Cross Stitch Ornament Tags

🎄 Christmas in July: Cross Stitch Ornament Tags Tutorial 🎄

A Collaboration with Therm O Web and Benzie Design

Who says you have to wait until December to get into the holiday spirit? I'm celebrating Christmas in July with a jolly fun stitching project that’s as festive as it is versatile—Cross Stitch Ornament Tags!

These little tags pack a big punch of holiday cheer. Each one is double-sided:

🎁 One side is personalized with a name or message, perfect for gift-giving.

🎄 The other side features a sweet ornament design, ready to hang on the tree as a keepsake!

Whether you stitch one side or both, you’ll love how easy these are to make. Cross stitch is done on a neutral 32-count linen/evenweave or 16-count Aida cloth with Sulky Petites or DMC cotton floss. The tags are cut from Wool Blend Felt by Benzie Design, stiffened with SpraynBond Fabric Stiffener Spray....and there is a cute holly embellishment made from Wool Blend Felt with the option of a tiny 1/4" button. The tie/hanger is cute, red and white baker's twine.

🧵 Get the Tutorials & Patterns:

🦌🎄 Visit the Benzie Design Blog for the Reindeer and Tree patterns, templates and tutorial:

https://www.benziedesign.com/blogs/tutorials/cross-stitch-ornament-tags

☃️🐦 Visit the Therm O Web Blog for the Snowman and Cardinal patterns, templates and tutorial:

https://blog.thermoweb.com/cross-stitch-ornament-tags/

🧶 Materials You’ll Need (contains affiliate links that help me keep this blog ad-free):

From Benzie Design:

• Cross Stitch Fabric (32-count linen/evenweave or 16-count Aida)
• Sulky Petites or DMC Floss
• Wool Blend Felt
• Tools: Screw Punch, Scissors, Hoops, Needles
• Baker's Twine

From Therm O Web:

• HeatnBond Medium Weight Fusible Interfacing
• SpraynBond Fabric Stiffener
• SpraynBond Fusible Adhesive Spray
• SpraynBond Pattern & Stencil Spray
• Pressing Paper Sheets

Optional: Tiny ¼" Button

🌟Why You’ll Love This Project:

• Quick and beginner-friendly
• Great for gifting and/or decorating
• Customizable with names, dates, or messages
• A sweet way to start your holiday crafting early!
  
  

So grab your floss, felt, and festive spirit—let’s get stitching! ✂️🧵 Whether you're making a few for your holiday gift wrap stash or creating a whole set to share with friends and family, these Cross Stitch Ornament Tags are a fun way to add handmade charm to the season. They’re the kind of keepsakes that get pulled out year after year, sparking smiles and memories with every unwrapping.

I hope this project brings a little extra sparkle to your summer and inspires you to start your holiday crafting early. Be sure to visit both the Benzie Design Blog and the Therm O Web Blog for the full tutorials and patterns—and don’t forget to tag me in your creations! I can’t wait to see how you make them your own.🎄❤️

Holiday Lights

Greetings friends! Welcome back to my holiday content and Christmas cheer. I hope you have been enjoying my countdown to Christmas posts and getting in the holiday spirit.

Last night, we had a small neighborhood gathering. One of our neighbors rented a 15-seat passenger van and drove 14 of us around to see some of the best holiday light displays in Kansas City. We drove all over Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Gardener, downtown KC and the Plaza. We all wore ugly Christmas sweaters or Christmas pajamas...and Christmas light necklaces (that lit up). The adults had cocktails...and the kids had juice...and there were homemade cookies. The final stop of the tour was Austin's (a bar and grill in Gardner, KS), where we ordered food and beverages and just enjoyed each other's company. The photos are from one of the stops were we got out of the van and took some group photos...this is Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park in Lenexa....

Next up today, I wanted to share the last five days from Jenny's Countdown to Christmas Box with you. It has been truly delightful to open a present a day...and every day has been special! If you are not familiar with this box, it is a sewing advent calendar from the Missouri Star Quilt Company with 25 numbered and wrapped presents. I previously shared the first 10 days. Today's post includes days numbered 11 through 15. Before I go any further, this is not really a spoiler, as everyone who has this box should already have the gifts from the 11th - 15th opened - but if you do not want to know what was in each of these packages, stop reading/looking now... Click on images, if you want a larger view...

Day 11:  A Quilty Wooden Box with Magnetic Lid...
...with a compartment for a needle/needle threader, one for scissors,
and one for snippets. Mine is already in use in my stitching nest!

Day 12: A Snowflake Embroidery Kit with Frame
Can't wait to stitch this up!

Daay 13: Mat Scrubbers (for rotary cutting mat)
I will be trying these out soon - and the CUTE factor is top notch!

Day 14: Quilt Build Card Deck MSQC Special Edition
I was so excited to see this - I have three other sets, so this will be a
great addition.

DAY 15: Quilt Block Ornaments (Ceramic)

Tonight was a holiday dinner with my girlfriends. We went to Fortune Wok in Overland Park for dinner (it was really good!) and exchanged a few gifts. Spending time with the strong, intelligent women in my life is always uplifting and inspiring.

Now, I am back to work at my desk for a fun surprise I have coming on Tuesday...so stop back on Monday for the cross stitch finishing tutorial and on Tuesday for a holiday surprise! 🎄🎄

Needlework Finishing - Ornament Edition

Hello friends! Just a quick post this early morning (yes, our household is still on a night schedule, so it is almost 3:30 AM). I have been cutting project bags for a special order this late night and decided to stop by for a visit before I start sewing. I am back today to share some of my recent needlework finishing with you - this is just a sampling (I have way too many photos to share them all). These pieces were all for a client - not my stitching or designs, just my finishing work. I will post designer details with corresponding images for those who are interested (if I have them). Fabrics that are in the images were used for backing...and all the perfectly matched trims and rayon ribbons are from the incredible Lady Dot Creates (she has the very best finishing supplies!). As you can see, I have been doing quite a few Christmas ornaments this week....with my super full schedule the next few months, I am trying to get everything I have on hand completed. Enjoy the creative eye candy and I will be back to visit with you again soon!

Santa Angel by Teresa Kogut

2022 Fragments in time No. 2
by Summer House Stitche Workes

Santa's Sleigh Ride by Dames of the Needle

Glitter House 9 by Country Cottage Needleworks

Hometown Holiday #15 The Needlework Shop
by Little House Needleworks

Gingerbread House 8 from Country Cottage Needleworks

I Believe In Santa by The Primitive Hare

All Dolled Up - He's a Flake by
Little  House Needleworks

Hometown Holiday #24 Ice Cream Shop
by Little House Needleworks

Hometown Holiday #23 The Music Store
by Little House Needleworks

Four Winter Wishes - New Cross Stitch

Greetings friends - I'm so happy you stopped by for a visit today!

These last couple weeks have found me in my happy place, working on new patterns and designs. Today, I am here to share my latest cross stitch pattern release, "Four Winter Wishes." If you have been following along, then you know this is my fifth pattern release in the last two weeks - two cross stitch patterns and three quilting patterns!

My heart has been smiling while working on all sorts of creative projects - so let's talk about the latest one. Yes, it's another NEW cross stitch release alert! I just listed another winter/holiday cross stitch design called "Four Winter Wishes" and it is available in both paper pattern and digital format in my Etsy shop. Here are a few more details...

Four Winter Wishes (BRD-135)

This set of four winter/holiday designs is in a traditional sampler format - and includes both Cross Stitch Over-One and Cross Stitch Over-Two...and some Back Stitches (if finished, as shown). I finished these four designs as ornaments with a beaded edge, but they work perfectly as bowl fillers, finished with your favorite method...they would also look lovely as small framed designs. The fifteen-page pattern contains charting for the Four Winter Wishes counted cross stitch designs (in color and black and white), stitching instructions, stitch diagrams, personalization page, enlarged Cross Stitch Over-One charts, and complete finishing instructions (to finish as shown). Models are stitched with Weeks Dye Works Cotton Floss (DMC conversions included) on 32-count Examplar from Lakeside Linens, but most any neutral fabric will do...just make sure the white snowflakes will be visible. 

Digital Pattern: https://blueribbondesigns.etsy.com/listing/1625845067
Paper Pattern: https://blueribbondesigns.etsy.com/listing/1611661922

I really hope you like this winter/holiday/Christmas design - I found my joy working on this special pattern!

I have another new cross stitch model in the works and two more quilting/sewing patterns, as well...so stay tuned for those...

...and, I have needlework finishing and custom work to complete for clients...piles of sewing to complete for my Etsy shop...and another project tutorial for the ThermOWeb blog that will be available December 20th, so I will be back to visit with you again before you know it! 

Thanks for stopping by today and for always being so supportive of my creativity...💗

Stitching, Sewing, Creating!

Greeting friends - happy holiday weekend! The summer has flown by, as the last couple months have been a whirlwind. We are still on a "night schedule" in our household, which continues to make life interesting. I have had a very hard time adjusting, but there are far less interruptions when I am working from 7:00 PM - 5:00 AM. I have been catching up on needlework finishing and custom orders that are long overdue, getting quite a few special project bags sewn for my Etsy Shop, and working on lots of fun projects for Therm O Web and Poppie Cotton. I have a list of new patterns (quilting and cross stitch) that I will be working on in a couple weeks. I am making a trip to Illinois to visit my momma and second dad in a week and I have a very long list to complete beforehand...then some pattern writing upon my return...design work brings me the most joy and is my favorite part of my job, so I am looking forward to taking the time work on some original designs. Today's photos are a look at some of the needlework finishing I have been completing for customers (not my stitching, just my finishing), a custom retreat mat that I created for a client, and project bags I have been sewing for my Etsy Shop (all created from my coveted/vast collection of vintage Blackbird Designs sampler fabrics).

Stoneware Bunny - Priscilla’s Pocket - finished with my signature
pillow finish.

May Peace be your Gift - Needlework Press - finished with my
signature pillow finish

Bluebird Boarding House - Blue Ribbon Designs (that’s me!) - finished
 as a mini quilt to fit a small stand.

Patriot Shield - Notforgotten Farm - finished as a mini quilt to fit a
small stand.

Quirky Quaker Queen Bee - Darling & Whimsy - finished as a quilted
needlebook with pockets.

Autumn Rules - Primrose Cottage Stitches - finished as a quilted wall
hanging.

Bundled Up Birdie - Blue Ribbon Designs (that’s me!) - finished as
a flat-finished ornament with two-tone twisted cord.

Sunshine and Shadow - The Prairie Schooler (Book No. 11) - finished as
 a 16” pillow.

 “Season 2 - A Year of Celebration Continues” - Hands On Design -
finished as ornaments with hangers.

Quilted Retreat Mat

A note about the special sampler fabric project bags shown below:
These are VERY limited BBD sampler fabric project bags - they are made from vintage Blackbird Designs fabric…these extremely limited signature project bags are custom cut to showcase the samplers printed on the fabrics and are only listed in my Etsy Shop…see listings, when available for size and details. These sell very quickly, so if you are looking for one (or more!), keep an eye on my social media and Etsy Shop. I am working through stacks of yardage, one specific print at a time - when the particular bags in each photo are gone, they are gone - I have used every scrap I have before posting. While I adore these fabrics and have saved them for personal sewing, I have realized there is no way I will ever have enough time to sew for myself...so, I decided to share the wealth and create for my shop. I am working from my vast BBD vintage sampler fabric collection and will add special bags each week until it is gone. I do not take advance orders (creating/sewing these bags brings me joy, taking orders steals my joy and adds quite a bit of time/stress to the process).

Thanks for visiting today - I hope you are inspired to create something special. I am signing off to finish a few more tasks, run an errand with my husband...then we have a neighborhood gathering this evening. I will be working on my September projects for Poppie Cotton and Therm O Web this next week, before taking a week off to visit my family. So many projects, not enough time! I look forward to visiting with you again soon...