purse!

i'm so excited! i actually finished a purse, and it looks decent! i used fabric from two vintage pillowcases that i had lying around and this pattern

i actually took the time to measure out and make my own version of the pattern with an old newspaper. i decided to go ahead with the inside pocket, but didn't have the patience for the button closure. maybe i'll add velcro or something in the future...

this project was successful AND resourseful in the recycling sort of way. i can't wait to make more!

recycled calendar postcards

yesterday i finally made some postcards with my 2006 Van Gogh calendar. hooray! i finished with 18 total and sticky hands from spray adhesive. they're so pretty!

felt balls

yesterday, we were all recovering from (hopefully the last) winter storm...out of boredom I decided to try my hand at making some felt balls with the left over roving i had from my felted soap venture earlier this winter. it was a lot of fun to make these things...and i think i could like the idea of making stuff out billions of little felt balls...

also i just finished this weird little owl thing i started out of felt scraps like a month ago...

another beanie + pom pom!

On thurday night, Rayna showed me how to make pom-poms...i started a hat from some of the huge bag of yarn i got for christmas and just finished it last night! I think i could have made it a bit longer, but oh well...

successful beanie!

i finally made a beanie that will fit a normal adult-sized head! i used this pattern as an example for the amount of increases needed. I used two strands of worsted weight acrylic yarn in contrasting colors with an N hook (that i finally purchased the other day!). i wasn't planning on having the green band at the bottom, but i ran out of the yellow...and actually i think it looks much better than it would have with all yellow and green. its too big for me, and too small for the BF's GIANT head, so i'll be passing this one along to some lucky cranium.
i swear i'm not covering up herpes in this pic. or am i? afterall, it is the day after VD...

*edit* here's the new and proud owner of the hat,our neighbor, Chris.

pantalones & kitty toys

so, i made some pajama pants out of the fabric the wonderful Kristi Papesh gave me as a gift. i did okay, but didn't really make the casing (waist) the right size for the width of the elastic. Sometimes my patience is limited, especially when i'm excited, so instead of ripping the seam out and trying again - i forged forward. they work... they stay on my ass and keep my legs warm...but i've learned my lesson. my next pair will be fabulous!


i also broke out the sewing machine and some felt pieces the other day and created some avereage-looking simple cat toys. the kitties freaked out. check it:


oh crap, and i forgot to mention that i FINALLY met a person of the male persuasion that knows how to crochet!!!! life is good.

its been awhile...

well, since my last post i've done x-mas gift crafts - the big one being my mom's chenille lapghan. i did this with a size Q crochet hook...and the lovely wenk is modeling it for me. as that skanky and talentless
fergie ferg would say, CHECK IT OUT!














also, i decided to do something with the big broken stereo thing today. i took it out of it's cabinet, took the glass door off and made it into a new "media center" to go next to the bookcase in the living area.

as i was taking the glass door out to the dumpster, i realized that i could do something AWESOME with it and a box of rockstar trading cards that we've had in the closet for about a year now.

the glass piece is a bit bigger than the desk itself but it should work...so long as i don't go crazy with the sewing machine.

oh, and i know you're wondering about the awesome tackle box. it is THE BEST X-MAS gift EVER! from kristi....along with the fabric shown in front of it on the desk. here's a couple of close -up pics of kristi's boredom-turned-craftiness

crappy, ugly granny square scarf

haha...so i made these granny squares probably over 6 months ago. they were my granny experiments and i found them tonight in the "wicker craft shelving unti thing" -as i call it. i decided to put all the little squares together and make an ugly scarf. i did a REALLY CRAPPY attachment job, and i absolutely HATE the vibrant colors. hahah. i'm posting a bulletin on myspace and i'll give it to the person with the most enthusiastic reply.

first hat

so, i decided to finally try my hand at crocheting a beanie. i used worsted weight yarn with an I hook. the pattern that i used called for lionbrand homespun yarn with a K hook....which would explain why it turned out MUCH smaller than i anticipated. i guess i didn't make the correct adjustments. i've learned my lesson....and it's a good thing i know a 2 yr old that might be able to wear it!

a lot of recent crap

well, i finished another scarf with big needles. i used some Yarn Bee brand Icelandic Jewels that i found at hobby lobby on sale earlier this year.

the clay stuff is more neon and black swirly pens and my first attempt at a lace cane with autumn colors. i also made a random pendant out of slices of that silly looking face cane and experimented with carving some trees and adding some embossing powder for scrapbooking that lindsey lent me a long time ago. they didn't really turn out howi wanted...but now i know, and knowing is half the battle!

oh, the mooninite keychains were done with perler beads, of course.

and the marble magnets are left over cane slices

+ i added a pic of one of the postcards that i've been sending to my friend, geoffrey. i'm doing a series of these postcards based on the pictured woman's life. someone gave me an album they found in a dumpster behind a thrift store over a year ago, and i've finally found a use for it!

scented!

so i ventured into the world of polymer clay inclusions. i made some coffee scented coffee bean beads!!! i used some free samples of nescafe instant decaf - crushed them up a bit, and-yay! i tried some rootbeer flavoring on something the other day, but it didn't work. i think i'll try some cinnamon or vanilla bean on something else...

otherwise, i tried my hand at some canes other than the jellyroll variety. i did a smiley face (which i forgot to take a pic of) and a weirdo face cane. i decided to make a few slices into beads and gave the dude some wire hair.

bittersweet

today i went to my mom's and we cruised the countryside for some bittersweet vines. as we were waiting for the vines to dry, i decided to try my hand at a sculpey bittersweet berry. haha...

scarf head face

made a simple garter stitch scarf in lionbrand homespun with size 19 needles. so simple, yet so pleasing! woo! and now for the lovely models:

pens

ooooooooooooooooooooooooh yes! more pens! i'm in love with the spiral ones - i must make more!

más arte de la arcilla

made some more things from clay today. i absolutely HAD to cover some BIC stics. i think i need to buy a million packages of them because they're cheap and it's really fun to cover them. oh yeah, plus some more beads and a pair of super fugly earrings made with leftovers.

marbled beads

so, i've been making beads with the polyclay. woo! i have to post pics. NOW.

oh yes, and also more donut earrings.