I saw these recently and thought they were fun. I wonder if it was common for cross stitch to be used on postcards? I imagine these are earl...

I'd completely forgotten about this until I got my email this morning. It looks like Kirsten did a great job with the finishing, I'...

This was my design for the Just Cross Stitch annual Christmas Ornament issue this year. Now I'm trying to think of ideas for next year. ...

I love these.

I've collected sampler verses for quite a while now and thought I'd share a few. Do I know where they came from or what year or what...

This is an idea I was excited to try though in the end my execution of it is only so-so. This is a Countdown Calendar from Karen Foster Desi...

I love comparing antique samplers that have the same verse. The samplers above all are stitched with "Teach me to feel another's wo...

Just wanted to say good luck to my son who has gone to Savannah to finish up his BFA as a transfer student at Savannah College of Art and De...

I thought I'd show you a small piece (and the only over one part) of my new Family Record Sampler. I've done it all in pale greens/b...

Here's another new release, Blessed Harvest. Well, as you can see by the date, it's not THAT new, in fact, I've had nothing but ...

First I would like to say thank you to all who have participated in the Angel in my Pocket project as seen below. I so appreciate each and e...

The above is Simple Pleasures stitched on 32 ct Antique Ivory from Zweigart. Below is Friendship Pocket on 40 ct Vintage Examplar from Lakes...

The above design is "Garden Angels" and is stitched on 32 ct Antique Ivory using Gentle Arts floss. The one below is "Strawbe...

Well, I don't know what got into me but I've been a stitching fiend for the past few weeks and have produced some new designs. The f...

Finished! This is my primitive Wizard of Oz that I talked about below. It scanned a bit light but you'll get the idea, lol. Hope you lik...

Here's a little sneak preview of my flying monkey. I just designed and am currently stitching a primitive Wizard of Oz sampler. My daugh...

Just a quick note and photo of my latest design, "Sheep's Paradise". It's done on 40 ct Sandstone with Crescent Colours co...

One of the more popular verses on antique samplers seems to be " Jesus permit thy gracious name to stand as the first efforts of this i...

The above painting is by Jerome Rozen and is something I came across while on my travels across the internet. I believe it's an oil pain...

I love looking at old samplers and I'm always on the lookout for familiar names. So I was pleasantly surprised to find this pair of Engl...