While these Easter designs were originally made to be worked in Perler beads, they are super cute and easy to work in cross-stitch as well, so why not?
The collection, from U-Create Crafts, has Peep bunnies and regular bunnies, Easter Read More ...
Stitch This Sweet Design to Celebrate Easter
This time of year just makes me want to create, and to make lots of spring and Easter-themed projects so there’s always a little bit of sunshine inside, even on rainy days.
This lovely Easter chart from Cottage Garden Samplings Read More ...
Celebrate Spring with Sweet Stitched Flowers
I can’t get enough of spring flowers right now. I want to pick them, look at them all day and use them as inspiration in projects.
This little spring design is super cute, with little pink flowers and the word Read More ...
Great Geeky Cross Stitch Patterns
I love geeky craft patterns, and these free geeky cross stitch patterns from HalloweenCostumes.com are really great.
There are patterns related to Star Wars, Doctor Who and Back to the Future as well as Legend of Zelda, Minecraft and Mario Read More ...
Daffodils to Cross Stitch
This pretty daffodil cross-stitch pattern is a great way to bring a bit of spring to your walls.
Featured at Sew and So, the pattern is from a book by Jayne Netley Mayhew.
With the border, the finished piece is Read More ...
Hand-Stitch an Easter Card
Again with the not-exactly-cross-stitch-but-still-really-cool stuff. This little stitched Easter egg card from Make and Takes is so, so cute, and really easy to do, too.
You’ll need an awl or something similarly small and sharp for punching the holes in Read More ...
How to Backstitch Curves on a Cross-stitch Project
When we think of cross-stitching, a lot of us think of the classic block shapes that are made with the x shape. But it’s possible to make less blocky shapes, and even curves, depending on the kind of stitches you Read More ...
Stitch a Sweet Hummingbird with this Pattern
Isn’t this little hummingbird cross stitch pattern pretty? It’s a free design from Crossed Wing called Anna’s Hummingbird.
There are lots of colors in this little design, which makes it a lot of fun.
This would be lovely in a Read More ...
Spring is Almost Here! Time to Get Stitching
I don’t know why I feel like I am more excited for spring this year than I normally am. I mean, I’m always pretty excited for spring, even when, like this year, we didn’t have much of a winter.
Whatever Read More ...
Shamrocks with Three or Four Leaves? Have it Your Way
I think of shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day as needing to have three leaves like the plant shamrock does.
But some people like to associate four-leaved clover with the holiday as well. Luck of the Irish and all that.