Cross stitch mural

My studio is finally finished, with the addition of this colorful mural of a cross stitch map of the world in flowers. Here's how to make your own!

Giant cross stitch on a wall in Estavayer, Switzerland

Ana Martins, who works as Aheneah, recently reflected on the relaxed freedom of youth and captured that feeling in a cross-stitched intervention on a wall in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. The work is along a popular route to a local school, and is comprised of over 2,300 screws and nearly 760 yards of yarn. The 22-year-old artist isn’t far from the experience of transitioning from student to adult. Martins shares with Colossal, “Every day, for many years, thousands of kids pass by this wall…

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2.4M views · 144K likes | Morgan Renfro on Instagram: "Were in the home stretch people!!! So close to being done with the vintage cross stitch mural 🤩 i need to get the ladder back out to cover up that branch near the ceiling & do a couple other touchups and tomorrow i can start outlining!! #nurseryaccentwall #crossstitchmural #vintagenursery #vintageinspired #paintwithme #diymama #wallmural #mural #crossstitching #crossstitchpattern #vintagecrossstitch #diymural #accentwall"