Home for the Holidays, Blackbird Designs

Celebrate the season all year long!

We all love to stitch something special for the holidays. Our homes feel cozier when we add our own personal touch along with a dash of pizzazz.

We've included a wonderful genealogical sampler called Christmas Garden that is so elegant you'll want to display it year around. You'll also find smaller items you can stitch for friends and family members who will cherish a gift made by your hands.

Home for the Holidays - a pincushion stitched in 11 shades of Gentle Arts thread with glass seed beads on 35ct Peep's Lost Sheep by Dames of the Needle. Stitch count: 86W x 88H. Pincushion size: 6" x 6"

Christmas Garden - sampler stitched in Gentle Arts and Classic Colorworks threads on 30ct Sheep Straw by R & R Reproductions. Stitch count: 225W x 272H. Sampler size: 15" x 18 1/8"

Blessing Be Thine - sampler stitched Gentle Arts and Weeks Dye Works thread on 30ct Korty's Special Blend by R & R Reproductions. Stitch count: 123W x 123H. Sampler size: 8 1/4" x 8 1/4"

Poinsettia Stocking - stitched with Gentle Arts Cherry Bark and Weeks Dye Works Baked Apple threads on 32ct Espresso by R & R Reproductions. Stitch Count: 85W x 132H. Finished size: 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"

My Heart is Home Stocking - with Classic Colorworks Bandana and Gentle Arts Pomegranate and Ruby Slipper on 32ct French Roast by R & R Reproductions. Stitch Count: 89W x 134H. Finished size: 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"

Gift Basket Stocking - worked using Gentle Arts Country Redwood thread on 32ct Hoffman's Special Blend by R & R Reproductions. Stitch Count: 83W x 133H. Finished size: 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"

Holly and Ivy Stocking - stitched in Gentle Arts Cherry Bark and Weeks Baked Apple and Brick on 32ct Old Towne Blend by R & R Reproductions. Stitch Count: 87W x 134H. Finished size: 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"

Decorating the Tree Stocking - stitched in Gentle Arts Pomegranate and Ruby Slipper and Weeks Merlot on 32ct Hoffman's Special Blend by R & R Reproductions. Stitch Count: 85W x 133H. Finished size: 5 3/4" x 8 3/4"

The Meadow - pincushion stitched with Gentle Arts and Classic Colorworks threads on 30ct Sheep's Straw by R & R Reproductions. Stitch count: 60W x 60H. Finished size: 3 3/8" x 2 3/8"

Tis the Season - sampler stitched with Belle Soie by Classic Colorworks on 32ct Pear by Lakeside Linen. Stitch count: 226W x 81H. Finished size: 14 1/8" x 5"