Monday 6 February 2023

most recent publications

Since this is the first post of 2023, I suppose I should start with wishing you all a Happy New Year, even though it`s already February and by now the holiday season is just a distant memory. I guess we`re all back to work now, like Christmas has never happened, and most of us are busy planning our Spring and even Summer breaks. However, amid all this hustle and bustle, new magazines have been or are being  published, so I thought before they pile up even more, I`d better add my pics to this ongoing photo album here - there are plenty! 😊
The World of Cross Stitching issues 329 and 330 both had my wee cover kits as the free gift: the first one was this cozy giraffe swaddled in that warm scarf, and the latter this adorable Popcorn bear with his little duck chum.





In the Hachette Partworks Disney Cross Stitch Magazines, there`s my Winnie birth sampler in issue 121, and this oh-so-cute Pinocchio in issue 125:



Hachette Partworks also published a collection of vintage style Disney patterns, a book full of fun projects from height charts to tablet covers to bath towels, cushions, and toy boxes, some of which I stitched and will add the pics here without further ado because there are quite a few to scroll through. Hope you like them, thank you for visiting, and happy stitching! 😊
















Saturday 3 December 2022

WOXS 327 & 328, Disney 111

If you are a regular visitor here, first of all, thank you 🥰, and second, you may have noticed that the gaps between posts are getting wider and wider. This is because I started to work, and even though I still cross stitch whenever I can, the publications with my models in them are getting fewer and far between. I also have less time to spend on the computer, but this morning I`m free (until we go to do some Christmas shopping - Christmas?!? Where did this year go?? 😲), so I thought I`d better review the past few months` crop and add some photos here.
Issues 327 and 328 of The World of Cross Stitching both have my wee cards as the cover gift: the first one is a lovely wintry wreath designed by Durene Jones, and the latter a thank you card from Emma Congdon:





Issue 328 of WOXS also has this gorgeous winter floral composition by Amanda Gregory that took 75 hours to stitch - the magazine says 90, a 20% markup 🤣,which to be fair is probably closer to realistic expectations if someone doesn`t have to chase deadlines like yours truly. But whether you spend 20 hours on it or 200, it will feel like no time at all, because you can finish one section at a time, including the backstitch - I love designs with mini-finishes, they grow so quickly! 😁 







Finally, there is a new sampler starting from issue 111 of the Disney Cross Stitch mag from Hachette Partworks, dedicated to Winnie the Pooh and his friends. I love Winnie and I`m still working on the step-by-steps for this sampler, so I`m glad I can spend many more happy hours with these guys. Hope you`ve liked my wee collection of photos, thank you for visiting, happy holidays to you all and see you in 2023! 😊











Saturday 3 September 2022

WOXS 325 and Disney

It feels like it`s been ages since I last posted, and it`s because it has - usually, the publication of a new issue of WOXS triggers my memory and I haven`t had anything in the last 2-3 issues. However, the latest one (325) has not only my cute little 3D reindeer ornament as a cover gift, but there are also 4 blackwork Christmas cards in the magazine proper.
This adorable Rudolph, designed by Heather Nugent, started life as a `flat-pack reindeer` on plastic canvas:


But then as if by magic, he became a 3D tree ornament:


Also in this issue of WOXS, Fiona Baker`s four gorgeous Christmas cards are the perfect mini-break from cross stitch for those who want to try their hand at blackwork. 😊



While I`m at it, I`ve had a look on Hachette Partworks` website too to see where I left off: there have been a few of my pieces featured in their weekly magazines since my last post here, so I`m going to add my photos for issues 96 (Flounder and Sebastian), 97 (Goofy hoop), 98 (Mickey circus lampshade), 103 (Mickey road trip), 104 (Halloween Mickey & Minnie), and 106 (Cinderella clock). Hope you like them, happy stitching! 😊