I have been doing a little more cross stitch design this year, and while I generally start by drawing out my patterns by hand on graph paper, eventually I want them to be prettier and easier to read than a Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: LilyMae Stitching
If you are looking for adorable cross stitch patterns for a baby or little one’s room, LilyMae Stitching on Etsy is a great place to start. From adorable animal alphabets (in regular and mini sizes!) to sweet little animals and Read More ...
Graduation Cross Stitch Patterns
I recently shared a review of a book full of graduation cross stitch patterns and noted that I haven’t shared a lot of graduation cross stitch patterns before. So let’s take a look at some in case you have a Read More ...
How to Make Scissor Fobs
One of the fun things about crafting is that there are a lot of accessories, and sometimes you can craft those accessories or craft things related to those accessories.
One good example of that is scissor fobs. This is definitely Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: Creative Enigma Store
I feel like “Creative Enigma” is a pretty apt name for this Etsy shop, because it offers a selection of things that to me don’t completely make sense being in the same shop. Some designers stick to a theme or Read More ...
Pretty Flowers to Stitch for Spring
It feels like there are no end of cross stitch flower patterns, and they’re a great thing to knit in the spring if you’re waiting for real flowers to bloom, or as a Mother’s Day gift for a special mom Read More ...
Make Tiny Cross Stitch Magnets
I’ve been trying to come up with some different ways to use cross stitch this year, and one of the things I wanted to try was making cross stitch magnets.
I had the idea to use bottle caps as the Read More ...
Designer Spotlight: The Kosher Stitcher
The tagline for the Etsy shop of the Kosher Seller is “I make silly little cross stitch patterns,” and that’s a pretty good way of putting it.
This small shop has a geeky, snarky and Jewish twist, and their little Read More ...
Cross Stitch Patterns for Mother’s Day
There are so many sweet and funny sentiments you can stitch up for Mother’s Day. Here’s one collection of sweet Mother’s Day cross stitch patterns; this post will have a little of the sweet and a little of the snarky, Read More ...
A Look at Common Cross Stitch Mistakes
When you’re new to a craft, you don’t know what you don’t know. It always surprises me the really basic questions that people ask in knitting and crochet Facebook groups that I’m in, things you’d think “everyone” knows like the Read More ...