Canadians are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend. I won’t be celebrating for a bit longer, but I had to share my favorite Thanksgiving-themed design in honor of our friends to the North and to let you know if you are like … Read More...

Over at Kincavel Krosses, Kelley has several free charts listed to stitch for breast cancer awareness – if you didn’t realize, October is Think Pink for Breast Cancer month. She is also offering a blackwork sampler you can see in … Read More...

You know I like cats – clowns freak me out a little – but this one looks happy so far – and the cat balances it out.

Umbrellas are so romantic – I just love Rhianna’s song about standing under her umbrella. I also adored when Glee did a mash up of Umbrella and Singing in the Rain

Menolly07 created this bit of deliciousness I found via Mr. XStitch. I-can-barely-breathe.

What a cute, tiny tree!

Heartland House has the rights to create Cross Stitch design replicas of Frank Lloyd Wright. I love seeing what they will come up with next. The latest is a real winner!

From the Kinkavel Krosses Folksy store, this band sampler has it all

Everyone who knows me well knows that one of my main goals in life right now is to get an iPhone. I have been hinting to my DH constantly about my upcoming birthday.

Over at Tipnut, she has a number of vintage charts in cross-stitch and embroidery available for stitchers included the Floral towels shown here.

Lest you think my taste runs totally to comic, snarky stitches – I do have a penchant for sweet stitches too. One chart in my stash to stitch someday is Loretta Oliver’s free Valentine Cross Stitch pattern which is so … Read More...

One of the volunteer groups I work with is based in my little hometown of Summerville, Georgia. A few years ago, several people got the idea to build window displays related to a Victorian Christmas theme. The Victorians were the … Read More...

One of my BFFs, Marion of Mad Cat Art Studio pointed this link out to me and I immediately fell “in like” with the idea.

Blackwork is one of my favorite styles of embroidery – of course, I usually just use backstitch when I am doing it because with cross-stitch, it’s all the same, right? Well, not really, and I read a post recently that … Read More...

Not only do I just love stitched ladies, I also love it when they have names like Milady of Spring. You may already have this lady in your stash – and if you do, you will certainly want to … Read More...

I know it’s silly, but I love that Geico commercial where the three guys do goofy things with their cell phones. The bro-stache line gets me every time.

So, when I saw Sarah Fordham’s MaMagasin shop on etsy, I was … Read More...

Hi! I am Connie Barwick and I will be taking over as the Cross Stitch editor here at Craft Gossip. I am really excited to be a “Gossip Girl” now – sorry for the lame joke, but that’s what I … Read More...