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 …
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. Update 2020: This post and it’s predecessors were published back in 2014, so many of the links …
This Caddyshack cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! This is my second Caddyshack cross stitch pattern – you can read the blog post about the first pattern, “Au revoir, gopher.” Once again, the quote for this pattern comes from Assistant Greenskeeper Carl Spackler as played by Bill Murray. The text of the scene is below …
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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 …
This Young Frankenstein cross stitch pattern is the latest addition to my Etsy shop! We all know the scene – Dr. Frankenstein (played by Gene Wilder) offers to help his obviously hunchbacked lab assistant Igor (played by Marty Feldman): Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: You know, I’m a rather brilliant surgeon. Perhaps I can help you with …
This Caddyshack cross stitch pattern is now available in my Etsy shop! The quote for this Caddyshack cross stitch comes from Assistant Greenskeeper Carl Spackler in a very funny performance by Bill Murray. His attempt to kill the gopher involves dropping explosives down all the gopher holes. Needless to say, hilarity ensues. Youtube has a clip …
This James Bond cross stitch pattern is now available 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 …
Welcome to healthy water themed crafts part 6, the finale of this series! This series of posts are all about crafts that encourage us to drink more water and that help us appreciate clean rivers, lakes, and oceans. Update 2020: This post and it’s predecessors were published back in 2014, so many of the links …
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. …
All 76 colors of DMC variegated floss are now available in my Etsy shop! This includes all 60 of the newer (4000 series) Color Variations and 16 of the original, classic variegated flosses. I’m offering these flosses at good prices and with excellent shipping rates. [Update 2020: I now carry all 102 colors of DMC …