Inspired by my love of libraries, this design features an open book that is sprouting flowers and mushrooms with birds and a butterfly floating above. It reads: "the very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of humanity".
This little sampler has a decidedly Halloween feel to it, but with a hopeful twist. (Because that's the way we roll here at Violet & Sunshine.)
The model was stitched on 40 count. Using the called for over-dyed cotton floss(Au Ver Soie 530 and 236 not listed.). The model is finished as... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Crocette A Gogo featuring a squirrel with acorns and the phrase "Squirrel and green acorn"!
The pattern is stitched on 32 ct. Natural linen using DMC floss. The stitch count is 93 x 97. The finished size is 5.81" x 6.06". Pattern does not come with the embellishment.
Our newest Skinny Mini Pattern.
Note from designer: One of my favorite things each Christmas is decorating our tree with our vintage ornaments. It's funny, some of them didn't start out being "vintage"...but they are now! But others definitely started out old and loved.
Cross stitch pattern from Jeannette Douglas Designs featuring six different Christmas pillow designs!
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct Winter Brew from R&R Reproductions using DMC floss. Stitch count is 65 x 65. Designer note: Dark Sage (there is an error in this chart, the correct floss is Dark Sage) = DMC 319
Cross stitch pattern from Hands on Design featuring a continuation of #chalktalk!
Model Stitched on 32 ct. linen using DMC floss. Stitch counts and finished sizes are;
Framed: 110 x 135 & 6.88" x 8.44"
Stitch & Stow Bag: 81 x 82 & 5.06" x 5.13"
Pincushion: 60 x 63 & 3.75" x 3.95".
The second in the series of designs which remind me of old-fashioned glass ornaments. These can easily be stitched over one and finished using the 4" scalloped wooden discs.
Model stitched over one on 28 ct. antique white cashel linen with DMC threads. Stitch count is 80 x 76 and the finished size is 2.9" x 2.7".
"If you live to bee 100, I want to live to be 100 minus 1 day so I never have to live a day without you." Model stitched over 2 threads on 30 Ct. Lambswool linen. Stitch Count: 115W x 72H. "Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." Model stitched over 2... Read more
Part 4 of the 3 Little Words Series: "Today Choose Joy. Keep it Simple." Individual model stitched on 32 Ct. Lambswool linen with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. Comes with tiny button. Stitch Count: 82W x 48H. If stitching the entire 7 part series as one piece, the stitch count is 95W x 388H. See LizzieKate.com for the free border and instructions.
Part 5 of the 3 Little Words Series: "Never Give Up. Make it Happen." Individual model stitched on 32 Ct. Lambswool linen with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss. Comes with tiny button. Stitch Count: 81W x 41H. If stitching the entire 7 part series as one piece, the stitch count is 95W x 388H. See LizzieKate.com for the free border and instructions.
Cross stitch pattern from Scarlett House featuring an antique reproduction of a sampler, charted with original over one verse and includes an over two alternative also.
Pattern is stitched on 40 ct. linen with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss (includes DMC Conversion). Stitch count is 241 x 260. Finished size is 12" x 13".
Bless This Home by Lindsey Weight is the newest addition to her beloved Bee Series! This sweet design is full of blooming flowers, bees, and cozy cottage charm!
Model Stitched on 28 count white, two over two using DMC floss. Stitch count is 97 x 61. Finished size is 5.5" x 5.5".
All Is Calm is a lovely small Christmas ornament design featuring soft greenery, holly berries, and cozy winter color tones. It coordinates with our new All Is Bright design, Silent Night and Nativity cross stitch charts. This charming piece finishes beautifully as a round ornament, bowl filler, pin... Read more
Coco Chanel described simplicity as the key to elegance, and the sampler that Charlotte worked as a child is quite simply elegant. Charlotte's exquisitely laid stitches, worked in black silk, demonstrate that the seven-year-old child was skilled in marking stitch.
These three little samplers might look familiar to some of you - My House & Country and Seeds in an Apple were some of my earliest releases and have been out of print for some time.
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A 3-part Mini Series to celebrate the Crafty in all of us! This design features the phrase "I was stitching when stitching wasn't cool"!
Note from the designer, "I get tired of hearing my grandma does that stuff' Let me tell you, if your grandma is a cross stitcher, she's pretty... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Stitching With The Housewives featuring the phrase "Thankful" flanked by Autumnal trees!
The model was stitched over 2 threads on 28 Ct. White Monaco fabric with Classic Colorworks floss (includes DMC conversion). Stitch count is 175 x 42. Finished size is 12.5" x 3".
Wave sets are groups of up to ten large waves that seem to rise out of nowhere and then disappear just as quickly. They're the best surfing waves around.
The legendary seventh wave was said to be the biggest and best of the bunch, and the one that always comes the farthest up the beach.... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Crafty Bluebonnet Designs featuring a snow globe with the state of Texas!
Pattern is stitched on 14 count Cafe Mocha by Wichelt using DMC floss. Stitch count is 49 x 55. Finished size is 3.5 in wide X 3.93 in high. It is finished on a Harvest Crate Ornament board by Scarlet Sky Designs (not listed).
Note from the designer: "Like pumpkin and spice, Christmas and July just go together! This patriotic design is a nod to our freedom as an American and the freedom offered to us in Christ. The verse reads: "God bless this land from hill to sea, Christ be the gift to set us free."... Read more
Design from Glendon Place featuring the saying, "Come said the wind to the leaves one day. Come o're the meadows and we will play. Put on your dresses scarlet and gold, For summer is gone and the days grow cold." The inspiration for this fall sampler was a children's poem of the... Read more
Cross stitch pattern from Primrose Cottage Stitches featuring three Christmas phrases - "Come let us adore him", "Peace on Earth", and "Silent night"!
All models stitched on 27 ct. Linda cloth using DMC thread. Stitch count for Silent Night: 58 x 44, Come Let Us Adore Him: 89 x 39, Peace on Earth: 59 x 28.
Model stitched over two threads on 36 Ct. Vintage Beeswax by R&R Reproductions using Classic Colorworks, DMC & Weeks Dye Works. Stitch count: 137W x 148H.
Part 7 of the 3 Little Words Series: "Embrace the Journey. Life is Good." Individual model stitched on 32 Ct. Lambswool linen with Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks floss (or DMC 435, 898, 930, 3354, 730, 3816, 3803). Comes with tiny button. Stitch Count: 82W x 47H. If stitching the entire 7 part series as one piece, the stitch count is 95W x 388H.
"Do Small Things With Great Love." Model stitched over two threads on 30 Ct. Lambswool linen with Week Dye Works and DMC floss. Stitch Count: 73W x 41H.
"One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of car I drove, what kind of house I lived in, how much I had in my bank account, nor what my clothes looked like, but the world may be a better place because I was important in the life of a child." Model stitched on 32 Ct.... Read more
Parts 5 and 6 of the 12 part Tingles Double-Flip series by Lizzie Kate. Featuring the Halloween themed designs, "Just Batty" and "Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet"!
Models stitched on 28 Ct. brown linen with Weeks Dye Works floss. Stitch counts and finished sizes are;
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"Now" model stitched on 28 count Lambswool Linen with Classic Color Works floss, Gentle Art Sampler Threads, and Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count: 39W x 93H.
"Then" model stitched on 28 count Lambswool Linen with Weeks Dye Works threads. Stitch Count: 37W x 87H.
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I love Christmas carols, and Silent Night is one of my all-time favorites. Something about the song has always evoked a scene in my imagination of a cabin in the snow-covered mountains surrounded by woods, and enveloped in silence. The air is crisp and clean, the stars are twinkling in the deep... Read more
Gobble 'til You Wobble - But some of us already wobble! Cute little frazzled turkey, he measures only 3 x 4. Stitched with DMC, he'd be fun done on perforated paper, then backed with felt and stuck on a stick and possible poked into a pumpkin on your Fall table. Pattern is stitched on 28 ct... Read more
This Christian sampler features the verse 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, "Praise be o the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort. Who comforts us in all our afflictions, so that we may be able to comfort those in any affliction with the comfort with which... Read more