This project from Daisies for Violet would be great for that friend who is into fifty shades of gray – no not that certain novel, but the shades of value found in photos or artwork. If you have a budding Read More ...
Happy Holiday Ornament
Stickeule always posts great patterns and here’s another one for us to enjoy. I am thinking that “Frohes Fest” basically translates to Happy Holidays in German – at least loosely. So stitch up this design in holiday colors to make Read More ...
New DMC Colors are Here
I have been hearing about the new DMC colors for awhile, but FINALLY they are here. The DMC blog has a pdf file that you can download that lists the new numbers and has the color numbers that they fall Read More ...
Too Many Shoes?
Lynn B. at Happiness is Cross Stitching shares a free chart with a theme that will suit many of you – SHOES! I myself don’t have too many – well, I don’t think I do, but I do have a Read More ...
Doodle’s Halloween Cross Stitch Freebie
Stacey from Fearn Abbey Needleworks is a more recent addition to our freebie design world (and I hope you have also checked out her designs that are for sale too.) She always has the cutest design and this one is Read More ...
Unusual Stitching Surfaces
Have you ever stitched on an unsual surface? If I see something that is a grid, I will imagine stitching on it. I have stitched on clay pots, gridded shelf liner, and plastic canvas. And, of course waste canvas and Read More ...
Get Ready For 2014
Miss T always gives us a cute way to celebrate the New Year and she lets us have the new patterns in plenty of time to stitch them up for cards and celebrations. So she has already posted her elves Read More ...
Escargot Cross Stitch Project
This little snail is so cute. I love how the stitches are spaced out yet they still give the impression of fullness. This is another great free project from Brigitte Dadaux and if you get to stitching full speed instead Read More ...
Halloween Cross Stitch Flowers
Daria from Kittenhood blog took some simple regular cross stitch flower patterns and adjusted them a little to create some cool Halloween napkins for special Halloween holiday cheer. She explains how you can do the same thing over at her Read More ...
Happy Halloween Cross Stitch Chart
It’s been a while since we’ve seen anything from Stickeule, the German blog that posts a plethora of craft projects. This simple Halloween design will add to your fun decoriations and would be really fun if you added some glow-in-the-dark Read More ...