Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year celebration, and it’s a time full of special symbols and meaningful happenings that are perfect for stitching. Anything with a bee or honeycomb, apple, pomegranate or challah on it would be a great Read More ...
Go Back to Basics with Common Cross Stitch Terms
It’s back to school time where I live, which I always feel like is a great time to learn a new skill or take a deeper dive into something that you might not have learned a lot about before.
Usually Read More ...
Get Witchy with Potion Bottle Cross Stitch Patterns
There are so many fun ways you can go when stitching Halloween cross stitch patterns or giving your place a slightly spooky or witchy vibe any time of year. I love the look of little potion bottles, whether they’re real Read More ...
Crow Cross Stitch Patterns
In all my years writing about cross stitch, I don’t think I’ve ever had a post dedicated to crow cross stitch patterns. That’s a shame, because crows are cool, and they’re a great motif to use in the fall that Read More ...
Book Review: 200 Japanese Cross Stitch Designs
If you like repeating cross stitch designs, borders you can use on other projects or as bookmarks, florals and Japanese-inspired designs, you’ll want to check out 200 Japanese Cross Stitch Designs by Saeko Endo. This collection of 200 cross Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: ArsOnirika
It’s not really that close to Halloween as I write this, but as crafters we’re always looking ahead and spooky season is one of my favorites. If it’s yours, too, or you just like things on the Gothic side, you Read More ...
Super Cute Ghost Cross Stitch Patterns
I’m always looking for different approaches to holidays in different crafts, and this year I’m noticing a lot of cute ghosts. Check out these adorable ghost cross stitch patterns for tons of cute without the creepy.
Pencil Bookmark Cross Stitch Pattern
To celebrate back to school season, I wanted to make a fun and useful cross stitch pattern, so I decided on this cross stitch pencil bookmark.
It’s a really easy pattern even though it calls for six colors. You definitely Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Murder Puffin
I’ve long had a soft spot for puffins, so of course when I found an Etsy shop called Murder Puffin I had to share it.
And I’m so glad I found it because they’ve got some weird stuff that I Read More ...
Printable Cross Stitch Sheets Make it Easy to Cross Stitch on Clothes
Lately I have been feeling like all of my clothes are looking a little worn or feeling a little tired. I don’t want to buy new clothes, though, so there’s been a lot of mending, altering and adding special touches Read More ...