Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has come out with a new product just in time for stuffing Christmas stockings. Her Super Stitch Kit includes everything a beginner needs to start embroidering. Go to her blog to find out what’s … Read More...
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Cubed Christmas Projects
Pork out your tree – Bacon Christmas Tree Ornament
American Felt and Craft continues its 25 Days of Felt Christmas Crafts with an ornament, designed by Seremere, after my own heart: bacon. My friend Heather Smith introduced me a couple of years ago to the most decadent dessert … Read More...
Stitch a holiday bunting
Teresa of Teresa Down Under shares the pattern and tutorial for the cutest appliqued and embroidered Christmas bunting! Go to her post.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
Your elf needs shoes
You need some little elfin clogs to stuff with Christmas treats. Jenny of allsorts has got you covered. She’s sharing the pattern and tutorial for this sweet felt footwear. Go to her blog post for the download.
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Stitch some Christmas twinchies
Merry Christmas from Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint! She’s sharing the patterns for these beautiful twinchies, which you can use as gift tie-ons or ornaments. Go to Janet’s post for the link to the charts.
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Tutorial: Pepperminty advent calendar
Jenny of allsorts created this sweet advent garland by stitching little felt envelopes with cotton floss and embroidering their numbers with the same thread. She aptly calls them Peppermint Pouches. And she’s sharing her pattern and tutorial for your … Read More...
25 days of Christmas craftiness
The blog of American Felt & Craft is rockin 25 Days of Felt Christmas Crafts! First up, a sweet, simple little house by Claire Chauvin, perfect for lighting from within via a battery-operated tea light. Make a whole village! … Read More...
CraftyPod’s Christmas roundup
Diane of CraftyPod has put together a roundup of her Christmas tutorials from years past. Needlework-related and otherwise, you’ll want to check these out. Go to her post.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
A Thanksgiving encounter
This emerging stitchery is an effort by Olisa (cocoaeyes the stitcher) to capture a touching, memorable Thanksgiving experience. It includes a word of profanity from her subject–it is necessary. Read the story and you’ll understand why.
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Stitch dimensional holly berries
Manya of kézzel és lélekkel shows us how to create dimensional holly berries using raised cup stitch. So clever and beautiful. See her tute.
And many thanks to SharonB of Pin Tangle for pointing out this find.
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Tutorial: Tiny ornaments
Julia of Julia’s Place shows us how to make these sweet, tiny Christmas ornaments–from bottle caps! Find out how she does it.
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It takes a village…
If you think this needlepoint stand-up is cute, just wait till you see: Maelyse Webb of Memphis, TN, USA, stitched the entire Thanksgiving Village from Rebecca Woods Designs and had each element mounted with an easel back. What a brilliant … Read More...
Tutorial: Lavender sachet ornament
Fiona of Mother’s Cupboard has guest-posted a tutorial on Shabby Art Boutique for creating this monogrammed lavender sachet. It would make a beautiful, fragrant Christmas ornament or a sweet giftie for any time of year. See her tute.
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A big little carpet
Janet Granger‘s e-newsletter announces:
… Read More...I’ve just launched a new miniature needlepoint carpet kit, called ‘Saskia’ – it would make a great Christmas present. The design is an Oriental one, in shades of mid-blue with deep red and cream highlights,
DIY Christmas ornaments
Here are some more great DIY Christmas ornaments from vintage umbrella:
(1) Baby’s First Christmas
(2) Button-trimmed stockings
(3) Pompom wreaths
(4) Felt scottie dogs
(5) Gingerbread boys and girls
(6) Felt umbrellas
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Bead the edge
Nima of Made to Treasure shows us a gorgeous beaded edging for ornaments and explains how it’s done. It’s easy! See her post.
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Post 5,555 giveaway!
This is post 5,555! Yea! To celebrate all this blogginess, I’m giving away a surprise package of handmade Christmas treats: a couple of crocheted tree garlands, a paper angel ornament or bookmark, a selection of Christmas greeting cards, and perhaps … Read More...
Inspiration: Chris Gray
Chris Gray (Textile Butterfly) made these fantastic pendants–needlepunch and a few beads in a handmade wooden bezel acquired through Etsy. Matte and sparkle, soft and hard. Wonderful. See more at Chris’ blog post.
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Make some monda lovable birdies
I’m a huge fan of Spoonflower, the web-based company that lets you print short runs of fabric of your own design. I seldom blog about it, though, because it’s more about sewing than needlework. But this rockin design by monda … Read More...