{personal} the cross stitching continues

My cross stitching hobby continues... It's been a little slow going lately, but here are some of my favorite creations from the past couple of years. 

1. Retro Roses from DMC
2. Patterns from a book of Japanese patterns
3. Norwich stitch
4. Blue cats
5. Floss & Mischief moth from DMC
6. Pretty Little Washington DC by Satsuma Street
7. Japanese pattern in progress

{personal} cross stitch creations

I'm still stitching away and very much enjoying my cross stitch hobby! Select designs are now available for purchase in my Etsy shop.

1. Pattern from Japanese cross stitch patterns
2. Floppy disks by PixelPower
3. Black cats and jack-o-lanterns designed by me
4. Patterns from Japanese cross stitch patterns
5. Pattern from Japanese cross stitch patterns
6. Tiny pixel flowers designed by me

{personal} on continuing a new hobby

It's been a little over two years now since I picked up needle and thread and started cross stitching again. I honestly didn't think it was something I would continue for very long, but here I am, stitching away! These are just a few of the creations I've completed over the past year. I'm trying hard to come up with my own original creations rather than just taking inspiration from cross stitch books and such. I'm also working on building my inventory of finished pieces so that I can start selling at craft fairs, though that seems so far away...

1. Tiny pineapples from Pinterest
2. Pluto Loves You by StellarSpaceCraft (inscribed with my godson's birth date)
3. Cute and colorful flowers by andwabisabi
4. Patterns from Japanese cross stitch patterns
5. Rainbow inspired by The Apricot Memoirs
6. Moon and stars designed by me
7. Flower by Threadwork Primitives

{personal} cross stitching

I know it's been awhile since my last blog entry (five months!) but I promise I'm still around. I may not be taking as many pictures as I used to, but I've been more active on Instagram than I thought I would be since joining seven months ago. I also rediscovered an old hobby from my childhood: cross stitching! In a way it's very meditative and I'm really enjoying the repetition of counted cross stitch. I've come across so many fun designs, while also trying to create some of my own, that it's taken up a big part of my home life. So between visiting family, watching movies, voraciously reading, cross stitching and exploring Los Angeles, I've been keeping fairly busy this year.

1. Lucky cat by Lucky Star Stitches
2. Piranha plant by Super Mario Bros
3. Flower by Threadwork Primitives
4. Tiny cats designed by me, tiny tacos by Cute Cosy Crafts via Pinterest
5. 8-bit Batman 
6. Space invaders and Pacman ghosts from Designer Cross Stitch Projects

PS. If you're interested in purchasing a finished piece or requesting a custom order, I'm open to creating something for you! Several of my friends have pleasantly surprised me with commissions, though I started this as just something fun for myself.