Friday, September 4, 2009

My First Cross Stitch!

I just finished my first cross stitch! I love it! It's simple but I think it is sweet. My mom and grandmother used to do a lot of cross stitch so when I went to visit grandma a few weeks back she let me take a bunch of her cross stitch stuff to try out. I think I really like it!

Do you like? The pattern was from Two-Hour Cross-Stitch: 515 Fabulous Designs by Patrice Boerens. This book has lots of small cross-stitch patterns. Great for beginners like me!

So I traded a pair of earrings and a clutch for 3 pairs of earrings with CandleWhiz on etsy. I received them today! They are lovely! You should check out Jessica's shop here http://candlewhiz.etsy.com/. She will be opening her new jewelry shop in October! http://jewelrywhiz.etsy.com/

However when I went to check my mailbox to see if they had arrived I found them... smashed up at the top of the mailbox. I couldn't get them down. It was stuck in between the metal at the top. I had to get Seth to come downstairs to tug at them to get them down! It even said "Handle with Care" on the package... I'm glad people can read...

6 comments:

Diamondaj said...

Thanks : ) I remember learning to cross stitch. It was very relaxing and a lot of fun.

Anonymous said...

oh man i love cross stitching! i started when i was little luckily :) my cousin was a fellow cross stitcher & i like doing it while i'm listening to music its kinda like meditating for me, well as close as i can get without falling asleep :]
gl
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slmpetersen said...

I have been contemplating cross stitch again. Like I need to add to the many things that are running around my house...ha ha! But it ties in well with my embroidery habit! Love your blog...keep 'em coming!

Rheea said...

I enjoyed cross stitching when I was younger and I'd choose really challenging designs to work on. Now I think I'd fall asleep halfway through. lol.

Rheea

lana said...

Very beautiful first cross stitch!

Becky Farley said...

I love it!!! Cute lil bunny!