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expressing-johnsI just received three boxes of various types of glass. It’s a mixture of COE’s so I won’t be fusing with it. But I will be doing a bunch of mosaic with it. So I started looking around the internets for mosaic inspiration and information. Stuff to share with you too! I know I’ve mentioned SAMA, Society of American Mosaic Artists. Check out their web site for tons of information on suppliers, their conference, events…all mosaic, all the time.

Through their site I was checking out various artists and suppliers. Here’s a couple I found interesting…first stop, Nano Tiles 4 Miles. So much cool stuff…handmade tiles, glass, goodies to make awesome mosaics. Check out their embellishments page, extra goodies to put in your work.

Next stop…Just Gems of  New Zealand. They make hand decorated gems for mosaic. Check out their best sellers pages for some fun and colorful glass pieces that would really make a piece pop!

Last stop is back to the SAMA site for information on their upcoming conference. I’ve been going on about the Glass Art Society’s conference so it’s only fair that I mention this shin dig. Sounds like a very good time!

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Strawberry Cross Stitch Patterns

My favorite thing about mid to late spring is local strawberries. Strawberries are fun as a graphic element, too, because they’re an interesting shape and cheerful color. Let’s stitch some strawberry cross stitch patterns.

Craft Club Co AU has this cute kind of retro strawberry pattern with a pink checkerboard background. The pattern pages doesn’t give a lot of details but it looks like is uses at least 7 colors and it says it will fit in an 8 by 10 frame when stitched on 14 count fabric.

For a classic farmhouse look, check out the strawberry pattern from Largodargento Shop. This one reminds me of little wild strawberries, and it has a bit of a mandala design with other geometric shapes.

Speaking of classics, you can also stitch a strawberry alphabet sampler from Curious Carrie Designs. It is 54 stitches square, which comes out to 3.86 inches or 9.8 cm square. It calls for 8 colors and was stitched on 32-count linen. Keep it flat or turn it into a biscornu stitched with flowers and bees.

This strawberry pincushion from The SubRosa Design is super sweet and of course could be framed instead of using it as a pincushion if you’d rather. This one is 93 stitches square, or about 5.3 inches/13.5 cm square stitched on 36 count linen as shown.

This graphic, slightly abstract strawberry design from Box and Fox is so much fun and would be great to have on your kitchen wall or in your breakfast area. It measures 98 by 141 stitches, which comes out to 7 by 10 inches or 17.78 by 25.58 cm on 14 count fabric. The design uses 6 colors.

Don’t let the mice get your strawberries! This oddly cute design from Tourmaline Pattern measures 95 by 94 stitches and uses 16 colors. I love the look of it on black fabric, because it really makes the mice and the flowers pop. On 14 count fabric this comes out to 6.7 inches or about 17 cm square.