Merino felted into a base of knitted mohair and metallic thread resulting in a beautifully soft and warm felt shawl, a traditional Irish shape with a 21st century update!

Blogged about at www.clasheen.wordpress.com/

Created by Pat Winter for one of my trade shows. Wings are made with Kreinik HotWire wired metallic thread. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/

I made this. If you'd like to see more pictures and follow my work in progress, please visit my blog here: joeysdreamgarden.blogspot.com/2010/12/work-in-progress-ri...

I've nearly finished the Angel Bunny. She will be just in time for Christmas!

Thank you for looking, best wishes

Joey x

blogged @ The Little Red Hen

www.cottonseason.etsy.com Finished in 2010. easy to stitch and really stunning once finished this Christmas sampler looks great in white thread on a coloured fabric.

Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063

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The daisies are painted on scraps of the plaster background. They are hand stitched on with metallic threads.

One of my favorites. www.kreinik.com/shops/Halloween-String-Art-Kit.html

I designed and made this crazy patch notebook cover for a fellow quilter. The cover fits a 5 x 8 inch scratch pad.

Pin cushion project from Cross Stitcher magazine.

I substituted the regular pink stranded cotton thread for a metallic one from DMC.

Finished in 2010. Really fun to stitch and makes great christmas cards which can then be kept as decoration for following years.

Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063

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Metallic threads make the veins on this needlepoint dragonfly, design by Sharon Garmize. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/

Stitched all in Kreinik holographic threads. Labors of Love needlepoint canvas, from the blog www.mrxstitch.com/thread-birds/

I love stitching on Tokens & Trifles sewing cards, especially for holiday ornaments. This one looks like a little quilt. Used Kreinik Silk Mori and Very Fine #4 Braid from the Miniature Quilt Collection kit from Kreinik.

Side view. I haven't sanded the sides yet... but I will.

I made this! For more pictures and a step-by-step series of posts about making this, please visit my blog: joeysdreamgarden.blogspot.com/2010/12/angel-bunny-finishe... I will also be posting on my blog instructions and patterns for making this bunny, so please watch this space!

Joey x

The gold thread is under Kato sauce. I got the idea to use the thread from Sweet2Spicy..... thank you Sweetie!!

The textured background is made from plastered gauze and colored with Golden paints.

Background is Ranger alcohol inks on Ranger Gloss Paper. Stamped Hero Arts S5216 Grid Pattern using VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. Stamped a flower from Hero Arts CL431 Watercolor Petals using VersaMark and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Added Dress It Up crystal to flower center with Glossy Accents and added metallic elastic thread. Adhered to kraft cardstock base edged with Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Thanks for looking! :-)

Inlaid with gold thread under Kato sauce.

The spider web glows, thanks to Kreinik glow-in-the-dark threads. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/

Finished in 2010. Really fun to stitch and makes great christmas cards which can then be kept as decoration for following years. I love these ones in white on coloured fabric, so festive

Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063

Follow us on Twitter and get all the latest news & patterns from CottonSeason: Follow @CottonSeason

Merino felted into a base of knitted mohair and metallic thread resulting in a beautifully soft and warm felt shawl, a traditional Irish shape with a 21st century update!

Blogged about at www.clasheen.wordpress.com/

www.cottonseason.etsy.com Finished in 2010. Really fun to stitch and makes great christmas cards which can then be kept as decoration for following years. I was disappointed with this one, I think the fabric colour was the problem because I love the colours of the threads but something just doesnt look right.

Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063

Follow us on Twitter and get all the latest news & patterns from CottonSeason: Follow @CottonSeason

Twinchy (2" square needlepoint) of snowflakes in blackwork with metallic threads. Designed by Janet Perry.

Head/torso/arms by a Becky Holloway pattern - the skirt and costuming are by me.

Head/torso/arms by a Becky Holloway pattern - the skirt and costuming are by me.

First time I've tried to frame anything 'properly'. It went ok.

This looks like a mutated fly to me (it just started off as an abstract design).

Ut desgin

www.cottonseason.etsy.com Finished in 2010. easy to stitch and really stunning once finished this Christmas sampler looks great in white thread on a coloured fabric.

Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063

Follow us on Twitter and get all the latest news & patterns from CottonSeason: Follow @CottonSeason

The bow originally was wired and came attached to a gift basket. My husband brought the ribbon home to me thinking that I'd like it. Funny how little things make it into my dolls.

Another page from an old sketch book in which I use the tailor tacking foot to make the hair. The thread is a Maderia metallic machine thread.

I found that the stitch was very easily snagged so I reinforced the reverse using PVA glue.

www.cottonseason.etsy.com Finished in 2010. This cross stitch was a gift for a friend whos Welsh, married to an English man, lives in Spain & I live in Germany so it seems perfect to stitch HAPPY CHRISTMAS in all four languages. Its looks stunning and very festive stitched in white thread on a coloured fabric.

Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063

Follow us on Twitter and get all the latest news & patterns from CottonSeason: Follow @CottonSeason

Photo from the blog I wrote for the fabulous MrXStitch site. Here is the link to the article: www.mrxstitch.com/fun-new-stitch/

www.cottonseason.etsy.com Finished in 2010. This cross stitch was a gift for a friend whos Welsh, married to an English man, lives in Spain & I live in Germany so it seems perfect to stitch HAPPY CHRISTMAS in all four languages. Its looks stunning and very festive stitched in white thread on a coloured fabric.

Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063

Follow us on Twitter and get all the latest news & patterns from CottonSeason: Follow @CottonSeason

Head/torso/arms by a Becky Holloway pattern - the skirt and costuming are by me.

Orange Fitted. UT design. Metallic light gold, neon yellow, and multi holoshimmer thread.

I love the use of beads for the body, and metallic threads for the web. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/

These are going to a magazine in England for a special Christmas prize pack. Love these colors for holiday stitching. From www.kreinik.com.

Finished in 2010. Really fun to stitch and makes great christmas cards which can then be kept as decoration for following years. These get you in the spirit I found myself singing these Christmas carols all day long.

Patterns for all my Christmas cross stitch designs can be found on the run up to the Christmas season at: www.etsy.com/shop/CottonSeason?section_id=10247063

Follow us on Twitter and get all the latest news & patterns from CottonSeason: Follow @CottonSeason

My 1/6 scale Soom Mini-Gem Uyoo ball-jointed doll is modeling a dress that I knitted myself using Barbie’s Basic Tube Dress knitting pattern that I downloaded for free. I had to make some slight modifications to the pattern in order to fit my Soom Mini-Gem Uyoo doll. (The Soom Mini-Gems tend to be slightly taller and thinner than Barbie.) This was the result of my first attempt at knitting a doll-sized outfit. I called it "Sparkling Blue" because I used a special kind of yarn that was a mix of various shades of blue (ranging from navy blue to pastel blue) and was interwoven with silver metallic thread.

I love the stitches used to create the body in this dragonfly (design y Janelle Giese from a Kreinik book). From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/

"Ribbons N Bows" is a cross stitch kit from Kreinik. I designed the project and stitched the model in one evening. Four designs are available. I love these pens! Makes a great gift. Pen uses standard Parker™ pen refills. Kreinik metallic threads on perforated paper.

www.kreinik.com/kshop/home.php?cat=393

Beaded body, metallic thread for spider web. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/

I love the use of beads to make this dragonfly. From the article 7 Fun Ways to Stitch Bugs: www.mrxstitch.com/7-fun-ways-stitch-bugs/

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My 1/6 scale Soom Mini-Gem Uyoo ball-jointed doll is modeling a dress that I knitted myself using Barbie’s Basic Tube Dress knitting pattern that I downloaded for free. I had to make some slight modifications to the pattern in order to fit my Soom Mini-Gem Uyoo doll. (The Soom Mini-Gems tend to be slightly taller and thinner than Barbie.) This was the result of my first attempt at knitting a doll-sized outfit. I called it "Sparkling Blue" because I used a special kind of yarn that was a mix of various shades of blue (ranging from navy blue to pastel blue) and was interwoven with silver metallic thread.

My 1/6 scale Soom Mini-Gem Uyoo ball-jointed doll is modeling a dress that I knitted myself using Barbie’s Basic Tube Dress knitting pattern that I downloaded for free. I had to make some slight modifications to the pattern in order to fit my Soom Mini-Gem Uyoo doll. (The Soom Mini-Gems tend to be slightly taller and thinner than Barbie.) This was the result of my first attempt at knitting a doll-sized outfit. I called it "Sparkling Blue" because I used a special kind of yarn that was a mix of various shades of blue (ranging from navy blue to pastel blue) and was interwoven with silver metallic thread.