I love to stitch snowflakes! I did these using 16 ct aida so they would fit into 20" hoops for ornaments. I got the patterns for them from SamplerCrossStitch on Etsy. I used variegated thread on the second one and I like how it looks!
Jonesy Gets Crafty
A document of all my crafty adventures!
Friday, October 17, 2025
Thursday, October 16, 2025
A Blithe Yule
It's a bit early for Christmas stuff in our household but I wanted to start on some Christmas stitching anyway. We won't put the tree up until after Thanksgiving, and in the new place, there are far less places to put Christmas decor. But I will definitely frame this up and hang it somewhere. Pattern is by SirenStitchWorks on Etsy. It says "A Blessed Yule" in Scottish. I'm actually shocked at how quickly it came together. I finished it in two days while watching true crime documentaries after work and on my lunch break!
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
More Perler Sprites
I found some more pics of some Perler Bead Sprites I've done. I also can't remember when I did these but I found them on my IG so thought they needed posting!
I did this one a while back and lost the top black bead. I found it when I was unpacking my office.
Monday, October 13, 2025
This One's Dedicated to the Squirrels
In Hutto, we had rabbits all over the place to watch and fawn over. In Pueblo, it's squirrels.
The squirrels around our house are brave. They will get sort of close to you on the fence. They will come up onto the porch. They will chatter at you and then run across the top of the fence when you are trying to nail something onto the boards. When you throw a hammer onto the ground in frustration, they will laugh at you. And they also respond when you talk to them.
They're super cute, though, and I love watching them. I completed this cross stitch last night while watching Monk with Allen. The pattern is by lagodartgento shop on Etsy.
Friday, October 10, 2025
Perlers Revisited
I have been thinking about doing some more perler bead art lately and it reminded me that I haven't posted a lot of my perler bead art. I did post most of it but there are some I didn't post that I did later, or just didn't get around to doing.
I made my nephew some little minecraft guys' heads one year just for the heck of it. One of the zombies didn't turn out so well, so I kept him for some reason. He's below, along with some candy, pizza, an onigiri and a cute bow I made. I was gonna make barrettes from them but never got around to doing it.
I'm not sure what Perler projects I'll do next but I alwasy get the itch at the end of the year and beginning of the next. Weird how that happens like clockwork every year!
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
I Survived- Again!
So apparently, there was another rapture that was supposed to happen last week. They are always going on about "The Rapture" and then nothing happens. Not that I'm complaining, it's just funny.
I did this to commemorate the occasion and finished it last night. Pattern by Subversive Cross Stitch.
Now my issue is, what cross stitch piece should I do? Or do I wanna do an embroidery pattern...?
Friday, October 3, 2025
The Witchy Stitcher Cryptid Stitch-Along: The Hodag
I finished this one last night. I think he is so cute. I'm obsessed with his little feet! This is one of the last cryptids in The Witchy Stitcher's Cryptid Stitch Along. I have Bigfoot and the Popelick Goatman to do and I'll be done! These have been so much fun. Then I will start on the Supernatural Stitch-along! I think for that one, I'll just use regular aida. I had to keep getting this oatmeal aida and sometimes it was hard to find, and I did want them to match somewhat. Anyway, here is Hodag.
"In the heart of the Northwoods near Rhinelander, WI,
lucky visitors may come across a mysterious, mischievous beast known as the
Hodag. The Hodag resembles a large bull-horned carnivore with a row of
thick curbed spines down its back. It was said to be born from the ashes
of cremated oxen. The Hodag is rarely seen but often blamed for cheeky
tricks involving missing keys, sunglasses, and helping the "big one"
get away from anglers."- The Witchy Stitcher