Tulip Wreath!

Hello Stitchy Peeps!

Lately I've been in a Spring kinda mood.  I think a lot of it has to do with the grey and gloomy skies that seem to cloak my corner of the world...I'm ready for longer days and sunshine!  Yesterday while flipping through YouTube I noticed that The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch had uploaded a tutorial for a Tulip Wreath...so of course I immediately watched it!

The Tulip Wreath was fast and so very easy!! No hot glue gun needed!! Lucky for me I was planning on popping into Michael's while my kiddo had guitar lessons, so I could pickup the needed supplies.

I think it took me all of 15 minutes to assemble my Tulip Wreath this morning!  It turned out so AWESOME!! Honestly you could use any type of flower for this wreath...but I just figured with Spring coming and I don't have a wreath yet for the season, putting tulips on mine was the way to go!

If you are interested in making one for yourself...did I mention it was super simple?...I'll put the link below..

The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch Tulip Wreath Tutorial!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Wreath Making!
Olivia  xx

Flosstube #4 ~ Stitchy Notes

Howdy Stitchy Peeps!

Today's video didn't go as I planned..I accidently deleted my original video and had to reshoot super quick before my kiddos got home from school!  But I figured out where I went wrong and will make sure not to do again! 

In no particular order...

Glitter Village by Country Cottage Needleworks: I finished the 3rd house in the series and am stitching them all together on 32 count Raw/Silver Belfast with most of the called for Classic Colorworks floss.  I switched out CC Bamboo for DMC 3865 and DMC E3821 for the called for metallic braid.

Spring ABC's by Little House Needleworks stitched on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha with DMC Threads.  Using DMC White instead of Ecru...changed DMC 611 to DMC 3862

Queen of Freedom by Mirabilia Designs stitched on 32 Vintage Sahara Belfast with all the called for DMC, Mill Hill Beads and Kreinik Threads.

Simply Meant to Be by Heaven and Earth Designs stitched on 18 count Aida with all the called for DMC Threads.

Quilt pattern is: Long Time Gone by Jan Kingwell

Congratulations to Cassie Playford for winning the giveaway from my last video!!

Thanks so much for watching my video and don't forget to hit the subscribe button!

Happy Stitching
Olivia xx

Winter Winds ~ February 12th, 2019

I know it's been awhile since I've done a regular blog post...I meant to!  My last post was somewhere around Christmas time and I'd had every intention of returning with updates each week.  But the best laid plans are always the first to change!

Last week I had a couple of stitchy finishes!

Winter Wind by Prairie Schooler..

 I absolutely love how it turned out!!

It's stitched on 32 ct Lugana that I tea/coffee dyed with the called for DMC Threads. I mounted it onto a piece of mat board that I covered with batting, then I cut another piece of mat board and covered it with some cute gingham fabric.  I attached both pieces together with Aleene's Tacky Glue.  Then I painted a frame that I found at Hobby Lobby, using red acrylic craft paint and brown antiquing wax.  Once all that was finished, I attached washers and magnets!  It looks super great hanging up in my dining room!

My second stitchy finish..

This is Love is in the Air by Le Chalet des Perelles that I stitched on 32 count Cashel with DMC Threads and Classic Colorworks Rosy Glow.  Such a fun little stitch!  Did I mention it's a freebie?! Just do a quick Google Search for it and you'll be sure to find it! Or scroll to my last post and click the link for it there!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Stitching,
Olivia xx

FlossTube #3 ~ Stitchy Notes

Howdy Stitchy Peeps!

Today is February 8th 2019 and my third FlossTube video is live! Thank you to all who participated in my first FlossTube giveaway!  The lucky winner is Tina Brown! However, over the past two weeks I hit 1000 subscribers!!  So you know what that means...another giveaway!  Details can be found in my video!

Etsy Shop: PumpkinHollowQuilts
Instagram: pumpkinhollowquilts
Facebook: Pumpkin Hollow Quilting
(All the links are also available in the sidebar if viewing from a computer)

In no particular order ~

Winter Winds by Prairie Schooler..Stitched on 32 ct Lugana that I tea/coffee dyed, stitched with all DMC Threads!

Love is in the Air by Le Chalet des Perelles...Stitched on 32 ct Cashel with DMC Threads and Classic Colorworks. I swapped 321 for 304 - swapped 225 for CC Rosy Glow - swapped 869 for 3828.  You can find this freebie chart by clicking here.

Glitter House #3 by Country Cottage Needleworks...Stitched on 32 count Raw/Silver Belfast Linen with most of the called for Classic Colorworks.  Swapped out CC Bamboo for 3865!

Simply Meant to Be by Heaven and Earth Designs..Stitched on 18 count Aida with all DMC Threads.

Hello Winter by Plum Street Samplers stitched on 36 ct Smokey Blue Edinburgh Linen with a combination DMC and GAST Threads...details about it can be found in my December blog post!

Quilts Shown ~

Scrappy Heart Block by Primrose Cottage Quilts

Patchwork Churn Dash Mini Quilt by Sterling Quilt Co

True Love Mini Quilt by Sweet Treasures

That about wraps it up for me!  Thank you so much for watching my video!

Happy Stitching
Olivia xx