Here’s a cool gift idea or a fun way to decorate your own space: paint a canvas, add holes in the pattern needed to make your design, then cross stitch on the canvas.
The full details — and the Read More ...
Stitch a Sweet Skeleton Cat
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 ...
Haunted Mansion Cross Stitch Patterns
I haven’t seen the Haunted Mansion movie, and regardless of whether you have you might still like these cross stitch patterns inspired by the movie.
Designed by Amelia Wedemeyer for Disney Family, there’s a patter that says “Tomb Sweet Read More ...
10 Tips for Stitching with Glow in the Dark Thread
Glow in the dark Embroidery thread
is a fun way to add interest to all kinds of cross stitch and embroidery patterns. Activated by natural or artificial light, the thread glows when the lights are out. It’s perfect for everything Read More ...
Calling all Time Lords: Cross-Stitched TARDIS
With the new season of Doctor Who starting (who else is super excited?) it seemed time to bring out a TARDIS cross-stitch pattern.
This one is from Birdie Stitching and is actually a pretty good-sized pattern — 180 rows Read More ...
Cross Stitch – Head to the Witches’ Ball
I can’t resist another Halloween cross stitch pattern! This one is from Abracraftdabra and shows a witch flying to the witches’ ball.
You could use the witch on the broom and the bat as a separate design if you Read More ...
Snarky Cross Stitch for Those Who Like it Quiet
I know it’s kind of horrible, because we don’t really want to cover anyone’s mouth with duct tape, but when I came across this cross stitch pattern that says “Silence is golden, duct tape is silver,” it made me laugh. 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 ...
A Sweet Fall Scarecrow to Stitch
I’m not sure what language this site is in, but I adore this cute little scarecrow design.
Designed by Amint Kipattan, its 32 stitches wide and 48 stitches tall, so it’s a great little design to add to a Read More ...