Diamond Painting Out of the Box

I got into diamond painting kind of in 2021.  I started a huge project and eventually abandoned it, but then I finished it in 2023.  I learned my limits, and I just don't have the attention span to do a massive project.  

A company called Paint Gem came across my feed, and I decided to check them out.  They sell sets of very small projects to, and the kits include everything you need- the canvas, the little pen you use to pick up each tiny gem, the sticky stuff for it, etc.  I decided to check them out.  

I got a Halloween set, a tattoo set, a witchy set, and a mystery set was free with I think the tattoo one.  I have finished SEVERAL, but really don't know what to do with them, so they are sitting in the little boxes they came in.  

Then I saw someone had mounted a smaller piece on fabric, as if it was a cross stitch piece.  I thought that was a great idea, so I thought I'd try it.  I think it looks pretty cute!  This is from the witchy set.  I think I'll go back and mount some more of these on fabric!  

The Witchy Stitcher Cryptid Stitch-Along: Hopkinsville Goblin

The Hopkins Goblins are a reported real-world alien species and cryptid.  The first sighting was in 1955 near the towns of Kelly and Hopkinsville, KY.  They were reported to be small humanoids with goblin-like appearances, hence the name given to them.  They are described as either grey or green in color and have many superhuman abilities such as levitation and rapid speed.  - The Witchy Stitcher, Cryptid Wiki, Aliens Fandom, Kentucky Alliance

My Favorite Murder

I listen to several true crime podcasts, and My Favorite Murder is a classic. They have such great quotes, and they make such great cross stitch pieces. This pattern is by heartbakerdesigns on Etsy. It's the only one I am posting today.  I was supposed to give this to a friend but that never happened and now they moved so I kept it. 

Perler Art for the Queen of Halloween

 My good friend Haylan is the queen of Halloween.  She knows everything about the holiday.  She used to work at a Haunted House and Halloween museum.  Her costumes are always Hollywood-quality.  Her house is always decorated for Halloween but not in a chintzy cheesy way... I love it! 

Her birthday was recently and she had a tea party in celebration and forbade anyone to buy her gifts.  Okay... so I made her a gift!  It's sort of like a wreath but not really... I dunno.  I found all of these cool perler bead patterns on Pinterest and made them with my mini beads!  I found a big round wooden thing and painted it, and glued these little guys on with E-600 craft glue.  

I thought it came out really cute and it was so fun to make all these little things!

Snark is Good for the Soul

WillowburyOriginals

There is a cute little book by Rob Temple with this title. I created this pattern. I think...

I found this online but it wasn't available as a pattern, only as a finished piece and I wanted to do it myself, so I copied it like the asshole I am.

VanCityStitchCo

Favorite Bitch No More...

I had a BFF for a long time.  We met working in the mall in 1998 and were friends up until 2022.  I don't want to say anything negative, but we had a falling out and are at different places in life.  I wish no ill upon her, and I really do miss her, but the relationship became toxic and I can't invite that back into my peaceful life anymore.  

I made this for her.  I made quite a few cross stitches for her, actually and I always wonder what happened to them... 

She was my favorite bitch to bitch about bitches with... :(

Tattoo Perlers

When I was trying to decide what kind of perler bead thing to make my friend for her birthday celebration, I briefly thought about doing some tattoo flash and posting it on a canvas to look like they do in the tattoo shops.  Then I realized... she's not really a tattoo girl.  She has some but she's not super into them, so that wasn't the best idea.  However, I thought it may be fun to do for myself! I purchased a tattoo cross stitch patten from Stitchrovia on Etsy and I did these from the mini beads.  I'm not sure what I'll do with them, but these are fun to do, so who cares?? 

2024!!

It's Feb already! And I haven't posted all year! Well, to kick off 2024's sporadic blogging, here are some older cross stitches I've done! 

Pattern by VanCityStitchCo and I used the DMC Charles Craft printed aida in the orange color they make.

I made this pattern! It's a popular Scottish saying.

This one is by Beast or God.  I dyed the aida myself.  You can't really see the color differences in this one very well, because the grey came out a little lighter than I had hoped, but that's not really a bad thing. 

And this is from Crybaby Cross Stitch on Etsy.

She stole by broccoli. Casserole recipe. 8 years ago &. Claimed it wa hers.

My sister introduced me to Lubalin, who takes random internet drama and turns into songs and it's hysterical. I was THRILLED to happen upon this cross stitch from one of his songs... Check the song out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWyOrbpGCpE&list=PL5kcMJeMq5L3cLvhALY22yR_ee67_Oj7e&index=2

 Pattern by CrossStitchWithArt.

2023 Remaining Stitches

I always stitch up a storm during the holidays, and here are the rest of the pieces I did this year. 

I purchased a Creepy Christmas Village Stitch Along by Lola Crow Cross Stitch on Etsy and... I ACTUALLY KEPT UP WITH IT! Here are the pieces I did.  All of these Creepy Christmas pieces are done on aida that I dyed myself.

Hallow-mas

I found out that my sister's BFF from high school, Becca, is coming for Christmas, so I wanted to have something to give to her. I love Becca, she's probably my favorite of my sister's friends. She is a huge Halloween fan, and I came across this cute pattern by StitchSprout on Etsy and thought it would be perfect. I can't wait to give it to her!  Aida was dyed by me.

Stitches of Christmas Past

Here are some of the things I stitched for the holiday last year. This is just a cute little chipmunk= Pattern by PearlShoreCat:

For Krisy

For Donna

For Heidi

For Leslie

For Anja- Pattern by PixieHillStudio

Chopping Mall Stitch Along

There is a movie that was made in the 80s called Chopping Mall. It was about rogue security robots going wild in a mall and killing people. The Witchy Stitcher created a horror-themed stitch along and named it after the movie. And as always, I have only done a few of the patterns. But that's okay. Here they are! Til Death- Bride of Chucky- I know I posted this before but it really belongs here.  I dyed the aida for all of these myself!

Costume Shop- Leatherface and Michael Myers

Sleep Store- Freddie

Older Ornaments- 2021

Kitty in Window- MissHeadStitchInCharge

More Past Stitches

I found this one on Pinterest and thought it was super cute. I made it to hang in the kitchen.

I found this pattern on Pinterest as well. I made it and I didn't have a Christmas tree for a long time, so I just had it. I gave it to my Mom. She loves it.

I may have posted this one. I thought I was really clever back in 2012. I had a cross stitch app on my phone and this is where I got the pattern for the people.

This one I made for Haylan and Eric, my campy friends in 2011, I think. And they are also camp-y. HA! See what I did there? I can't remember where I got this pattern but I'm impressed that I started cross stitching and pretty quickly decided to use black aida, and I actually did a pretty good job on black aida. It's notoriously a little tricky.

Random Stitches for a Kind of Chilly Day

Catching up on some more older pieces. Just a little witchy quote...

I found this one on Pinterest and thought it was really good. See how smart I was to choose a piece of aida that was too small? UGH. I gotta stop that.

Sometimes I want to stitch nice things, and sometimes, I wish we could all just be nice to each other. I found this one on Pinterest.

I created this one from the American Horror Story alphabet pattern.

I got this pattern from MENonWOOLx on Etsy (I promise I purchase more patterns than I have copied!). It kept me busy for a bit during lockdown. Lockdown... what a wild time to be alive.

Cross Stitch for Couples- Don't do it!

I was asked to make this cross stitch by a work colleague. I used the Stitch People pattern. Unfortunately, Kellee and Mason are no longer a couple, so I'm sure this is long gone, which makes me sad. But I get it. I have to stop making cross stitch patterns for couples!

Last of The New Embroideries (for Now)

I finished up a few embroidery patterns last week, all from Bees Knees Industries. This one is from the Facebroideries set.

Catch Yerself On!

We are big Derry Girls fans in this house. If you've not seen it, it's a comedy/drama from BBC that takes place in Derry, Ireland in the 1990s and follows 4 girls and a guy through their misadventures. It's super cute and very funny. Judging from the ages they are supposed to be, they were around the same age I was in the early-to-mid 90s, so it's also very nostalgic to me.  

One of the phrases they use a lot is "Catch Yerself On!", which means "Get a grip" or "Don't be silly", along that vein. I created this pattern and knocked it up watching Tourist Trap (the horror movie from 1979).  I'm quite proud of it!  

Baby, baby, babaaaay.

When I started embroidering, I had a lot of friends who were having babies, so I had an opportunity to outfit them in onesies with cute embroideries, and I was so pleased to see them wearing them from time to time! Here are some I made back in the day: This one is by Jim Goodring x Sublime Stitching