Craft Gossip

cardDJ of Prick and Stitch Is My Craft is highlighting this lovely holiday card stitched by reader Capricorn. The prick-and-stitch pattern for the motif is free. Capricorn made it her own by replacing the stitched berries with flatback gems and adding a…

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mosaic(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 –…

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frameThe needlepoint chart for this photo frame with glowing silver menorah (designed by Judi Kauffman) is free from FreePatterns.com. Get the chart.

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

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mandlHelga 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…

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newyr(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

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pieThis 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.

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mosaic(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…

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punchWoooHOOO! Needlepunch Christmas ornaments! And the patterns are free from the Better Homes and Gardens web site. Get the supply list, instructions, and patterns.

Many thanks to One Pretty Thing for pointing out this find.

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kippahCheryl Fall, needlepoint editor for About.com, is sharing the pattern for her Magen David Kippah (or yarmulke). There’s still time to stitch one up for someone you love before Hanukkah. Cheryl says, “The kippah is stitched in #5 perle cotton on…

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nutsJanet Perry (of Nuts About Needlepoint and All About Needlepoint) is rockin and rollin so hard, I can barely absorb all her new doings.

First, she’s got three new eProjects ready for sale: Maple Leaf Rag, Bath Mosaic, and Attic Windows (pictured above, left to right).…

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mosaic(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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thanks(left) Thanksgiving Turkey Applique Block from Wee Folk Art

(right) Bok bok from Plum Street Samplers

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anjaI admit it: I’m a miniature fanatic. I have a 1:12 dollhouse. I love all things small — the tinier the better — especially miniature needlework. So I am crazy for Anja’s Dollhouse, a hobby site where Anja displays not…

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mosaic(1) Little Christmas Pudding from Happy Threads
(2) Noeud de Noël from Le blog de kali
(3) Sapin de Noël from Le blog de kali
(4) Joie des petits matins de Noël from Les chroniques de Frimousse
(5) SAL de Noël – Partie 12 from Echevette

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