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kakariki of Radical Cross Stitch has joined “the realestate4ransom prankster campaign against the rampant land speculation plaguing Melbourne’s suburbs.” Thus, she is sharing a tutorial for a bit of gentle vandalistic protest: fence stitching. Yes, you can “cross-stitch” an image on any chain-link…

(1) Vive Noël from Brodyzen Créations
(2) Christmas Tree Angel from Madame Chantilly Cross Stitch
(3) Biscornu Noël from Le blog de kali
(4) Biscornu (2) from Le blog de kali
(5) Un petit ange from Le blog de Mamou
(6) SAL de Noël – Partie 18 from Echevette
(7) SAL de Noël –…

(1) Fashionable vintage squirrel from doe-c-doe
(2) Fly Away Home from June at Noon
(3) Médaillon 1 from Aurelle
(4) Un dinosaure from Les grilles de Thiarlou
(5) L’arrivée de Mamigoz au chalet du Chat Noir from Chez Mamigoz
(6) Petit lapin – réédition from les loisirs abbygaelle
(7) Circle Design from…

Remy of Embroiderbee’s Blog is sharing this original sampler pattern “just in time to become a quick Hanukkah gift!” So generous. Get the chart.

Helga Mandl Designs has a special offer that is knocking my socks off! The site says,

With exactly six weeks to go until Christmas it’s not too late to get stitching those Christmas presents. I’ve packaged up seven of my newest designs…

Lynn B of Happiness is Cross Stitching created an amazing birthday gift for her friend Jill. Just look at all the handmade goodies: a pin pillow and bag, a pinkeep, a teeny teapot and cup, and so much more! To hold all these…

The Gift of Stitching announces the Creative Cross Stitch Challenge:

Every two weeks we will put a new motif online. The challenge is to take the motif and stitch and finish it anyway you like. Be as creative as can be. At…

(1) Bonne Année from Les petites croix de Symiote
(2) 2010 from Les petits bonheurs de Miss T (The blog post offers five variations of this design.)
(3) Bonne Annee from Les chroniques de Frimousse

This adorable holiday stitchery is called Eat Pie. (Ms. Turkey appears to be encouraging us to indulge in pie rather than Thanksgiving poultry!) The chart is free from VeeandCo Cross Stitch Designs. Get the chart.

(1) La maison du bonheur – réédition from les loisirs abbygaelle
(2) Alphabet sampler from au fil de mes croix
(3) Award ribbon from Cross Me Not
(4) Amitié en chinois from Le blog de Mamou
(5) Maine snowglobe from Acerca del bordado
(6) Heart from Happy Threads
(7)…

(1) Noël from Le blog de kali
(2) Guirlande de Noel from les loisirs abbygaelle
(3) Wintery Smiles from Primitives by the light of the moon
(4) Snowman Doodle from Primitives by the light of the moon
(5) Joyeux Noel from LE TRIC,LE CROC,LA BROD D ISAZABELLE
(6) ABC … Noël…

When xcrossxthisx isn’t doing homework, she’s busy creating controversial cross-stitch charts. If you’re enjoying the trend toward in-your-face embroidered slogans, you will so love xcrossxthisx. Beware: Many of her images are NSFW. Get the pattern shown. Click through her blog for many…

les Passe-Temps de Flo is sharing a scan of the vintage Sajou booklet 186. This issue contains cross-stitch charts for lovely, dense patterns and images such as those shown above — no alphabets in this one. Get the PDF file.

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Sarajessica of Cross Me Not is back from a brief hiatus, and she’s cranking out cross-stitch charts like crazy! Here are some new ones:

(left) It’s Mario time!
(right) Russian inspiration
(bottom) Easy red border

(1) Red and Green Sampler from Embroiderbee (with a correction)
(2) ABC … Noël (1) from et patati et petites croix
(3) ABC … Noël (2) from et patati et petites croix
(4) Five Christmas patterns from Sibling Craftery
(5) Christmas sleigh from Matrioshka Biscornu (This design is based…

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