Mountain Peaks Studio is a needlework design and instruction studio, located in Parker, Colorado, along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Founded by Jeannette Tombaugh, an avid needleworker, creating original needlework designs and instructional classes for students of all skill levels and experience, from beginner through advanced. Class offerings include in-person classes or on-line […]
Leaves Changing Colors Colors warming my heart Autumn has arrived Changing of the Seasons – Embrace the Change Every time the season changes, I embrace the new season with hope and excitement. I fall in love with the different meanings and colors of each season. This an intermediate/advanced two-day class focuses on changing the appearance
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Staring up at the moon Wondering what is beyond Thoughts of stars, planets I enjoy paying tribute to individual family members. Beyond the Moon was inspired by the late Clyde Tombaugh. Clyde a distant cousin of my husband, discovered Pluto. In 1926, Clyde built his own telescope on his parents’ Kansas farm. He sent his
Good Night and Sweet Dreams All Bad Dreams Evaporate All Good Dreams Remain Did you ever wish that you could make all good dreams remain with you while bad dreams are kept from you and destroyed when the sun rises? Now is your chance to create a one of kind dream catcher. Combining needlework including;
Whimsical Flowers Enjoy the colors of fun Pinks and Purples Imagine flowers sitting on your favorite table enhanced with the aroma of daisies, sweet lilacs, and tulips welcoming springtime. This piece, “My Flower Garden,” is my rendition of a very simple, whimsical flower garden image. This project features wonderful colors, interesting stitches and threads. This
My lecture, “ The Lost Samplers,” is a historical/genealogy lecture examining samplers from the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. The lecture takes us to a small town in western Pennsylvania to trace our family roots. We visit one of the oldest B&B in the country that was once owned by our ancestors. We come upon
Surprise! Your eyes are awaiting a surprise when you peer into a box for the first time, especially if you don’t know what is inside. This box represents a sparkling gem, using a monochromatic green color scheme of contrasting values. This is a one day intermediate class that focuses on color values and dimensional stitching.
Welcome to “All about the Diamonds” Diamonds are very versatile. They are symbolic of love and romance that puts a sparkle and glisten in your eye. They can be industrial to cut hard metals. The shape of a diamond is used artistically in Canvas Needlework pieces to add dimension. Diamond stitches can provide either a
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Follow the Rainbow of your dreams and eventually the stars will align. My inspiration for this piece is the story of how I have started my journey of a NAN certified Needlework teacher and designer. I have been thinking about this for a couple of years. The past year I was invited to take a
