Branches

Stitched by foxinthewoods

Isn't this amazing?

Embroidered Effects Giveaway

In July of 2008, I received the embroidery project of a lifetime, courtesy of Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching. My mission, should I choose to accept it, would be to stitch 3 projects for her upcoming book, Embroidered Effects. I would even (*gasp*) be paid for it! I received a full set of colorful Presencia floss to aid my quest, and sparkly Glow in the Dark SS threads. Eep. And I would have to keep it extra-secret, until the book was published next year. Now, when I have to, I can keep a secret, but it eats and eats away at me because let's face it, peeps, I am a bit of a bigmouth. :)

There was absolutely nothing like seeing the finished book this summer, and tracing each little stitch with my fingers (after carefully inspecting my fingers for taco grease, naturally) and thinking, I stitched that! It IS a beautifully made book, something my mom even commented on, and my mom is a tough person to impress. Other awesome stitchers were Rachel of Craftzine, Amy of Early Bird Special, and even Ginger, who owns the coolest embroidery store in Austin TX, Ginger's Needlearts. My 3 projects were the Sugar Skulls, Chandeliers, and Pillowcase Birds.

I was honored to be a part of this project, so I wanted to share a little holiday spirit with you Feeling Stitchy readers... in the form of.... a giveaway! I'll be giving away 2 copies of Embroidered Effects! (But no way am I giving away my personal copy - uh-uh!) I'll ship 1 copy internationally, so you overseas peeps can enter!

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment with the following info by Monday morning, Dec. 14th:
1) your favorite floss color (here's a DMC list, if you like)
2) your favorite Sublime Stitching pattern
3) your favorite Christmas carol (or, you can just say you hate Christmas carols) :)

P.S. Because I'm feeling extra generous, there may even be a few surprise prizes, too! So keep that in mind while you, ahem, answer those questions... ;)

P.S.S. We moderate comments on FS (to keep out spam), so it may take awhile for your comments to appear. No fears, we get every comment you submit, so there's no need to submit again (or 5 times more). :)

EDIT: monday, Dec. 14th, 7:30 am - comments closed - winners announced soon!

Under the mistletoe

Stitched by woundupladybug

Oh how I'd love to encounter one of these cuties under the mistletoe! I just hope they've had a nice minty Milkbone first.

Foxy Mittens

Well! I am duly impressed. Miss Laurel MJ Jamieson didn't just embroider some mittens, she up-cycled them from a Gap sweater, trimmed them with fleece, and then embroidered them (I should say, I'm sure she did the embroidery before she transformed them into mittens. That'd be kinda hard.) But just look at them! No, I mean, go to her livejournal page and just look at all the photos of how cute they are! The little unsteady-on-its-feet fawn is just too much.

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Cute argyle ornament tutorial

Stitched by septemberhouse

This cute little argyle ornament looks quick and easy to do - try the tutorial here!

Something We All Need

This is so sweet and I love the colors. Threekitchenfaires made this wonderful pattern and made my day

Ant Farm embroidery

Stitched by Stitcher Scribbler

Love it!

Sweet bird

Stitched by maybeemily

Loving this sweet crewel bird by maybeemily. Wonderful!

Am I late for Black Friday?

Stitched by ¡tasteslikehappy!

Well, that would be because I was comatose from over-eating. Parker's Purchases are adorable nonetheless (pattern by Wee Wonderfuls). I love how this was stitched on black fabric - the colors Julie chose really make it pop. Sweet!

Happy Turkey Day!

Stitched by wildolive

Wishing you all a happy Turkey day, and may you all be tired turkeys after plenty of eating and spending time with loved ones! I'm thankful for all of you! <3, F

The Pinpals / In Stitches Showcase

While I was in Chicago for part of my book tour, I got to see lots of new work by artists weilding the needle at the current exhibit at Renegade Handmade: The In Stitches Showcase. One of my favorites was The Pinpals from Canada. Cross-stitched buttons, earrings, wall-hangings, pendants and lockets....lovelovelovely.

ETA: Whoopsy! I accidentally posted an image from Miniature Rhino with the original post. But thas cool, 'cause I've been meaning to blog about MR too!

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Seductively posed among the leaves

Photo by TabathaSemien

What's this? Why clearly, a rainbow assortment of floss we just happened to stumble upon in the woods.

Daniel Johnston-ized sweater

Stitched by kittytown

Yay, kittytown! Your Daniel Johnston-ized sweater rocks! (Pattern from Sublime Stitching, oh yeah.) :)

float, flutter, fly

Stitched by 'Lil Sonny Sky

So, so painfully sweet!

Flowers on cardstock

Stitched by laeroport

Is this not gorgeous?