& the bells were ringing out for christmas day

Some Christmas gifts that I've made this year: Two embroidered kitchen towels for my cousin Maja (patterns from Sublime Stitching).

& a sign of affection for Lisa. The quote comes from She's losing it, a song by Belle & Sebastian.

some entertainment, while you're waiting

Just so that you all don't think that I've died/gone off with the circus/stopped blogging, here's two works in progress:

Look! it's not even x-stitch! I've evolved!

But this one is...

we were on a break

I feel that I have neglected you for a while & I'll try to do better. There's just been a lot of things going on in my life right now, so I haven't really had time for crafting (or maybe, my mind's been elsewhere). But I've started a new project, moving on from x-stitch to other type of embroidery & it's really fun. Hopefully it'll be finished soon.

But at least I've found a new (for me) craft site that sell some really cool patterns, both for hand embroidery & machine embroidery. Check out Urban Threads.

Here's some of my favorites:

Also, take a look at this awesome needlebook/pincushion/craftkit made with one of the patterns.