I went heart crazy a few months back and churned out a whole bunch of these. They are pretty small, the heart is 2"x2". I normally frame things, but I thought these would be cute in hoops instead. I finally got the hoops up for sale on Etsy. The pattern and some other patterns will be listed soon! ... Read More
I made little activity boxes for the kids at our wedding, including a coloring book I illustrated. The cover was a drawing of me and Josh. Josh converted the illustration to a cross stitch pattern for me and this was the result. It's on our bookshelf and Evie occasionally points out the picture of "mama and daddy." ... Read More
Totally useless stitch a long time. I really like that I can identify past projects based on layers of colors. Mira's cross stitch is that big layer of black and bright pink. You'll see the completed piece soon! Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 ... Read More
I realized I never posted any photos of this on the Internet. This project took me years, I've never done anything else this big before, it's about 10"x15". ... Read More
I was going through old pictures and came across some old projects I did. I figured they deserve a chance to be shown off, so I'm going to start posting them here. First is the pair of cross stitches I did in 2009 based on Josh and my Mii avatars for the Nintendo Wii. I'm still proud of these, I think they are adorable. ... Read More
This week I'm going to finally deal with the growing pile of cross stitches that need to be ironed, framed, photographed, and listed on Etsy. I would much rather spend my time designing and stitching, but it's a necessary evil. ... Read More
Since I made an Evie element cross stitch, I figured I should get started on one for Mira. Josh made me the pattern and Mira and I took a trip and bought thread. Now to decide on a color... ... Read More
My cross stitching has slowed down, but I'm still managing to get a bit done during naps. I finished the tv cross stitch from the patterns that were recently unearthed. This project felt like it took forever, especially the outline. It was just so much of the same thing. So I started a new abstract one with lots of colors to mix things up. ... Read More