Don’t miss your chance to enter the PhotoJewelryMaking.com $60 giveaway! A lucky winner will receive a $60 gift certificate for use at PhotoJewelryMaking.com. Head over to the giveaway post to enter now. This giveaway ends October 1 and is … Read More...
October Small to Stitch
Stitch a small to celebrate October which will be here before you know it! It’s this bloggers favorite month of the year. Free from Feathers in the Nest. Check out the free project.
Gnome Woodsman Cross Stitch
Hancock’s House of Happy posts cute and sometimes sort of odd and bizarre charts. In this case, there’s one of each. There’s the one shown here, a sweet little gnome woodsman who is ready to be stitched up and displayed. … Read More...
Freebie: Sleepy Kitties Digital Stamp
Ack! How cute is this digi stamp of sleeping kitties?! Download it FREE from Sliekje’s Cute Stuff.
-Heather
Sweet Slumber
Sleep is glorious and this saying celebrates it. Celebrate the glories of slumber with this freebie from Feathers in the Nest. Maybe then take a good nap! Check out the free project.
Free Printables from Minimega
Oooh, for you party planning folks or wine givers or jammers or… I could go on. There are lots and lots of great, free printables over at the Denmark-based site minimega, such as these wine tags and treat boxes… Read More...
Freebie: Swing Card Template
You can download a printable or SVG cutting file for free from My Grafico to make a cool swing card. Click here to download.
-Heather
Free patterns from Vintage Spice
Barbara of Vintage Spice and Everything Nice gave me the heads up that she shares a vintage embroidery pattern every Friday. The design shown here is just one recent example. Check out Barbara’s blog. And be sure to bookmark … Read More...
Embroidery tutorial: Simple shading
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny has put together an awesome tutorial to help novices tackle shading in embroidery. She’s sharing a sweet cloudburst pattern that you can use with the tutorial or however you like. See Nicole’s post.
Little Girl Nelly to Stitch Up
This freebie from Brigitte Dadaux is presented in two versions. One is the full color version shown here. There’s also a single color version if you prefer to stitch it up that way. Either way will be a sweet project … Read More...
By the Sea
Playing bocce by the sea is a fun activity. Stitching up a scene where the Frimousse sprites are playing bocce by the sea is also fun! Here’s another great Frimousse freebie for you to enjoy. Check out the free cross-stitch … Read More...
Tutorial & Freebie | Working with Brushes in Photoshop Elements
Erica Hernandez from crashnotes shares a detailed tutorial on making and using brushes in Photoshop Elements. She also includes a free download of a brush set with arrows and numbers. Click here to go to the tutorial and freebie.
Free patterns: The Halfway Woods
Creative Breathing is sharing the patterns for these sweet characters from The Halfway Woods. Go to her blog post.
Yummy Pink Cupcake
Cake is my favorite dessert and cupcakes are my favorite form of cake. This pink cupcake from Sara Jessica at Cross Me Not looks good enough to eat! It will be a fun stitch. Check out the fun free project.… Read More...
Pattern and tutorial: Beehive ornament
Angel of Stumbles & Stitches has posted a tutorial for a sweet embroidered felt ornament that deserves to be displayed all year long. Learn how to make this little felt hive with its stitchy bees from Angel’s post.
Free patterns: Travel
Dionnie (Blackcabbit) and her husband like to travel. When their travel pillows needed a redo, she drew up some embroidery designs to embellish the new covers. She says,
… Read More...I got ambitious and drew more doodles than I can stitch. In
Posting a Letter
Remember the days when we posted letters instead of sending texts or emails? Well, this freebie chart from Frimousse celebrates those good old days. Stitch it up and have a fit of nostalgia in the process. Get the free chart.
Lighthouse Cross Stitch Project
Free from AbbyGaelle, this lighthouse project will light up your craft corner or anywhere else you choose to place it when you are finished stitching it up! Get the free project pattern.
Duct Tape Chevron Necklace
Take a look at this fun tutorial from She’s Crafty! With metallic duct tape, an inexpensive plastic placemat and a few jewelry making supplies, you can put together a fabulous statement chevron necklace of your own.
Free pattern: Kogin sampler
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint offers readers an introduction to Kogin embroidery on canvas with a bit of background and a free pattern and instructions for a lovely sampler project. See her post.