Getting Started... with dala horse cross stitch

I thought I'd mention today that I'm gone from blogging all next week. I'm leaving for a missions trip! :) (so excited!!) Earlier this week, I made that tutorial for cardboard spools that I'm taking along with me to make friendship bracelets with the kids there (we're using the floss on the spools to make the bracelets. Just to make that clear!). I hope when I get back, I'll show you some pictures of the kid's bracelets they made. If I don't get pictures though, I'm sorry, all I got was some memories! But I'll try to get pictures of all the colorful bracelets we'll make, okay? :)


Anyhoo, it's a long car ride to where I'm going so I thought I'd bring something to do to pass the time. What am I bringing? This dala horse cross stitch piece! (You can get it, here) I think it's a good choice because of all the red that's in it (you probably don't understand what I mean by that. :). You see, that's a lot of red so if I just sat down on my couch and did it all day... well I think I would get bored of doing x after x of red. But what if I took on this car ride? I think it would be easier to do then. :)


While I'm gone, I'm supposed to be featured on the Split Stitch on Friday as a Stitching Angel. So make sure you stop by then to see all of our finished work! (Maybe even get some inspiration...just sayin') I'm also posting a cute freebie there so you just might want to check that out too! I'll post the freebie here when I get back for sure. Okey dokey. :)


Well, goodbye readers! Make sure come back in a week (okay, well not this coming Monday, but next Monday.)!! :)
-HappyHands

Make a Dala Horse plush!

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Aimee Ray, over at little dear tracks, made a great tutorial on how to make your own dala horse plush using Carina's aplique pattern! This would be great project to do for the Dala Horse Craftalong and, remember, once you've made your own, add a photo of it to the flickr pool! :)
-HappyHands

Dala Horse Pincushion

Remember the Dala Horse Craftalong I was telling you about last week? Well, I sewed the dala horse aplique and made it into this little pincushion. It turned out cute, don't you think?

Speaking of apliques, I've always wondered what to do with them. Sure you can sew them onto a pillow or onto a pocket of a purse, but what else? I was thinking of having a week-long series in September\October filled fun projects to do with apliques. Does that sound fun? Please let me know if you're interested in the comments below! Thanks! :)

-HappyHands

Dala Horse Craftalong

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If you have noticed, I have this button (above) in the upper right corner. Wondering what it's about? Well, today I thought I would share what it's for and how you can participate. Sound fun? :) Okay, lets get started! :)

So I think you already know that this is called, Dala Horse Craftalong. Carina (from Carina's Craftblog) and a few of her friends decided to start this Dala Horse Craftalong for one month, and during this month, post fun crafts that have to do with dala horses. Once you've done a dala horse craft, you can upload a picture of it to their flickr group so we all can see your finished craft! :)

But you don't have to do just the dala horse projects that they post, you can do any dala horse related craft and still upload it to the flickr group. So, I gathered some dala horse projects and have them below for you to do if you would like to...

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From The Split Stitch, we have this really cute dala horse cross stitch chart. You can get this pattern, here. Also, I think Sara (from The Split Stitch) would appreciate if you uploaded your finished piece from her free cross stitch chart to her flickr pool. Just sayin'...

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From Kat Crafts, we have this darling dala horse embroidery pattern. You can get this, here.

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And from Carina's Craftblog, she posted this adorable dala horse aplique pattern. You can get this, here.

Well, that's what I could find! :) For more details about the Dala Horse Craftalong, you can go to the original post.

Happy (dala horse) stitching! :)

-HappyHands