To celebrate the opening of their second location, Stitching Fox will have the EyeCandy Trunk Show in January & February! The show starts in January at the original Landrum location and moves to the new store in Morganton for February. Congrats to Stitching Fox on their expansion!
My project for the 2022 A Cross-Stitch Christmas Annual is a new color version of two of my Mod Ornaments sets and have been finished as lovely reusable gift bags.
Here's a look at past projects, going all the way back to 2012:
It's time for a new Freebie charted design to celebrate the holiday season! I hope this little tree will remind you of old fashioned trees strung with shiny metal tinsel and decorated with big Shiny-Brite ornaments.
You can download the chart for this design for free from my website, just click HERE. You'll find the thread and bead key on the chart, and here are the particulars about how I stitched mine:
I used an 18 count canvas, the color is white opalescent. The threads are all stitched with 1 strand. This tree is made up of individual branch-shaped motifs. The chart is for tree a bit smaller than my model in the photo, so that it is easier to read. To make a tree as large as mine, (approx. 4" x 4") continue to add rows of branch stitches until your tree is 12 branch stitches wide along the bottom. Your darker thread is for the small "fill-in" stitches in between the branches. The tree trunk is centered on the bottom row.
The sequins and beads are all attached with a 15mm silver color seed bead, and they should be attached after all the stitching has been completed, using your preferred beading thread. The star at the top is a layer of the star sequin, a red sequin, a silver sequin and a bead. On the tree, the red dot is a red sequin layered with a silver sequin and a bead. The grey dot is a single silver sequin and a bead. The gray rectangle is a bugle bead that is attached in between some branches.
Be sure to refer to the photo as well as the chart while stitching, and do email me if you have any questions. Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season!
My Trunk Show has arrived at Keep Me In Needlepoint in Nesconset, NY and will be there for the month of December, hope you can stop in and check it out. If not, give them a call at 631 724 1440 if you are looking for something special!
Did you know you can sign up for "Funky Pumpkins" online? Click HERE to go directly to the sign up page at The Needlepointer!
You can now sign up for my newest club series, Mini Brilliant Baubles, which starts shipping next March! To sign up online, click HERE.
Take a look at the 12 cute ornament kits in this series:
The EyeCandy Trunk Show is at Labors of Love in Atlanta this month, check out their terrific video by clicking HERE.
I've seen some great EyeCandy stitches lately and can't wait to show them to you, and hopefully show them again once they've made their way back home from the finisher!
Firstly, the Witch House from my "Pretty Spooky" collection, beautifully stitched by Pamela E. The stitch choices here are fantastic!
Here's a new free project for you that I hope you'll enjoy! I wanted to design something for those cute clear acrylic purses that are so popular now. I wanted it to be seasonal, since it's so easy to change out the canvas in these purses, you can make a canvas for every occasion! This one is themed for Halloween, but you can easily customize it for Fall or Thanksgiving. Another idea that I'd love to see you try is pick your own favorite colors and stitch your initials where the buttons are currently placed. I can't wait to see what you'll do with this one!
Some additional info on my version, the Jack O Lantern and Candy Corns are buttons are from Susan Clarke Originals, to see her website click HERE.
The chart for this design is on my website, click HERE. You'll find some other free designs there too!
Finally, the details: I used 18 count Sandstone canvas, all threads used are a single strand. The design stitches out to 4" x 7", which seems to be the standard size for these purses.
EyeCandy's Mexican Nativity, formerly a shop exclusive, is now available for all shops to order! Here's a look at all 10 pieces:
