French knots are often used in cross stitch to embellish projects, such as for eyes or to add texture to a project. But sometimes it can be a little difficult to make them just right or consistently when you’re making … Read More...

I love monstera leaves as a craft motif. They’re so graphic and pretty and evoke summer in the tropics but are really pretty in lots of different kinds of decor.

Mari Bori Embroidery on etsy has a mostera leaf cross … Read More...

This little tree cross stitch design from Hawthorne Tree Designs is super cute. It’s one of her free charts, and it’s particularly adorable with the addition of a button shaped like an owl living in the tree.

Either way it … Read More...

It seems to me like a lot of people who like to craft also like to read, though of course that’s a huge generalization. If you happen to fall into both categories, like I do, you might like to stitch … Read More...

Grumpy Cat, the cat known to her family as Tardar Sauce and to the world as the perpetually angry looking face to countless memes, died recently, which made me thing that something that would really annoy her/honor her grouchy memory … Read More...

I don’t know why cupcakes remind me of summer. They just look like the perfect little festive thing for this time of year, less fussy than a whole cake but still a lot of fun.

These cute little cupcakes are … Read More...

The other day I shared some wedding related cross stitch patterns, and I like this mirrored swan pattern as a less obviously wedding gift project.

The free pattern from DMC features two swans, hearts and flowers, and is considered … Read More...

It sometimes feels like spring is over after Easter but there’s technically more than a month left until the season changes, which is plenty of time to indulge in some more spring stitching.

These mini cross stitch motifs for spring … Read More...

The end of the school year is upon us, which is a great time to show your kid’s teachers you care in the form of handmade gifts.

This Love-Teach-Inspire cross stitch design from Good Life Farm (that’s actually a freebie … Read More...

It seems like a really traditional thing (to me, anyway) to make a cross stitch for someone’s wedding. These patterns usually have lots of flowers and the couple’s names and their wedding date, maybe a bit of verse from the … Read More...

As mothers, our job is to do the best we can to take care of and teach our children to become the best people they can be.

So why not thank mom for making sure you turned out pretty well … Read More...

This is a great idea for Mother’s Day or any other time you might need to give a gift to someone who loves flowers.

You can cross-stitch right onto a burlap bag, because the weave of the fabric has holes … Read More...

Moms are special for a lot of reasons, not the least is they have to put up with us no matter how terrible we are.

Tell your mom you love her and say thank you with a bit of snarky … Read More...

I’m sure you’ve seen lots of different “In this house we…” word art projects through the years, but I really like this Star Wars themed one.

Designed by CrazzzyStitch, it includes classic lines from the movies like “Use the … Read More...

Next up in our tour of cool Star Wars cross stitch patterns is this collection of word art character designs from NikkiPatterns.

The designs feature R2D2, C3PO, Yoda and a Stormtrooper and include famous quotes or words related to the … Read More...

Because May the Fourth is coming up soon, and we’re all excited because of the new trailer for Episode IX, it seemed like a good time to share some Star Wars themed cross stitch patterns.

There are a lot of … Read More...

As with just about everything else you can think of, Alita Designs has a lot of sweet Easter cross-stitch patterns.

I wanted to share this Happy Easter cross stitch design in particular because it’s very cute, colorful and springlike and … Read More...

I know it is said that April showers bring May flowers, but when you’re stuck in March, who wants to wait that long?

As crafters we can take matters into our own hands and make our own flowers!

I love … Read More...

This Easter egg ornament cross-stitch project from Fave Crafts is darling! It features little bands of different designs in pastel colors and great details like working in little pink seed beads and using cording around the outside of the egg.… Read More...

When I saw this Harry Potter inspired pattern while scrolling through Pinterest the other day, I just knew I had to share it.

For all of us who love HP and love coffee, this Espresso Patronum design from Rainbowstitchcross on … Read More...