cross-stitch portraits

just wanted to share a little project i did over the holidays.

i decided to make handmade presents for our family members.  inspired by martha stewart's cross-stitched portraits, i decided to create versions of my family members.

so, here they are:

below is a photo of my designs and martha stewart's templates.  i find, that the most exciting part of the project is designing and creating the templates.

i'm currently working on one with the whole family, starting with mine:

the finished portrait would probably be 5 inches by 24-30 inches...  i can't wait to show you!  i will also create a background & custom frame it.

i hope you enjoyed them!
xo, carla

coming home embroidery

megan of studio m.m.e. is one of my favorite artists.  she is also one of the nicest people i know.  i love the whimsical subject matter & the detail of her illustrations.  when i found out that she would be creating embroidery versions of her art, i was ecstatic!  i was even more excited when she started selling patterns of her embroidery work!  you can get your own pattern at her shop on  www.studiomme.com .

here is coming home, it is one of her works that i really admire:

as soon as i found time to work on the embroidery pattern, i jumped at the chance to finish it - quickly!  it`s been hectic lately (hence, my temporary hiatus from the blog.  more posts coming soon!).

here`s the finished product:

it was really fun to make and so easy!  i can`t wait to get my hands on the feeding the moon embroidery kit! 

xo,
carla