Projects by Ancora Crafts – WIPs and things on Etsy
This New Mexico cross stitch pattern is the latest in my series of state highway road signs that are now available in my Etsy shop! With Thanksgiving and the holidays coming up, my blogging has taken a bit of a back seat in the midst of all my prep work. However – I always keep on stitching new patterns! State Road …
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This Florida cross stitch pattern is the latest in my series of state highway road signs that are now available in my Etsy shop! State Road A1A (Atlantic 1 Alternate) is a roughly 330 mile stretch of Florida coastline that starts in Key West and ends at Fernandina Beach, just south of the Georgia state line. …
This Michigan cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! The stitched example, Highway 22, is a scenic highway that runs for roughly 117 miles along the Lake Michigan shore, and passes through part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. I can easily customize this pattern for any of your favorite Michigan highways! …
I’d like to share the story of a successful cross stitch alphabet customer project! I created the Alphabet Mick pattern to emulate a William Morris alphabet for my monster Ancora Imparo project [latest update here]. Before I started Ancora Imparo, however, I created the Rock On project for a new baby in my family named …
The idea for this Denver Broncos cross stitch project originated from the Fantasy Football League I’m in this season, the commissioner of which is none other than Diane of CraftyPod fame. Early in the season, we came up with the idea of a crafty football blog hop and invited others to join us. At …
This Washington State Highway road sign pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! The stitched example, Highway 20, runs for roughly 435 miles across the state, and has been called the most beautiful mountain highway in the State of Washington. I can easily customize this pattern for any of your favorite Washington roads! And …
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This Texas cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! The pattern is based on a Texas Farm Road sign. The standard Texas highway sign (photo at right) is a bit plain so I thought these farm road signs would make a much more interesting cross stitch pattern. The Farm-to-Market and Ranch-to-Market road system was established …
This California Highway sign cross stitch pattern has just been added to my Etsy shop! The stitched example, State Route 1, is a roughly 650 mile stretch running most of the length of the state. Among other beautiful sights, it includes the National Scenic Byway through Big Sur, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Pacific Coast …
She’s done! Well, the stitching is done – I’ve got to get her framed and then she’ll be absolutely done. But she turned out beautifully! The outlining on cut throats, snipers, Mexican bandits, and ass-kickers turned out really well. I used two strands on snipers and ass-kickers, and only one strand on cut throats and …
This Alaska Highway sign cross stitch pattern has just been added to my Etsy shop! The stitched example, Highway 1, is a roughly 540 mile stretch from the tip of the Homer Spit to Tok Junction. It passes through Homer, Soldotna, Sterling, Girdwood, Anchorage (my birthplace and home for roughly 13 years), Palmer, along the …