I am so thrilled with how these two cross stitch pieces turned out! Two completely different colour schemes that I adore, they were so fun to come up with finishing ideas for.

Peacock Manor

This beautiful little design was created by Pansy Patch Quilts and Stitchery and first came out in the June 2023 edition of Just Cross Stitch Magazine. I stitched it with the called for DMC threads on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha fabric.

I used an 8×10 frame from a Thrift Store and painted it with chalk paint, buffed it with a clear wax, and used a cloth to rub a little bit of distressing onto it.

I used sticky mounting board for the cross stitch and fabric layers. The cherry fabric I believe is designed by Lori Holt from Riley Blake Designs (not sure what collection) and the light pink I’m not sure what line it is from.

The creative process…it gets messy! I used trims from the Fall Trim Bundle from Michael’s to accent the piece. This trim bundle is well worth it’s costs, I highly recommend if you do any type of crafting.

So happy with how it came together!

Fox and Butterflies

Fox and Butterflies is a sweet little design from Pigeon Coop Designs new book ‘Cross-Stitch in the Forest’. I stitched it with the called for DMC threads on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha fabric.

I used this decorative coffee canister from a Thrift Shop to mount the cross stitch piece on!

More of the creative process and all of its messiness! The fabric is by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs, not sure on the collection. I utilized the Michaels fall trim bundle once again, using the emerald green velvety pompom, its so good!

I finished it off with a pick of leaves from Michaels. This piece will be on display for Spring, Summer and Fall and I will just switch out the picks with the season. If I had sunflowers, I would have popped them in there for summer…but fall is coming, so leaves it is! I absolutely love it!

I hope you enjoyed seeing a little bit of the process behind how I finished these pieces and perhaps it inspires you to get some of your projects finished and on display!