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Glass Chandeliers – Dale Chihuly

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405_deep_teal_detIf you love glass then you know who Dale Chihuly is. He’s basically a glass god. Well as I looked around the internets for cool glass chandeliers I figured we could start with him. Check out these pieces that are available through the Holsten Gallery. Order me up two!! They are all so gorgeous. If you’ve ever been fortunate to be on the presence of his work these chandeliers are made up of a bunch of individual glass pieces that are constructed together to make incredible works of art. Just amazing!

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Have you seen some of his other works such as his baskets? While wandering through his web site I came across these gorgeous pieces that I put on my wish list. So fabulous! What do you think? Absolutely incredible!!

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Designer Spotlight: Curious Carrie Designs

If you like seasonal samplers and cross stitch patterns with a primitive twist, you’ll enjoy the collection from Curious Carrie Designs.

You’ll find alphabet designs, biscornu, patriotic projects and more. The summer category is the largest on the storefront, with Americana and floral designs. There are also categories for the other seasons and more general designs.

One of my favorites is this pretty sunflower cross stitch pattern, which is shown styled as a biscornu but it wouldn’t have to be. The pattern features sunflowers and bees and a little beehive. It uses 12 colors of floss and each side of the pattern is 51 by 51 stitches, which comes out to 3.64 inches or 9.2 cm square.

I love the fabric she used for the sample, which she actually dyed purple herself, but it would also be pretty on a purchased light blue or other color if you don’t want to dye your own.

There’s also a whole set of themed biscornu with a four letter word on one side (crow, home, love and snow, to name a few) along with a seasonal pattern on the other side.

The shop has a rather small selection at around 90 patterns as of this writing, but it’s a nice collection of traditional looking designs heavy on samplers and biscornu designs, so if those are things you like you’ll want to be sure to check it out. Visit Curious Carrie Designs on Etsy to see all her pretty designs.

Are you a designer or do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who hasn’t made it into the spotlight yet? (You can see all the featured designers in the craft businesses category on the page.) Let me know in the comments, or you can submit more detailed information by clicking on “suggest a craft” at the center top of the page.

[Photo: Curious Carrie Designs]