Birthday gift to my husband ❤️🐦 The photos don't do the metallic threads justice! Design: @colorfully.sarah Fabric and floss: @stitchbugnb Hoop: @deserres Twigs: @greathobbieshalifax #birthdaygift #crossstitch #crafting #craftsky #pigeonsofbluesky
R. A. Betts
@rabetts.bsky.social
Artist based in Nova Scotia, Canada (@rabettsfineart on IG). Embroidery, Cross Stitch, Sketching, Drawing, Charcoal, Collage, Watercolour Painting.
Sunday Stitches: Steady progress, got the trees done! WIP, "Campfire", 6" round counted cross stitch picture kit by Design Works. #crossstitch #campfire #crafting
Had a lovely couple hours with Halifax Urban Sketchers at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum (Evergreen House). I drew a patch of Helen's Garden at the back of the property. Looking forward to the next outing! #sketching #pencilcrayonart #sketchbook
Sunday Stitches: WIP, "Campfire", 6" round counted cross stitch picture kit by Design Works. Switched to a square stretcher for the time being. #crossstitch #campfire #craftsky
Quick lunch time sketch on this first day of autumn! Pen on paper, 2026. 🍁🍂 #sketchbookart #quicksketch #halifaxwaterfront #penandpaper
(Slightly late) Sunday Stitches: WIP, "Campfire", 6" round counted cross stitch picture kit by Design Works. Hulk tried his paw at stitching but decided to nap instead. 💚 #crossstitch #campfire #craftsky #catsofbluesky
Sunday Stitches: Finally done! "Queen Bee" hand embroidery pattern designed by @embroideryartbynat. Made so many mistakes with this one, but learned lots, tried out new techniques and used metallic thread for the first time. 🐝🌻 🪡 #liveandlearn #trialanderror #embroidery #bee #flowers #honeycomb
"Surprise!", pen on paper, quick sketch, 2026. #pen #art #sketch #sketchbook #catsofbluesky #deer #backyard
Sunday Stitches: Almost there! WIP, "Queen Bee" hand embroidery pattern designed by @embroideryartbynat.
Sunday Stitches: WIP, "Queen Bee" hand embroidery pattern designed by @EmbroideryArtByNat.
My favourite portraits I drew for Sketch n'Stroll, chalk marker on glass, 2026
Had a great time last Saturday drawing portraits on Barrington Street windows, as part of Sketch n'Stroll in the Neighbourhood, put on by Argyle Fine Art. @argylefineart.bsky.social
FREE public event happening at @argylefineart.bsky.social Aug 22nd from 1:30pm - 4:30pm! Drop on by to have your portrait drawn on a window by myself and other local artists. 🌟👩🎨
"Unimpressed," traced photo on tracing paper with marker, 2026.
"Slow Dance", traced photo on tracing paper with marker, 2026.
"Book Lover" Embroidery Kit (by Pierre Belvédère), backed with repurposed swimming trunk fabric, 2026.
"Golden Rings" Embroidery Kit (by Hook, Line & Tinker), 2026.
