Blog Anniversary! 13 years!

LivingOnTheRainbow turns 13! This milestone would not be possible without YOU! Thank you for all your support! And let's Party! 

My ANNUAL BIGGEST SALE, three days only. 14-16 November, the entire shop is up to 40% off and this year's patterns up to 20% (except for the Book of Fungi and Busy Elves and Mrs Claus Cookbook, to be fair to SAL participants). Sale prices may not be applied to past purchases. Discount shown in cart - no coupon code required. 

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"Living On The Rainbow" 13 років! 

Традиційно святкую цю важливу для мене дату ВЕЛИЧЕЗНОЮ (таке буває раз на рік) та швидкою (тільки 3 дні!) знижкою! 14-16 листопада на більшість схем і МК #livingontherainbowpatterns діє знижка до 40%, на новинки цього року до 20% (за виключенням Книги Грибів та Ельфів та Книги рецептів місіс Клаус, на знак поваги до тих, хто приймав і приймає участь у СП). Придбати схеми можна в моєму магазині. 

Mushroom House or Fairy House / Грибок-Будиночок або Будинок для Фей

Mushroom House or Fairy House pincushions (or ornaments).

True labour of love ❤ Planned as an addition for Halloween Village pincushion series, but there 2 mushrooms as a result - Haunted version (for fall) and Classic one (for summer). Both stand on 40mm buttons.

Both colorways are included into the pattern (red one is a bonus addition and is attached as a separate file). Available at 20% off for the 1st week. 

Book of Shadows with pages / Книга Тіней, сторінки

My Book of Shadows. One of my most favourite patterns so far! And my first real stitch-along! 

It was made and finished by me in 2023, and our related stitch-along took place in June-October 2023 (and was ripped off my chinese sellers, selling fakes since summer 2024!). I did not post all its pages in this blog, so now here are all of them! 

The whole pattern and tutorial is available in my shop. 

Haunted Memory Ghost, free cross stitch pattern / Привид зачарованих спогадів, безкоштовна схема

'Haunted Memory' Ghost freebie. 

Funny and easy project to play with different threads (leftovers of metallic and glow-in-the-dark threads). And.. I LOVE this finishing! Inspiration and gorgeous supplies by Tim Holtz (and my special thanks to Tami for this idea with spoons as candle sconces! Wow! I loved making them!).

You can download the pattern by clicking on it below (it will open in bigger size). Enjoy!

Vampire Caravan pincushion / Вампірський трейлер-гольничка

The Gothic Camper or Vampire Caravan pincushion.

The next one from the pincushion series. Looks so good with the Pumpkin Caravan and Haunted House. They make a cute spooky haunted street together! 

The pattern is available in my shop, discounted for 20% during the first week.

Little Ghosts cross stitch patterns - fall edition / Маленькі Привиди

Another two little ghosties (one of them was already featured in the Ghost Calendar) from the series: Pumpkin Spice Ghost and Rainy Day Ghost. Slow cozy autumn mornings, hot coffee, an autumn walk in the park amongst the beautiful foliage, october rains... I always find that this season passes by very quickly...

All the patterns from Little Ghosts series are available in my shop.

 

Enjoy October days, friends!

Fungi Book - cross stitch pattern / Книга про Гриби - схема вишивки хрестиком

My Book of Fungi! A precious project, a stitching botanical adventure, that we made this summer. It was initially offered as a stitch-along, and I am so grateful to all who joined it and supported me! 

This Book is a part of the Witchy Bookshelf series, that now has the Book of Potions, the Book of Spells and the Book of Shadows. As other books, it has 8 pages, each somehow related to the world of fungi! 

The pattern is available in my etsy shop. Enjoy stitching it! 

Haunted House cross stitch pincushion and card / гольниця Зачарований Будинок та Геловінська картка

Haunted House pincushion, to make a little Halloween street with the Haunted Caravan pincushion. 

Cute and interesting project for the spooky season! And... it stands on a wooden button! Can be used as a seasonal pincushion or as a Halloween ornament!.. And it makes a beautiful set with this Halloween card. Hope you will love it as much as I do! Adorable pins were made by @korolewishna. 

The pattern is available in my shop here and as a set with the card, and as a set with the Caravan.

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Зачарований Будиночок. Гольничка або прикраса, як забажаєте! Класно поєднується із гарбузовим трейлером, а також з почтовою карткою. Придбати можна в моему магазині, як окремо, так і парою з карткою або трейлером. 

Ghost Potion cross stitch pattern / Примарне Зілля схема вишивки хрестом

The Ghost Potion! 

Completely new shape, glowing in the dark and... corked with a real cork! 

This is my second potion bottle. I already have a Magic Potion with cranberries and purple mushrooms, and this new one makes it a good company. 

Available in my shop at the traditional 20% OFF during the first week.

The 'Busy Elves' stitch-a-long / СП "Ельфійські Історії"

'Busy Elves' Christmas stitch along! Let's get into the Christmas spirit by creating this adorable set of ornaments! 🎄Stitching starts Oct, 1st.

The 'Busy Elves' mystery SAL features 8 classic holiday motifs with a reds and greens color vibe and a funny twist. These cute, original designs are pretty easy and relaxing to stitch. Grab a mug of hot chocolate or coffee, a plate of cookies, and let's stitch!

Stitch-along will cover step-by-step finishing instructions for 3 types of possible ornaments to make from the most easy one (but still cute and beautiful) to the most advanced (scroll the photos to see all 3 finishing ways). 

You can join the SAL in my shop here. 

I am happy to announce that Lea LadyRevengaCrafts has made the embellishment packs for the Busy Elves SAL! There are different types of packs for each way of finishing available in her shop.

The 'Mrs Claus Cookbook' stitch-a-long / СП "Кулінарна Книга Місіс Клаус"

❄️'Mrs Claus's Cookbook' mystery stitch-a-long, a festive project for Christmas lovers and book worms, sure to put you in the holiday spirit! ❄️

The Book contains 8 pages, representing 7 recipes. Some of them are traditional, but with a magical twist, some are ‘top secret’ with the most rare and carefully selected ingredients used, and some are playful and funny. And even if you feel a bit grinchy, you may love it! The Book contents will be kept secret until each chapter is released. Stitching starts Nov 1st.

Pre-sale available now (with 20% off for the first week!) in Livingontherainbow Etsy shop.

❄️The Embellishment Packs for the Book are available too! Lea @lea_revenga, the owner of LadyRevengaCrafts etsy shop, has kindly made the material packs available to purchase for the SAL. You can order it directly from her shop.

🚨 Scam alert! 🚨/ Фейкові набори

Dear followers, chinese sellers have stolen the Witches Books designs and are making counterfeit kits, also printing my patterns, including our brand name! The contents of those kits are awful, they include the incorrectly printed pattern, and totally unusable fabrics and threads.

These 'kits' pop up everywhere including AliExpress, Amazon, Ebay as well as all the other random websites. And I am sure some of you have seen those ads in Instagram and Facebook, under the different names, mostly selling the Book of Shadows.

This is having a massive impact on our business and reputation. 

Thanks so much to everyone who's looked out for us, reported listings and left comments letting other shoppers know that they're scams. Thanks to fellow designers for your support and for 'spreading the word' among your followers! It all really helps and it's a positive we can take from this that the stitching community is so supportive and amazing!

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You can currently order the my original Witches Bookshelf patterns only in my shop LivingOnTheRainbow (I am working on my personal website, but it takes time), and the genuine embellishment packs for the books, agreed with me, in LadyRevengaCrafts etsy shop.

Please be aware that if you order the pattern and kit from anywhere other than the places mentioned above, you won't receive what is described as they just don't have access to the same knowledge and suppliers. Some items were made to order, specially for the Books. #livingontherainbowpatterns

The Witch's Cat cross stitch / Чорний Кіт - схема вишивки хрестиком

The witch had a cat and a very tall hat... (c)

The Witch's Cat! Right in time for Halloween preparations, potions brewing and spells casting! And of course, it is such a cute and fluffy stitching helper for any stitching Witch 🖤

Stitched with Wisper, Kreinik and DMC threads. Hat is sewn from felt and decorated with the gorgeous pins made by @korolewishna.

Pattern available in my shop. 

Little Ghosts cross stitch patterns / Маленькі Привиди - серія схем для вишивки хрестом

Over the last year I made several small patterns about little ghosts. It has become a series, and now comprises more than 10 separate patterns and a Calendar. 

Here are some of them, different hobbys related: a book lover, a stitcher, a plant parent, a knitter, a forager and even a chef! 

All the patterns from the Little Ghosts series are available in my shop here. 

Ghost Calendar cross stitch pattern / Календар з Привидами схема вишивки хрестом

Dear stitching friends, here is my newest calendar pattern - The Ghost Calendar. This project was so much fun!! You can frame it as I did, or stitch separate 12 ornaments and frame them in hoops!

The pattern is available in my etsy shop. 

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Ще одна новиночка цього року - Календар з привидами! Яскравий, смішний та атмосферний проект. Я дуже люблю вишивати сезонне, та особливо календарі, і цей - найулюбленіший зараз! Сподіваюся, сподобається і вам. Можна оформити як зробила я, а можна вишити окремих привидів та оформити їх у п'яльця.

Придбати можна в моєму магазині. 

Beach Hut pincushion / Пляжна кабінка - гольниця

Beach Hut or Beach Cabin, my newest design and summer pincushion! Available in my shop. 

Pincushion height - 6.5cm, stitched on Aida 18ct with DMC threads. Gorgeous summer pins were made by @korolewishna. 

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Мій новий дизайн: Пляжна кабінка
Висота гольнички - 6.5см.
Придбати можна в моєму магазині. А ці чудові піни зробила Женя @korolewishna 

Spring Camper cross stitch pattern / Весняний Трейлер схема вишивки хрестиком

Spring Camper pincushion from my seasonal campers series! I did not actually plan to make different campers, but here it is, on your requests, with bunnies and flowers 🌿 It is the last one, now I have all 4 trailers 😅

Available in my shop.

My beautiful pins were made by my dearest friend @korolewishna 🐰🌸🌿

CHRISTMAS in JULY Starts Now! 🔥

Let's beat the wild heat! My traditional Christmas in July SALE starts now! Enjoy from 15% up to 30% off your purchase (except the Book of Fungi, to be fair to SAL participants). Grab your favourites!  Discount shown in cart - no coupon code required! 

Let's shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LivingOnTheRainbow

З цією спекою ледь не забула про свою давню традицію - Різдво в липні. Тож, починаємо! До кінця місяця до -30% на майже усі схеми та МК. 

The Birdhouse / Шпаківня

My new pattern to continue the series of seasonal pincushions: the Birdhouse 🌿

The pattern is rather quick and fun to stitch. If you made the Haunted House, it would be pretty easy for you! Stitched on Aida 18ct with DMC threads. 

Available in my shop.

As usual, my gorgeous pins were made by @korolewishna ❤️

The 'Fungi Book' stitch-a-long / СП "Книга Грибів"

 🍄🌿 The "Fungi Book" mystery stitch-a-long, a botanical adventure for witchy stitchers, mushroom lovers and book worms 🌿🍄

The Book contains 8 pages. 6 of them feature bizarre, vibrant, mysterious, and often fantastically shaped mushrooms. There will also be 2 pages in a more traditional botanical style, showing mushroom anatomy (those pages will be optional, as they are mostly back stitched). Do not worry, if you prefer not to stitch them, another 2 fungi patterns will be included, so, your Book will feature 8 mushrooms in total.