Blog — kits

Time to get busy! All of these kits are quick to stitch and guarantee a surprised expression when unwrapped--and hopefully a laugh. Available as both Basic and Deluxe Kits until the end of the year, and you can add a frame to your order. Get to it!

In my never-ending quest to find cool things for you to do...I found these nice pendants that are perfect for tiny cross stitch! We have a kit for the six sassy ones up top and a kit for the sparkly vintage monograms - you choose! Each kit comes with patterns (all in one kit for each), material, pendant, instructions (and googly eyes on request if you plan on doing the kitty!). You choose your own colors, provide your own needle (I'm sure you have lots by now) and ribbon or chain for hanging. In this way, we keep the cost...

Two new, limited edition holiday kits: You're So Naughty and Holiday Bookmark. Available only this season as kits! Stitching snow white thread on bright red material is so gorgeous! Fits perfectly in our 5x7 frame, too. Get busy!!

Style Yourself Vintage did a really fantastic blog post about what's in our kits and how to tackle your first time cross stitching. It's so thorough with lots of photos -- better than I could do! I've added it to our How-To page so you can always access or share it if you forget where it is. It's just the best explanation I've ever seen. Thanks, Harrie!! (photo from Style Yourself Vintage)

For our tenth anniversary, you may have noticed the kits have been redesigned a bit. I've updated the look with some snazzy fonts and changed the packaging. The paper envelopes I've always used are not only hard to print, but they just don't wear well, especially in shops and at craft fairs. Although I love them, I think I came up with a better solution after giving it a lot of thought. So I'm using poly bags--but not just any poly bags: ours are made from plants, compostable and biodegradable; they contain a minimum of 60% post industrial recycled material....