It Launches Tomorrow! My Christmas Wreath Advent Calendar Pre-Orders Open Soon

 Christmas is getting a little more creative at Arlene’s Crafts this year!

Tomorrow I’ll officially open pre-orders for the new My Christmas Wreath – 25-Day Stitch & Create Advent Calendar.

I wanted to create an Advent calendar that was about more than opening another chocolate or finding another little item that might soon be forgotten.

Instead, this Advent calendar gives you 25 days of stitching, creating and watching a Christmas project come together.

Behind those numbered packages are the pieces that will gradually transform into your very own Christmas wreath.

You’ll begin with your wreath frame and stitching supplies, including beautiful red, gold and silver sparkle threads. Then, throughout December, you’ll open your numbered packages and discover the pieces to stitch and add to your Christmas creation.

It’s designed to be a fun hands-on, screen-free Christmas activity, with one little creative project to enjoy each day during the countdown to Christmas.

And the decorations don’t have to stay on the wreath. Many can also be hung on your Christmas tree, so you can make your Christmas creation your own.

This is a PRE-ORDER item. Calendars will begin dispatching from 1 November 2026, giving them time to arrive ready for the December countdown.

Only 20 for Christmas 2026

This first release is deliberately small. I’ll be making just 20 Advent calendars for Christmas 2026.

🎄 PRE-ORDERS OPEN TOMORROW

Early Bird Price: $69.95
Regular Price: $79.95

The Early Bird price is available until 30 September 2026, unless all 20 calendars are reserved earlier.

📦 Pre-orders begin dispatching from 1 November 2026.

Tomorrow I’ll show you exactly what is included and share all the details about how to order.

For today, here’s a little peek at the numbered packages and stitching supplies waiting to begin their Christmas journey.

One more sleep! 🎄🧵❤️

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Something Special Is Coming This Christmas… 🎄

Christmas crafting has always been about more than simply making something.

It’s about slowing down, using your hands, being creative and enjoying the excitement of seeing something come together one stitch at a time.

And this year at Arlene’s Crafts, I’ve been working on something very special for Christmas. ❤️💚

If you’ve been following our Stitched Shapes, you might recognise a few of the little Christmas creations in the photo. But they’re actually part of something much bigger that I’ve been quietly working on behind the scenes.

It involves stitching.
It involves creating.
And there’s a little bit of Christmas fun waiting along the way. 🎁

It’s also designed to provide a lovely hands-on, screen-free activity during the countdown to Christmas.

But that’s all I’m revealing today!

Over the next few days, I’ll be sharing a few more clues before the big reveal.

Can you guess what I’ve been creating?

🎄 OPEN • STITCH • CREATE • REPEAT! 🧵✨

Wondering how our My Christmas Wreath – Stitch & Create Advent Calendar works?

Each day you open another numbered surprise, stitch your piece and watch your Christmas wreath gradually come to life. ❤️

🎁 25 days of creative surprises
🎄 A Christmas project you actually make
🧵 A lovely screen-free activity
✨ Only 20 available for Christmas 2026

EARLY BIRD $69.95 until 30 September
Regular price $79.95.

Christmas countdowns don't have to be chocolate! 🎄❤️

NEW TRANSPORT STITCHED SHAPES KITS!

 

NEW TRANSPORT STITCHED SHAPES KITS!

Love cars, trains and things that move? Our Arlene’s Crafts Transport Stitched Shapes are now available as Choose Your Own 3 and Choose Your Own 4 kits!

Choose your favourite transport shapes and create your own kit.

Each kit includes:

Your choice of 3 or 4 transport Stitched Shapes

One plastic needle for each shape

Approx. 1 metre of coloured thread for each shape

Starting & finishing instructions

Made from durable PETG, with 10 colours available

Stitched Shapes are a fun, hands-on activity designed to encourage fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, concentration, creativity and early sewing skills.

Perfect for children, classrooms, homeschool activities, therapy activities, craft time and anyone who enjoys learning through making.

Choose the shapes you love and start stitching!

Choose Your Own 3 Transport Kit:

https://arlenescraftsshop.etsy.com/.../choose-your-own-3...

Choose Your Own 4 Transport Kit:

https://arlenescraftsshop.etsy.com/.../choose-your-own-4...

Introducing our Stitched Shapes Range

 

Exciting News

We are thrilled to introduce our Stitched Shapes.

These fun and colourful 3-D printed lacing shapes are designed to encourage creativity while helping develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, concentration and early sewing skills.

Simply choose your favourite thread, yarn, cord or lace, grab our specially designed needle and start stitching. With a variety of shapes and designs available, there are so many opportunities to create, learn and have fun. Printed on high-quality PETG 3D Filament.

Each Stitched Shape purchased includes everything you need to get started:

Needle, Thread and Instructions, along with your favourite shape.

Perfect for children, Classrooms, homeschool activities, creative play and anyone who loves stitching and crafts.

Categories: Basic Shapes, Animals, Australiana, Insects, Nature, Sea life, Transport. Alpha and Numeric discs, holders, stands, looms and weaver.  Available from Arlene's Crafts Etsy Store

Email us for our catalogue: arlenes-crafts@hotmail.com

Here are some of our designs.

After a hiatus, what is coming next.

 What is coming next I hope will excite you. A new range of product will hit the shelves of my shop at the end of August. 

Here are some sneaky pic's to get your imagination running. 

This weeks stitch is Bullion.

Watch the tutorial and see how you go. Here are some images of where I use Bullion stitch.

Don't forget you can download my stitch tutorials free on this blog.

On the side panels of this blog, you will find all the links to our YouTube Channel, our Apps and our Etsy store.

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Back Stitch

 Each week I hope to release a stitch for you to try. Expand on the stitch if you wish.

The first stitch is Back Stitch.

Watch the tutorial and see how you go. Here are some images of where I use Back stitch. Can you spot where it is?

The back stitch is used in Blackwork. Here is a needle case I created using blackwork. A FREE tutorial is available on our Free Tutorial Page.

Don't forget you can download my stitch tutorials free on this blog.

On the side panels of this blog, you will find all the links to our YouTube Channel, our Apps and our Etsy store.

#backstitch

#etsy

#youtube

#arlenescrafts

#arlenescraftsembroideryapp

#embroideryapp

#embroidery

#embroiderystitches

#embroiderydesigns

#embroiderypattern

#embroiderytutorial

#embroiderywork

#beginnerembroidery

#learnembroidery

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New Page - Video links to stitches and useful tips

I have added an extra page to this Blog. The new page contains links to all the current stitches and useful tips that are on in Arlene's Crafts Embroidery Apps, Embroidery, Silk Ribbon Embroidery and those in development - Stumpwork, Goldwork and Crewel Work. 

Jump on over to the page and explore what is available.

Note: those that do not have a link, will be coloured white.

Version 2 - Silk Ribbon Embroidery App - now available.

 Hi everyone. Version 2 of the Silk Ribbon Embroidery app is available for download in the Apple App Store.  I'm sorry I can't give you an Android version, I did price it once for someone else to create one, and they quoted me $30,000, ridiculous. So whilst I can do it for FREE by myself and with a little help from my son, you get just Apple.

What's new: There are now video links within the many stitches and useful tips. I've added new Embroidery Stitches and some new useful tips. I will update the downloadable ones here on this website soon.

Here is the link to watch how to navigate the new version: https://youtu.be/pAwf5ZRu4Mc