It’s funny, because it’s true. No, seriously. That whole Shades of Grey book trilogy and movie thing that other people are going bonkers for in social media every.single.day, I’m not interested a single tiny bit. However, if you have some gray DMC, I’m all in. I always seem to be running of #415 and I […]
Keep Calm and Cross Stitch Shirts
Shirts are available at http://teespring.com/keep-calm-and-cross-stitch ($15 for a tee, $24.95 for a hoodie) FAQ: What colors are available? The t-shirt is currently available in blue, purple, red, navy, and gray. Hoodies are available in navy, green, purple, and cardinal red. The tank is available in dark gray.
Cross Stitch Kit in a Jar; Brilliant Idea!
I came across this adorable idea while browsing some cross stitcher blogs this week. So adorable and fun, such a great gift idea. The example uses the cute Wendy’s Owl freebie from Ship’s Manor, but you could use any little pattern. Hop over to Terrie’s blog and check it out ==> http://eclecticdarlings.com/mothers-day-gift-tutorial-cross-stitch-kit-in-a-jar/ She created it […]
The Cirque des Cercles Finish You Simply Must See!
(photos and finished piece belong to Sheila C., she was kind enough to let me share them here) I’ve probably said it a million times, every time I see a Cirque des Cercles finish it looks stunning and unique from every other time I’ve seen it finished. The design from Ink Circles has this amazing […]
My Favorite Holiday Ornaments
I’ll get our blog hop kicked off with the first post. First, I’ll confess that I don’t do a lot of holiday decorating. My favorite part of decorating is putting up the tree, and the kids do 99% of the work on that. My job on decorating day is to make hot chocolate and make […]
I Cannot Count My Day Complete… How Often Do You Stitch?
A Creative Mess….
I agree entirely. Not only is it better, it’s practically required that you create some sort of mess to reach the end result of creativity. Sometimes that mess is physical, sometimes that mess is just part of the process in your mind. What’s the biggest mess you’ve made in your creative work?
Any Day Spent Stitching is a Good Day
Finally the last week of school here! The boys will be done with school by the end of the week and then it’s summer vacation, late nights watching silly movies and sleeping in, video games and days filled with blowing bubbles and digging in the dirt. 🙂
Have you done any Charity Stitching?
Thanks to our friend Loretta, I found WOCS. World Of Charity Stitching. They have a Yahoo group, and they want to make all kinds of nifty things for people in long term care… This is the blog link: http://worldofcharitystitching.blogspot.ca/ I signed up for the Brushstroke Butterfly Quilt they had on, which happens to be a […]
What’s on the Newstand?
I just love going to Barnes and Noble Book Store and looking at the wall of magazines. The BIG wall of magazines! They have about every magazine you could be looking for! And, they have Cross Stitching Magazines! You don’t see those around much anymore … unless you live in the UK! “Cross Stitch Gold”, “Cross […]
