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That's what I was thinking, too...is it really worth putting in the time vs. what I might earn from it? I suppose it couldn't hurt to give it a shot and see what happens, though.

My floss box is a total mess right now. I'm in the process of re-winding all my floss onto those flimsy little cardboard cards that come with the plastic craft boxes, though I wish I could find something sturdier. I never used to label my floss, either (bad!), so half of the colors don't even have n...

This is gorgeous! I really love the top panel you designed (especially the french knots, which I still can't get the hang of).

I've been toying with the idea of setting up an Etsy shop to sell some of my work, though I'm not sure of the proper way to go about doing it. I don't think I'd sell the larger, more involved pieces--I don't want to end up in the position where I'd be swamped with more than one or two orders for pie...

I wouldn't be designing my own if I hadn't found a great free website that converts images into patterns, to be honest. I don't have enough patience to draw them up by hand! Here's the bird one--please forgive the crumpled edges and marks from the embroidery hoop. http://i40.tinypic.com/1z729va.jpg

I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm 23 and have been cross-stitching for about ten years or so. Though I've mostly worked from kits in the past, I've recently started creating my own patterns. My current projects are a gigantic (no lie, it'll probably take me months and months to finish) wall han...