Does your neighborhood do “boo”? It’s a fun little thing where people give Halloween-themed gifts or do a little decorating around a neighbor’s yard, all without them knowing, then that neighbor is supposed to pass the “boo” onto someone else Read More ...
Get to Stitching to Make this Great Cross Stitch Project Before Halloween
I’m not sure where I found the link to this lovely pattern (probably on Pinterest or a Google image search) but it’s a great little project that apparently came out in 2012.
The pattern, Happy Halloween, was designed by Katheryne Read More ...
Stitch Up Something Spooky with this Halloween Alphabet
There are tons of cross-stitch patterns with a fall or Halloween theme, and I’m going to share as many of them as I can in the next few weeks, but I wanted to start with this amazing Halloween alphabet from Read More ...
Free Cross Stitch Pattern – Bob The Builder
Bob the builder knows how to get the job done and you will too with this free chart. Perfect for a little man in your life who love’s Bob and all his projects.
Oldie But a Goodie: Floral Cross-Stitch Graffiti
I know I have seen the work of Raquel Rodrigo before, but it’s too pretty not to share whenever you come across it.
Rodrigo makes these huge outdoor floral cross-stitch installations, which she has installed in various locations in Madrid. 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 ...
Review: Cross-Stitch to Calm
Most needlecrafts are touted for their calming and meditative properties, but I think cross stitch might be even more relaxing than other crafts in a way because it is so slow. You have to have patience for a pattern to 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 ...
Hang on to Summer with these Pretty Purple Violets to Stitch
I know it’s unofficially fall now, but where I live it still feels exactly like summer and I’m not quite ready to enter the land of frost and pumpkin spice everything just yet.
If you want to hold on to 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 ...