Our vintage-inspired, colour-packed May issue has hit the shelves, just in time for the sun to finally make an appearance! To celebrate we've got a bumper bunch of giveaways on offer, including a fabulous stitchable cards set from Stampin' Up, a top craft book bundle from Search Press, and charts and kits from Celtic Rose Needlecraft and Sybilla Davis.

To enter any of our giveaways, simply click on the links below:

Saltram House kits from Sybilla Davis

Craft book bundles from Search Press

Vintage-style charts from Celtic Rose Needlecraft

Sweet Threads kits from Stampin' Up

The amazing May issue of Cross Stitch Collection is on sale today! Its pages are crammed with gorgeous designs and inspirational ideas. Get part one in our fab new Edwardian garden party series, and create a family heirloom with our Chart of the Month from The Historical Sampler Company.

If you’re after a small project, you’ll love Lesley Teare’s pretty pink flower, which accompanies her colourful peacock design in this issue. Download it for free here.

Spring clean your stitching life with a trip to a Creative Crafts Show! It’s the perfect opportunity to stock up on all those hard-to-find supplies and get inspired for summer.

The Creative Crafts Show will be at King's Hall Complex, Belfast, from 18-20 April; Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, from 25-28 April, and Manchester Central from 2-4 May. As well as countless shopping opportunities there will also be plenty of workshops, displays and demonstrations in everything from beading to blackwork, giving you plenty of opportunities to learn new techniques.

With a heritage of needle-making spanning over 300 years, the expertise at John James Needles has been handed down from generation to generation and is highly regarded within the stitching industry - and within the CrossStitcher team.

Now they've launched The Crafters Collection, a set of easy-to-identify wallets containing every needle you'd ever need to own! Cleverly labelled in sweet illustrated packages (average £1.49 for 10+ needles), we think they're superb value for money.

Over the next 6 months we will be exploring and sharing all 24 designs with you, alongside handy needle tips and techniques for you to enjoy.

Click read more to see their Crewel, Beading, Cross Stitch and Easy Thread sets...