  Many of the Princess & Me canvases come with stitch guides.

To view the full line of MM Designs, go to https://www.mmdesignsneedlepoint.com.

So many canvases to choose from!  We are offering 20% off all trunk show canvases.  You know the drill, if you see something you like send us and email & we will order it for you.  Let us know if you would like us to kit it as well.