Home Is Where The Heart Is

This is my second finished cross stitch piece. It's a stamped cross stitch kit and I substituted colonial knots for the french knots it called for. It worked like a charm and was much easier than the french knots. I don't think I like the stamped cross stitch as much as counted cross stitch, though, it seems less accurate and more messy to me. My mother in law disagrees, though, and actually prefers stamped. She also does beautiful chicken scratch and they come out looking like lace. Just beautiful! So here's my new finished piece: