On Mother's Day 1996 my oldest son put my site online.  At the time all I had to offer was various types of recipes.  Since I was a "stay-at-home" Mom and loved to cross stitch the next step would be to sell cross stitch charts to help bring in a little money.

I loved oceans and my youngest loved dolphins so I got on the Internet and started looking for images to chart. After finding them and getting permission from the owner's I had to start looking for just the "right" program to convert these pictures into cross stitch charts.   During that time a friend wanted a chart of a dragon that she just loved.   After, yet again, tracking down the owner and getting permission Cathie's Cupboard and Crafts got started.

Today Cathie's Cupboard and Crafts has hundreds of unique cross stich charts, from Fantasy to Dolphins, from the Gods to Oceans and beyond. We also have several beginner charts for those eager to learn cross stitching who might not be ready to take on such complicated artwork.