Cross Stitch #22 - More Feb WIP Updates, a finish, a new start & a new tool

[@mleung25]

That punch board looks amazing. Yet another thing to add to my wish list. I really enjoy your reviews of tools & such & just your videos in general. :)

[@Shadow5618]

What a clever girl you are, Miss Carolyn! I loved the present for your brother and the way you wrapped it with one of the little bows. Your envelope making is amazing, Love the little boxes as well! Just what you need is another hobby! Seriously, everything looks great and I'm impressed with how quickly mini-bathtime is coming along. Keep up the good work!

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Shadow5618 Thank you so much - my brother loved his present, so I'm super happy! It was so funny when I was making those little boxes.... I kept showing them to my daughter each time I made one, and her response was "Mum, I think you're becoming obsessed with those boxes!" Ha ha that's me.... obsessed with cute crafts, especially one's that are easy to make. From now on I just know I'll be looking for little treats to put inside the little boxes just so I can give them to family/friends :) I thought doing the rotation would mean little progress each week, but I'm happy with the progress I'm making. thank you for your continued support and happy stitching :) x

[@Shadow5618]

You are doing great! You are finishing before your rotation even, uh, rotates! And that's good! More time to stitch more projects with! Glad your brother loved his gift - it was truly stitched with love and I'm glad he knew that. It was gorgeous - he should be proud! You did really good.

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Shadow5618 Thank you :) x

[@5footrunt]

Awww, that was so sweet. You went with the colors your kids choose. It looks really nice. I think your frame job is pretty darn good.

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Katrina Munguia Thanks Katrina, it's never easy to frame a square within a rectangle but I did the best I could. He loved it, so I'm happy with that :)

[@Hufflestitcher87]

So much progress! I love all of them!

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Chloe Crawford Thank you Chloe :) x

[@amandawilliamson4780]

Carolyn, as always great video, Mini Bathtime and 99 Bottles are looking fantastic and are on my wips list to do after my Parliament of Owls. Love and bows and boxes - so cute. Take care Amanda xx

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Amanda Williamson Thank you so much Amanda :) x

[@inglesideimaginarium]

I cannot believe how far you are on 99 Bottles! It seems like you found an effective way of getting all those bottles finished. Bath time is looking great too! It's going to be gorgeous. Your brother's gift turned out nicely as well. I think it was a good call to frame it!

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BlimeyCatStitches Yep, 4 bottles a night is the goal - and so far it's working ;) Some bottles are quicker than others, although there are a lot of colour changes! My brother loved his gift, which made me happy. Happy stitching :) x

[@sandialcantara8733]

Great pieces you shared! Of course being a seasonal decorator I can tell you it does become fun and even exciting when it is time to change the decor a bit : ) The envelope punch board looks lit it is so much fun to use!

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sandi alcantara Thank you Sandi :) I'm really looking forward to having a mix of large & smalls to spice up the house a bit. The punch board is probably the best craft tool I've bought in quite some time.... loads of fun, and easy to use. Thanks for watching and happy stitching :) x

[@Stitchingdiva328]

Great progress!! I love the egg project. The boxes are so cute and the bows are adorable.

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TheBrneyedgirl328 Thank you - just another thing to occupy my already limited time :/ hahaha

[@twopurplethreads5220]

Thanks for the update - great progress!!

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Two Purple Threads Thank you :) x

[@anndodds8781]

Nice! Thanks for demonstrating your new crafting tool. I will keep an eye out for one when I go into our large craft store that sells everything crafty. I would use this as well

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

ann dodds If you get chance look at the tutorials on KZbin.... so many things to make with it. I'm sure you'll love it :) x

[@stitchingwithasmile677]

Your stitching is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing the link to the freebie egg piece. I have the envelope punch board too, it is a great tool. Happy Stitching!

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Nina W Thanks Nina and you're welcome. I found the design accidentally and I loved it.... always happy to share :) I'm thinking of making bon-bins for Christmas with the punch board too. Have you made anything besides envelopes with it?

[@messystitcher9574]

Love the new start! Also like the design you made for your brother, sure he will love it. I've seen that design myself and thought about buying it before! xxx

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Messy Stitcher Thank you, he did love it! I'm very happy with how it turned out, and it looked so much better than the image on the pattern (but isn't that typical? lol) Happy stitching :) x

[@pattysmith9266]

Your brothers gift turned out perfect he will love it. Great job! 99 is looking good. Love the Easter design and I would have picked pink or blue as well but love the purple you picked but some hand dyed silks would have been nice as well. Love all your little boxes. hugs, Patty BC Canada

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Patty Smith He did love it - so I'm super happy! After I started stitching the purple I went to the local supermarket and had a look at their Easter decorations - everything was in pink, blue or yellow!!! ggrrr! haha If I had silks I would have stitched them on lugana because the linen I'm using is quite rough and would have wrecked them. I think I'll do it again next year with the silks. Thanks Patty, and happy stitching :) x

[@StitchingMae]

Wow! I am astonished at your progress on 99! I have been left in the dust by you and chelsea!! Love the envelope foldwr have looked at these several times!!

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Stitching Mae Thank you! I've enjoyed stitching those little bottles, but I must say I prefer stitching the green ones the most :) I forgot to mention that you can also make Christmas Bon-Bons (Crackers) with the envelope maker too....yay! Happy stitching :) x

[@soniaverissimo7077]

Nice boxes... Very cute. Great progress on the wips.

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Sónia Veríssimo Thank you Sonia :) x

[@crossstitchbutton]

Great progress on your wips, great envelope maker I have seen them almost bought one but I dont make enough cards for it yet. Happy stitching sweetie your work is beautiful xx

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crossstitchbutton Thank you! I don't like buying things for only 1 use, so I was super happy to find out I can make other things with it. I forgot to mention you can also make Christmas bon-bons, so I'm really looking forward to that :) x

[@threadgarden4881]

Great progress. I love your HAED esp. I have an envelope maker - my daughter (16) made all of our Xmas bon bons with it- it is so easy!

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Thread Garden HI Jan, Yes I forgot to mention that in the video - looking forward to making my own this year and I can stuff them with pretties instead of plastic crap! Happy stitching :) x

[@PalettePC]

Great progress, love the boxes and bows.

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Palette PC Thank you - forgot to mention you can make Christmas bon-bons with it too :))

[@jentroje2335]

Beautiful work!!!

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Jen Troje Thank you :) x

[@chelseaolesh9679]

HAED WIP looks great! Very pretty pattern. 99 is coming along so fast! Finish looks great! And the Egg pattern is very elegant. :-) Envelope Punch Board looks fun! Great video!

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Chelsea Gelesko Thanks Chelsea. 99 bottles has surprised me - I thought it would take me a lot longer. If all goes to plan, by the time I finish working on it in April I'll only have 1 shelf left to do :) That means another new (Big) start.... yay! :) x

[@chelseaolesh9679]

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[@RandiN1107]

Great video! Love all your WIPs!!

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Randi Noonan Thank you Randi :) x

[@DeeStitcher]

Outstanding as always!!

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Dee Stitcher Thanks Dee :) x

[@TeresaLittleStitcher]

I love the envelope maker 😀.

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Teresa Little Stitcher Thanks - I couldn't believe it had so many uses. I forgot to mention, you can also make christmas bon-bons with them :) Happy stitching :) x

[@CraftyKara]

I think we can call you the new enabler of Flosstube. I've got to have that now! ;)

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Crafty Kara Haha too funny! I forgot to mention you can also make Christmas Bon-Bons with it....yay!!! Now I don't have to waste my money on those overpriced shop ones that are full of garbage :) x

[@mildavasilkeviciute-zinkev6081]

Nice projects and great progress :) That tool is great

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Milda V. Z. Thank you - it has a multitude of uses.... and I always love that :) x

[@ladybirdstitcher4200]

I love all your projects, but Bathtime is probably my favourite. I have an envelope punch board too and it's so versatile. I haven't purchased an envelope since I bought it :)

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Ladybird Stitcher Thank you! I'm enjoying stitcher her, although I am looking forward to doing a slightly higher counter fabric on my next HAED. I had no idea the punch board had so many uses! My best craft purchase ever :) x

[@juliak3953]

Easter project is so nice! Even in purple =)

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Julia K Thanks so much Julia :) x

[@coffeestitcher]

Ok, I don't make cards, but I really want that Envelope Punch Board. I don't know what I'd do with it...but I want it. You're really moving along on 99 Bottles! I'm really impressed, it seems to be one that slows people down.

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

CoffeeStitcher I forgot to mention that you can make Christmas Bon Bons with the punch board - maybe that's something that you'd like to try? I love tools that have a multitude of functions :) With 99 Bottles I set myself a task of 2 shelves per week, and so far it's working great. I haven't gotten bored of it yet, but I must admit I like doing the green bottles over the brown ones. Happy stitching :) x

[@coffeestitcher]

What is a Christmas Bon Bon?

[@coffeestitcher]

Ooooh! They aren't very common here in the states, but they are fun!

[@Serukis]

I'm loving your progress on Mini Bathtime! So many pretty, muted colours. :) Great progress on 99 too. And I love refl-egg-tions! :D xx Edit: Oh, and beautiful finish too! :D It looks great in the frame. (I got distracted halfway through the video having to frog ;_; ) xx

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Emily Chadwick Thanks Emily - I've only just got back to stitching on her this month (completely missed last month), and I'm thoroughly enjoying her. She's so much faster to stitch too because of the tent stitching. Thanks for the lovely comments and encouragement :) xx

[@deannagerein3409]

I love all your work so beautiful. I always get a sore neck do you ever have a problem warhead sore neck or arms

[@skyedrgn]

Just so you know that after your video the other day I went to my local Joann's and got the envelope punch board, and found they have 2 other boards...I didn't get those yet but I have a feeling they are next on the list...

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Skye Blue That's fantastic Skye - you'll love it, I'm sure! I'm intrigued about the other boards - what functions do they offer, do you know?

[@skyedrgn]

From the 2 others that I saw one was for flower and the other was for pinwheels, and I did take a look on amazon and they did have a variety of others for different types and sizes of boxes and bags

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Skye Blue Oh wow... how exciting! Thanks so much for letting me know :) x

[@AllasneedleworkBlogspot123]

Carolyn your HAED is very beautiful!

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Alla's needlework Thank you very much :) x

[@lonestarstitcher804]

Love seeing your progress; everything is turning out beautifully. Great idea to have a rotation going- how are you liking it? You may have mentioned before, so forgive me if I missed it, but I was wondering what fabric count do you think works best for HAED's? I'm planning to stitch my first one soon (the freebie santa ornament) Thought I'd try something smaller to start with & want to experiment with tent stitching. I appreciate any advice you have to offer ;) Thanks for sharing your WIPs & finishes & the envelope punch is pretty awesome!

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Lone Star Stitcher Thank you very much :) I love the rotation. The weeks go by so fast that I hardly feel as though I've missed each piece, and I'm managing to make decent progress on everything... so far, so good :) I really liked stitching my first HAED on 18ct - it wasn't too straining on my eyes, but it can become too big a design for some people. My current HAED is on 28ct and is tent stitched. It's much harder to see, and although I do enjoy it, I will be doing my next one on 25ct because I think that will be a nice balance between the two. Tent stitching is still quicker, and because HAEDs are so large, I think I will continue tent stitching them. Everyone that stitches HAEDs has their own preference on fabric count - so the best advice I can give you is to do some test stitching on different counts and with both full crosses and tent stitches, to see what you feel the most comfortable with. You might also like to join the HAED Bulletin Board (link is on their website). You will find answers to all your questions + more as well as images of designs stitched on all the fabric counts. I found it extremely helpful when I started. I hope this information was of some help :) x

[@Khristine4558]

I love the colors in Mini Bathtime! You did an excellent job framing Good Fortune, it looks perfect in that frame :) I so love the 99 bottles pattern and I wish I knew a beer drinker I could make it for. You are making great progress on it! I am not much for purple either but I am really liking it on Refl-egg-tions, and I have seen your picture of it completed and it is gorgeous! I just ordered some Mo's silks in her Easter colors and I may have to stitch this up using one of those. :) How many skeins did it take to finish? Those paper bows are darling!! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Easter!! xo

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Khristine Doiron Thank you for your lovely comments, as always, Khristine :)When I started the Refl-egg-tions project, I used up what I had on my bobbin first (which wasn't full) and then started a new skein, and only used a small amount of that.... so 2 skeins would definitely be enough. "kitchnstitchn" on IG shared her project with me that she used silks on, and it looks AMAZING!... so you may want to check her's out first. We did have a lovely Easter, thank you. I hope you and your family did also. Happy stitching :) x

[@Khristine4558]

Carolyn Mazzeo Thanks Carolyn we had a lovely weekend and we still are not done of Easter yet. We have 2 more dinners this weekend. The only good thing about having divorced parents, the holidays last a lot longer. I love the pink and orange silks she is using! I only ordered one skein of each so I would have to use 2 or more different colors. I don't have any Easter stitches so I am really interested in stitching this one :) So much stitching so little time haha

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Khristine Doiron It was the same in my family growing up. Now the kids are older, Easter just isn't the same. My family only really make an effort to get together at Christmas time. Yep I know what you mean - add it to the pile. Now I've finished my Mermaid I know what I want to start next, but there's a whole heap of smalls I'm tempted to start too.... I just want to do it all!

[@Khristine4558]

Carolyn Mazzeo oooooh can't wait to see what you have planned next :)

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Khristine Doiron I'll probably discuss it on the next video - hopefully I'll have decided by then :/ Happy stitching :) x

[@samjones3289]

Hi, I love ur work! I'm now about to start the magical creatures calendar on 28 count evenweave linen, did u use 2 strands of floss or 1 strand for the dmc colours and how many strands did u use for the weeks dye works? If I'm reading it right it's telling me to use 1 strand of dmc and weeks dye works apart from the dmc glow in the dark it's saying use 2 strands and the blue outlines to use 4 strands of the weeks dye works? I've always worked using 2 strands of floss. Would really appreciate ur feedback x

[@TheFlosstubeStitcher]

Sam Jones Hi Sam, have answered your question in the previous message you sent. Sorry it took so long to reply :) x

[@lindagiven8051]

How many millineum frames do you have and what sizes?

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Linda Hoover Hi Linda, I have 3 frames.... 12", 20" & 36". The 12" and 20" came in Kit 1 and I bought the additional 36" frame. I would like to purchase the other sizes eventually too. Happy stitching :) x