FlossTube Extra - 80+ Mill Hill Finishes From 2012-2023!

[@juli.stitched2536]

Amazing collection 👏 I love these kits. Now I want to see your mill hill stash 😂

[@calico_whimsy]

Thanks! I'll try to show my kits in a future video 👍☺️

[@michellemybelle22]

So fun thank you! I’ve made many of these myself. They are so entertaining to stitch.

[@loriholmes8705]

So many beautiful and cute Mill Hills! My favorite is the goldfinch and coneflowers. Thanks for sharing.

[@calico_whimsy]

Thanks Lori! That's one of my faves too!! Happy stitching 🧡

[@texasglendastitcher]

Thank you for sharing these, Christine! There are so many I've not seen before and now I want to go stitch all the Mill Hill things =). For the bigger Heart piece that you're not sure if you want to cut it out as a shape or stitch the background to create a square finish, if you opt for cutting out into a shape you might check your local Walmart or craft store to see if they have a heart-shaped, lightweight, unfinished-wood piece in their crafts-to-make section. (At my local Walmart, I find the various shapes/sizes of unfinished-wood pieces on the same aisle as the craft paints.) You could either paint the unfinished piece or cover it with scrapbooking paper, then attach your Mill Hill piece on top using Stitchery Tape or craft glue. This has become one of my favorite ways to finish projects because the wood has a thin profile and is lightweight, making them very easy to store as FFOs.

[@calico_whimsy]

Oh! I love that idea!!! I will keep in in mind for finishing....if not the heart, then something else for sure 😊 Thank you

[@kathygerhart7979]

Thanks so much for sharing your Mill Hill collection. Very inspiring and picked up some great finishing ideas.

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you so much!

[@charj57]

Thank you! I really enjoyed your finishes as I fellow Mill Hill lover

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!! Mill Hills 4ever 🤘

[@pattysmith9266]

Beautiful collection you have happy stitching Patty

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you Patty! ❤️

[@Cindyscrossstitch]

They are all so pretty. You can never have to many🌻🌻

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you Cindy! ❤️

[@jacquestedcooper]

So much fun seeing all of your Mill Hill stitching. I’ve done quite a few of the bigger ones and they’re so much fun to stitch. Great Mill Hill parade!

[@calico_whimsy]

I just love the way the bigger ones look, but they seem to take forever sometimes, ☺️

[@patemmack7205]

I love your collect of Mill Hill finishes! I,ve done several of the Christmas village, some Santas and the Three Kings. There is a lady on the 123 Stitch message board, who has done all of the Santas. I think she has three trees to display them all.

[@calico_whimsy]

Oh wow!! I'm sure it looks amazing!

[@Pasos4me]

How precious! All of them! I’m going to have to do some of the Halloween ones. Thanks for sharing!

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!!! I'm sure you will enjoy them!

[@kathy1896]

They are each so beautiful! Love the glow in the dark beads! You are the Mill Hill Queen! I have only finished one kit so far and really enjoyed it.

[@Sunbeam_stitch]

Very cool to see all those Mill Hills. You inspired me to order and do (currently making) Milk Can because I have now soon to be 3 month old baby girl and word milk is often used, very topical of this time:D and colors are nice also. And also liked Buttons and Beads Hummingbird (my dream is to see them one day). Also coffee themed I like...so many to choose from.

[@lorrilaque7311]

Thank you for sharing, I really enjoyed your beautiful work! 🍁🎃🍁

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you for stopping by! 🧡

[@the_stitchy_veg]

You are amazing! I’ve been obsessed with these kits for a while now and have finally ordered my first four. The beehive house, the mushroom house, one of the Jim Shore Gnomes and a Christmas Sleigh that features a dog that looks like mine! Thank you for this amazing video 🎄🩷

[@calico_whimsy]

Fantastic!! You will have so much fun working on them!

[@sylviasull]

You could probably store the scrapbooky one the way my husband stores his painted figures for warhammer, with spongey foam sheets. It's polyurethane pluckable foam.

[@calico_whimsy]

Oh, that's a good idea! 👍

[@missteaandstitches]

CHRIS! Your mill hill finish pile is STITCHING GOALS. I think you totally should stitch all the santas.... You could have a special tree that's just mill hill santas. as for favorites... you have done so many pretty ones but I really think I need to order pet spider, the buttons and beads with the ravens and the spooky candelabra - i never realized there is a cat peaking up in the window! I also really liked how you showed the different ways you finished them... I may have to try a scrap book style finish, yours turned out so nicely!

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you, Morgan! You need pet spider! 🕷️🕷️ I'm sooooo tempted with the Santas🎅Come stitch them with me...and be my accountability buddy.😁 🤘

[@missteaandstitches]

@@calico_whimsy I have actually been thinking about stitching a load of the prarie schooler santas up, we can be santa accountability buds

[@calico_whimsy]

@@missteaandstitches Deal! Let's do it! 🎅🎅🎅 2024!

[@tweet-tweettweety9704]

SHAZAM!!! Love all of them and they are all CUTE!!! :)

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!! 😊

[@solarwinds-]

They were all so cute, pretty and charming. Mill Hills are beginner kits but do not come off as beginner kits. I saw some from "Sonofastitch" on the Caterpillar channel. His were really charming too. He did some of the Christmas ones. Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed.

[@sherikenney1401]

These are all so beautiful! These kits sometimes get a bad rap which I don’t understand because they are really very beautiful!

[@calico_whimsy]

@@sherikenney1401 Thank you! I agree, they are all so beautiful, but they have a learning curve that some people are just not ready to tackle!

[@debbybrandenburger2598]

Wonderful collection. I love stitching Mill Hill kits, have quite a few and don't stitch them nearly as often as I'd like - other projects seem to get in the way!

[@SherrysStitchingNook]

This was such a fun Flosstube! You have do many beautiful works of art. It is so very hard to pick a favorite. But the Honeybee, Water Pump, and food ornaments stand out to me. Looking forward to your next Flosstube.

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you Sherry ❤️❤️❤️

[@JennsCraftyWorld]

That was fun! Definitely added things to my wishlist❤

[@calico_whimsy]

Ooo! Have fun stitching them!

[@magnolianana1552]

What a delightful collection! Your stitching is beautiful! I love the Santas and love your idea of stitching all of them. My favorites of the other Mill Hills are the butterflies.💕

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you! I love the butterflies, too!!

[@RhubarbPatchStudio]

Wow, great collection!! 😍

[@calico_whimsy]

Thanks!!

[@lynncordova8169]

Love this video. I have only done 1, but have about 6 that I have purchased.

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you! I hope this inspires you to do the rest of them ☺️👍

[@TheStitchingOwl]

What a cute, adorable, amazing parade of mill hill ornaments. Thank you so much!

[@calico_whimsy]

🤣 I need to find more adjectives, lol!

[@TheStitchingOwl]

@@calico_whimsy actually it was fine…the words are very apt. Please don’t worry.

[@cre8641]

I love these. Could you do a video on the mill hill kits in your stash? I loved watching the dimensions one.

[@calico_whimsy]

I'll definitely try to do that!

[@AnnBehney]

Ann Behney...I just found your channel and am thrilled!!! You go, girl. You are a very hard worker. Now, I have your whole collection of videos to watch.

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!! Welcome to my channel! You will be at it awhile! Did you find me on IG? Just curious😊

[@AnnBehney]

Ann Behney...no, your channel came up on KZbin. I don't watch IG.@@calico_whimsy

[@teril9675]

Loved, loved, loved seeing your Mill Hill finishes!!! Any chance we can get a Mill Hill kit period? Even if you've done one already, I would definitely watch again!

[@calico_whimsy]

I'll try to get one up for you! I finally recorded a 2 hour Dimensions kit parade... Just need to get it edited ☺️

[@mariadusablonpacheco9725]

Christine! Those are all so beautiful!!❤

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you! 🧡

[@kimberlywatson7788]

Oh the enabling never ends ❤🎉😂. Call me crazy but I think I’d love to do some of these repetitive… like a dozen of the same on fabric for ornaments 😅

[@calico_whimsy]

They are small and quick stitches so definitely possible to do them on repeat!

[@Stacy9595]

Thoroughly enjoyed your parade of mill hills! Made me become a subscriber. Love your voice! I’ve done a few of these back in the day and now have rediscovered cross stitch after a 30 yr. hiatus. I’m all ready to stitch the sand dollar! Great idea about stitching all the Santas. I was thinking the same thing. Now off to find the first one from 1999.

[@calico_whimsy]

Welcome! Thank you for sticking around! ☺️ Sand Dollar is going to be so pretty! So I miscalculated the number of Santas in my video when I said 25....there are actually about 75 of them because they release 3 per year 😲

[@Stacy9595]

@@calico_whimsy wow! I bought the 3 Santa’s from 1999

[@calico_whimsy]

@@Stacy9595 😁👍 And so it begins! 👏👏

[@kathyadams5294]

You have a wonderful collection! I just started stitching them last year, and I did two of the Santa Gnomes for my daughter. This year I've been working on the Nativity pieces, and have 3-1/2 completed. They are a lot of fun.

[@calico_whimsy]

Oh how fun! The Jim shore collection is so pretty and I would love to do the Nativity someday, too!

[@e.keesey]

I'm doing my first mill hill and it's your fault😂. I've watched you do them for years. I have several kits on hand so it's about time I stitch!

[@calico_whimsy]

Yes!!!! It's about time ☺️😁 What kit? Let me know what you think!

[@e.keesey]

@@calico_whimsy I'm doing the fishing vest. I have two for the spouse and fishing mad child.

[@calico_whimsy]

@@e.keesey Oh that's a cute one! Have fun :)

[@13judy]

Wow, such a great collection! Thank for sharing!!

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!! 🧡

[@cindy_lou_loves_to_stitch]

Beautiful stitching and finishing! 🩷 Added several to my wish list! 😊 Love them all! 🌞 Thank you for sharing!! ❇️

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!

[@sharonpatnode454]

Really enjoyed

[@stephaniewatson859]

Love them all! Do you have a lot waiting to get stitched? It seems you fly through them :)

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!! Oh yeah, I have quite a few unstitched kits. I mostly have the bigger ones because they take longer to stitch so they are stacking up!

[@sandrawood7852]

Omg I really enjoyed this. These are new to me and would love to stitch them. It doesn’t seem like I can walk into a store and find these kits though. Why is everything online? I do remember a mall in the 90s that had a ton of stitch kits but those stores aren’t open anymore I guess stitching fell out of favor. I do have a question: How are you able to get so many of them completed? thank you for sharing your stash. it was fun to watch and it introduced me to some thing I think I would love to do and you are right. Every single one of them are cute and many of them are very beautiful.

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you! Yes, you're right, it's hard to find kits in stores anymore, but luckily you can find TONS of them online! I have been stitching for about 13 years so it has taken awhile to get all that stitching done!

[@wendysstitching4849]

Love your collection! Does any of your videos have a tutorial on how you do your hangers for these? I don’t remember.

[@calico_whimsy]

Ah yes, somewhere, lol! I should find it and link it in the description and I'll send it to you!

[@rebeccachapman1231]

Seeing all your smaller Mill Hills in that basket was so inspiring! My desire to do Mill Hill kits has far surpassed my completion of them. :D One that I have completed is a Buttons & Beads of an Owl, and I was surprised you haven't done that one as it seems like it would be right up your ally! Can't remember what it's actually called but it's a large owl sitting on a branch with bats flying around in the moonlight. I have the kit of those purple ravens and am really looking forward to getting that one started sometime in the future. I didn't know about the matching smaller one though, so will probably buy that one soon to go along with the larger one! That's exciting! Good luck if you decide to do all of the Santas!

[@calico_whimsy]

You can do it!! ☺️👍

[@calico_whimsy]

I didn't see the rest of your comment earlier about the owl. Funny you should mention that one because I DO have it and I may start it very soon! I love it!

[@rebeccachapman1231]

@@calico_whimsy It's lovely! Of course just like with the others, the picture doesn't do it justice!

[@sharonmarie66]

These are fantastic Christine! Was so happy to see this video up and it has made me want to buy a load of its now 😅 love the skulls esp❤ love them all ❤

[@calico_whimsy]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I have so many more bigger ones I want to start, but those take much more time. I love the 4 coffee themed ones!

[@sharonmarie66]

@@calico_whimsy me too, last time I looked they were out of stock but I intend getting them at some point. ❤️

[@calico_whimsy]

@@sharonmarie66 yeah, they are having lots of backordering issues due the button switch-over.

[@sharonmarie66]

@@calico_whimsyI’ll keep looking, no hurry but would like them for my kitchen

[@mj.crafty]

Hi can I ask how do you organise the colour and beads in the Mill Hill kits ? Do you have any tips please 😊 Melanie from 🇬🇧 thank you so much for sharing❤

[@calico_whimsy]

Hi! I made a video awhile ago that might be more helpful than trying to type it out, lol! I pretty much still do the same thing with my beads now except I use an Altoid mint tin instead :). I also do the hangers differently now by making a beaded hanger. Here's the link...

[@calico_whimsy]

Ooops, forgot to add the link, here it is kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJOpi6SIhtSJntksi=07Vspwsq4_6UkeX0

[@dinacolligan9366]

I'm definitely subscribing! Question: do you have special scissors to do the final fussy cutting?

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you!! I have a dedicated pair of those DMC embroidery scissors that you can get at the craft store, that I use strictly for cutting these out. They probably don't work too well for thread anymore 😬

[@calico_whimsy]

I show the scissors I use in an old video ( about 30 min in) here kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJOpi6SIhtSJntksi=DgdjRRsgO1Z77Ioc

[@bethanyjohnson2501]

If I'm not mistaken, the annual Santa's number about 75. Stitching all of them is also a goal of mine, but there are so many other pretties that keep slowing me down 😂

[@calico_whimsy]

Ah yes! That makes sense since there have been 3 released per year since 1999! Math and I are not good friends, lol! How many have you stitched?

[@bethanyjohnson2501]

@@calico_whimsy I've collected about half of them, but have only managed to stitch the first 7 or 8. Yours are simply beautiful! I really enjoyed your video.

[@lindapearson3340]

Those are all so Precious. I loved the Hedgehog. You are very talented. A lot of tiny stitched. Thanks for showing us all your finished projects.

[@calico_whimsy]

@@lindapearson3340 Thank you! ❤️

[@calico_whimsy]

That's a great start! It seems like the early ones stitch up quicker than the newer ones, maybe?

[@teenieweeniestitches]

Omg this was so much fun!!! Dangerous for my wallet though! It must feel so wonderful to have completed such a collection ❤❤❤

[@calico_whimsy]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it ☺️❤️