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Super Collaboration!

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I saw this post in the Fire Diva’s blog and had to help spread the word. First off, the Fire Diva’s blog is a great place to get info about what some of the lampwork world is up to. Cool new beads everyday…check it out. And today’s piece is outstanding! It’s a collaboration between Melissa Vess of MelissaBeads and Daniel of CatherinetteRings. Such a cool bracelet and an excellent combination of the glass beads and the amazing wireworking. I love to see artists working together. This is something they do occasionally. Check out another piece of their work here…

These two are etsy artists. I too sell on etsy and as I may have mentioned I love it. It’s such a great way to get your handmade goodies into the marketplace. Do you etsy? If so, let me know. I’d love to see your store. And are you a glass worker selling on etsy? There’s so many talented glass artists selling there. I want to know that too. I’ll share it with the crafting world. Because they need to know!

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Pencil Cross Stitch Patterns

Last year I shared my cute pencil cross stitch bookmark pattern, so I thought this year maybe I would look for more pencil cross stitch patterns to celebrate back to school or the writer in your life. 

If you’re looking for a fancier version of a pencil bookmark, check out this pretty one from Embrovera. It has pretty flowers and hearts around the pencil with a stitched border. It measures 27 by 86 stitches and comes out to 1.9 by 6.1 inches, or 4.9 by 15.6 cm, stitched on 14 count fabric. 

Speaking of flowers, there’s also this floral pencil cross stitch design from Oh My Stitches Shop. The pencil is black on this one but you could make it any color you like. It measures 37 by 102 stitches and uses 17 colors. On 14 count fabric it is 2.36 by 7.08 inches, or 6.71 by 18.5 cm. 

If you want to stitch a pencil that’s a cute teacher gift for back to school, try this one from Daily Cross Stitch, which features a pencil stretched into a heart shape and a heart shaped eraser. It calls for 11 colors and is 65 by 52. On 14 count fabric that comes to 4.64 by 3.71 inches, or 11.78 by 9.42 cm. 

There’s also this cute chubby pencil with the word learn from Stitch Gallery PDF that would be cute for a teacher (or a homeschool classroom). It looks like it uses five colors and the designer suggests using a piece of fabric that’s around 7 inches/17.6 cm square for this project. 

How about a teeny tiny pencil cross stitch pattern? This one from Bella Rose Craft also includes a wee apple design, and these mini patterns would be cute as a necklace or keychain charm. And at 7 by 13 stitches you can finish this one up in no time. 

Stitch the pencil alone or with this cute collection of school supplies that includes a glue bottle, crayons and calculator. The pattern is from sosacaetano, and it would be so cute for a classroom or stitched on a card. The full design as show is 6 by 1.75 inches (15.24 by 4.44 cm) on 14 count fabric.