My daughter has been telling me for a few days now that it’s almost spooky season, so I guess it’s time to start sharing creepy crafts.

If you’re into the Friday the 13th movie franchise, you will recognize this bloody … Read More...

I love this Safe Space cross stitch pattern from 8 Bit Stitch. It’s the perfect way to embrace inclusion and be crafty at the same time.

It includes lots of rainbow colors in a heart shape and comes out to … Read More...

If you like to party, but you also like to go to bed before the late shows, this is the cross-stitch pattern for you.

Designed by Snarky Art Company, it reminds visitors that you’re down for whatever, but not too … Read More...

We recently finished reading the book Howl’s Moving Castle with our daughter, so this Howl’s Moving Castle cross-stitch pattern caught my eye.

It features Howl and Sophie in a meadow with a shooting star overhead (of course!).

It’s 135 by … Read More...

The funny house patterns Mollie Johanson has been putting out this year at Wild Olive are so cute, and this burger house is no exception.

The top bun is the rooms while the toppings make the details of the building. … Read More...

The Stitch Patterns has an amazing beautiful set of 10 landscape cross stitch patterns you can stitch up to make a whole wall of art to fuel your wanderlust.

There are mountains, beaches and ocean views in different colors. The … Read More...

These pastel elephants from Craft with Cartwright would be super cute in a nursery worked in a row in different pastel colors.

They’d also be cute in any color as a gift for the elephant lover in your life. Each … Read More...

This colorful Christmas wreath is super cute and you can make the balls on the wreath whatever color you like to suit your holiday decor.

The pattern is 89 by 92 stitches and as written uses 14 colors.

You can … Read More...

Have a doggone good time for the holidays with this festive beagle cross-stitch pattern from sosaecaetano.

This sweet pupper sports a festive stocking cap and its tail is decked with a holiday ornament. It comes out to 2.75 by 2.5 … Read More...

I love adding handmade elements to gifts, even when the gift itself isn’t completely homemade. These little Christmas ornament hoops would be great to use as decorations for a gift bag or present.

One of them looks like a quilt … Read More...

If you’re in the part of the world where it’s warm right now, maybe stitching some snow will remind you that winter isn’t all that far off.

This Christmas Lamppost cross-stitch pattern from Ugly Duckling House has a real Chronicles … Read More...

I love the idea of handmade holiday cards (if I did holiday cards, they would probably have to include some kind of handmade element) and maybe if you start now you can stitch a bunch of cross-stitched holiday cards for … Read More...

How about a little Christmas in July? These sweet Ho Ho Ho ornaments from Floss and Fleece are a simple project you can make now to have ready for your tree or to gift to someone special when the time … Read More...

I know “In the Heights” is the Lin-Manuel Miranda movie of this summer, but my heart will always belong to “Hamilton,” so to me it’s always the right time to share a “Hamilton” inspired project.

And Peggy … Read More...

I love the little cross-stitch patterns published monthly and shared online from Country Living magazine, but I don’t share them that often because they’re all on one page, which makes it a little hard to scroll through and grab just … Read More...

We’ve just gotten back from a little beach vacation, which is just what we needed after being home for so much of the past year and a half.

If you’re not heading for the beach this year or just want … Read More...

This summer word art cross stitch pattern is super cute and looks like it would be fun to stitch.

It includes lots of summery words in fun colors and fonts, as well as summer icons like a sand castle, grill … Read More...

This flamingo bringing a message of love would be fun to stitch for an engagement party, wedding or newlywed’s housewarming.

The hearts and the word love stitched in different fonts are all the same color on the original but you … Read More...

This pretty floral butterfly is sure to bring a blast of color to any room you stitch it for.

It uses 11 colors (which you could change up to be more tonal than rainbow if you like) and comes out … Read More...

American flags are always a fun crafting motif, and what better way to spend the holiday weekend than stitching an American flag bookmark?

This one from CyberStitchers says flag between the flags but you could also make it say USA … Read More...