For those of you that like to cross stitch, Jodi at the Golden Hoop is licensing my art to create some very nice cross stitching kits. On HER BLOG TODAY (LINK HERE) She features the first two, “Old World Poppy” and “Polka Dot Gerbera Daisy.”
You can PURCHASE THE KITS HERE. In my younger, and much less busy years, I loved to cross stitch. That was when I could see aida cloth 22 without reading glasses! It is such a soothing hobby and the results are so sweet and beautiful. If you’ve never given it a try, you might just fall in love with the hobby.
Its a great skill to teach young children or grandchildren. There isn’t a great deal of skill involved and it can give a child a tremendous sense of accomplishment to produce something that looks so beautiful and professional! There will be many more kits to come and I’ll try to let you know when they are available! Thank you, Jodi, for doing such a lovely job on these kits.
Tomorrow the FREEBIE KIT SHOWN HERE will no longer be available so get it while you can. It will become a freebie inside of an altered paint can kit that will be out next week. The kit will have candy bar wrappers and other goodies to use as a gift packaging set.
SCRIPTURE OF THE DAY: Rom 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. NIV
PRAYER: Lord it’s easy to trust in you and have hope when everything is going according to my desires or plan, but when the tiniest setback comes I can easily find myself right back to doubting. That’s when I realize I’m probably trusting in the circumstances and not really trusting in you.
Help me to know more and more about you, so I can trust you more and have greater hope for my future. When I know how great your mercies and and how much you love to show mercy, I can trust a little more that you will show mercy to ME! When I understand that you fully know the future you have written for me, I can come to rest in the fact that no setback is a surprise to you. I can also trust that you have planned a way forward whether I can see it or not.
Reveal yourself to me more that I can know you better and trust you more fully. Give me a hope that is real because it is found in you! AMEN
I used to do cross stitch all the time and loved it. But it got to where I didn’t have a place to put any more and now I can’t seem to find the time to do it. But I have to admit you may entice me to start again.
I used to cross stitch a lot!! I think the reading glasses thing has made me not enjoy it as much. I need to cross stitch a sampler for my dgs’s birth and both my dd’s wedding!! One day! By the way, thanks so much for the Bible verse and prayer today. My youngest dd is having trouble finding a teaching job and my dh has had a job change that is not going very well. We try to keep the faith that God will work out both situations in His time, but that’s easier said than done! So thanks for your words of encouragement!!
I used to cross stitch all the time, now I can’t seem to sit still long enough (ok maybe it is the glasses thing too!) Kathy
Looks like we ALL used to cross stitch! LOL! You are right, AJ…it is such a soothing hobby. I wish my eyes were better because your art would make beautiful cross stitch!
These have made me think about doing some cross stitch again!
They do look pretty 🙂
I did some crossstitch. Kind of wore out when I did a wedding picture for my girlfriend’s wedding-white/offwhite was a little to close in color. Never did do one for me like I planned.
these may be incentive to try again.
I never tried to cross stitch but I have friends that do.
Did you save the Abigail Scott Designs on your hard drive?????? I pray that you did. I love them so.
I used to do a lot of counted crossstitch. Now my eyesight is not the best for this type of hand work. I love your kits AJ.
never did cross stitch but it is beautiful work done up and I am sure your kits will do it justace