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How about stitching a bead journal?

August 1, 2017 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

This beaded masterpiece is by Play with needles  and is part of her own personal Bead journal. What is a bead journal you ask? It is a commitment to a piece a month for one year, each piece created by … Read More ...

How To Embroider On Your Child’s T-shirts

July 18, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

This is a great tutorial on how to Embroidery simple designs on to your child’s clothing or blankets. This tutorial will take you through step by step on how to customize a baby shirt, baby vest or bib. You can … Read More ...

Tea Towel -All Things Grow With Love

July 15, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Embroider a small and colorful Spring garden on a Sage Green Striped Tea Towel with a creamy white background.  The verse is sweet and thoughtful plus the fun little garden of flowers will cheer us up as we do the … Read More ...

Embellished Wild Flower Hoop and Pattern

July 4, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

This pattern is for a wildflower hoop piece. There are quite a few colors in this so you might want to use your scraps rather than by all the DMC threads individually. You can grab the pattern from here. Wildflower … Read More ...

Adorable Embroidered Clouds Pattern

July 1, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment


Make your own cute Cloud Baby with this free sewing pattern and tutorial. These little clouds would be adorable for a nursery room or cuddle area. Their little eylashes are so sweet. You can grab the free pattern here. Baby … Read More ...

How To Embroider On Paper

June 27, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

I love when Embroidery is taken off the fabric and I love the concept of embroidering on paper. It is especially good for beginners or those of us who have a hard time budgeting for this craft/hobby/obsession. These Paper designs … Read More ...

How To Organize Threads

May 23, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

So, this is a complete set of DMC colors. There are 17 boxes in total containing the corresponding color

Each box contains 20-26 skeins, except for the larger clear box that’s labeled 17-19.

Want to learn this system? check out … Read More ...

Cacti Embroidery Box

May 8, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

This Needlwork project is for a Cacti Embroidered box.  I love when needlework is taken beyond the fabric. This is a great example of taking a classic craft and modernizing it.… Read More ...

Embroided Pendant

April 2, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

This tutorial is for a hand stitched cloth pendant that can be used as a necklace or even as a brooch. I love when stitching can be taken off the framed canvas and worn like this, it makes a piece … Read More ...

Temari Ball – Advanced Sectioning

March 27, 2017 by Shellie Wilson 1 Comment

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This is a Temari ball I would love to own, even better if I can become good enough to create my very own using this tutorial. They say practice makes perfect so here I go…

Looking for more Temari … Read More ...

Springtime Cuff – Pattern

March 17, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

This Spring counted needlepoint pattern is a simple, counted needlepoint project you can work using complimentary shades of over-dyed size 5 pearl cotton. I’m using DMC’s Color Variations size 5 pearl cotton. The colors are gorgeous and the threads … Read More ...

Pattern – Yellow Primrose Chart

March 13, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

This flower is perfect for spring and you can download the free chart via the PDF here. … Read More ...

Hand Stitched Easter Gift Cards With Pattern

March 10, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

Are you wanting to add a little handmade love to your Easter gifts? Forget the peeps and the handmade eggs and put all your creativity in to a stunningly beautiful card or keepsake. Grab the pattern here.… Read More ...

Stuffed Easter Egg Project

March 6, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

In this SAL, we’re going to make a puffed Easter egg using traditional hand embroidery stitches in bright, sunny colors of 6-strand embroidery floss. You can download the free embroidery pattern for the egg here on this page. … Read More ...

How To Organize Your Needlework Projects

February 13, 2017 by Shellie Wilson Leave a Comment

If you’re like me, you probably have a ton of projects going at any one time. Here are some ideas on how to organize your many projects!

Check out the article over at the MuseOfTheMornin.com.… Read More ...

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