Beach Bear Cross Stitch Pattern

We've had a little bit of a strange spring and summer here in Maine. It felt like spring took forever to get here and summer seemed to be dragging its feet and then we had 3 or 4 day 90+ degree heat wave. Then we had weeks in the 60's and 70's. I don't really want to complain because, as I think I've mentioned before, we live in a very sunny (read: hot) 3rd floor apartment and it was nice to have cool air flowing through.

I started the pattern for Beach Bear on one of the cooler, rainy days while I was wondering if summer was ever actually going to happen. Well, it has! And what better way to kick it off than with a fun little stitching project!

You can purchase Beach Bear as an instant download from my shop! Just click the Etsy link on the upper right or click right here!

Cut and Sew Bestie Bears

Holy cow, I can not even believe I haven't posted this on the blog yet! I feel like March just flew by and was so much busier than I expected. BUT HEY.

Have you ever wanted your own little S. Jane bear to love and hug and take on adventures? And did you also want the self satisfaction of having made it yourself? I thought you might have! Introducing the Bestie Bear cut and sew fat quarter now available at Spoonflower!

Bestie Bears has two little 8 inch bears for you to sew. Here is an example of how one looks sewn up by someone (me) not so great at sewing things that aren't straight lines:

See? Still super cute! (Also the real life colors are much much much closer to the image, it's just a little dark in my apartment this morning)

So go, run! Get your little bears and sew them up and show me!

Glitter Tulle Garlands 2 Ways

As part of my Counting By 12 goals, I am here with a DIY project for you all! Have you tried using glitter tulle? Today I have a super simple project that would be great for parties, weddings, photo backdrops or just to add some sparkle to your home!

Click the images below to download!