For my daughter’s birthday, one of her classmates (who is well-known for his offbeat gifts) gave her a skeleton cat like you might see around Dia de los Muertos.
I love these fancy skeletons, and you can cross-stitch your own Read More ...
Halloween Cross Stitch Icons to Stitch
This little free Halloween cross stitch pattern from Iris-F Shop on Craftsy is super cute and a great one because it has a whole collection of little Halloween icons you can stitch together as shown or use separately on a Read More ...
Pumpkin Spice Cross Stitch Pattern
Are you a huge fan of Pumpkin Spice? If so, you might need to stitch up this snarky design from LeXStitchDesigns.
If pumpkin spice is your blood type, head on over to etsy for a download of this easy Read More ...
Black Cat Magic Cross Stitch Pattern
I have always liked black cats, despite — or maybe because of — their supposedly sinister association with witches.
Whether you like them the rest of the year or not, Halloween is the perfect time to add some black cats Read More ...
Do You Use a Needle Minder?
After talking about waxing embroidery floss the other day, I got to thinking about other accessories or things that are optional but could potentially save you a lot of trouble when you’re doing cross stitch.
Another thing that falls into Read More ...
Geometric Floral Cat Cross Stitch Patterns
I love these stylish cat cross stitch patterns where the cats are covered with geometric florals.
This pattern, from Do Small Things with Love, feature three different cat designs and three different geometric and floral patterns. The repeating patterns are Read More ...
Stitch Some Fun with Cross Stitch Quickies
Little cross stitch projects are perfect for beginners who like the instant gratification of finishing a project in a day or two, but they’re fun for everyone who wants a little diversion in the summertime or a tiny project to Read More ...
A Great Way to Manage Thread on a Big Cross Stitch Project
I’ll admit that most of the cross-stitching I have done and most of what I share here are pretty small, easy projects that don’t require a lot of time, colors or effort to complete. That’s just what works for my 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 ...
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 ...