Blog candy winners

Congratulations to Sarah and Anna!

Christmas Cross Stitch Freebie

I’m really excited to see my Enchanted Garden earrings in the new issue 19 of Bead magazine! They’ve done a brilliant job of photographing them, I’m chuffed to bits : )

I meant to post this freebie some time ago but there’s still time to stitch this design for a special Christmas card. For best results stitch it on dark fabric like navy or black and it looks amazing if you add some crystal blending filament to the white! Hope you like it.

>>> Click here to download the chart <<<

Bat Your Lashes

Did you know that the Bumblebee Bat is the world’s smallest bat with a wingspan of only 6″, while the Flying Fox is the largest with up to a 6ft wingspan? The little beauties below are made from pewter and only have a 1″ wingspan! I wanted something between the bat and the earwire and after trying out various beads and colours I decided to go for some simple chain maille in Sterling Silver. Bat lovers can wear these all year round, they’re not just for Hallowe’en! They’ll be in my Etsy shop and on my website later on tonight : ) 

 

And talking of Hallowe’en, I’ve got a couple of freebie cross stitch designs to share with you today. One is a glowing pumpkin with bats and for those who love something a bit scarier there’s a design of the late great Brandon Lee as The Crow. This has to be stitched on black aida but the finished effect is amazing. I designed and stitched this for my sister several years ago and it still has pride of place on her wall!

>> Click here for the “Brandon Lee” chart <<

 

>> Click here for the “Happy Halloween” chart <<

Bag it!

Judy Patrick sent me a photo of this fab tote bag with my “A Cross Stitch” design stitched on it. Well done Judy, you’ve done a brilliant job! : ) If you want to stitch this design yourself you can find it here.

Freebie cross stitch designs are back!

I’ve had lots of requests this week for some of my cross stitch designs, which I used to have as freebies on my website. Due to popular demand I’ll be reposting some of them on my blog. I’ll also be sharing some new designs so keep an eye out for those!

I’d love to see what you create with my designs so please feel free to email photographs and I’ll post some of them here! And don’t forget to leave a comment if you download and enjoy any of my designs, I’d love to hear from you : )

The charts are in PDF format, just click on the link to open the file and save it to your computer. You’ll need Adobe Reader to view and print them – you can download this for free at www.adobe.com.

 

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Blog Candy!

No special reason for this blog candy, I just thought it was time for a little giveaway. Up for grabs are these almost-edible mini book thongs, perfect for your Summer reading!

All you have to do to be in with a chance to win is to leave a comment on this post. As there are two book thongs up for grabs you’ll get two chances to win. Also, if you put a link on your blog telling your readers about my blog candy then I’ll enter your name twice, giving you four chances to win one of these unique bookmarks!

I’ll be picking the winner out of a hat (or something hat-shaped, I don’t think I actually own a hat!) at midday(ish) on Saturday 27th of June.

Good luck!

By the way the comment link is at the top of this post, not at the bottom like Blogspot posts – I know, it’s very confusing!