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Mice and Bubble Cards

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Mice and Bubble Cards

Lawn Fawn has a new release featuring some of their popular little mice designs. These cuties mix and match with all their other mice stamps and work well for so many different styles of cards. This release also has lots of bubbles and the combination of mice and bubbles is just too adorable! Their design team has created over 15 different bubble cards and there is also a video tutorial showing step by step how to make 3 of them.

Visit the Lawn Fawn Blog for all the details.

-HeatherYou can find Lawn Fawn products here on Amazon and over at A Cherry On Top.

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Halloween Hand Embroidery Pattern Bundle – Etsy Review

This one looks like a lot of spooky-season fun, especially if you are the kind of stitcher who likes having a whole batch of small seasonal designs ready to go. The Halloween Hand Embroidery Pattern Spooky Template for Beginners from CraftedKnit is a digital download on Etsy, and the listing describes it as a bundle filled with cute-and-creepy motifs including ghosts, witches, pumpkins, bats, haunted houses, and more. It is sold as 1 PDF file that links to the full folder of included patterns.

What makes this one especially appealing is how complete it sounds. According to the listing, you get 25 printable PDF patterns, step-by-step illustrated instructions for each project, DMC colour and stitch guides, transferable outlines, general embroidery tips, a finishing guide for backing the hoop, and a bonus printable beginner stitch guide. That is a pretty generous bundle for anyone who likes seasonal embroidery but does not want to piece everything together from scratch.

I can also see why it would be tempting for beginners. The listing specifically says the patterns are traceable for 3-inch to 8-inch hoops, and it leans hard into that beginner-friendly angle with step-by-step help and extra stitch guidance. That kind of support can make a big difference when you are trying to stay motivated, because it feels much easier to start when the pattern, colour suggestions, and instructions are all sitting there ready for you rather than scattered across six tabs and a pile of good intentions.

From a style point of view, this feels like a good fit for anyone who enjoys cute Halloween crafting rather than anything too dark or gothic. The title and description suggest a playful spooky mix, which tends to work really well for hoop art, seasonal décor, and handmade gifts. Sometimes Halloween embroidery can get a bit too serious, but this sounds more like the fun side of spooky season, which I think makes it more usable for a wider range of stitchers.