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Oh man, I am such a fan of Jenny Lawson aka The Bloggess. Her blog is just the most wonderful, and her books are even better! I got to read an advance copy of her new book, Broken (in the best possible way), and I absolutely relished it. I laughed so hard my face hurt. Which is saying a lot, not many books really captivate me, but this one is a pretty dang perfect match. If you like Subversive Cross Stitch humor, you'll definitely like Jenny's writing! Not only did Jenny author a great book, she also stitched FIVE patterns...

What do we want? CHANGE! How do we get it? VOTE! (that's one way, anyway) Vote EVERY election because change starts locally and becomes global. Two versions of this pattern are available as FREE PDFs, kits and kit/frame combos. UPDATE: Two new free versions of this pattern with ADDED F-BOMB for EMPHASIS! This is a take on an old political slogan in case you don't recognize the vague reference, which explains my word choice. In this global community, what we do in the US makes a difference in the world (just as what other countries do influences us). Just look...

This may not look like much, but check out what it does when placed on a turntable: This pattern is meant to be stitched, put on a piece of cardboard with a hole punched in the middle. Then, you just pop it on your turntable and GO! What you've got right there is one-a' them thar optical illusion snakes. Follow me into the depths of madness, will you? ;p I've had this project shelved many times because I actually stitched it so it went in the wrong direction (IMAGINE my disappointment!). Luckily, I've corrected the pattern for you and it's...

Are you ready for some serious fun? Here's how to put together our Isolation Update: No Pants kit, available as a free PDF, a Basic or Deluxe Kit and a Combo Kit with frame! The above kits come with everything you need so you don't have to leave the house (don't you DARE!). But if you're going to use the free PDF pattern, you will need the following supplies: Fabric, embroidery floss, needles, hoop at the very least. If you're trying to do this all free, you could probably use tape and not even frame it, but keep the extra...

Last year, HotelTonight ran an ad campaign with several cross stitch pieces in hoops that everyone loved! I couldn't believe these pieces were created by a very talented graphic artist in San Francisco, I've never seen anyone do this so well - and I've sure seen a lot of people try. This year, HotelTonight asked me to create PDF patterns from three of their favorite ads from the campaign--it was pretty fun to do something completely in reverse from how I usually do it. I'm hosting these three patterns on my site on behalf of HotelTonight and they're all FREE!...