More lamp work tutorials! I’m totally addicted to Pinterest cause there are so many cool pictures and projects and inspirations! I saw this tutorial about making frit twisties and knew I had to share it. It comes from Art Jewelry Elements and is super easy to do if you have some bead making experience. What’s really cool about this tutorial is that if you save your small ends of your bead making glass and crush those up into frit you can make a great assortment of what I like to call “frit cocktails”. You can really expand your color palette.
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Designer Spotlight: Bad Stitched
I came across the Etsy shop Bad Stitched when I was looking for bookmark cross stitch patterns and found their adorable pride bat bookmark, which I didn’t share then because I was going for more of a back to school vibe, but it’s definitely worth checking out if you love rainbows and bats.
This Etsy shop is big on whimsy and color, but not on organization, as there are not categories. Still, as of this writing there were only a little more than 60 patterns, so it’s small enough to scroll through.
In keeping with the theme of the bat bookmark, there are a lot of designs with animals and insects in different colors. Another one that caught my in this neon cicada with a crescent moon and stars. This one is 85 by 70 stitches and uses 16 colors. On 14 count fabric it comes out to 6 by 5 inches, or 15.4 by 12.7 cm.
You’ll also find patterns with animals such as mice, a snail, a jellyfish, a wolf, a corgi in a birthday hat, a fat seal and other bat designs. There are several mushroom designs, a pirate frog, and a scuba diving ghost (among other ghostly designs). You’ll find cats and mythical characters, a mouse thinking about eating strawberries and more.
There’s also an ebook full of mushroom designs, and another of creepy creatures for Halloween and beyond. There’s also a Pantheon bundle, full of gods, goddesses, characters from mythology, three amphora designs and a Greek inspired font.
If these sorts of designs sound like something you’d like to stitch, check out Bad Stitched on Etsy.
Know of a cross stitch designer (or are you a cross stitch designer) who should be featured in the designer spotlight? Let me know by leaving a comment or sending a note through the “suggest a DIY” link at the top of the page.
[Photo: Bad Stitched]