A Simple Cross Stitch Bookmark for Valentine’s Day

I love stitching hearts because they are such a fun and easy shape. The other day my daughter was home from school and I was a bit burnt out from knitting (which is my normal default craft) so I pulled out some burlap ribbon and decided to make a Valentine’s Day bookmark.

Of course hearts can be an all year thing and can indicate your love for reading as much as anything else.

This is a really quick and simple project that kids could also do, and it’s fun using different colors (variegated thread would be great for this project, too).

You can grab the pattern at my blog, Our Daily Craft.

Looking for more Bookmark charts and cross-stitch patterns? Check these out on Etsy

Looking for more Valentine’s Day Cross stitch patterns and charts? Check these out on Etsy.

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Valentine's Day Bookmarks to Cross Stitch

If you like landscapes, animals and floral cross stitch patterns with a big does of cuteness, odds are good you’ll find something you want to stitch at Crystal Feather Crafts. This Etsy shop has more than 200 patterns with a focus on nature and often a cute touch.

For example in the animals section you’ll find adorable little dinosaurs, lots of sweet cats and a corgi butt. I love the maneki neko cat shown here, which really pops on dark blue fabric but would be pretty on whatever color you have handy.

This design is 74 by 102 stitches, which comes out to 5.3 by 7.3 inches on 14 count fabric (or 13.4 by 18.5 cm).

In addition to adorable animals you’ll find some pretty standard landscapes (heavy on the mountains), dainty floral designs and some bees, butterflies, moths and other insects that are more realistic than the other animals.

There are also some sweet holiday patterns for Christmas and Halloween (love all those cute little ghosts!), and a few more general autumn ones as well (featuring mushrooms, pumpkins and the like). A handful of other patterns are listed as being for the home, funny (a few cartoony sushis here among other things), alphabets and more.

If you like their designs as of this writing you can get 30 percent off your purchase when you buy three patterns at the same time. Check them out at Crystal Feather Crafts.

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[Photo: Crystal Feather Crafts]

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