Category Archives: Cross Stitch

Twelve Days of Christmas – Plum Street Samplers

by Corrie Berry Posted on April 19, 2016

The Twelve Days of Christmas…in APRIL?! I started a new cross stitch piece last week, and yes it is Christmas themed, and yes it is indeed only April… The Twelve Days of Christmas The new piece is a Plum Street … Continue reading →

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Above All, Try Something!

by Corrie Berry Posted on March 8, 2016

One of my favourite quotes, “Above all, try something” was written by Franklin D Roosevelt in a publication called “Looking Forward” in 1933. The full quote is: “The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, … Continue reading →

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Repeated Repetitive Strain, with bonus video!

by Corrie Berry Posted on February 18, 2016

Today for you, my lovely readers, I have repeated my Repetitive Strain Injury blogs from two years ago, with an additional video to talk you through the tl;dr aspects of the post. This is helpful for everybody, not just knitters, … Continue reading →

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Mid-month Resolutions Update: February 2016

by Corrie Berry Posted on February 16, 2016

It’s a good things it’s time to do my mid-month resolutions as I’m feeling a little lost at the moment. There’s a lot going on here with work, so much crafting to do, and there are also trolls skipping around … Continue reading →

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Mr Sheep — A cross stitch finish!

by Corrie Berry Posted on February 5, 2016

Mr Sheep is finished! I introduced him to you in this post, and bought him in Cumbria Embroidery (link takes you to my review of that shop). He has been a ‘handbag’ project, which is why it has taken longer … Continue reading →

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February 2016 Resolutions, with a January recap

by Corrie Berry Posted on January 31, 2016

Oooh I can’t believe it is nearly February 2016 already! Where are the years going? The first time I realised that years had ‘names’, was in 1995. It was the first time I wrote the full date (at the age of … Continue reading →

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January 2016 WIPs – a lot of cross stitch!

by Corrie Berry Posted on January 27, 2016

Today I’m here to show you my January 2016 WIPs! This will largely focus on cross stitch, as my knitting WIPs have either ‘converted’ to FOs recently, or are in a state in which I can’t actually take a photograph of them! … Continue reading →

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First Ever Christmas Ornaments

by Corrie Berry Posted on January 1, 2016

I made two Christmas Ornaments for Baby Cara and Baby Oliver this year – you would be forgiven for thinking I only crafted for these two babies, as all of my posts about Christmas so far have been about them! … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly Cross Stitch

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 16, 2015

You haven’t seen my dragonfly yet because I was trying to stick with the knitting and spinning theme, but I’m super proud of this one and can’t resist showing it off! The kit was one of the DMC 2015 Collection, and … Continue reading →

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Durene Jones – cross stitch designer

by Corrie Berry Posted on October 14, 2015

Today I’d like to talk about Durene Jones. You may have never heard of her – until this morning, I hadn’t either. This post is a follow-up to my post from the other day about the hedgehog cross stitch that … Continue reading →

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