Melissa Shirley Designs Trunk Show - Saturday, October 11 thru Saturday, October 25 Melissa Shirley has sent a trunk full of her very best designs for this very special trunk show! Her artwork is among the finest in the needlepoint world. Her line of beautiful florals, whimsical animals, and holiday fantasy is a perennial favorite with our customers. Click here to visit her website to see all the wonderful pillows, stockings, ornaments, vases, bracelets, and other wearables in her collection. And join us at the trunk show to welcome and enjoy this talented designer's work.

Kelly Clark is Coming to The Canvasback She'll be teaching the two pieces pictured on the right: "Thanksgiving Santa" on Friday, October 17 and "Harvest Basket" on Saturday, October 18. Each class runs from 10:00-4:00 and costs $210. This is your last chance to sign up for these classes. Call today at 847-446-4244 to reserve your spot! To see our complete fall schedule on the Web click here.

Christmas Finishing Deadlines To insure Christmas delivery, stockings, ornaments, and other gifts must be turned in for finishing by October 15. We have an alternate finisher who accepts items after this date, as time permits, but at a higher charge than our regular finisher. The deadline for standard belt finishing is November 1. Belts turned in by November 15 will likely be ready by Christmas, but this is not guaranteed.