I love this idea for mounting a little bit of cross stitch and turning it into a necklace.
The project is from Floss and Fleece and uses a little diamond design, but you could use any little it of Read More ...
A Fun Harry Potter Cross Stitch Design
My daughter has been getting into Harry Potter this year and I really want to make some Harry Potter inspired crafts for her.
This “I solemnly swear that I am up to no good” cross stitch pattern from fiddlesticksau is Read More ...
Seahorse Cross Stitch Pattern
My family is getting ready to go to the beach so I’m longing for all things nautical.
I love this little seahorse pattern from Alita Designs. The waves on the body are just so cute and look like they would Read More ...
In God We Trust Cross Stitch
This sweet In God We Trust cross stitch from Plum Street Samplers would be a great project to stitch for the Fourth of July or any other time.
It features a flag on a log cabin, a woman holding a Read More ...
A Pretty Unicorn Face to Cross Stitch
Over the weekend my daughter and I attended a unicorn-themed birthday party. It’s always a little stunning to me how many unicorn-themed things there are out in the world (and I have an 8-year-old daughter, so you’d think I would Read More ...
Stitch an Ampersand Cross Stitch Pattern
I am a bit of a grammar and usage geek, so I would love to stitch a cross-stitched ampersand.
But even if you’re not a big fan of punctuation, I think this would be a fun cross stitch to do Read More ...
Trailing Blue Flowers Cross Stitch Border
Sometimes the Pinterest algorithm gets it right. This pattern, for a trailing vine of blue flowers from LaMariacha, was in one of those “you might enjoy these Pins” emails. You know the ones that are usually really unrelated stuff and Read More ...
Cross-Stitch Jellyfish
We’re literally counting down the days to our beach vacation (25 more!) and it’s just not coming fast enough. So I’m looking for inspiration everywhere I can to get me through these last landlocked days, and today it’s this jellyfish Read More ...
Cross Stitch a Jiji Cat — So Cute!
We have watched several Studio Ghibli movies, but one of our favorites is Kiki’s Delivery Service, about a young witch trying to make her way in a new city by working as a delivery person.
At her side is Read More ...
Stitch a Lovely Bug with Cross Stitch and Embrodiery
It had been a while before I checked out the freebie patterns at the DMC website, but I happened past there the other day and checked out some of their free patterns.
This one of a lacewing is really striking, Read More ...