Christmas Has Arrived at Arlene’s Crafts – New Stitching Kits for 2026

 🎄 The Christmas Collection is here!

Christmas crafting has begun at Arlene’s Crafts, and this year there are several new ways to stitch, create and decorate for the festive season.

I've been busy designing and making a new collection of stitchable Christmas projects, including Christmas Gift Tag Kits, Christmas Ornament Kits, and the My Christmas Wreath – 25-Day Stitch & Create Advent Calendar.

Christmas Gift Tag Stitching Kits

Add something handmade to your Christmas presents with reusable stitchable gift tags. Choose your designs, stitch them in your own style and use them to finish your Christmas wrapping.

Christmas Ornament Stitching Kit

Create your own collection of colourful stitched decorations for the Christmas tree. The ornaments can be kept simple for beginners or decorated with more detailed stitching if you want to get creative.

They're designed to be enjoyed year after year, so once Christmas is over, simply pack them away with your decorations ready for next Christmas.

My Christmas Wreath – 25-Day Stitch & Create Advent Calendar

This is an Advent Calendar with a difference.

Beginning on 1 December, you open one numbered parcel each day, stitch the piece inside and gradually build your own Christmas wreath.

By Christmas Day, you'll have completed a full stitched Christmas wreath to display as part of your Christmas decorations.

🎁 Advent Early Bird Extended!

To celebrate the launch of the new Christmas Collection, I've extended the Advent Calendar Early Bird offer.

Early Bird: $69.95 until 15 October 2026
Regular price: $79.95

Only 20 Advent Calendars will be made for Christmas 2026, with dispatch beginning from 1 November.

There is still more to come from the Arlene's Crafts Christmas range, including our personalised Christmas options, so keep an eye out for those too.

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Stitch. Create. Have Fun.

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Come and See Arlene’s Crafts at the Twilight Markets This Saturday!

 We’re heading to the Twilight Markets in Toowoomba this Saturday, and we’d love you to come and visit Arlene’s Crafts! 🧵✨

We’ll be bringing along a colourful selection of our Stitched Shapes, including lots of individual designs and our Choose Your Own Sets, as well as ABC stitching products, weaving products, threads and accessories.

With Christmas getting closer, we’ll also have some of our Christmas range on display, with plenty of ideas for something a little different for Christmas gifts and stocking fillers. 🎄🎁

If you’ve been following our new Stitched Shapes range online, this is a great opportunity to see them in person, feel them, choose your favourite shapes and colours, and have a chat with us about how they work.

Twilight Markets – This Saturday
📍 Indoor Bowls Club
10 Annand St, Toowoomba

Come along, say hello and have a look at what we’ve been creating!

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🎉 Our New Arlene’s Crafts Online Shop Is Live!

 I’m very excited to share some big news — the new Arlene’s Crafts online shop is officially live! 🎉

You can now browse the Arlene’s Crafts range all in one place, including Stitched Shapes, ABC Stitching Name Sets, embroidery kits and tutorials, stitching accessories, our Christmas Wreath Advent Calendar and more.

The new shop also makes it much easier to choose your shapes, colours, letters and sets, then order directly online.

🛍️ Visit the new Arlene’s Crafts online shop

Stitch • Create • Have Fun

Thank you for following along as Arlene’s Crafts continues to grow. I hope you enjoy having a look around the new shop! 💚

New Animal Stitched Shapes Have Arrived! 🐾

 🐾 Meet the newest members of the Arlene’s Crafts Stitched Shapes family — the Animals!

I’m excited to introduce our new Animal Stitched Shapes, now available in Choose Your Own Sets of 3 and 4.

Children can choose their favourite animals, select from 10 available colours, and create a combination that’s completely their own.

Stitched Shapes are designed to make learning to stitch simple and fun. The evenly spaced holes can be used for basic threading and lacing, or children can begin experimenting with different embroidery stitches as their confidence grows.

And because they're reusable, when the stitching is finished, simply remove the thread and start again with another colour or stitch!

What’s included?

Each Animal kit includes:

🐾 Your chosen Animal Stitched Shapes
🧵 Thread
🪡 Stitching needle/s
📖 Easy-to-follow instructions

They’re a lovely activity for creative play, homeschool, classrooms, daycare and learning to stitch at home, while also helping children practise fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

Choose Your Own Animal Set

You can now choose between:

🐾 Choose Your Own 3 Animal Stitched Shapes

🐾 Choose Your Own 4 Animal Stitched Shapes

With the different animals and colours available, there are lots of combinations to create.

Which animals would you choose for your set?

🧵 Stitch • Create • Have Fun!

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The Goldwork Beetle is Back – A Classic Arlene’s Crafts Tutorial Refreshed for 2026

The Goldwork Beetle Embroidery Tutorial is back in the Arlene’s Crafts Etsy shop, with a fresh new look for 2026. 🪲✨

This is a project with quite a history for me. I began creating my stumpwork and goldwork beetles many years ago, and the Goldwork Beetle has remained one of those special designs that I still love returning to.

The tutorial takes you through creating your own dimensional embroidered beetle using beautiful Goldwork techniques, metallic threads, beads and layered embroidery.

Inside the digital tutorial you'll find detailed step-by-step instructions, photographs to guide you through the different stages, helpful tips and stitch information.

Already have your own Goldwork supplies?
You can purchase the tutorial as a digital download and start creating your beetle with your own materials.

Need the specialist materials as well?
I also have Goldwork Beetle materials kits available separately in my Etsy shop, including an option with a 4-inch embroidery hoop.

It's lovely to bring one of my classic Arlene's Crafts projects back into the spotlight — refreshed and ready for a new generation of stitchers.

A Creative Countdown to Christmas – Stitch Your Own Advent Wreath

For Christmas 2026, I wanted to create an Advent calendar that was about more than simply opening a surprise each morning.

The Arlene’s Crafts My Christmas Wreath – 25-Day Stitch & Create Advent Calendar gives you a Christmas project that gradually comes together throughout December.

Starting on Day 1, you'll have your wreath frame, sparkling threads and needles ready to begin. Then you'll open your numbered Advent packages throughout December, stitch the pieces you discover and add them to your Christmas creation.

And you can make it your way. Your stitched ornaments don't have to stay on the wreath — they can also be hung on your Christmas tree.

It's a lovely screen-free activity and something you can enjoy creating rather than another Advent calendar filled with disposable surprises.

🎄 Christmas 2026 PRE-ORDER
Early Bird: $69.95 until 30 September 2026
Regular price: $79.95
Only 20 calendars available
Dispatch begins: 1 November 2026

Once all 20 have been reserved, pre-orders will close.

25 Days of Christmas Creativity – Stitch, Create & Watch Your Wreath Grow!

 Christmas is even more exciting when you get to create something along the way! 🎄🧵

With the Arlene’s Crafts My Christmas Wreath – 25-Day Stitch & Create Advent Calendar, you’ll open a numbered parcel each day and stitch the pieces inside. As December goes by, your Christmas wreath gradually comes together.

It’s 25 days of Christmas creativity — stitching, creating and enjoying a hands-on activity during the countdown to Christmas.

🎁 Christmas 2026 PRE-ORDER
✨ Early Bird Price: $69.95 until 30 September 2026
🎄 Only 20 available
📦 Orders start dispatching from 1 November 2026

Perfect for anyone who loves Christmas crafting — and a lovely screen-free activity to enjoy throughout December.

Pre-order your Christmas Wreath Advent Calendar from Arlene’s Crafts on Etsy.