I love monstera leaves as a craft motif. They’re so graphic and pretty and evoke summer in the tropics but are really pretty in lots of different kinds of decor.
Mari Bori Embroidery on etsy has a mostera leaf cross Read More ...
How to Read a Cross-Stitch Pattern
Small cross-stitch patterns that beginners typically start with are easy enough to understand: the picture looks like what you are stitching and you just make your project look the same.
But when projects get bigger and include more colors and Read More ...
Tips for Changing Colors in a Cross Stitch Project
It’s pretty common to use the same colors in a cross stitch project as those that are used in the chart, but sometimes you might want to change a color or two in a design.
It’s not always as Read More ...
Stitch a Tree Perfect for an Owl Button to Live in
This little tree cross stitch design from Hawthorne Tree Designs is super cute. It’s one of her free charts, and it’s particularly adorable with the addition of a button shaped like an owl living in the tree.
Either way it Read More ...
Adorable Ocean Themed Cross Stitch Minis
As much as I love/am delightfully intimidated by big cross stitch projects, there’s something so fun and sweet about little cross stitch patterns. I end up wanting to add them to everything, from table linens to skirts.
I don’t actually Read More ...
Show Off Your Bookish Side with this Classic Book Cross Stitch
It seems to me like a lot of people who like to craft also like to read, though of course that’s a huge generalization. If you happen to fall into both categories, like I do, you might like to stitch Read More ...
Grab this Free Font to Make Your Cross Stitch Your Own
Adding words or initials to cross stitch projects is an easy way to make them unique, but sometimes good looking cross stitch fonts are hard to find.
The Arlo font is a freebie at Spruce Craft Co. I don’t know Read More ...
How to Embellish a Store-Bought Bag with Cross Stitch
This is such a cute idea!
A line of faux leather bags from the Target Dollar Spot have been all the rage with cross stitchers this season, and it’s easy to see why. With a pattern of perforated holes, the Read More ...
Stitch a Grumpy Cat Cross Stitch Pattern Because She Would Have Hated That
Grumpy Cat, the cat known to her family as Tardar Sauce and to the world as the perpetually angry looking face to countless memes, died recently, which made me thing that something that would really annoy her/honor her grouchy memory Read More ...
A Sweet Collection of Cupcakes to Stitch
I don’t know why cupcakes remind me of summer. They just look like the perfect little festive thing for this time of year, less fussy than a whole cake but still a lot of fun.
These cute little cupcakes are Read More ...