Flosstube 103: Christmas in July, New Starts and New Plans

welcome back to another cross-stitch update.  

all projects are stitched 2 over 1 on aida or evenweave. all fabrics are Zweigart based unless noted in the description below.

Christmas in July.  Projects discussed note none of these charts work in pattern keeper

1. Village Christmas stitched on 18 count light antique blue aida, pattern can be found in the December 2-23 issue of Just Cross Stitch Magazine or individually as a pdf from Annie's Attic website
2. Santa (quote from the movie Christmas Vacation)  pattern by Stitcharea on Etsy.   stitched on an 18 count light antque blue aida
3. Children and christmas tree   designed by Crazy Bee Designs on etsy  stitched on an 18 count aida I dyed myself
4. Woodland Santa  can be found in the 2015 issue of Craftways Christmas cross stitch book.  stitched on 18 count antique blue aida
5. Merry Christmas House  designed by Serafima stitch on Etsy   stitched on a light blue 18 count aida

Focus Projects
1. Stone Expression  art by Guiseppi Miconi and charted by Stitching Moon designs, not currently available.  stitched on a 20 count evenweave I dyed myself
2. Strength   art by Nicolee Payne  and charted by UnconventionalXStitch.  stitched on an 18 count  very light Pewter aida. 
3. Midsummer's Eve  art by Jennifer Taylor and charted by Contemporary Cross  stitched on a 2- count aida

New Starts
1. Bride and Frankenstein designed and sold by TrailsEndStitchNMore on Etsy   stitched on an 18 count aida in the color Discord by Picture this Plus
2. Now I Believe in Love at First Sight  art by Borda Danut Adrian and charted by UnconventionalXStitch  stitching this on 18 count light blue aida

Flosstubers mentioned:
Lil. @VoyageToAMillionStitches 
Ruth @RuthTheMagpieStitcher 

the AI detection I use:  https://isgen.ai/ai-image-detector

Crochet:  Bralette uses a 60% cotton and 40% acrylic yarn by Bernat in the color Black

Books:  We Live here Now  by Sarah Pinborough  
      That's not my name by Megan Lally