Bloom ~ Cross Stitch

 

Hello friends! I hope that you are well. I am sharing a cross stitch piece that I finished a little while ago, but I am displaying because it is spring in Australia. It is my favourite time of year and tulips are my favourite flower. I love this pattern from Stitching with the Housewives, and I really enjoyed creating this project.

For a very long time, I have been searching for house frames and purchase anything that closely resembles one that could be used for a cross stitch finish. I bought this frame from the Reject Shop last year.

To alter it, I applied a few coats of white chalk paint until all of the print from the original design had been covered. I used Folk Art paint which I purchased from Office Works.

Off course the fun part, the stitching happened. I followed the pattern using the DMC threads. I left out the chickens and the snow??

I don't use sticky board as it is too expensive in Australia. I back my fabric with chipboard and the back of my cross stitch with scrap wadding from quilting. The fabrics are from my stash, the button is made using the dritz button kit. 

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Wreath Swap - Home is Where the Wreath Is

 

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful week. Today I am sharing a project that I have been so happy to complete. It is called Wreath Swap. It is a series created by Stitching With the Housewives. You can purchase other patterns to swap the 'O' with decorative patterns to suit different occassions. You start with pattern one which is Home is where the wreath is, then build on with the wreath swap patterns.

To finish the cross stitch, I followed the finishing tutorial on the Stitching With the Housewives channel.

I purchased my frame from Kmart as we don't have Hobby Lobby in Australia.

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Christmas Cross Stitch

 Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. Today I am sharing a cross stitch gift that I created, using patterns from Stitching With the Housewives. I followed their finishing tutorial to decorate the cross stitch piece and then I placed both pieces in a tray which I purchased from Kmart.

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