Crafting truly unleashes our creativity and allows us to explore endless possibilities across different artistic genres. One of the most delightful aspects of crafting is the ability to repurpose patterns designed for one medium and adapt them to another. It’s Read More ...
Book Review: Mini Cross Stitch Ornaments
There’s nothing cuter than handmade holiday ornaments, and Kooler Design Studio has you covered for ideas with their book Mini Cross Stitch Ornaments.
The book, published by Leisure Arts, has 160 little deigns for just about everything you’d want to Read More ...
How to Join Two Pieces of Plastic Canvas
Plastic canvas can be used for cross stitch as well as other crafty purposes, but it is a little different to work with compared to regular cross-stitch fabric.
One of the cool things about it is that you can shape Read More ...
Stitch This Gorgeous Menorah Cross Stitch for Hanukkah
If you like really detailed, almost photo-realistic cross stitch patterns you will want to check out this beautiful menorah cross stitch pattern from Andra’s Crafts on Etsy.
The pattern is 288 by 334 stitches, or about 16 by 18 on Read More ...
Stitch a Sweet Sleigh Full of Presents
Country Living
magazine features a free cross stitch pattern in every issue, and they collect them on one page on their website, which sometimes makes it hard to find what you are looking for but is also kind of fun. Read More ...
Love Prince? Check out this Cute Book of Inspired Projects
I recently reviewed the super cute, Prince-inspired craft book, When Doves Craft, over on my main blog, Our Daily Craft, but I wanted to share it over here as well because it does have one cute cross stitch pattern Read More ...
Make a pretty tassel charm for your scissors
Your embroidery scissors work hard and they deserve some special embellishment. An easy-to-make tassel is the perfect accessory for scissors of all shapes and sizes.
The tassel is made from embroidery floss and hangs from a decorative twisted cord made Read More ...
Coffee Week at Hancock’s House of Happy
Hancock’s House of Happy recently celebrated Coffee Week with five brand new coffee themed cross stitch designs, one for each day of the week, for readers to download for free. There are no sign ups or anything required.
So many Read More ...
Rose Garden Cross Stitch Lampshade
Well, this is amazing. Bobbin and Fred made this gorgeous Rose Garden Cross Stitch Lampshade, which was published last year in Australia’s Homespun magazine.
Visit their blog to learn about the inspiration and design process behind this gorgeous home decor Read More ...
Stitch a Quilt-Inspired Pumpkin
As we near the conclusion of the fall season and the Thanksgiving crafting festivities, there’s still one more gem that I simply couldn’t resist sharing with you. Feast your eyes on the exquisite Quaker pumpkin pattern from Simply Divine Cross Read More ...