I've been meaning to experiment with the fusing technique for ages. Now that I have, I must admit it's brilliant! The finished pieces looks like faux fused glass pendants!! And the great thing about it is that the pieces are not as prone to chips or cracks when dropped :o)
Labels: Shrinky Dinks
Labels: Shrinky Dinks
In April, I received five wonderful mixed fiber batts to create art yarn. So far, I've worked on the red and yellow batts...and I'm halfway done with the orange batt, but here's a picture of the batts before I started spinning them:
* Red Batt (white seacell, black merino, red acrylic, pink suri alpaca locks, firestar, angelina, tinsel, mylar shred, handspun)
* Orange Batt (white merino/bamboo, black/pumpkin merino, orange shetland, orange silk, angelina, firestar, cotswold curls, tinsel)
* Yellow Batt (white cotton, natural black llama, angelina, yellow cotswold, yellow sari silk, tinsel, firestar)
* Green Batt (white mohair locks, natural black wool, white recycled soda bottle, angelina, firestar, cotswold curls)
* Blue Batt (white-indigo blend, black wool/mohair, black nylon, light blue merino, two tone blue mystery locks, angelina, sparkle)
This will be a one of! *sigh* The pigments in the crayons stained the mold pretty badly, so making another batch is out of the question!
Labels: Hodge Podge
Made for my swap partner, who loves all things pink and cupcakes! The little cupcake charms are made with shrinky dinks (drawn with Sharpies).
Labels: Bead, Craftster, Shrinky Dinks
Lately, work has been keeping me on my toes. Still, I managed to do a wee bit of sewing. Here's the pouch that I made for RY's daughter, L. She's a sweet little thing, and I love sewing for her!
In one of my Craftster swaps, I received a bounty of gorgeous carded batts! This weekend, I spun two of them and I can't decide if I need to ply them. Perhaps I should set them aside until I have a clearer picture of the art yarns I'm trying to create.
I've been working on a bunch of tiny projects for the STS swap shop, and now that's it's April, let the trading begin!
Eye Pillows filled with rice and dried French lavender!
Card cases for business cards, debit cards, etc.!
Notepads and mini notecards!
There's more, but I need to take pictures!
Labels: Craftster, Fabric, Papercrafts, Sew
One of the benefits of spring cleaning, is finding things you've forgotten you had. I was thrilled to find a complete set of lino tools!!! This week, I've been having a go at things.
Labels: Stamp
Labels: Knit
For reals. I ADORE my new toy!!!
Before:
After:
Yes, I bought myself one of those yarn baller contraptions :D
Labels: Hodge Podge
Well, I finally got around to spinning the yummy Atlantic Batt (mixes fibers) I claimed from a fellow swapper! Love the colours!
Labels: Fiber
My first crochet project that's not an amigurumi! I loved how it turned out! The patten may be found here. This was a fun project, but I think I should stick with knitting!
Labels: Crochet
Labels: Inspiration