Free cross stitch pattern, Spring birds and flowers

Here is a wonderful spring birds and flowers stitching for you from Maria (LaMariaCha). If you love to cross stitch, it might be a great way to make it during last winter nights and turn it into something spectacular, like a tote or a purse.

 This design has a very nice folklore feel. It will look great on contrast with black canvas cloth with its bright colors. Or stitch it on natural linen for the coming Easter decor.

You can download this free cross stitch pattern here or here. 

Maria is a cross stitch designer from Kursk, Russia. If you'd like to see more of her work, please visit her LaMariaCha shop on Etsy.

Feng Shui talismans form BelleCoccinelle

If you want to be healthy, happy, rich, and live in prosperity and at peace with yourself - this is for you.

Chinese culture has been using the concepts of “Feng Shui” (an ancient system of aesthetics) for more than two centuries.

“Feng Shui” is a harmony of a living space. This harmony can be accomplished with the use of talismans which handle the energy of health, love and wealth.

There is a lot of literature describing the philosophy of “Feng Shui”, its rules, laws, and regulations that help activate special areas of home, and ways to differentiate symbols and talismans for accomplishment of desirable results.

You can find everything you need at BelleCoccinelle shop on Etsy.

Here you can get embroidered talismans which were designed in accordance with the “Feng Shui” philosophy (free worldwide shipping).

"Love" symbol attracts energy of love and happiness, creates harmony and understanding in marriage.
This symbol intensifies marital connection and annihilates conflicts. You will have harmony, peace, and satisfaction in the relationship with your loved one. This symbol will attract your other half to you, if you do not have one yet.

"Health" symbol helps to be in great health shape. This symbol can be used as your best wish to everyone, because we can not buy health for money.
This symbol helps with any illness. Your friends will be happy to receive this symbol with wishes of good health from you.

"Money" symbol attracts money itself. This is a very powerful symbol for monetary Energy. It brings additional roots of income.  It gives complete financial freedom to you.

"Wealth" symbol help you increase your wealth. This symbol helps to bring positive energy to the house or office. It magnifies wealth and prosperity for you and your friends.

"Happiness" is the symbol of all good intentions. This symbol helps to find happiness in whatever makes you happy.

If you are looking for love and family, it will come to you.
If you are looking for a career, it will come to you.
If you are looking for success, it will come to you.
This symbol helps you get what you are looking for.

BelleCoccinelle store sends the wishes of happiness, health, and sincere love to you and your loved ones.

Stylish things at BelleCoccinelle

Hello to everyone! My name is Lana, I am an embroidery designer. I am welcome you to my new store BelleCoccinelle.

I been thought from my childhood that image of the real Lady comes from exquisite items. Representation comes not only from elegant manners and feminine dresses. Elegant handmade touch ups always are great addition to the feminine icon.

I am offering in my store unique and elegant objects which can really expose your taste.

From the first look, it does not make a difference what do you have in your closet for aroma, either bar of soap or elegant sachet filled with lavender.

On my opinion, sachets from linen with elegant embroidery, filled with organic lavender are exposing elegance and taste of the Lady.

You can place those sachets next to your bed on the night table. Lavender’s aroma will give you relaxation, and come deep sleep.

Indefinitely, crafty lady will appreciate needle cushion with attractive decoration from organza ribbon and white polka dots design.

Also those cozy cushions could become very fine gifts for bridesmaids.

I am also offering my collection of suede bags, purses and accessories to those ladies who appreciate unique exquisite items.

Those pieces are decorated with 3-D appliqué, beads and hand made perforation.

Elegance of the design won’t be overlooked and will tell a lot about taste of the lady who was able to get unique accessory and fully appreciate it.

Besides those variety of accessories for ladies, my store carries affordable embroidered gifts for many occasions: holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc.

For example, bouquet of violets on decorative frame can be a great gift for dear grandma

Funny little face could be fine present for a small girl

Nest with words ”I will be back” could be a sweet gift for loved one during unexpected leave.

Please, visit my store. I will be glad to accommodate your needs. I prepared many cute gifts for holiday season which could make your home lovelier.

Lana at BelleCoccinelle

Embroidered gift for your Mom

Mother’s day is coming, and it is coming very soon.

This is holiday of all mothers, grandmothers, and little girls as future moms.

It is become a tradition to give something special, some exclusive gifts to moms to assure them in our love. Embroidered souvenirs could be great gifts, where every handmade stitch tells about sincere love to moms.

We have a few stores in our team which offer embroidered gifts for moms.


For example- adorable shop Skrynka.
The owner of the shop Natasha offers cross stitch embroidered pendants.
Natasha is concentrating exclusively on Ukrainian’s national heritage, though; any mother would be delighted to get one of Natasha’s great items.



Store Woolsolution is offering more essential gifts.
Owner of the shop Lyudmila accomplished embroidery of significant level – abstract man’s head as image from the painting of renowned artist Paul Klee.


This embroidery piece would be unquestionable great benefit for decoration of any living room, it will bring bright accent to any contemporary style interior.

Pleasurable store BelleCoccinelle offers very feminine and elegant embroidery.
Items in this shop are made by hand, and also on hand-guided, beginning of the last Century "Singer" machine, which your grand-grand-mothers were using for sawing.
Owner of the store Lana – an embroidery designer, she offers embroidered souvenirs of any taste and style.
For example - delicate lily-of-the-valley:


Or smiley daisies:



These embroidery items made dimensional and looks like they grow right from the hoops.
Mom can decorate the shelf with this embroidery, next to the needlecraft chest, or she can present this beautiful souvenir to her daughter, future mom.

It doesn’t make any sense to buy common gift to your loved one.
Unusual gift is always much more thrilling.
Embroidery made by members of Russian team is unforgettable gift which every mom will keep for a long time.

Happy Mother’s Day Dear Moms!

Story by Lana (FineEmbroidery)

Free cross stitch chart "Happy Easter!"

Easter is one of my favorite holidays. Everything is so sunny and fresh and I just love to see the colorful eggs and first blooms on a spring flowers!

I wish to share my love of spring with my friends but some of them live far away. So I am sending them a note, just to let them know I am thinking about them!

Sometimes I am purchasing greeting cards but I am also making them when I have the inspiration and time.

I made this design in the spring of 2009 for some of my friends in England. It is very easy to stitch and you will make it in no time!

You can buy a tri-fold card for your stitching or you can make one yourself (for step by step instructions please visit my blog).

I am always happy to see your finished projects made by my charts. Please send me a photo of your finished card through the conversation at my Etsy shop (AGardenCottage) and I will publish it on my blog!

I am sure your friends will be happy to hear from you this Easter. Please enjoy this complimentary chart and have a wonderful spring!

By Tanya (AGardenCottage)

Interview with a Star - Lana at FineEmbroidery

This post is the first from many others Interviews with a Star. So... Our first Star - Lana


I have two stores on Etsy:
www.FineEmbroidery.etsy.com
www.FunEmbroidery.etsy.com

Fine Embroidery is a unique service that offers the most exquisite hand and hand-guided machine embroidery available today.
I am exhibiting unique 3 dimensional embroidery Art Works, which have been made in the Trapunto style. I am offering custom Greeting Cards, Monograms, handmade suede Bags, various Accessories and one of a kind embroidered Jewelry.

I started to make my Suede Bags and Accessories Collection as a hobby exclusively for myself.
Then I realized that a lot of people liked my work.
To make my unique bags I am using suede, natural stones, wood and ivory beads.
My design style is very feminine.




My most favorite works are custom Monograms in Victorian style.
Making them is a very delicate and time consuming process.
At the beginning I make a sketch if the artwork according to the client’s request.
Then I create the embroidery on the hand guided machine, which is considered to be handmade embroidery. This machine gives me an opportunity to make embroidery very dimensional and delicate.
I have been producing these monograms for a very long time, especially on the handkerchiefs, bed linens, napkins, towels, and all kinds of wedding accessories.
This exclusive embroidery evokes the old-time feeling, when owning elegant items were considered extremely important compared to the cheaply priced mass-produced ones.



Just recently I had an opportunity to tell about my embroidered Greeting cards in Keeping Things Simple Blog, please, look at the link:
http://socksandmittens.blogspot.com/2010/08/interview-with-star-lana-from.html


My most favorite works are embroidered Artworks.


Three of my Artworks were dedicated to the Venetian Carnival
These Art pieces are one-of-a-kind. Embroidered pictures inspired by romantic historical images and unique masks of Venetian carnival. Embroidered details placed on hand painted “Dupioni” silk.
Pictures made from gorgeous fabrics in different styles and unique techniques. Wonderful pieces of velvet, satin, organza, tulle, silk, suede, lace and iridescent fabric have been used to create details. Embroidery has been done by silk, metallic, rayon, and unique holographic threads.
“Swarovski” crystals are adding drama and creating sparkling colors combination with other finest glass beads. Variety of rich, unique and extravagant feather pieces from exotic birds has been used for decoration.
3-dimensional technique required special attention; it was designed for these particular projects with intention to show most important details of the compositions on watercolor background.
Embroidered details were made in "Trapunto" style.

I received 15 prestigious International Awards for my designs and embroidery. Most recently I have been recognized by Elle and Stitches magazines for my embroidered artworks.