Mothers Day Gift – Floral Cross Stitch Bookmark
Posted By Kent Crafts on April 5, 2009
Like so many people these days, my mother lives far away. More often than not, I use Interflora to send her some flowers and a small gift as they deal with international clients and are always super efficient. This year I wanted a change and so, given the products we’re focusing on in the online store, I made my mother a cross stitch floral bookmark with her initial on it.
The finished bookmark measures 16cm x 5cm and is stitched with DMC thread on white 14 count Aida, finished with some lace from the local hobby craft store.As always, the back of the bookmark is tidied with white felt to give it a more professional look.The pattern for this bookmark is from the Sam Hawkins Designs Cross Stitch for BookMarks booklet which I bought on ebay a few months ago, but is available elsewhere as well – and what a good buy it has turned out to be, there are a great variety of bookmarks in there which gives me some great ideas for forthcoming projects this year. This bookmark is very small and light, which meant that the airmail postage was relatively cheap and that mum got something different (and hand-made) this year!
The nice thing about these bookmarks is that they can actually be used as gifts for many other occasions as well – birthdays, Christmas (stocking fillers) and even “thank you” and “get well” gifts. With the wide range available in the booklet, I’m sure you’ll be seeing many more of the bookmarks becoming available in our store. I am also going to make a bookmark range in cream Aida and then try some of the patterns on a 16 count fabric as well – as some of them seem to demand a more delicate look. For now, I’m moving onto making some easter gifts, mainly cross stitch greeting cards with easter eggs and rabbits, so I’ll be sure to post those up when they’re ready.
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