Hey all! Tamie Snow of Roxycraft.com here!
I wanted to announce that I have integrated my Pimp Stitch Embroidery Patterns into Roxycraft.com and they are now available for sale!
Drop by and check it out!
I've also completely redesigned my website and there's loads of new Amigurumi patterns to check out!
We've had bugs on the brain lately! Here's a cute free pattern for Summer sewing. Download it, shrink it, print it and sew it. And while you're at it, there's also a free tutorial for this cutie pie pincushion over on the goody-goody blog.
Lauren has a free downloadable pdf embroidery pattern and sewing project for these little cuties over on her blog. A perfect project to whip up this weekend! TGIF!
Previously, you could only find our kits at craft shows or Indie Sacramento. But now we've put up a bunch in our etsy shop just in time for Valentine's gift giving. Cruise on over and check 'em out. Buy one and the shipping on a second is just a buck!
Each kit contains patterns for each design, thread, transfer paper, needle and a fat quarter of fabric for you to stitch away on. The great thing about these kits (if I do say so myself) is that they feature patterns from four designers with a unique style of their own. Octopi, mushrooms, and snails! Oh my!
The Holidays are a perfect time to introduce sewing to kids. They will be on vacation from school (translation: will need entertaining) and it's a chance to teach them a skill that will last a lifetime. So, take a break from baking and cozy up on the sofa with a mug of cider. Surprise them with a mini embroidery kit--patterns, some floss and a few (blunt embroidery) needles. Oh, and don't forget a little extra patience!
The easy, free embroidery patterns above are available at patternbee.com
If they really take to sewing, you may want to encourage them with one of these fun gifts:
The Alex My First Sewing Kit is availabe online and I've seen it at Cost Plus, too. It comes with 8 colors of floss, felt pieces for two projects, pincushion, scissors, pins, ric-rac and even pompoms. Now that's a party in a box.
The Kids' Embroidery Kit from Land of Nod. This one has even more goodies inside including an embroidery hoop, patterns and transfer paper. And it's currently on sale plus free shipping. Yay! 'Cause even Santa loves free shipping.
above font is Kalosca flowers from daFont.com
Psst. I've got a secret. When you're in a hurry to add a little embroidered something to a project, but you're fresh out of ideas or you've lost that pattern..turn to clip art and free fonts. Bust out your transfer pen and you're in business. Alternately, you can tape your clip art or dingbat image (no insult intended) to your window and trace it onto your fabric. Increase the point size for larger images. Here's a few more adorable free fonts out there!
above font is FB Nyan from UltraDownloads.com and Gracie from DaFont.com below
I mean, what's not to love about a little strawberry house and a roly-poly hamster? Happy Thursday!
This week Tamie has two new releases for your stitching enjoyment.
First up is "Owlie Love". Based on a Roxycraft Doll featured in her book Tiny Yarn Animals. You may also recognize this pattern from Tamie's Embroidery on Knitting Tutorial.
Next is "Stripey Siblings". 4 cute kiddies that come in lots of sizes, styles but all in stripes!
Head on over to Tamie's shop to buy her other patterns now avaiable in bundles including her new Fall/Winter 2008 Bundle.
Missy Ballance is taking us up waaay North this week...all the way up to the tip top of the world, The North Pole. There she introduces us to a pair we are all very familiar with, The Claus'. Mr. Claus in his tradmark suit, looking very friendly.
Mrs. Claus has been busy in the kitchen, warming the house in the chilly North Pole with the smell of Christmas Cookies. Yummy!
Sleigh ride over to Missy's Shop to snag these patterns and take a look at her past patterns including a new Fall/Winter 2008 Bundle Package.
Lauren is getting girliy on us this week with two patterns to tickle your feminine wiles. First is "Accessories". If diamonds are a girl's best friend then Accessories are our secret lovers. Lauren has designed some adorable shoes and purses for all to enjoy.
Second is "Tea for Two". What motif is more perfect for your tea towels than an actual tea set? Just looking at this pattern makes me want to have a tea party!
So head on over to Lauren shop and snoop around. She has a new bundle too! So check it out!
Giveaway Winner!
A few weeks ago, Lauren posted about floss storage options and asked you to "show us your floss box" in the Flickr group. Thanks to all who participated and a winner has been drawn at random.
The winner of a free Pimp Stitch Holiday Kit and the owner of the floss boxes on the left is flickr user greetingarts. Congratulations!!
Keep an eye out for another Flickr photo challenge coming soon with more prizes to be won!!
This month our Guest Artist is Krissi Sandvik of Krissi's Stitchery and the creator of Skelekitty!
Krissi was raised by a pack of wild attorneys and a large console color television in the SF Bay Area of the 1970s and 80s. She was subjected to a liberal arts education as the Reagan years petered out, including a semester at Oxford University and two summer internships as Geppetto's assistant in the family workshop/shed.
In 1988, Krissi moved to San Francisco's Mission District where she masqueraded as a conservative legal secretary during the day and consumed copious amounts of sangria in the evenings. Following what she claims to have been a neuron misfire in 1998, she found herself in the Sacramento suburbs, caring for a plethora of rescued animals and breaking every rule she learned in sewing classes.
Krissi spends her days creating art quilts and what she calls "altared" clothing & "mixed-media Mexiphemera." She is most certainly best known as the creator of her character, Skelekitty, whose popularity grows rapidly in spite of Krissi's constant look of shock and awe.
Her daily blog, Krissi's Stitchery features tips, stories, tutorials & reviews for artists, crafters and collectors alike. She also formed and runs "Scary CRAFT," a group dedicated to sharing indie crafty knowledge, with her friend and partner in crafty crime, Yoli of Sacred Snatch Designs.
Krissi answered some of burning Pimp Stitch questions and I know you are all dying to know what she had to say...
1: What do you do when you're not (doing your day job)? Since my hobbies have become my 'day job' (yay!) what little time I have left over I spend blogging, caring for a menagerie of rescued animals including two macaws, three cats, a King snake and a California Gopher tortoise. I was also somewhat surprised to discover that I enjoy lifting heavy stuff, and do so regularly at Body Tribe in Sacramento.
2: What inspires you? Diffusing the power of negative thoughts and actions with laughter. There is so much intolerance and fear in the world that it is almost easy to let it consume and destroy you. Rather than allow those destructive people and beliefs to "win," I am inspired to find the humor in each situation and create art reflecting my point of view, in the hopes that others will laugh too.
3: When you were 6, what did you want to be when you grew up? Either a ballerina or a lawyer. I'm not sure which is funnier.
4: What do you want to be when you grow up now? I haven't decided if I'm going to grow up just yet.
5: What's your favorite song? I really love a variety of musicians and bands, so it's impossible to give one difinitive answer. However, for the sake of the interview, I'll say it would probably be a tie between Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower and Walking After Midnight by Patsy Cline. Of course, there's also my almost-secret love of the Bay City Rollers....
6: And what's one wierd habit you have? I habitually replace "and" and "of" with 'n' and o' (because it's tons o' fun 'n' stuff).
7: Where are you on an average Tuesday night at 9pm? On the fourth Tuesday of every month, I'd be packing up after "Night of the Crafters," a public craft night in Sacramento hosted by Scary CRAFT and Side Show Studios. The other Tuesdays you'd find me at home with Ron - my hubby, maybe watching Eureka on Sci Fi, or staring at the mess in my art & sewing studio. 8: What's your greatest phobia? Would you believe me if I said, "success?" ahem... Success.
Rubber stamps featuring Skelekitty are at the engravers and will be available this fall through Stampa Fe Art Rubber Stamps! Ron, Skelekitty and I are thrilled, and are planning a line of Skelekitty tee shirts and other items soon.
She has created this awesome free pattern for you guys called "The Cupcake of Guadalupe".
Thank you so much Krissi for all your hard work designing this for us and letting us pick your brilliant brain!
Make sure you bookmark all of Krissi's sites and if you live near Sacramento be sure to hit a Scary CRAFT "Night of the Crafters" for good craftalicious time!
We have great Guest Artists lined up through the end of the year...but we're always looking for more! Nomintate someone to be a Guest Artist on the Pimp Stitch Blog.
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