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Paper Christmas Pouch

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Paper Christmas Pouch

These adorable little Paper Pouches are so sweet hanging on the tree filled with candy, cocoa packets or little gifts. Perfect for handing out to school friends or co-workers. Lisa folded up double sided pattern paper for the pouches and decorated them with stamps from Power Poppy. She’s sharing project directions over on their blog.

Click here to check it out.

-Heather

Are you looking for more Christmas Holiday ideas? Check out these other Christmas themed posts.  If you are looking for Christmas holiday themed papers and supplies then take a look at our favorite holiday designs over at  A Cherry on Top. 

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Stitch a Silly Goose Wizard

I have never been one who can predict trends, and even when I hear about trends for crafting I don’t always believe them. When I heard ducks and geese were going to be big this year I didn’t totally believe it, but here were are, with duck and goose cross stitch patterns everywhere, not to mention porch geese having a resurgence and these birds showing up in other crafts as well. 

So when a wizard goose cross stitch pattern caught my eye, I knew I needed to share it. 

It’s not only a wizard goose, but a wizard goose riding a bicycle, announcing their mission to go cause a kerfuffle. 

How could I not share that? 

The design is from Cross Stitch With Art, and it’s actually not the only one this character features in, but we’ll get to that. This particular design uses six colors and measures 76 by 103 stitches. That’s about 5.5 by 7.5 inches, or 14 by 19 cm, when you stitch it on 14 count fabric. The pattern is great for beginner to intermediate stitchers, as it uses pretty simple shapes and not a lot of colors. 

It might also be fun to do the sparkles in a metallic thread, but it’s cute just as it is, too. 

If you’re not up for raising a kerfuffle, maybe you’d like another one of this character’s designs. There’s another one on the bike (riding the other direction, so you can make the pair and hang them together) in which the goose is cultivating whimsy. Other designs show the goose holding a candle. One of them is also about whimsy, while another advises to “hang in there it gets worse.” 

If you like your geese with a side of magic, snark and whimsy, these patterns are for you. Check them out at Cross Stitch with Art on Etsy. 

[Photo: Cross Stitch With Art]