Craft Rewind: Cross-Stitching

Continuing with my craft rewind series of posts, I am bringing to you the very first craft that I remember seriously spending time doing.  I remember going to the store with my mom to buy new patterns, and I am sure that my mom still has a bunch of them!

Anyways, here are a few of my earliest creations.  :)

I don't know that this actually counts, but this is the very, very first cross stitching that I did.  It is obviously a kid's version of cross-stitching from when I was really young.  I actually remember doing this and having an "Aha!" moment when the picture started to form.  I was hooked!

There are a few other ones that I remember doing, but I couldn't find them right away in my mom's stash.  One of the first ones that I remember making was a rabbit wearing a bonnet and bloomers.  Also, I stitched a few gifts as well, so there is no access to those...  :(

I remember making this one in high school, and my mom hung this up in the hallway between my bedroom and my sister's.  Cute!  It still hangs there nowadays.  :)

This is another one that I made as a baby present.  That baby is now 12!  Crazy!  I actually remembered to take a picture of this one before I gave it away.  :)

Lastly, this one is still up in my mom's home, which is sweet!  I remember this one was so hard because there was no really easy pattern to follow, and I would attack each color all at the same time to avoid rethreading.  Imagine doing all of the red items first, so I would have to jump around.  There is an error somewhere in there actually, but I can't remember where right now...

Anyways, it's nice to see some of my first creations ever, and a couple still on the wall!  :)

What was the first crafting hobby you ever made?