I am loving the new patterns for sale by Anna at Mochimochi. Inspired by her tiny things posts, Anna rounds up her first Tiny Things Collection 1 Patterns ($5) which includes a set of 4 tiny patterns pictured above. You can also celebrate cute all year long with her cross-stitch pattern called Cute is Always […]
After Rachel shared a beautiful homemade stocking, and then Becky posted the stockings that her mother made, I just had to get in on the action. This is the stocking that was made for me, and I haven’t dug it out of deep storage for years. I honestly can’t remember being called Brooke, but this […]
Anna at Mochimochi Land is now offering these adorable Elves in Snow cross-stitch patterns. For just $5 get three adorable patterns featuring the Mochimochi elves. Also, final voting is now open in this year’s Mochimochi Photo Contest. Cast your votes here.
I took two years of Russian in high school, and another two years in college, and was lucky enough to visit Russia back in 1992. Among the many things I love about the Russian language is the beautiful Cyrillic alphabet. These vintage Cyrillic cross-stitch alphabets are making me swoon with inspiration. Russian isn’t the only […]
I am in awe of these cross-stitched spats from Emma of aprons and hammers. She created the leather shoes and the spats. White leather, multicoloured thread, hand-embroidered spat panels, navy blue waxed heels and soles: I love them I love them I really love them! I really love them, too! [ via Meet Me at […]
Vonkrankipantzen took this classic ThinkGeek t-shirt slogan and turned it into a fancy cross stitch with circuit board edging. I love the look of that wiring on the classic green board! Via Mr. X Stitch.
This piece is called “Nothing Much Happened Today (for Eric and Dylan)” and is by artist Noelle Mason. It’s been lovingly carefully stitched by hand, and who knows how long it must have taken. My interpretation: those long hours pay homage to the community around the Columbine High School shooting. I’m sure each stitch was […]
