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University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Campus Needlepoint Belt

We’ve added another college campus to our design library.

The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa campus needlepoint belt features the presidents mansion, the quad, Shelby Hall, Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tailgate scene, Gorgas Library, Gorgas Hall, and Denny Chimes.

We will personalize your belt with a monogram and graduation year for free!

Looking for another school?  Check out our other college and university needlepoint belt designs or commission your own custom college campus needlepoint belt design!

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CAMPUS NEEDLEPOINT BELT

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA TUSCALOOSA CAMPUS NEEDLEPOINT BELT

Wedding and Anniversary Needlepoint Pillows

Are you looking for ideas for wedding gifts or an anniversary coming up?

Check out our custom wedding needlepoint pillows.  Or, try designing your own custom pillow online on our needlepoint pillow designer.  All of our designs are available as finished needlepoint pillows, or DIY needlepoint kits!

Below are some pictures I took of two projects we recently finished, if you like them as much as me, let us know!

Custom Wedding Needlepoint Pillows

Custom Wedding Needlepoint Pillows

Wedding and Anniversary Gift Needlepoint Pillows

Wedding and Anniversary Gift Needlepoint Pillows

Bermuda Anniversary Gift Needlepoint Pillows

Bermuda Anniversary Gift Needlepoint Pillows

 

 

Friday Favorites – Halloween Needlepoint and more eye candy

Spooky needlepoint kits and more this week!  I love all the colors in these projects!

Halloween and Video Game Needlepoint Canvases

Halloween and Video Game Needlepoint Canvases

Next are some more custom needlepoint belts.  The Pennsylvania license plates include the stitchers monogram snuck into the design!

Pennsylvania Colorado and Life Treasures Needlepoint Belt Kits

Pennsylvania Colorado and Life Treasures Needlepoint Belt Kits

Below are some custom needlepoint pillow kits, the upper right is an somewhat abstract sailing scene that is going to look great!  The Live Colorfully is a special project that you will see again in the future.

Custom Pillow Needlepoint Kits

Custom Pillow Needlepoint Kits

Custom Needlepoint Kits

Custom Needlepoint Kits

Needlepoint Wallet and Key Fob Needlepoint Kits

Needlepoint Wallet and Key Fob Needlepoint Kits

 

 

 

 

 

Needlepoint Belt Monogram Ideas

Looking for different ideas for monograms on your custom needlepoint belt?  I’ve seen a lot of great ones, so I’m going to go over some of my favorites.

Typically we design a monogram with First Middle Last initials.  Or if you prefer to have the last name in the middle, then the first and middle initials will be on the sides and smaller than the last name initial.  With these letters, we most often use a Times New Roman typeface that is more traditional, or a Arial typeface that does not have the flair on the ends (see the EAK monogram below).

Other ideas:

Diamond Monogram – This is where the first and last name all come together in a diamond shape, last name goes in the middle.  See JRL monogram, the third image down.

Circular Monogram – We can put the letters inside a circle (see SEC below). Again, last name goes in the middle.

Stacked Monogram – Stack the first and middle name on top of each other, and put the last name in a larger size to the right.  See MWC monogram below.

Nautical Flag Monogram – This is where we use nautical signal flags for the monogram.  See the top belt below.

Tiny Monogram – Looking for something that is not going to stand out in the design, but still be personalized?  See the Tiny monogram below – fourth picture.

Custom Monograms – Do you have an idea not on here?  We’ve done monograms from wedding invitations and we have over 200 type faces to choose from.  So, send us an image of something you like and we’ll see what we can do!  You can see more monogram ideas on Pinterest.

Monograms are important and we include free custom monograms on all of our designs!

Needlepoint Belt Monograms

Needlepoint Belt Monograms

Needlepoint Belt Stacked Monogram

Needlepoint Belt Stacked Monogram

Diamond Monogram Needlepoint

Diamond Monogram Needlepoint

Needlepoint Belt with Tiny Monogram

Needlepoint Belt with Tiny Monogram

Needlepoint Monogram Ideas

Needlepoint Monogram Ideas

 

 

 

 

 

Friday Favorites – Custom College Needlepoint Pillows – Needlepoint Belt Canvases

I want to share two reviews (one is 2 weeks old but I forgot to post), because turning ideas into reality really does make this job fun!

“Just wanted to say how much I LOVE my custom needlepoint. Seth was great with all my request, and I am so pleased. I can’t recommend Needle Painters enough. My rabbits look gorgeous and fluffy! I’ll be sending in a finished photo soon!”  Miranda 10-2-2014

“I just wanted to let you know that my husband has been wearing his beautiful belt all the time and he always gets comments-everyone loves it. I also wanted to let you know how well it wears!! It still looks brand new.” Kathryn 9-18-2014

So, onto the fun projects this week.  First are three canvases that are going to be made into pillows.  Each uses a college’s colors, the last name and birth order  🙂

Custom College Color Family Pillow Needlepoint Kits

Custom College Color Family Pillow Needlepoint Kits

More Custom Needlepoint Belt Canvases, check out the Lake Tahoe Belt design!

Cool Custom Needlepoint Belt Canvases

Cool Custom Needlepoint Belt Canvases

Pillow Key FOB and Jack Russell

Pillow Key FOB and Jack Russell

 

All New Custom Football Needlepoint Belt

We have a fun new design just in time for the football season.

The custom football needlepoint belt is the perfect gift or project for the “kid” in your life who loves to spend time with the ball and with friends watching their favorite teams.

This design was created with customization in mind.  We can adjust the colors of the: helmets, background, add designs to the helmets, add team numbers into the design, remove parts of the design and add team logos, and add a monogram to top it off!

As with all of our designs, this is available as a belt or a DIY football needlepoint kit.

custom football needlepoint belt

custom football needlepoint belt

Friday Favorites – Custom Needlepoint Belt Kits – Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, and More Fun!

Happy Friday!

This week I’m really excited about the latest statue of liberty canvas design!  Look at the bottom left khaki design and you’ll see it.  Actually, look at all these, they are a great assortment of how talented our designers are!

Custom Needlepoint Belt Kits

Custom Needlepoint Belt Kits

Fun “Keep Calm” design from a customer.

Keep Calm Needlepoint

Keep Calm Needlepoint

More fun projects…

Fun Custom Needlepoint Projects

Fun Custom Needlepoint Projects

Custom House Needlepoint Kit

Custom House Needlepoint Kit

Dog Cat and Rabbit Needlepoint

Dog, Cat, and Rabbit Needlepoint

More positive feedback came in this week, too!

“Thanks for the canvas – was a nice surprise waiting for me after a short trip out of town.  It looks wonderful and I am anxious to get started – will be sure to send you some pics when it’s completed!”  Noelle 9-25-2014

“Just opened the canvas…and I absolutely LOVE it!!!  You did such a fabulous job capturing the dogs!!!…..and the thread colors are perfect!

I can’t say enough good things about you and your company…from start to finish you have been a pleasure to deal with.  I’m amazed at the quick turn around from concept ideas to finished canvas and even your packaging and shipping are terrific!    I’m so happy I stumbled upon your website!

I will definitely be a repeat customer and am already thinking about my next canvas!”  Sheila 9-23-2014

“My kit arrived yesterday, and I love it”  Jim 9-23-2014

 

 

Friday Favorites – Peacock – Boats Cars and Motorcycle Belts – Reviews and More

Happy Weekend!

We’ve gotten some great feedback again this week, and even better projects to show you!  If you just want to see the fun needlepoint canvases, please skip over the rest of the text below and go strait to the pictures.  I got a little long winded today…

First are 3 positive reviews and one ANGRY customer.

“It came in the mail today.  I love it!” – Marsha – 2104-09-15

“Got it yesterday! It looks great – going to start on it tonight! Thanks again! I’ll definitely spread the word about Needle Paint!” Mary – 2014-09-16

“Received,the painted canvas today. It looks great.  Thank you very much.  I’m sure I will have something else to be painted in the near future.  Thank you again” – Susan – 2014-09-15

And on to the ANGRY customer (this was for the cat canvas that was featured in last week’s Friday Favorites).  Have you ever felt like somebody can YELL at you through email?  Well this customer loved to use the caps lock.  The gist of the problem, was that when we made the canvas, it did not show the pink in the cat’s ears or the green in the cat’s eyes.  The customer had said the wool colors were not correct.  After a few emails with a lot of UPPER CASE ANGER, I finally figured out that the customer actually did not order any wool from us.  Thus I can understand some frustration.

Now, we think that sugar is the answer to solving problems, so, every email I requested to know what we could do to fix it.  We want to be sure our customers are happy with their projects.  We even guarantee the quality of all of our canvases, including custom designs.  So, I was a little confused as to why I kept getting ANGRY EMAILS back.  I offered to remake the canvas with the adjustments, but this seemed to induce MORE ANGER.  The end result is that they seem to be keeping it as is.

The reason I’m writing about this email, is I believe it may be helpful to others.

#1.  What you see on the computer screen is what your canvas will look like.  If you want us to adjust the canvas, all you have to do is email us, and we will email you a new preview with the adjustments.

#2.  We do not hand match fiber colors on orders that are for the canvas only.  It takes us a long time to kit a custom project.  The computer offers a good starting point, but, when stitching animals, we often find that those colors need to be tweaked to match the animal better.  We always do this when we ship a kit that includes fiber, and will request a photo if we have any questions about the design.  But, for stitchers who are purchasing their own fiber, they should be able to do this on their own when they are rummaging through their stash or at the needlepoint store.

#3.  If you are not happy with the way your canvas came out, please don’t get angry with us.  Just let us know what you’d like us to do to fix the problem and we will take care of it!  Our motto is happy customers = repeat customers and we want you to enjoy your projects.  We work with a lot of needlepointers who have ordered 5+ canvases from us and keep coming back.  Every customer is important to us and we will do all that we can to make sure you love your project.  Worst case that happens, is that you can send back your project and we will refund it.

OK, so onto the fun stuff!  Our first order for the classic car needlepoint belt canvas was timed well with two other custom projects that have boats, cars, scooters, and motorcycles.  Also, a lot more fun needlepoint projects below, including a giant peacock that came out really well!

Boats, Cars, and Motorcycle Needlepoint Belt Canvases

Boats, Cars, and Motorcycle Needlepoint Belt Canvases

Opti Ornament, Nautical Key FOB, and Telluride Needlepoint Canvases

Opti Ornament, Nautical Key FOB, and Telluride Needlepoint Canvases

Giant Peacock Needlepoint Kit

Giant Peacock Needlepoint Kit (The design is 28 inches high on a 32 inch high canvas!)

Jack Russel and Custom Brick Cover Needlepoint Canvases

Jack Russel and Custom Brick Cover Needlepoint Canvases

 

 

 

World Soccer Needlepoint Belt

For the soccer fans out there (or football to those across the atlantic or pacific), we’ve created the new World Soccer Needlepoint Belt.

What I love about this design, is that it features different ball patterns and colors from around the world.  And if you’ve got a specific ball you would like to see incorporate into the design, we’d love to put it on the belt for you!  We can change the background color of the belt and add a monogram too.

All of our belts are made to order, and also available as DIY needlepoint kits, here is the soccer ball needlepoint belt canvas link.

Colorful World Soccer Needlepoint Belt

Colorful World Soccer Needlepoint Belt

Friday Favorites – Brittany Spaniel – Colorful Art – Belt Giveaway and More

I’m really excited about a project we did with Carly, who’s blog is the College Prepster.com.  We helped design a custom college campus belt for her boyfriend, the pictures are amazing!  Below is one, but click here to see the whole post and enter their FREE custom needlepoint belt giveaway! (sponsored by NeedlePaint)

Wabash College Custom Needlepoint Belt

Wabash College Custom Needlepoint Belt

For those of you who are coming to our blog for the first time, we really are all about custom needlepoint designs.  You can see below 5 new belt canvases we made last week for needlepoint belts.  All different and all fun!  Keep in mind, you can either stitch it yourself, or we’d be happy to make it for you.

Custom DIY Needlepoint Belt Canvas

Custom DIY Needlepoint Belt Canvases

Christmas season is coming and it is getting late to start stitching.  We can turn around an order in a week if you order by Tuesday night!

Personalzied Christmas Stocking Needlepoint Kits

Personalized Christmas Stocking Needlepoint Kits

Looking to stitch your own designs?  Check out our online needlepoint designer.  It is super easy to use and you can see a preview without paying for anything.  The following project were designed on our website www.NeedlePaint.com  But.

Before I get to that, a few more comments from happy customers last week:

“It looks great! Thank you!!”  Emily 2014-09-13

“the belt came yesterday and it is too cool. You did a wonderful job and I know my grandson will love it. I will get a picture of it on himself. We may need to do another one sometime soon. Thanks again.” Nancy 2014-09-10

“I’ve been working on the belt and it’s turning out great! Thank you so much again for all of your help with it.”  Laura 2014-09-07

Onto the rest of the photos of last week’s Friday Favorites…  Have a great week!

Colorful Art Needlepoint Canvases

Colorful Art Needlepoint Canvases

Dogs and Cat Custom Needlepoint

Dogs and Cat Custom Needlepoint

Needlepoint Portriats

Needlepoint Portriats