The first time I ever tried cross stitching, DH was dumbfounded.  He was amazed that anyone could just sit for so long and stitch X’s repeatedly.  That was 25 years ago, and he has learned not to make such off hand remarks regarding my artsy craftsy endeavors.  I still have my Thanksgiving sampler to complete, but when I saw these cute, quick, and free projects over at Brook’s Book Publishing, I just had to make them.  I made Stupid Cupid into an ornament, and the other, into earrings.  The Sweet Treat earrings call out using perforated cross stitch paper, but I didn’t have any, so I just used beige aida cloth.

To complete the earrings, I glued a backing of aida cloth, trimmed, and embellished with swarovski crystals and glitter – everything is better with glitter! 🙂

Brooke’s Book Publishing has some really neat cross stitch patterns to purchase as well as for free – worth checking out.

Oh, my!  I got a package yesterday which contained the five hearts from the Heart Swap! All five hearts are just amazing! And what makes them so special are that they have each been handmade by very talented and creative ladies. Without further ado, here are the hearts:

A big Thank you! goes out to Debby @ Cozy Blanket for organizing the event.  And, if you’d like to visit the creators of these hearts, here is a list of their blogs:

–  Sandie @ Retro Sandie

– Elizabeth @ Creative Breathing,

– Genie @ Climbing The Digital Mountain

– Pat @ All Is Bright

– Penny @ At Home In English Valley