Friday Favorites – Furry Nice & A Sort of Motivation

My space cross stitch project was the "In the Hoop" project over at &stitches. Head over there and take a look at my newest flash card! Nicole over at Follow the White Bunny is starting an embroidery class where she will teach you her techniques for stitching her amazing animals! Her style is fantastic and I love the way she shades her stitching. I know I don't have the time for the class this time around, but she is already planning on a fall class which I definitely want to sign up for! Read more about the class here. I am absolutely loving The Happy Pencil ... Read More

Friday Favorites – Lasers, Stitchy Selfie, & Mountains

First off I would like to direct all of you to 52 Lasers. Besides having an awesome name, this blog is fantastic! Jennifer (of Isette and Beadeux, the creator of the laser cut pendants) and her husband Ryan (of Abecediary ) have set a goal to create one new laser project a week. The first three weeks have already been really interesting, I can't see what else they come up with! I love reading about the problem solving that goes into laser cutting, it's fascinating to me! Next we have the amazing self portrait cross stitch from cauchy complete. She used 20ct ... Read More

Friday Favorites – Quilt Blocks and Cute Cats

I've wanted to do a weekly post of interesting things I've found on the interwebs but always talked myself out of it because I didn't know if anyone else would care. But it's a new year, and this year I'm going to try it anyways! This is a trial run, we'll see what sort of feedback I get and how it goes! I got a message this week from someone that bought my solar system cross stitch pattern on Etsy. She sent me a photo of the finished piece she made for her son, complete with a quote from Interplanet Janet from School House Rock. I also love the added star stitches! ... Read More