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Checking Out Glass Videos – You Tube and You

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Kristina Logan bead

Kristina Logan bead

I was directed today to You Tube by Bullseye glass via Facebook today. Bullseye had posted a link to a video, put together by Corning Museum of Glass, showing Rudi Gritch doing some cool fusing. You can see the glass that he has draped over some rods slump down to meet the other glass he set up…oh just go watch the video. Very cool. Or should I say hot stuff!

More Kristina Logan beads

More Kristina Logan beads

And while you’re on You Tube checking out the video you may be tempted to check out some others in the Corning Masters Series. I watched a video by Kristina Logan, a certified glass goddess and queen of dots, as well as the first president of the Society of Glass Bead Makers (now it’s the International Society of Glass Bead Makers). And you can keep viewing videos about fusing or bead making or slumping or more bead making…what did we do before the internets?

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Girl in Meadow Hand Embroidery Pattern – Etsy Review

This one has such a soft, dreamy feel to it. The Girl in Meadow Hand Embroidery Pattern, Floral Design (PDF) from ModaVationStitchery is a digital download on Etsy, priced at AU$3.29 on sale from AU$8.22, and the shop is showing a 5 out of 5 star rating. Etsy lists it as a craft supply download with 2 PDF files included.

What makes this design appealing is the calm, nature-filled look. The listing describes it as a girl sitting in a meadow surrounded by flowers, with flowing hair, delicate blooms, and grass, and it is clearly aimed at stitchers who enjoy feminine hoop art and floral scenes rather than cartoonish motifs. It feels like the sort of project that would look lovely framed in a hoop for a bedroom, reading corner, or handmade gift.

There are some nice practical details too. The listing says the pattern comes in 6 hoop sizes ranging from 3 inches to 8 inches, and it includes a stitch guide, thread colour suggestions, and an Embroidery Guide for Beginners. That gives it a bit more support than a bare-bones printable, even though the seller is also clear that this is design-only and does not include step-by-step instructions.