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Jewel-like needlework ornaments
Faby Reilly has a special talent for transforming a small piece of fabric into the most exquisite of jewels, shining with a thousand reflections. Each side of this cube is embellished with a pattern inspired by ice and snow crystals, mixing silver threads, seed beads and sequins on a cross stitch base. A wonderful hand-stitched ornament to display in your home for the festive season.
Matching ornaments - Let it Snow collection
Matching ornaments - Frosty collection
>> see all patterns in the Frosty series by Faby Reilly Designs
>> see all Festive Season ornaments by Faby Reilly
Barbara Ana's Christmas SAL's now available as regular charts
We have now closed all sales of the Barbara Ana Christmas SALs, however by popular demand, the designs are now available as regular patterns.
If you have already subscribed to the SAL, please make sure you download all your files by Jan 31st on the subscriptions download page
>> see all Christmas patterns by Barbara Ana Designs
More Christmas Cakes
>> see all patterns related to Christmas cakes and Baking
Christmas Ornaments by Tapestry Barn
Folk Art inspiration for the first, vintage blown glass balls for the second, here are two fun charts to cross stitch with Christmas decorations. Hang them hang on the tree, or to admire as a whole, whichever you fancy.
Tapestry Barn's designer is always full of useful tips and clever ideas: the latter design includes two specific colors that can be replaced with Gold and Silver metallics if you want to add more glitz to your stitching.
More Christmas Decs with Tapestry Barn
Fun Christmas cross stitching with a colorful and modern touch. Get started now!
>> see all Christmas cross stitch charts by Tapestry Barn
New Christmas designs by Lesley Teare
Exciting and colorful new patterns just released for Christmas.
As well as three nativity designs
Also by Lesley Teare, we've recently listed some more Christmas nativity patterns, including this brand new and quite unique church window design. How about stitching your very own nativity scene this year?
>> See all Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Vintage Postcard Greetings - in cross stitch
This vintage postcard, which was originally designed and cross stitched by Monique Bonnin with a French text, is now available in an English version: "Best wishes". The retro holly motif is further embellished with red sequin berries.
>> see all vintage postcard patterns by Monique Bonnin
>> see all greeting cards (all designers)
Christmas in Paradise
Faby Reilly takes us to exotic lands for this festive season, with tiny blue-feathered birds nesting among flowering birds of paradise. As always with Faby Reilly, beauty is in the exquisite detail of her intricate needlework designs combining cross stitch and many interesting embellishments of beads and threads. Hours of pleasurable stitching await!
>> see more Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
More Tannenbaum by Faby Reilly
>> see more Christmas patterns by Faby Reilly Designs
God Jul to you
Start the countdown to Christmas by cross stitching these charming scandinavian mini motifs inspired by the local handicrafts. We love the palette deliberately reduced to (almost) 3 colors which contributes to the pattern's appeal and contemporary touch characteristic of Tapestry Barn designs.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Tapestry Barn
More Nordic Christmas patterns
Cocooning
Quick to stitch and easy to make, a hottie cover, the perfect gift for a loved one to warm up on a chilly winter night. A fun and creative idea brought to you by Tapestry Barn.
>> see more Christmas patterns by Tapestry Barn
Keeping warm on chilly days
More designs and more reasons to enjoy the chill of winter (all the while keeping toasty warm and stitching snuggly seated in a comfortable armchair).
>> see all Winter patterns
Stitching ahead for Christmas!
Here are two beautiful Christmas samplers brought to you by Lesley Teare. Both are conveniently composed of separate images, so you can stitch and savor each little motif at a time, and resume your Christmas cross stitching whenever you feel in the mood for it and have time to spare.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare
More Christmas Advent Calendar patterns
>> see all patterns with Advent Calendars and more Xmas projects (all designers)
Cute little Christmas ornaments and Greeting cards to cross stitch
Perfect for making ornaments - such as these pretty Christmas stockings - or a greeting card for a Special One, these cheerful Christmas mini motifs are brought to you by Lesley Teare Designs.
More mini-motifs patterns for Christmas by Lesley Teare Designs
>> see all Christmas patterns by Lesley Teare Designs
Caramel Christmas
We love the honeyed tones of the cross stitch against the aqua background of this latest new design by Barbara Ana, full of poetic fantasy as always. Santa is perched on a giant bird and is about to take off.
Deep in the forest
Cute little motifs with a contemporary touch including a log cabin, trees and woodland animals. This little sampler comes in pretty Christmassy colors. Made in no time, it is a real treat to cross stitch. A design by Tiny Modernist.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Tiny Modernist
More Deer
>> see all Deer and Reindeer
A Star is Born
Inspired by the amazing displays of the Northern Lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, designer Faby Reilly combines several pastel metallic colors on a cross stitch base, enhanced with a couple of whipped backstitch. The motif is expertly applied to her signature star-shape, designed in order to give maximum volume to the front part of the ornament. The cross stitch chart comes with an excellent tutorial for both specialty stitches and for the mounting process.
More Christmas in White and Blue
>> see all Christmas Ornament patterns by Faby Reilly
Winter birds and Norfolk turkeys
If you're looking for an easy-to stitch Christmas sampler, do check out Riverdrift House designs. Worked in cross stitch only, with blocks of solid colors, they are fast to stitch yet so merry and colorful! We love the royal Christmas at Sandringham with the brightly lit castle and black Norfolk turkeys roaming in the park.
>> see all Christmas patterns by Riverdrift House
Celebrate! Gracewood's design for the month of December
In her cute "calendar series", here is the designer's pattern for the last month of the year, cross stiched in joyful red in celebration of the festive season.
Here at Creative Poppy we think the motif is not only of timeless beauty, but lends itself to a multitude of projects (from napkins to table cloth) and a variety of colors ways (think wedding present when stitched in white on raw linen). Click on the image for ideas!
>> see all vintage textile patterns by Gracewood Stitches
Christmas in your Home with Tapestry Barn
We love Tapestry Barn's young and cheerful style, as well as their fun creative ideas. Patterns are also easy to stitch and full of useful tips. Here are two projects that will bring a joyful Christmas touch into your home.
>> see all patterns by Tapestry Barn
>> see all patterns with Christmas ornaments (all designers)
Star of Bethlehem
Also by Tapestry Barn, here is an outstanding Christmas nativity scene, with wonderful detail and colors, sure to become a staple of the festive season in your home. It is designed as a wall hanging scroll, extra handy for rolling up and protecting until the next Christmas season.
>> see all patterns with Christmas nativity scenes (all designers)
Exquisitely wrapped
Ever seen such a pile of dazzlingly wrapped gifts?
If you like intricate cross stitch detail, you'll just love this Christmas design, lavishly embellished with seed beads and golden metallics. We have also provided extra zoom-in charts so you won't miss a single detail. A pattern by Shannon Christine, a designer with superb talent for intricate and detailed needlework.
Note: Creative Poppy supports sustainable gift wrapping and creative use of recycled or reusable materials. You don't have to miss all the glitter and fun though: instead of throw-away paper and ornaments, why not make your own reusable Christmas bags that can serve again year after year?
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Santa's Sleigh | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Shannon Christine Designs |
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