Kelly Morgan

A wedding or anniversary is a time to celebrate and be joyful, but it can also be time to get creative and personal with your cross-stitch craft. For the bride and groom, their wedding is obviously an event they will want to remember for the rest of their lives, so why not give them that special reminder that comes straight from your heart.  You can give them the gift on the wedding day or even years later on a special anniversary.

Make It Personal

When deciding to celebrate weddings and anniversaries in cross-stitch you can enjoy the ease of which you can personalize the craft. It is easy to add dates and names to just about any cross-stitch project.  Find a design that represents their wedding day and add simple wording with their names and the date of the wedding.  You can also add other information like where they were married or the children they have had over time.

Common Themes

Using the same theme and colors of the wedding is most popular when creating cross-stitch wedding gifts, however you are not limited to those colors or themes.  Sometimes you can just use colors found in the home or office.  If you are a skilled cross-stitch designer, you may be able to create a copy of the invitation into a cross-stitch design.  One great theme for an anniversary gift is a family tree.  After a couple has children and grandchildren, a cross-stitched family tree can bring a lot of joy and togetherness to a couple and their family.

Project Ideas for Cross-stitched Wedding and Anniversary Gifts:

Framed Art

The family tree gift for an anniversary is a great idea for a framed art cross-stitch project. Offering the couple a piece of art that looks beautiful hung up on a wall is an excellent reminder of their special day.

Photo Album

Oftentimes the bride and groom end up with a lot of photos.  You can create a handmade photo album by using your cross-stitched design on the front.  This is also a good project for a couple's anniversary, because they can put pictures they have taken together through the years in the pages of the scrapbook.

Sign-In Book

At the wedding or anniversary party, guests usually sign in on a guestbook.  Instead of the couple having to buy a generic book at the store, why not create your own cover for the sign-in book using a personalized cross-stitch design.

Garter

"Something borrowed, something blue, something old, and something new" is an old traditions at weddings.  You can create a garter from a cross stitch project making it much more personal to the couple.

Handkerchiefs

Another tradition at weddings is to offer the bride a handkerchief.  You can find handkerchiefs to stitch on initials and the date of the wedding.  They are also a nice gift to give to the groom.

Headband

Many brides wear a headband at either the ceremony or reception.  You can use your cross-stitch skill to create a nicely designed cover for a headband.

Ring Pillow

The ring-bearer's pillow is also a fun way to incorporate your cross-stitch ability into a wedding.  You can stitch a beautiful wedding design onto the pillow that the ring bearer will use to carry the wedding rings to the altar.

Tree Ornament

If you are looking for a simple cross-stitch project to give to a newly married couple, or even a couple celebrating a 50^th wedding anniversary, you can create an ornament commemorating the Christmas holiday to hang on the tree.

Quilt

If you possess both the ability to cross-stitch and sew, this is an excellent keepsake for a wedding or anniversary gift.  You can cross-stitch some squares to use on the quilt to make it personal and cozy.

Wall Hanging

Like the framed art, creating a wall-hanging is a nice way to remember the couple's special day while having something nice to fill that empty space.

Keepsake Box

Every couple has things from their marriage that they want to keep in a safe place.  There are keepsake boxes available that allow you to put your cross-stitch fabric across the top or in a frame on the top.  These boxes are nice for storing the smaller items from a wedding.

So! There you have it. Lots of suggestions for you to consider, some simple while others are a little harder, when next you're wondering what cross stitch project to start.