Be inspired to give your home that country chic look with our gorgeous Rustic Style keepsake book - FREE with our January issue!

This 56 page collectable chart book is packed full of easy ways to add a touch of rustic, handmade charm to your home. There's 35 charts to choose from (all hand-picked by the CrossStitcher team) as well as easy-to-follow instructions showing you how to make everything from gift tags to cake bands.

Grab your copy and get started on a new hobby today... or collect and keep it on your bookshelf for handmade gift ideas throughout the year!

Buy the latest issue of CrossStitcher online or sign-up to a subscription for month-on-month stitching inspiration.

Now the New Year has arrived, it's time to say thank you for all those lovely gifts and heartfelt dinners we've enjoyed over the festive holiday. In CrossStitcher's January issue you'll find this cuddly set of greetings cards, which we think are perfect for doing just that!

To get you started, here's an extra design for you to download. Find the rest in our January issue (261).

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house... were stitched decorations and beautiful homemade gifts! We'd like to wish our readers a fantastic Christmas and New Year, and hope you've all enjoyed working on our festive projects as much as we have.

Don't forget our January issue hits the shops on 27 December and is packed full of exciting stitching ideas for 2013 - it's guaranteed to shake off those post-Christmas blues faster than you can thread a needle!

Lesley Teare's elegant anemones from Cross Stitch Collection's January issue (out today) are full of colour and vibrancy  - just the thing for cheering up these cold winter months!

This individual flower is perfect for birthday cards - just trim your stitching and attach to the front of a plain card using double-sided tape. Download it for FREE here.