A cross stitched Q from Survivor 50 wearing a purple shirt and gray shorts

A sketch of Q from Survivor 50 wearing a purple shirt and gray shorts

Q from Survivor 50 wearing a purple shirt and gray shorts

Check out the evolution from Q, to the sketch I designed based off of him, to how I represented him in cross stitch. Be sure to follow along so you don’t miss the rest of the characters in my #Survivor50 piece! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #survivor

A cross stitched ornament of a brown and grey dog with the caption “Baby” and greenery above the dog

A cross stitched ornament of a brown and grey dog with the caption “Baby” and greenery above the dog

This is an ornament for a dog named Baby 🥹 #stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #needlepoint #petornament

A child with blonde hair, fair skin, a blue striped polo, and navy shorts

a floral embellishment with blue, yellow, and pink flowers

a family portrait with a mom holding a baby, a dad, and two sons

a child with fair skin, blonde hair, a blue striped polo, and jeans

a man with fair skin, red hair and beard, a blue shirt, and khakis

a woman with fair skin, blonde hair, and a blue floral dress holding a baby

Fun family portrait in shades of blue 🩵 #stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #needlepoint #familyportrait

A cross stitched Jenna Lewis Dougherty wearing a purple tank and red pants.

A photo of Jenna Lewis Dougherty wearing a purple tank and red pants.

A sketch of Jenna Lewis Dougherty wearing a purple tank and red pants.

Check out the evolution from Jenna Lewis Dougherty, to the sketch I designed based off of her, to how I represented her in cross stitch. Be sure to follow along so you don't miss the rest of the characters in my #Survivor50 piece! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #survivor

A cross stitch family portrait with two moms, a daughter, and two dogs. It has a floral embellishment.

A cross stitched family portrait with a grandma, a grandpa, a granddaughter, and a grandson. It has a floral embellishment.

A cross stitch family portrait with a mom, a dad, a daughter, and two dogs. It has a floral embellishment.

A cross stitch family portrait with a mom, a dad, four daughters, and one son.

A cross stitch family ornament with a mom, a dad, two sons, and a dog. It has festive greenery around it.

A cross stitched portrait of the Virgin Mary with a floral embellishment above it and the family’s name underneath.

Mother’s Day is coming up sooner than you think! Get her a custom cross stitch portrait - I promise she’ll love it!#stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #familyportrait #mothersday

A cross stitched Savannah with tan skin, brown hair, Jean shorts, and a red cardigan.

A sketch of Savannah with tan skin, brown hair, Jean shorts, and a red cardigan.

A photo of Savannah with tan skin, brown hair, Jean shorts, and a red cardigan.

Check out the evolution from Savannah, to the sketch I designed based off of her, to how I represented her in cross stitch. Be sure to follow along so you don't miss the rest of the characters in my #Survivor50 piece! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #survivor

A cross stitched Ozzy with tan skin, black curly hair, a camo t shirt, and green shorts

A sketch of Ozzy with tan skin, black curly hair, a camo t shirt, and green shorts

A photo of Ozzy with tan skin, black curly hair, a camo t shirt, and green shorts

Check out the evolution from Ozzy, to the sketch I designed based off of him, to how I represented him in cross stitch. Be sure to follow along so you don't miss the rest of the characters in my #Survivor50 piece! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #survivor

A cross stitched Rick Devens with fair skin, brown hair, a blue sweater, and black pants

A sketch of Rick Devens with fair skin, brown hair, a blue sweater, and black pants

Rick Devens with fair skin, brown hair, a blue sweater, and black pants

Check out the evolution from Rick Devens, to the sketch I designed based off of him, to how I represented him in cross stitch. Be sure to follow along so you don't miss the rest of the characters in my #Survivor50 piece! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #survivor

A cross stitched Cirie Fields wearing a green sweater and green pants

A sketch of Cirie Fields wearing a green sweater and green pants

A photo of Cirie Fields wearing a green sweater and green pants

Check out the evolution from Cirie, to the sketch I designed based off of her, to how I represented her in cross stitch. Be sure to follow along so you don't miss the rest of the characters in my #Survivor50 piece! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #survivor

A family portrait with a man, a woman, 2 dogs, and a cat. The text says 2025 and there is a polyhedral embellishment around them.

A man with brown hair, a beard, a green Henley shirt, and jeans

A woman with blonde hair wearing a pink dress

I haven't done this geometric embellishment in a loooong time but a client requested it so I got to run it back! I think it turned out cute! #stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #needlepoint #familyportrait

An ornament of a black cat with the text “Vigo” and a green ribbon

An ornament of a black cat with the text “Vigo”

Sweet lil kitty on an ornament. What more is there to say? #stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #needlepoint #catornament

A cross stitched man with a blue t shirt, brown jacket, and khaki pants

A sketch of a man with a blue t shirt, brown jacket, and khaki pants

A man with a blue t shirt, brown jacket, and khaki pants

Check out the evolution from Prof. Christian Hubicki, to the sketch I designed based off of him, to how l represented him in cross stitch. Be sure to follow along so you don't miss the rest of the castaways in my #Survivor50 piece! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #survivor

A cross stitched man with brown skin, dark brown hair, a blue polo, and gray shorts

A sketch of a man with brown skin, dark brown hair, a blue polo, and gray shorts

A man with brown skin, dark brown hair, a blue polo, and gray shorts

Check out the evolution from Joe Hunter, to the sketch I designed based off of him, to how I represented him in cross stitch. Be sure to follow along so you don't miss the rest of the #Survivor50 cast! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #survivor

A cross stitch ornament with a golden doodle, the name “Bueller” underneath, and greenery above.

A close up of the same ornament.

Another day, another ornament of a chicken tender looking dog 🥲 Bueller is a friend of mine and it was a pleasure to stitch him on an ornament! #stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #dogornament #doodle

A cross stitch ornament of a fluffy black and white dog. The caption says “Tex” in a Western style font. He is surrounded by a lasso border and Texas bluebonnets.

A cross stitch portrait of eight American Girl dolls: Kirsten, Samantha, Molly, Felicity, Addy, Josefina, Kit, and Kaya.

A cross stitch ornament with headshots of a family with a dad, a mom, two young sons, and a fluffy black and white dog. The text says “Murray 2025” and they are surrounded by sprigs of greenery.

A cross stitch portrait of a family with a dad, a mom, and five adult children. They are dressed in coral and blue tones. The text says “Ackfeld Manufacturing” and there is a wire hanger above them.

*touches earpiece* I’m hearing it’s #PortfolioDay?

I’m Alex and I make custom cross stitch art :) my commissions are open if you need a portrait or ornament of your own!

First 'Survivor 50' photos, including exclusive cast gallery of pics from Fiji Get your exclusive first 'Survivor 50' photos with EW's gorgeous gallery of 48 cast pics from Fiji (as well as episodic shots from the game).

Hi @amikebloomtype.bsky.social! Do you know if these are the official Survivor 50 cast photos or is there more to come? I’m working on a big art piece for season 50 and am anxious to get started 😍 ew.com/first-surviv...

-finish my 80-person Oscar piece
-try some new vendor events
-incorporate beading in some of my work?

a cross stitched ornament with four sunflowers growing out of the ground and blue text that says “lover of the light”

a cross stitched ornament with four sunflowers growing out of the ground and blue text that says “lover of the light”

This pattern was born of my excitement to finally see #mumfordandsons live after 15+ years of loving their music, and my joy at seeing sunflowers sprout in my pollinator garden. The pattern is on my Etsy shop if you’d like to make your own! #crossstitch #xstitch #needlepoint #embroidery #sunflower

A cross stitched family Christmas ornament with Murray in the middle. Above the text there is a mother and a father. Below the text there are two little boys and a small dog.

A cross stitched family Christmas ornament with Murray in the middle. Above the text there is a mother and a father. Below the text there are two little boys and a small dog.

I made a family ornament for the first time this year! It’s so fun being able to fit the whole family on a little ornament. I made this for my friends but am excited to offer this option to clients as well! #stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #christmasornament #familyornament

A cross stitched ornament of a golden retriever with a halo. The caption says “Beasley” and she is surrounded by a strand of multicolored lights.

Made an ornament memorializing a sweet girl who passed this year 🤍 #stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #dogornament #petmemorial #goldenretriever

A cross stitched brown and white spaniel

A sketch of a brown and white spaniel

A brown and white spaniel

Check out the evolution from Violet, to the sketch I designed based off of her, to how I represented her in cross stitch! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #needlepoint #kingcharlescavalier

A cross-stitched Kaya with brown skin, black braided hair, and a tan buckskin dress.

A cross-stitched Felicity with fair skin, reddish hair, and a white gown.

A cross-stitched Addy with Black skin, black hair, and a pink striped dress.

A cross-stitched Josefina with brown skin, brown hair in a braid, a red skirt, and a white blouse.

A cross-stitched Kit with fair skin, short blonde hair, a purple sweater, and a white skirt.

an oval shaped cross stitch portrait of eight American Girls: Kirsten, Samantha, Molly, Felicity, Addy, Josefina, Kit, and Kaya.

A cross-stitched Kirsten doll with fair skin, blonde hair in braids, and a blue dress.

A cross-stitched Samantha with fair skin, brown hair, and a white plaid dress.

A cross-stitched Molly with fair skin, brown hair in braids, and a navy blue sweater and skirt.

Sharing the stills from my American Girls piece I did earlier this year! I stitched all the historical American Girls I remember from my childhood and it was so fun walking down memory lane as I brought them to life.#stitchpeople #crossstitch #embroidery #needlepoint #americangirl

A cross stitched small white dog wearing a pink hoodie

A sketch of a small white dog wearing a pink hoodie

A small white dog wearing a pink hoodie

Check out the evolution from Coco, to the sketch I designed based off of her, to how I represented her in cross stitch! #crossstitch #stitchpeople #embroidery #needlepoint #familyportrait

A client just asked me to stitch her highland cow named Fabio. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world 🥹🥹🥹

I made this to enter in my county fair where it won Grand Champion of the handwork division, followed by the Kansas state fair. Suffice to say I’m proud of it! Pattern is Anemone Sweater by @knittingforolive.#knitting #knitstagram #knittersofinstagram #yarnlove #anemonesweater

Me (a white woman with short brown hair) wearing a white colorwork sweater with flowers in shades of blue, pink, orange, and yellow.

A folded-up white colorwork sweater with flowers in shades of blue, pink, orange, and yellow.

A close up of a white colorwork sweater with flowers in shades of blue, pink, orange, and yellow.

I finished my Anemone Sweater this summer, but it was FAR too hot to take some glamor shots in it until recently! This sweater with made with several colors of wool sourced during my tour of the Pacific Northwest, plus KnitPicks Palette for the rest.