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Did you stitch Barbara Ana's latest Christmas SAL?
It is now available as a regular pattern but we are looking for pictures of the stitched model. If you have participated in the SAL, have strictly used the supplies listed, and can provide good quality photographs, please send us your pictures. The first 10 stitchers to send pictures will get a $10 voucher to spend on any patterns of your choice available on Creative Poppy's website. If your pictures are selected for our newsletter, you will get a $50 voucher. Please use our contact form to send us your photo. Thank you!
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Phenix crown
A portrait of a young woman lost in her thoughts. The focus of this design is on the extraordinary head-dress. At first glance it seems that a large butterfly, wings colorful and richly adorned, has just landed onto her head. But the bugs antennas are blooming into flowers, and there are plenty of floral ornaments and beads dangling from this mysterious crown. Whimsical as ever, a new Dream portrait to cross stitch in Barbara Ana's extraordinary series.
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Canned surprise
Innocently open a can of preserved sardines and oh, surprise, someone is hiding in here. Barbara Ana loves to stitch the unexpected, in an all-so-colorful and humourous way. We love it. Chase the gloom away and you too can have fun stitching these sunny colors!
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Creative Needlework
Who wouldn't fall for these 2 cats, busy sewing, and stitching. Admire their work, a giant quilt that includes more than 50 mini patterns, including eggs and bacon, a glass of red wine and a banana... proving both Barbara Ana's humor and immense talent for cross-stitch design!
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Crafty Cats | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs |
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Miniature carpet
Here is Barbara Ana's interpretation of a persian rug, popular with well-to-do castle-dwelling families since the Middle Ages. We love the warm soft colors reminiscient of the natural wollen dyes used for those carpets, as well as the very personal reinterpretation of the primitive figures and motifs. A fantastic addition to Barbara Ana's primitive series.
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Medieval Rug | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs |
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Christmas cheer in town
Large but super easy-to stitch on 25ct Lugana fabric, this cityscape has a central European feel, where houses are painted bright colors and the town center fills with cheer as Christmas approaches. We love the simple subdued palette chosen by Barbara Ana, with scandinavian blue, mustard and terra-cotta. The cross stitch pattern is, as always, filled with interesting detail, a real pleasure to stitch.
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Crack a seasonal joke with Barbara Ana
Discover Barbara Ana's humourous side...
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The New World Sampler, now available as a whole chart
If you haven't yet stitched this exceptional sampler by Barbara Ana, here's a unique opportunity to catch up. The sampler is now available as a single chart, both excellent value and practical.
Follow Barbara Ana as she enters her "New World" travelling overseas, reaching the city, crossing mysterious forests, settling down in a farm, and confronting ghosts and witches. You can of course pick your very own order. The beauty of this design is the way it is structured in colorful bands, each telling their own story.
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Flamboyant Heart
Passionate Love as expressed by Barbara Ana in stitches, with a beating heart, chiselled diamond, and a mix of flames turning into blooms. Ever so creative, ever so feminine, ever so colorful, ever so fun to stitch using nuanced floss... vintage Barbara Ana.
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Wild Heart | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs |
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Telling a village's exciting story in stitches
Brought to you by Barbara Ana, this pattern is more than an attractive design, it also tells a whole story.
The village itself is a real treat to stitch, but move your eye around and you will have great fun discovering all the rich detail and entertaining motifs in each section of this super-rich chart.
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More Halloween Houses patterns by Barbara Ana
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Christmas in cross stitch in amazing detail
It is absolutely amazing how much fun detail cross stitch designer Barbara Ana manages to fit into this Christmas pattern, not only the cat with a tree in one hand and a pot of Christmas roses in the other, but also a myriad of tiny holiday ornaments as well as a snowy landscape motif featured on the skirt. This pattern is part of a series of matching seasonal cat portraits that you can rotate with the seasons.
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Barbara Ana's Winged Dreams against a mountain sunset
We love it when we hear from a stitcher who comes up with a lovely personal interpretation of a design. It shows how stitchers really appropriate a pattern, coming up with the most brilliant ideas.
In this case, Nona J., having decided to stitch Barbara Ana's Winged Dreams came across a lovely Etsy shop selling printed Aida fabrics in a great variety of atmospheric backgrounds, including this colorful sunset.
"It had all the best colors and a oncoming night sky at the top which was perfect for tones chosen by Barbara Ana." Kindly Nona agreed to share it with us.
 | | Winged Dreams | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs Original on the right, reinterpreted by Nona J. on the left |
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Congratulations Nona on the awesome piece. We sent it to Barbara who approved "The fabric is stunning and it's perfect for Winged dreams, it's so creative and pretty"
Underwater worlds
Barbara Ana's latest dreaming girl is actually a mermaid. But look closer and you will discover several surprise landscapes among the luxurious underwater life. Like all her designs, this pattern by Barbara Ana's is a lot of fun to complete, each new part filled with wonderful surprises, stitch after stitch.
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A tribute to Portugal and its rich cultural heritage
Barbara Ana's latest dreaming girl is a celebration of everything Portuguese, from the sea, like blood running through its veins, to its rich expressive music, a complex mix of sorrows and joys. It's amazing how much detail is fitted in a single pattern, from the quartet of cats below a lampost, to the tiny harbour and numerous references to traditional Portuguese crafts, vibrant colors contrasting with the black background.
Barbara Ana's psychedelic World
Is this a tree? A flower? A single globular eye? No, it's a neuron, at least seen through Barbara Ana's very creative mind. It comes in the most cheerful sunny colours, emphasized by the dark background. A firework of colors in a jungle of exotic flowers and mysterious shapes.
 | | Neuron City | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs |
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Barbara Ana's irresistible urge to stitch
Here's a new piece by Barbara Ana straight out of her imaginative mind. Why did she create it? Well she just felt the urge... Oversize mushroom, exotic flowers and fruit flow out of a doll shaped vase. And looking inside you will discover a lilliputian landscape with tiny houses clutching every hill. Perfectly balanced, full of rich colors and entertaining detail, a real treat to cross stitch.
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A Window into the Mind
Open the door to fantasy and follow Barbara Ana along the surprising paths dictated by her creative mind, always overflowing with ideas. Her latest Dreaming Girl pattern , is a masterpiece of color, with light shining through the night. The flow of the girl's dark hair - as if blown by the wind - structures the whole design, wraping together all the diverse elements.
A cross stitch pattern, part of the Dreaming Girl series by Barbara Ana Designs.
Queen Cleo in all her Glory
Initially launched a a mystery chart and SAL, Queen Cleo(patra) is now revealed in all her glory!
Here's Barbara Ana's stunning portrait - in cross stitch - of a woman whose power, passions and tragic death, have captured imaginations and turned her into a female celebrity of all times.
 | | Cleo Dreams | | Counted cross stitch pattern by Barbara Ana Designs |
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