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Should is a Bad Word Cross Stitch Pattern

This Should is a Bad Word cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! Well, as you can see, the pattern doesn’t use the word “bad,” it uses stronger language. That more accurately describes how I feel about “should.” “Should” is rooted in expectations you perceive from your friends, your family, from society …

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Variegated Floss Projects Part 1

Welcome to Part 1 of this six-part series on variegated floss projects! I’m going to share a ton of ways to use variegated floss in craft projects ranging from needlework and quilting to furniture, jewelry, and home decor. Variegated flosses are beautiful and by their very nature, they make every piece that uses them unique. …

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Ancora Imparo Needlepoint Framed

My Ancora Imparo needlepoint project is framed and hanging in its place, above the front door! As some of my previous posts will tell you, this lovely monster at 22-to-the-inch was a labor of love. From her initial design in 2008 to the last stitch in December 2013, she was a beautiful challenge. In my …

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James Bond Cross Stitch Pattern

This James Bond cross stitch pattern is now availableĀ in my Etsy shop! The quote for this pattern comes from the movie You Only Live Twice. Bond is in Hong Kong and in bed with a Chinese woman. Her last line in this conversation is just so perfect that I had to stitch it: Bond: Why …

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Craig Ferguson Cross Stitch Pattern

This Craig Ferguson cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! Craig Ferguson is the host of the Late Late Show, on after David Letterman’s Late Show on CBS. He is FUNNY. He doesn’t use a script – most of what he says is made up on the fly from some bullet points. …

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Compass Needlepoint Project Started

For the New Year I’ve just started working on my new Compass needlepoint project. This is another big project (fresh on the heels of completing my Ancora Imparo project), but I’m going to be using some fun needlepoint stitches that should speed up the stitching (a bit). The pattern is based on a compass rose …

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Ancora Imparo Update

The stitching is done on my Ancora Imparo project! This really was my Christmas present to myself this year. After 407 hours and all that ivory background fill, I was incredibly ready to finish my lovely monster at 22-to-the-inch. Ancora Imparo isĀ a quote attributed to Michelangelo, the Italian architect, painter, poet, and sculptor. Roughly translated, …

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Review – New DMC Floss Colors 2013

[Update 2018: My review of the 35 new DMC floss colors released in 2017 is now live!] For the first time in nearly 15 years, there are new DMC floss colors! The company has released other products in recent years – variegated flosses, metallic solids and medleys, fluorescents, and a glow in the dark floss …

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Road Sign Cross Stitch Patterns

The latest in my series of road sign cross stitch patterns and kits are now available in my Etsy shop! This pattern and kit is based on a “No Truck Passing” sign found all over Europe. A nice feature of the photo above is that my husband actually stitched this example – his first real …

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Five Books I Made Something From

This week’s Link Love theme is “Five posts you {actually} made something from.” Well, I have yet to make something from a post, but I have made projects from five books! The only difficulty with this post is that I don’t have photos of most of the projects I’ve completed. This is silly, I know. …

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