How To Cross Stitch A Haed - The Pattern

Hi guys!

I took a little break over christmas and new year but now I'm back, not with a card tho, they will come soon enough, but with a cross stitching video. I love cross stitching and that is one of those things that I can do where ever I am, and I always carry a project with me. I've been wanting to make a video about the basics of cross stitching and decided to make a mini series about how I stitch a HAED, which is short for Heaven And Earth Designs. Most of the tips in the videos are applicable for all kinds of cross stitch projects but I thought that I wanted a series for those really big projects. Todays video is about how to read the pattern, estimate the fabric size and such things. Hope you enjoy it!



Links:
Heaven And Earth Store: http://bit.ly/1kCUcuq Heaven And Earth Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/1UoQNvs Direct link to the pattern used in the Heaven And Earth Store: http://bit.ly/1R99oOH

Winter Scene - Cross Stitch

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For the past month and a half I've been working behind the scenes with a big project (I have been updating on instagram though), a cross stitching project. I really love cross stitching, and I always try to get some time in for it, maybe not everyday but at least a couple of days in the week. I started this project 1st of October, I was hopeing to get it finished before the last of october but it took me about 2 weeks longer. (Which with my track record isn't that much, my father got to wait for his mallard ducks for 5 years!!). The pattern is called Winter Scene and is designed by Sue Cook. I found it in The World of Cross Stitching, Issue 78 from 2003. I have done some changes, the original had some angels holding a banner and a face on the moon, but I just wanted the serene scene.

More Christmas Mice

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I was so happy with how the cross stitched cards I made last week, that I had to try to make a couple more. I found a pattern book/magazine in my stash called Best of Margaret Sherry Bookazine, it was released by the company behind CrossStitcher and Cross Stitch Collection magazines. In it I found another trio of mice, perfectly sized for cards. So I dipped into my fabric and thread stash and picked together a little kit and spent the weekend stitching away. As I only had the pattern for this I've choose some wonderful christmas papers from the Teresa Collins Chrimstas Cottage Collection and paired them with some christmas sentiments from simon says stamp.





Supplies:

*Crafter's Companion EXTRA STRONG PERMANENT TAPE RUNNER 379719 Crafters Companion Mini Foam Pads - pack of 5 *03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches *EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 *Scor-Tape 1/4"" Crafting Tape Teresa Collins Designs Christmas Cottage Collection Pack Ranger Embossing Powder, 1-Ounce Jar, Super Fine Gold Tsukineko Full-Size VersaMark Pigment Inkpad, Clear Surebonder Proheater Heat Tool Darice Embossing Multi-Purpose Heat Tool, 320 Watt *Bazzill MARSHMALLOW Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock

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Christmas Mice

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Today I'm coming to you with a super cute cross stitched card trio. One of my absolute favourite cute cross stitch designer (she do make stamps too), is Margaret Sherry, so I was over the moon when I found that this months free kit in my World of Cross Stitching magazine was her design. And of course I just couldn't wait to get stitching on them. I took me about 2 days for all three designs, so they are a pretty quick stitch. I really love the the cards that came with the kit so I decided that all it needed was a good sentiment. Thought I would share how I put them all together, got a little bit chatty, but maybe you can pick up a tip or to.

World Of Cross Stitching Magazine Issue 220 Crafters Companion Mini Foam Pads - pack of 5 *Simon Says Clear Stamps BIG HOLIDAY WISHES SSS101375 *Simon Says Clear Stamps HOLIDAY HELLOS SSS101365 *Simon Says Clear Stamps GNOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS *Hero Arts EMBOSS WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER *EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 *03441 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches *Scor-Tape 1/4"" Crafting Tape

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Progress On Wrath

Hi guys!

I usually just share finished projects here, but some projects takes years to finish, specially my cross stitch projects, and since June 2013 I've been stitching on my biggest cross stitch yet. It's a Heaven and Earth Designs Design called Wrath, it's a part of the seven sins series and is 240000 stitches big.
Well, a couple of days ago I reached a big milestone, the first row of pages was finished. So for once I thought I share the progress here.

Fluttering hearts

After finishing the kitten yesterday I just had to do the free card kit that came with this months The World of Cross Stitch. This month it's actually two cards, two beautiful butterflies designed by Madeleine Floyd. They came with two card bases but I felt they where a little plain. So I stamped them with Tim Holtz Papillon Stamp with Stormy Sky Distress Ink, I really like how they turned out.

SUPPLIES:
The World of Cross Stitching Issue 215
Tim Holtz Papillon
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Stormy Sky

A Little Bird Told Me

When I saw this cutie I knew I just needed to stitch him, it took me a whole month before I actually sat down and started him. He was a free kit with The World of Cross Stitching magazine, issue 214. I really love the card base that came with it, so I only stitched him up and mounted him in it.

SUPPLIES:
The World of Cross Stitching, issue 214

Cross-stitched Bullfinches and Hardanger

Me and my boyfriend spend most of our evenings in our sofa watching tv-series. Well I have a hard time just sitting, so I usually do some sort of crafting. The crafts that I feel is best suited for sofa crafting (for me anyway) is knitting, crocheting and cross-stitching. So for the past few weeks I have been cross-stitching and learning a new sort of stitch hardanger (I actually found this in a box after we moved, half done). And it's finally done, so I thought I show it to you. I've had this one in my stash for years and years and couldn't find it online, I think it's been discontinued, but the pattern is by Kinna Textil.

With Love... Always...

So I dropped of the face of the earth again, well I'm moving and it takes up alot of time. But we will be all moved in in the end of february so then everything should be back to normal. I have gotten some craft time in tho, and I've been doing on of my favourite pass-times (yes I do have alot of those), cross-stitching.

This adorable kitty is called Kiri and is designed by Adam Pescott, the card kit was a free one that came with the Cross Stitch Card Shop Magazine issue 94. The kit contained the fabric, threads, pattern, needle and a white paspartu card. After cross stitching the image I added some patterned paper from the Lucky in Love 6x6 paper pack by My Mind's Eye, some blue and red hearts punched with a Martha Stewart punch and a sentiment from a Simon Says Stamp Stamp Set.

XOXO Mi

#100 - Ocelot, a cross-stitching

So this is the last project in the 100 project countdown, the idea was that I wasn't supposed to shop before I made 100 projects, well I failed miserably. But it was fun to somehow keep count on all the projects I made. So I might do something like this again, never not shopping tho. This project is a long going project that I started last fall. It was a challenging project but also very fun. Hope you like this Ocelot as much as I do.




Materials:
Pattern: The World of Cross Stitching, Issue 147
Fabric: DMC Linen
Threads: DMC Mouline Yarn

XOXO Mi

#46 - A cross stitch card

Here is the third and final video about cross stitching, where I show you how to mount your card in an aperture card. If you want to win the card, comment on this post and be a follower or comment on the video and be a subscriber to my youtube channel. I will draw the winner on the 13th of October and announce the winner in the video on the day after. Enjoy!



Then winner from the Cross Stitching - How to stitch giveaway is SamBamKablaam.

XOXO Mi

Cross Stitching - Preparations - A Video

So have a schedule now posting my videos every Sunday, and with every video I have a little giveaway, sometimes it's a card, sometimes craft supplies or what I made in the video. This weeks video is about cross stitching and how I prepare my cross stitching projects. I'm giving away a pattern booklet and some Madeira Cotton Threads, to be in to win just subscribe to either my youtube channels or be a follower here on the blog and comment either the video or the blog post. I draw a winner for this video on the 15th of September.



XOXO Mi

7 - 23: Christmas cards and tags

This is my 100th post, so I thought I make it a large one. So I have been crafting alot this weekend, this is all of the projects I have finished (have started some too but those I write about later).

7 - 9: Tags

My sister has made some beautiful christmas tags, you can find them here. I wanted to try out the technique, so when I was at her place I got to play with her distress inks and stampin' up inks. These three was the result, made me want to buy me some more distress inks.



10 - 14: 3D Decoupage with flowersoft

I'm a craft magazine addict, a buy them as soon as I see one. In the november issue of Papercraft Inspirations the free gift was a 3D decoupage kit with flowersoft, I never played with flowersoft, but have wanted to try it for some time now. So I made all the cards, added some glitter glue and some flowers. They were really fun to make and I have some flowersoft left for some other christmas cards.





15 - 23: Cross stitched christmas cards

I started stitching these several years ago, but they have been laying in a drawer gathering dust, but with this new challange of mine I thought I finish them. Going to try to send christmas cards to all my friends and family this year, so these are going into the send pile, now I only going to find envelopes for them. The cross stitch designs are from Enjoy Cross Stitch at Christmas Issue 4 from 2010 and The World of Cross Stitch Issue 78 from 2003.






This became along post, put hope you enjoyed all the projects.

XOXO Mi

6. Warm festive hugs

Today I finished my latest cross stitch project, a Tatty Teddy, Miranda bear or a Me To You Bear. Decided I wanted a Christmas design for my home, a cute little bear to lighten up the apartment. I started it about a week ago and now it's finished. The pattern is from The World of Cross Stitching issue 130. The fabric used for the cushion is 6 years old, I used it for a tatty teddy quilt I made for my sisters newborn son, so I thought it be a great way to use up the last part of it.




Hope you like it, and please tell me what you think about it in the comments.

XOXO Mi