A Valentine cupcake pattern has been added to the Stitching Cards collection.
The design features a cupcake with a heart and the words “Happy Valentine’s Day”. It could be used with different words for other occasions such as an anniversary.
The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches).
This week’s card is called Gold and bottle green and was made by Eileen. This attractive card was made using the Form-A-Lines Narrow Boat Flowers Roses Pattern.
Eileen said: “It a lovely bottle green and gold but it hasn’t scanned very well.”
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A drummer has been added to the Stitching Cards collection.
This pattern makes a great birthday card for music lovers. It can also be used for congratulations, thank you and other messages.
The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches).
Lists of appropriate wedding anniversary gifts vary by country and the traditional list below is for the United Kingdom.
| Wedding Anniversary | Traditional (UK) | Modern |
|---|---|---|
| 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 20th 25th 30th 35th 40th 45th 50th 55th 60th 65th 70th | Paper Cotton Leather Linen Wood Iron Copper Bronze Pottery Tin Steel Silk Lace Ivory Crystal China Silver Pearl Coral Ruby Sapphire Gold Emerald Diamond Blue Sapphire Platinum | Clock China Crystal, Glass Fruit/Flowers Silverware Sweet and Sugar Desk sets Linens, lace Leather goods Aluminium Fashion jewellery Pearls Textiles, Fur Gold Jewellery Watches Platinum Silver Diamond Jade Ruby Sapphire Gold Emerald Diamond Blue Sapphire Platinum |
The earliest know references are to silver for the 25th wedding anniversary and gold for the 50th wedding anniversary. The tradition may have originated in medieval Germany. The spouse would give his wife a silver garland when they had been married for 25 years.
A reference to wood for the 5th wedding anniversary was has been found dating back to 1875. Other anniversary names have been added over time. The diamond was a well known symbol for the 75th wedding anniversary, but became popular for the 60th wedding anniversary after Queen Victoria’s 60 years on the throne in 1897 was widely marked as her Diamond Jubilee.
The modern names have evolved in response to commercial influences. For example the American National Retail Jeweller Association issued a list in 1937.
If you are not in the UK you are invited to add a list of wedding anniversary names for your country as a comment to this post.
This week’s card is called Breast Cancer Fundraiser and was made by Nedlnut. There are two beautiful cards made using the Stitching Cards Free Awareness Ribbon Pattern which has a choice of two sizes of ribbon.
Nedlnut said: “In October, we held a month-long breast cancer fundraiser. The owner of A Stamp Artist Place and I donated the supplies so that all of the money raised could go to our chosen charity. For a donation to The Hope Chest, I taught people how to do paper embroidery using the free ribbon pattern. The Hope Chest is a local organization that helps women in Western NC who are diagnosed with breast or gynecological cancer. Thank you so much for designing this pattern and offering it for free so that it can be used for teaching purposes. I love it when someone learns to stitch and it was a bonus to be able to raise money for a wonderful charity.”
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To mark 60 years of Her Majesty The Queen as Head of State in the United Kingdom Stitching Cards have released a free Diamond Jubilee pattern.
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations will centre around an extended weekend in 2012 on 2, 3, 4 and 5 June.
Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne on 6 February 1952 and her coronation took place on 2 June 1953. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002.
The only other British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee was Queen Victoria in 1897.
The Stitching cards Diamond Jubilee pattern would make a great souvenir of this royal occasion.
You can download the pattern at stitchingcards.com.
A windmill string art pattern has been added to the String Art Fun website. String art pictures are made with nails and string on a wooden base. The windmill pattern can be worked in silver string, thread, wool or thin wire on a black felt background.
The pattern size is approximately 300 mm x 210 mm (12 x 8½ inches). It is delivered by download to your computer in PDF format.
The pattern is in the general section of the String Art Fun website under Windmill.
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This week’s card is called Christmas baubles and was made by Must love cats. This lovely card was made using the baubles pattern from Form-A-Lines Christmas Set No. 9.
Must love cats said: “I used traditional christmas colours for this one. I mounted it on red and green paper and added the red ribbon to finish it off.”
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Primary school teachers looking for a fun maths project for the Christmas term will find it at the String Art Fun website. The string art maths projects are suitable for Key Stage 2 Maths (8 – 11 years old). They include numbered patterns and maths questions sheets.
Designs can be created with pencils and ruler or drawing pins (thumb tacks) and string / wool.
There is a free maths project featuring a Christmas pudding with holly.
There are also some maths projects to buy featuring a bauble, bells, candles, a crown, a star and a fir tree. The projects are available individually and in a value pack of six designs.
This week’s card is called Cayden’s BD card and was made by Nedlnut. This lovely card was made using the Stitching Cards Free Puppy Pattern.
Nedlnut said: “The Stitching Cards free doggie pattern was stitched with variegated rayon thread. Inside says “have a dog-gone happy birthday”. This is for my great nephew’s 6th birthday.”
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