Celia Creates Stuff

Hello there.  First of all, I would like to thank you for stopping by to read my blog entries. I am fairly new to blogging but I have been reading blogs since 2009. I was already cross stitching at that time just to have something to do. I  didn't  know that there’s a lot of information, freebies and blogs about cross stitch online until I happened to type and search “cross stitch” on Google. Since then, I was hooked. I love reading every cross stitch blog I could find. I love all the information you have provided about the craft. Also, I have been watching videos about cross stitch on YouTube. I love watching fellow cross-stitchers talking about their projects, WIPS , finishes and video tags while I am stitching. Last month, I thought I would give blogging a go. Just like many of us, we want to share our passion for cross stitching. And, I am just as happy to know that I have views on my blog. So, thank you for that. Today, I would like to share with yo...

I finally got the time and energy to frame “Lilac”, one of Mirabilia’s Pixie Couture Collection. I love the result. I think she is really beautiful. I purchased the frame from Hobby Lobby, and this is the same frame I used for “Holly”. Lilac was a quick stitch. It just took me about two months. Sometimes, I stitch other projects in between and got busy with school work, but she was my main focus. I finished her last May of 2014 and waited until last night to get her framed. I enjoyed stitching her with all those pretty beads and the colorful threads. I used antique white evenweave fabric for her and Holly. And, I will use the same fabric and frame for the rest of the Pixie Couture that I have in my stash. The next pixie has been kitted for another start. Here’s a picture of both Holly and Lilac. I don’t know yet where I will put them in my house but I will definitely move other framed finishes to showcase them. DIY framing really saves me $100 or more. I did the la...

Happy Mail I belong to a few of the cross-stitch group on Facebook, and one of it is "Stash Unload". I bought a lot of chart from there. There was once a seller who announced to everybody that she will be posting her stash on a certain date and time, and I was one of the anxious members waiting and hoping to be the first one to bid on the charts that I like. It was like a matter of how fast your internet is and how fast you can type your "me, please". I decided to mellow down on purchasing stash months ago until just recently. These items were for sale, no bidders yet so I grabbed it. Last week, I was a happy bee again when I received these items from the mail. My second Work-in-Progress project  Here's another WIP I am going to show to you. This is actually my first time to stitch a design from the Cross Country Cross Stitch Magazine. The colors are so vibrant. The design is obviously seasonal but I do think that apart from the vibrant colors, I love the...