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To my mind, there is no more perfect valentine than this amazing cross-stitch by Pam Pedersen aka Kittykill. Stitch from your heart; love the world! See the MrXStitch feature. And be sure to visit Kittykill’s blog.…

Arp! Beki710 has stitched my favorite Big-Bang-Theory-inspired embroidery to date! Her piece is the Craftster Pick of the Week over on the MrXStitch site. Go to that post.…

Although cross-stitch is no longer part of my beat, I just have to share this work by Lisa Leggett of A Cuppa Tea with Me. If you’re female, the image probably brought a smile of agreement to your lips. But …

Hannah of enbrouderie gives us a close-up look at a Bedouin bridal veil from Dr. Shirazi’s collection that features traditional cross-stitched embroidery. Go to her blog post for more views.…

Amy of LucyKate Crafts has been cross-stitching on laser-cut discs. And she’s sharing her charts! Yea! Let’s all stitch up some awesome pendants! Get the fox pattern. And get the owl pattern.…

Don’t miss the week of awesome embroidery posts over on The Making Spot in honor of Embroidery Month. Posts so far include an interview with Emily Peacock, a reprise of Floresita‘s couching post from Feeling Stitchy, an interview …

Before we zoom ahead with 2012 crafting, take a look at CraftGossip’s 10 most-popular needlework posts for 2011:

(10) Free cross-stitch charts (3/25/11)
(9) Free cross-stitch charts (3/30/11)
(8) Free hand-embroidery patterns (5/7/11)
(7) Free patterns and charts: Leftover valentines…

Hannah of enbrouderie shares photos of a gift she received–a handbag from Egypt. She says,

The tag says it’s from a fair trade association for selling handicrafts, and this one was made by a group of North Sinai Bedouin women.

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Here’s an awesome book I’d love to get my hands on: The Best of Kooler Design Studio from Leisure Arts Publications. Amazon.com says,

In 1985 Kooler Design Studio set up shop in the Diablo Valley of California. Over the years,

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(1) Sea from Sylyne’s universe
(2) Sun from Sylyne’s universe
(3) Marcador de livros – pinguins! from Atelier Colorido PX
(4) Marcador de livros – largatinha! from Atelier Colorido PX…

(1) Gars en pyjama from un jour, une grille
(2) Love cats from les petites croix de Christine
(3) Zèbre from bdcouture
(4) Cocktail from un jour, une grille
(5) Blackwork sampler from The world according to Agi
(6) Venise…

(1) Lampe from un jour, une grille
(2) Biscornu – colorido! from Atelier Colorido PX
(3) Les lutins sont en retard, ce soir! from Les chroniques de Frimousse
(4) Panier de linge sale from un jour, une grille
(5) New subversive …

Here’s a sweet note from Angie of the Counted Wishes Festival, the only online, designer-only retail cross-stitch event:

Our next Counted Wishes Festival will be coming up Sept. 15-21, 2011, at http://countedwishes.com.

 

We’ll have an exciting Cyber-Class planned

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Oh. My. Goodness. Inspired by some large-scale cross-stitch decorating projects she saw on line, Danielle Thompson conceived this cross-stitch work of wall art on pegboard. Brilliant! The pegboard is predrilled with evenly spaced holes. You need only choose a design …

Anna Maria Horner‘s new Loulouthi Needleworks line of fabrics demands to be stitched. They are 58″ quilting-quality cottons printed with little X patterns and motifs that can easily stand on their own. But you know you want to stitch …

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