The Lovers of Valdaro - skeleton cross stitch design

The Lovers of Valdaro - skeleton cross stitch design

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Thread numbers:

Colour	Anchor	DMC
Off white	1037	3756
Black (used only for backstitch)	403	310

Note: You do not need to stick to my thread number recommendation, an off-white or very pale yellow shade would work for this design

 This is designed to be stitched on black aida, you can stitch all the black if you like but I would not recommend it as there is a lot of it.

Hello everyone,

I found a request for the Lovers of Valdario cross stitch design on one of my favourite cross stitch related Facebook pages. I'd like to say I hopped right to it but ended up spending a hour researching this fascinating historical burial.
These two skeletons are dated at approximately 6,000 years old found in a tomb near Mantua. The thing that fascinates people about them is that they appear to have died or have been buried in a lovers embrace holding each other even in death.
The pair are now displayed in the National Archaeological Museum of Mantua on display to the public.

I can't decide if this design should go in the Halloween category as it is skeletons or the Valentines category as some people consider the Lovers as symbols of eternal love so I'll put it in both categories.

For more Halloween themed designs here are some links:
Simple sweet themed Trick or Treat Bag
I Love my Mummy simple Halloween motif
Pumpkin Alphabet
Jack O' Lantern Coaster designs for Halloween
Cute ghost coming out of a pumpkin
Cute cat in a pumpkin
Cute ghost giving a gift
Happy Ghost at a gravestone
Halloween Haunted house silhouette cross stitch design
Pentagram for Altar cloth
Butterfly inspired sugar skull cross stitch design
Witches bookshelf - small bookmark cross stitch design
Sad ghost at a gravestone
Simple scary skull cross stitch for Halloween Trick or Treat bags
Sugar Skull cross stitch design template
Cute Skull and cross bones in red and black heart cross stitch design

For more Valentines day designs here are some links:

Large Simple rose

Valentines motif collection

Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs

Love cushion with flowers

Fancy pink heart

Two hearts become one

Envelope with hearts

Valentines cards cross stitch design - love

Ornate two colour heart cross stitch design

Kawaii coffee cross stitch design - I love coffee, coffee loves me

Rainbow hearts cross stitch designs for Valentines day

Cute Skull and cross bones in red and black heart cross stitch 

For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here

Rainbow hearts cross stitch designs for Valentines day

Rainbow hearts cross stitch designs

Rainbow heart with no lettering

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers	DMC thread numbers
Red	334	606
Orange	314	741
Yellow	290	444
Green	226	702
Blue	1089	3843
Purple	89	718

Choose Love heart

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers	DMC thread numbers
Red	334	606
Orange	314	741
Yellow	290	444
Green	226	702
Blue	1089	3843
Purple	89	718
White	2	White

Fancy love lettering on heart

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers	DMC thread numbers
Red	334	606
Orange	314	741
Yellow	290	444
Green	226	702
Blue	1089	3843
Purple	89	718
Black	403	310

Hello everyone,

Today I'd like to share these three rainbow heart cross stitch designs. I had a load of fun stitching the rainbow heart for myself so I thought it would be nice to add other variations on the design. These would be nice for greetings cards (maybe for Valentines day?) or place a few together to make a larger design which would go with almost any colour fabric as a cushion.

You don't need to stick exactly to these colours though, this set of hearts would look great in nice pastel shades of embroidery threads to create a subtle stitch which will fit in with many decor colours. Just grab a few shades that you think will look great together and go for it. 

For more Valentines day themed cross stitch designs here are some links:

Valentines day Designs

Large Simple rose
Valentines motif collection
Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs
Love cushion with flowers
Fancy pink heart
Two hearts become one
Envelope with hearts
Valentines cards cross stitch design - love
Ornate two colour heart cross stitch design
Kawaii coffee cross stitch design - I love coffee, coffee loves me

For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.

Love in fancy lettering cross stitch design

Love in fancy lettering cross stitch design

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers	DMC thread numbers
Red	334	606

Hello everyone,

Here's another simple single colour design which uses whole stitches only. This colour choice is just a suggestion since love is commonly associated with nice shades of red but this one wold work well in your favorite shade of pink or practically any colour thread you'd like to use.

I designed this to be something quick to whip up for a large card - Mothers day is coming up this week after all! Who is still stitching their Mothers day card and may be stitching until midnight if you aren't already on your way to finishing the card? Luckily I'm already finished so I'm not rushing for the post like I did last year.

This would also make quite a striking Valentines day card even though I posted this just a little too late for Valentines this year maybe someone will find this post in time for next year

For more Love/ Valentines themed designs here are a nice collection of links for you:

Large Simple rose
Valentines motif collection
Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs
Love cushion with flowers
Fancy pink heart
Two hearts become one
Envelope with hearts
Valentines cards cross stitch design - love
Ornate two colour heart cross stitch design
Kawaii coffee cross stitch design - I love coffee, coffee loves me

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.  

Spiral heart cross stitch design for Mothers Day cards

Spiral heart cross stitch design for Mothers Day cards

Hello everyone,

Heres a little sneak peek of the Mothers Day card I have just finished and will be posting out very soon.

For reference the top rose design is not one of mine, it came from a wonderful book called Crafting cross stitch cards by Sue Cook. The rose was originally part of a engagement card pattern but I thought it was so pretty by itself that I just stitched it without the rest of the Engagement card design.
If you like stitching cards I'd heartily recommend getting a copy of this book, its got a wide variety of small card sized patterns. You will be spoilt for choice for every occasion and terribly quick and satisfying to finish.

The middle section is a pretty piece of card. I'm afraid I cannot say where its from since it was a part of a big bunch of scraps I got given from a fellow crafter. It really helps fill in the card by using one of the apertures (minimizing the amount of stitching needed to fill the card if cards need to be finished quickly)

The final square in this card is filled with my own design. I wanted to stitch a heart but to get my card posted in time I didn't want to fill in the entire heart because I simply didn't have time. So instead I turned it into a spiral .

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers
Pink	52

If you'd like to see some more heart themed designs heres a collection of links for you:

Large Simple rose
Valentines motif collection
Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs
Love cushion with flowers
Fancy pink heart
Two hearts become one
Envelope with hearts
Valentines cards cross stitch design - love
Ornate two colour heart cross stitch design

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.  

Dynasty Warriors Lubu sprite Valentines card

Dynasty Warriors Lu Bu sprite Valentines card

Photo of the finished piece

The full sprite

Colour	Where is it used	Anchor Thread numbers
Black	Outlines	403
Dark grey (actually two thread colours sewn as one)	Armour	One strand of 403 and one strand of 235
Light grey	Halbeard	234
Red	On armour, feathers on head and backstitch on halbeard	334
Yellow	On halbeard	290
Light pinkish brown	Skintone	311

Hello everyone,

Its almost Valentines day so I thought I'd share the card I made for my lovely Fiancee. Hes not into lovey dovey things but he is into Dynasty Warriors. We have completed several of the games on two player mode. I usually pick some of the bad ass ladies while my lovely partner will often pick Lu Bu so I decided to re purpose a Final Fantasy 6 sprite of the Fighter class into a approximation of Lu Bu from Dynasty warriors 8. Of course being such a small sprite I couldn't get all of the detail into the design that is present in the full game. I did make sure to include his impressive red feathers which he always wears on his helmet and his signature halberd complete with red tassle which he can be found wielding in almost all of the games he features in.

If you take a close look at the finished cross stitch you will see that the armour is actually sewn with one strand of black and one strand of dark grey. I found this a really effective way to represent the armour in stitches without adding extra complication for the stitcher. It really looks like the textured armour that Lu Bu wears when viewed in real life. I do hope that this comes across well on my photograph.

The text on the card reads:

Wu are Red
Wei are Blue
I would conquer
The Three Kingdoms
for you!

The backstitch alphabet I got from the following blog:
http://lecoeurdemargot.eklablog.fr/broderie-abcedaires-c24860498

Check out the alphabets on these pages they are so amazing!

For a few more game themed designs here are some links:

Link from The Minish Cap
Small Doom logo
Cute Chocobo
Phoenix Wright - Objection
Fidget from Dust: An Elysain Tail

D20 small dice design

Valentines day Designs

Large Simple rose
Valentines motif collection
Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs
Love cushion with flowers
Fancy pink heart
Two hearts become one
Envelope with hearts
Valentines cards cross stitch design - love
Ornate two colour heart cross stitch design
Kawaii coffee cross stitch design - I love coffee, coffee loves me

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here. 

Kawaii coffee cross stitch design - I love coffee, coffee loves me

Kawaii coffee cross stitch design - I love coffee, coffee loves me

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers
Black	403
Pink	24
Brown	347
White	1

Hello Everyone,

Since Valentines day is coming up I've been wracking my brains to think of some fun and unique things to draw. However when I thought what do I love the most, I realized the answer was Coffee. So today weather or not you have a Valentine here's a design to express a love of the wonderful brown stuff which is coffee.

If you'd like to see more of the font used on this design I used my own Fancy Alphabet cross stitch design since I thought it would help capture the style sometimes used on coffee cups from fancy or expensive coffee shops. Find the link below:

Fancy alphabet cross stitch design

For more Food related cross stitch designs:

Marmite jar

Raspberry ripple ice cream in cup
Ice cream cone with heart decoration

For more Valentines day cross stitch designs here are some more links
Large Simple rose
Valentines motif collection
Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs
Love cushion with flowers
Fancy pink heart
Two hearts become one
Envelope with hearts
Valentines cards cross stitch design - love
Ornate two colour heart cross stitch design

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.  

Ornate two colour heart cross stitch design

Ornate two colour heart cross stitch design

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers
Dark pink	35
Light Pink	23

Hello Everyone

Today is like to share a nice swirly heart design. I thought it would make a fun cushion or quilt square.
While the colours I have given here are solid for ease of reading the pattern I think this may look very effective if one of the colours were changed for variegated thread to give a lovely effect across the design.

Since this design only has two colours it will be easy to swap them out for any colours you like the look of, why not match your decor if you'd like to turn this design into a cute cushion.

For more hearts and some Valentine's day designs here are some links.

Valentines day Designs

Large Simple rose
Valentines motif collection
Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs
Love cushion with flowers
Fancy pink heart
Two hearts become one
Envelope with hearts
Valentines cards cross stitch design - love

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here. 

Valentines cards cross stitch design - love

Valentines cards cross stitch design - love

Hello everyone,

Its that time of year when crafters get their Valentines day projects ready for their special somebody. :)

So I thought I'd draw a nice simple design for a cross stitched card. I have no recommendations for thread numbers on this one since it can be stitched in any shade you like. While a nice bright red can be traditional for Valentines designs it can be stitched in any colour. Alternatively each letter can be stitched in a different colour for a really colourful finish. 

Have a great valentines day weather or not you'll be celebrating it with a special somebody or just having a nice day to yourself. (Stitching maybe?)

Much love and happy stitching. 

Gemma XX

Inspiration for this design came from a picture in the public domain here:

https://pixabay.com/en/love-heart-flat-design-basic-shapes-1792306/

Valentines day Designs

Large Simple rose
Valentines motif collection
Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs
Love cushion with flowers
Fancy pink heart
Two hearts become one
Envelope with hearts

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here. 

Envelope with hearts - Valentines day card cross stitch design

Envelope with hearts - Valentines day card cross stitch design

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers
Red	1098
White	1

 Hello everyone, 

It's that time of year again where we start getting ready for Valentine's day, I know for some it may be a little early but it takes time to hand craft the perfect Valentines card. :) If you already have a Valentine in mind here's a simple and quick stitch to sew for a cross stitched card or gift. 

This cross stitch design shows an envelope overflowing with hearts. It seems fitting for a card as it may contain some very lovely sentiments which will make it seem like it too is bursting with love. 

I think I may have to sew this one for my lovely boyfriend. I think the striking design will suit him as he has never been a fan of the traditional cutesy animals or flowers which normally adorn cards at this time of year. 

Much love and happy stitching

Gemma xx

For a few more Valentines day cross stitch Designs here are some links:

Large Simple rose
Valentines motif collection
Simple, modern Valentines day Card designs
Love cushion with flowers
Fancy pink heart
Two hearts become one

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here. 

Two hearts become one - Gay pride rainbow colour cross stitch design

Two hearts become one - rainbow cross stitch design

Colour	Anchor Thread numbers	DMC thread numbers
Red	334	606
Orange	324	721
Yellow	290	444
Green	226	702
Blue	1089	3843
Purple	89	718
Black	403	310

Hello everyone, there's not much I can say about this design. I have seen such an outpouring of love for the Orlando shootings all over the internet that I wanted to draw something. Remember love is love and to love is such a wonderful part of being human.

I'll be back with more cross stitch designs soon
Much love and happy stitching
Gemma xx

For a few more fun and colourful designs here are some links:

Geometric black and purple cross stitch design
Rainbow coloured Geometric pattern
Pretty circle of Butterflies and Flowers
Wishing well card sized cross stitch design
Primrose Fairy
Question Mark Maze
China blue flower motif
Girl blowing a Dandelion
Cute bird sitting in some bushes
Make a Wish - Dandelion seeds turning into Butterflies
Blue and green sewn bird
Bright orange and yellow summer sun motif
Bunch of colourful balloons

 For the Buzy Bobbins Index page Click here.