The Girl that Stitches

Butterfly Series Over the past couple of months I've been working on designing a series of Butterfly Cross Stitch Charts.  The current plan is to release one butterfly a month (at the very least) for the next year.  I will be sharing the designs here alongside my normal stitching and crafting activities.  The charts will be available as pdf downloads from my store " The Girl that Stitches ." January's butterfly is called " Bluebell Dreams Butterfly ." The design size is 131 stitches high by 181 stitches wide:  Preview of chart: Happy Stitching! xxx

Another Diamond Painting Day Laura (my sister), Colette (my mum) and I caught up last week and got stuck into our diamond painting projects.  Mum recently finished her diamond painting.  She changed the chart slightly by taking out some of the butterflies, as she felt there was too many.  I also charted a bird for her, as she wanted to add a bird in there!  I think it turned out well as it ended up blending in nicely with the surrounding chart. Close-up section with the added bird: Colette working on her diamond painting: Close up of right side: Finished diamond painting by Colette: My Dad is going to make a frame for the finished piece.  I'll post pictures once it's framed! Laura has been working on a unicorn piece:   Spirit of Flight I have really enjoyed getting Spirit of flight out again.  I've also finally finished the column of pages!  Which still leaves another four columns to the finish line. I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into the deta