The other day I shared a tutorial for giving your Halloween pumpkins a cross-stitch look with paint pens.
Then I stumbled upon this tutorial from Design Sponge, which actually uses a drill to make holes in the pumpkin so Read More ...
Make Your Bag Distinctive with a Cross Stitch Luggage Tag
I’m going on a trip this week and though I’ll be flying, I’m only taking carry on luggage. If I had to check a bag you can bet I’d be stitching up some cross stitch luggage tags, as shown Read More ...
Make Cross Stitched Ombre Table Numbers for a DIY Wedding
I love it when crafty elements are incorporated into weddings and other celebrations (though I got married at a time when I wasn’t making a lot so there weren’t really any DIY parts to my own celebration).
These cross stitched Read More ...
Add Stitching to a Metal Pencil Cup
I like “traditional” cross stitch, of course, but I’m always delighted to see stitching used in different ways, on unconventional materials.
So something like this cross stitch/embroidered pencil cup from the Craft Patch is really fun to me, because it Read More ...
Make Sweet Stitched Linen Gift Bags
These little stitched linen gift bags from Sew and So are so cute and would be great for gifting little trinkets throughout the holiday season.
I love the idea of giving teachers a little treat that fits in the bag Read More ...
Stitch a Sweet Planter Made from a Tin Can
I love a good upcycling project, and using tin cans as planters or to organize things on a desk is a great way to reuse them and gives you a little canvas to be creative on as well.
Julie from Read More ...
Check out These Adorable Halloween “Cross Stitched” Pumpkins
What better way to show off your love for all things cross stitch than using a cross-stitch style design to decorate your pumpkins at Halloween?
U Create has some adorable painted pumpkins that use cross stitch x’s made with paint Read More ...
Cross Stitched Gift Tags for Christmas or Whenever
I am pretty much in love with these cross-stitched gift tags from Craft and Creativity. They use purchased gift tags with holes in them, but you could punch holes in card stock tags to get a similar look.
The ones Read More ...
Stitch a Sweet Case for Your Sunglasses
I don’t know how it is where you live, but summer is not anywhere near over around here. (And if you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, you’re still looking forward to it coming!) And even if it were, the sun still Read More ...
Dog Cross Stitch Charts Patterns
Animal lovers often enjoy crafting things for or related to their animals, and I’m sure there are lots of great cross stitch patterns out there you can buy to make any kind of dog you want.
When you’re looking for Read More ...