Staying in your comfort zone when cross stitching is OK, but once in a while you should challenge yourself and see where it will take you
Craft Yourself Happy: 9 Benefits Of Cross Stitching
Why You Should Challenge Your Cross Stitch
Christian Cross Stitch - Ben and Hannah Dunnett USA
How Cross-Stitching Developed My Creativity and Self-Discipline, by Gloria Wickman
Adapting Cross Stitch to Needlepoint – Nuts about Needlepoint
Cross-stitched Lamb Cinched Backpack
Free Cross Stitch Challenge - Creatively Crafting
Why you should absolutely cross-stitch a QR code
Why You Should Challenge Your Cross Stitch
A beginner's guide to cross stitch – The Crafty Kit Company
A Scrapbook of Stitch Samplers - Serendipity Needleworks