Here is my third completed cross stitch flash card for the &stitches back to school contest. I have been working on a list of words to make a complete alphabet, I am really loving making these and want to have a whole set! Josh has been making these patterns and he's doing such an awesome job, I love them. I think this one is my favorite, but I do love the first two a lot. I started a fourth one that I should have finished by the deadline Monday, so stay tuned. ... Read More
Last night Josh and I went and saw Hugh Laurie in Chicago. He was fantastic live and the musicians in the Copper Bottom Band were incredible. I haven't actually completed any projects in the past few days, so here is my current list of things I'm working on (and a few things I plan on starting soon!) First up is my iPhone case, I'm really excited about this one. Josh got me one years ago and I could never decide what I wanted to stitch so I didn't ever do it, and now it won't fit on my current phone. I was determined to avoid doing that again so I made a decision ... Read More
This month I'm pleased to have Bridgeen from Cherry and Cinnamon back as a sponsor. Bridgeen has a great blog where you can check out all the fun projects she's currently working on. I love seeing her illustrations turned into embroideries, she has such a fun style. ... Read More
When I came across these photos, I just couldn't resist posting the hippopotodock that Josh and I (ok, mostly Josh) made in 2009. It was, and still is, a thing of beauty. We got a plastic animal and took a Dremel to it to make the space for the iPhone to sit in it. Josh even added a little divot so the home button could still be accessed when it was in the dock. ... Read More
There is a back to school flash card contest going on over at &stitches. I really wanted to enter and make flash cards for both girls to add to their ever growing monogram collection. I've had so many other projects I needed to finish first that I only got around to starting these recently. I'm furiously stitching away at an attempt to finish a third flash card before the deadline tomorrow, we'll see what happens with that. But here are the two I have finished. I knew I wanted to do a science theme and immediately started brainstorming options. I almost did E ... Read More
I had started playing around with cross stitching on different surfaces but then got sidetracked working on other things. One of the things I've wanted to do was to cross stitch on wire office supplies, so I got these pencil holders from IKEA. Yesterday I finally grabbed some yarn and did some stitching. I had never stitched with yarn before, I think it would have been a little nicer to work with it if it were a little thinner. It took me a little bit to figure out where to cross stitch but it worked out well. I didn't even count the spaces yet the pattern ... Read More
I've been meaning to show off these bows for a couple weeks now, and then I made these hair ties. I've been finishing up some secret projects I'm not ready to show off, so this seemed like a perfect chance to show it all of it off. ... Read More
There are a few craft magazines in England that I desperately wish I could get in the United States more easily, one of them is Mollie Makes. Thankfully they have a series of books that are readily available, and they are all amazing. The newest book, Mollie Makes Woodland Friends does not disappoint. I absolutely love the new woodland creature trend, this book has plenty of adorable fox patterns but also has plenty of other fuzzy creatures to make in a variety of crafts. Regardless of your crafting skills, there's something in this book for everyone. Each project ... Read More