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Giveaway-Improper Cross-Stitch: 35+ Properly Naughty Patterns

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Giveaway-Improper Cross-Stitch: 35+ Properly Naughty Patterns

Leave a comment in today’s post by Aug 23, 2018 and you are in the running for this fun and snarky cross-stitch book.

Open to U. S. residents only please.

A fun, witty, nerdy, and irreverent craft book for the modern cross-stitcher.

Sometimes it’s good to be a little…improper. Profane, funny, and smart, Haley Pierson-Cox’s IMPROPER CROSS-STITCH invites the modern crafter to bring personality and humor to their cross stitch projects. From a fully designed “Damn it feels good to be a crafter” to the beautiful Art Deco inspired “fuck,” Haley’s patterns are fresh, lively and just what the crafter ordered.

In this book, she’ll introduce readers to the joys of stitching the naughty, the profane, the irreverent, and the just plain awesome. First, she starts with a basic lesson in cross-stitch technique, no previous experience required. Then, once readers know your way around an embroidery hoop and a skein of floss, the books moves on to the designs?35 in total, ranging from hip, to nerdy, to ironically domestic?where Haley encourages crafters to embrace their inner snark with gleeful abandon.

Her easy to follow instructions and colorful designs can make a cross stitcher out of anyone. In all her years of crafting, Haley’s learned many things, but this simple fact remains one of the most important: There is absolutely nothing in this world quite so satisfying as enshrining something deeply inappropriate within the delicate stitches of a cross-stitch sampler. It’s truly one of life’s great delights!

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Comments

  7. I’ve been wanting to start cross-stitching… This book sounds like the perfect way for me begin! Thank you so much for this opportunity!!

  22. My friends and I love to gather together and stitch different snarky sayings. We would love to look through this book for inspiration.

  23. This book sounds like a good time. Been cross stiching since I was 5 years old. Hope I win.

  25. This would make a great gift for my sister. And a completed project would be perfect for my brother.

  26. This is the cross stitch book I have always needed but didn’t have. I wish we could all win. So much fun!

  31. I have a new obsession with this old tradition. This book will help me decorate my walls which are already filled with other sarcastic cross stitches. They are great conversation pieces and I can’t wait to add to them.

  35. I am out of work and totally bored. This would keep me busy creating some interesting Christmas gifts for my witty family members who seem to be difficult to buy for. Great idea to create something like this. Very unique!

  37. I absolutely love this! My grandma taught me cross stitch and it’s been a while since I’ve done it, would love to get back into it with this,!

  38. Should I NOT be a lucky winner, where can I buy this? Christmas gift list done.

  43. Oh how funny and fun!! I’ve loved cross stitch since I was a kid…more years than I like to admit!! ?

  45. If I won this book, I would definitely give it to my daughter–she loves cross stitch and makes her own patterns for most stuff. But she would the snarky, irreverent patterns promised here.

  47. This looks like a fun book. Would definitely put a smile on your face while stitching! Thank you for a chance to win.

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Handmade with a Past: Tuesday’s Top Recycled Etsy Find

Let’s talk about a quiet little hero in the kitchen: the humble trivet. But not just any trivet — this set of 4 recycled plastic square trivets is a modern, minimalist dream made from 100% recycled household plastic. Yep, the same plastic that might’ve ended up in landfill is now protecting your benchtops in style. That’s a win.

I have to admit, I get a little thrill when practical things are also eco-friendly and just plain good-looking. These remind me of the ones I picked up at a zero-waste store in Melbourne — sleek, colorful, and almost too pretty to put a hot pot on. Almost.

Each one is handcrafted in small batches, with flecks of color that tell the story of what it used to be — lids, containers, maybe even your old shampoo bottle. It’s like modern terrazzo meets sustainable design. Perfect for gifting to a housewarming host or just treating your own kitchen to something that feels good and does good

Why we’re obsessed:

  • Made entirely from recycled household plastics

  • Each piece is uniquely speckled and full of character

  • A perfect match for eco-conscious kitchens, minimalist decor, and zero-waste living

Small item, big impact. And every time you set down your coffee pot or casserole dish, you’ll get that sweet little “I did something good today” feeling.