tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544Susan Sto-helit. Because in this world, after everyone panics,there's always got to be someone to tip the wee out of the shoe.anne_d2024-03-21T15:14:37Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:431376A Bit of an Adjustment2024-03-21T15:14:37Z2024-03-21T15:14:37Zpleasedpublic4Back when I did the Eclectic Beaded Crochet online class, I ended up with a 5-wrap bracelet that is about 2" too long. Which also makes it too loose. Because I didn't want to rip one end out and recrochet it, it's just sat in the box with the other crochet jewelry. <br /><br />But I've been thinking of other ways to shorten it, and I finally came up with a kludge that works. I used a tapestry needle and the same crochet thread to gather a section that was turquoise chips into a berry cluster. Ideally, the beads should be crocheted in without spaces, but it works well enough, and it shortened the bracelet the right amount. So, pictures:<br /><br />The turquoise chips section before:<img src="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/file/361604.jpg" alt="" title="Turquoise chips before " /><br /><br />And after (I added a bit of ribbon):<img src="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/file/360428.jpg" alt="" title="Closeup of turquoise chips bead cluster " /><br /><br />And the whole bracelet:<img src="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/file/360524.jpg" alt="" title="Original crochet wrap bracelet after shortening " /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=431376" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:430655Birthday2023-12-08T17:46:28Z2023-12-08T17:46:28Zapatheticpublic5Mine. 69 and feeling every second of it. The fam are being very good to me, there will be takeout pho for lunch. But I'm tired and depressed and I don't know why*. Anyhoo I decided that's what I really wanted to do today is stay home and potter. I'll bake brownies later. Or maybe tomorrow. We already have a lot of cookies including the fancy holiday JoJos. But right now I'm going to go sort the box of travel-related ephemera and see if there's anything I need before I place an order with <br /><a href="https://www.silvercrowcreations.com/">https://www.silvercrowcreations.com/</a> tomorrow. <br /><br />My horoscope:<br /><br />SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You can populate your mind with thoughts that help and delight you, though inevitably less-desirable ideas will get in there too. These intrusions are like internet pop-up ads, easily removed by clicking on the little "x."<br /><br />TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 8). Your grace and poise make others feel at ease, but your unwavering support and encouragement are to credit for what happens in you corner; the whole group will rise as you build on each other's successes. More highlights: a special soulful connection, a run of stellar performances and the lucrative conclusion of a three-year project. Gemini and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 22, 4, 8 and 10.<br /><br />+I know part of why, but I can't do anything about it and I don't know why my dad's dying on my birthday in 2009 still upsets me. Guilt that I didn't try harder, I guess.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=430655" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:429659More Pouches2023-10-28T17:48:21Z2023-10-28T17:48:21Zblahpublic4I decided to photograph the older fetish pouches/treasure baskets/whatevers. The hummingbird nest pouch and the one I made for Aged Mum are already here on DreamWidth; just use the knotless netting tag. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/429659.html#cutid1">Photos here</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=429659" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:425915Look, It's A Shiny Thing2023-07-29T04:14:49Z2023-07-29T04:16:43Zaccomplishedpublic4I spent part of today restringing my favorite elasticated mala bracelets. The ones I wasn't wearing anyway will be taken apart and recycled back into the hoard. Then I took apart a pair of hairsticks I'd made that were too long to wear, and turned the focal beads into a pair of earrings. They make me think of the moon over the sea. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/425915.html#cutid1">Oooh shiny</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=425915" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:421018The Latest in Morte Couture2022-11-18T18:45:17Z2022-11-18T19:06:44Zartisticpublic4Inspired by SilverCrow Creations Dead fairies kits, my Dead Fairy and Angel. <a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/332656.html#cutid1">Previous post of mini dead fairies and angels</a> <br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/421018.html#cutid1">Photos</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=421018" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:420779My Scary Little Mermaid2022-11-07T18:59:34Z2022-11-07T18:59:34Zcreativepublic6She's done. Since Paul doesn't want her anywhere near him*, she's going to live in my studio most of the time. At Halloween she will emerge from her watery lair to terrify all beholders, heh heh heh. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/420779.html#cutid1">Beware</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=420779" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:420507Finished Another Thing - Behold My Stuff2022-10-29T02:22:09Z2022-10-29T18:54:14Zpublic2This is what I've been working on all week. The batty stuff was there first, including the plush bats hanging from the ceiling. I like bats. I redid the middle and bottom shelves and some of the side nooks to display my Halloween miniatures and some of the maneki neko. The vintage needlebooks and cards of snaps on the back wall are left over from the previous display of vintage sewing stuff, Lego minifigs etc. I still like looking at them so they get to stay. I'm especially fond of the ATOMIC rocketship needlebook.<br /><br />The felt cone witches were kits from Artgirlz; most of the Halloween decor came from Michael's. I've been collecting the minis for a few years now. I was displaying them on the table for our future train layout, but this year Paul objected. Too bad, now I can enjoy them all year round.<br /><br />Today I moved other things from one shelf to another and made a pile to pack up. Tomorrow I will hang my new bat mobile from the ceiling with the other mobiles and fairies and bats, and it'll be done. At least until I get another great idea.<br /><br /><img src="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/file/337589.jpg" alt="" title="Studio shelves unit" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=420507" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:420048The Neverending Poet's Shirt is done. Finally2022-10-26T02:53:00Z2022-10-26T02:53:00Zaccomplishedpublic4After at least 15 years, the shirt is finished. I think I was working on it when Aged Dad started going back and forth to the hospital in 2019 and had to set it aside. Anyway, yay, I guess. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/420048.html#cutid1">Behold.</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=420048" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:415424Omiyage Bags2022-06-19T03:22:24Z2022-06-19T03:23:42Zaccomplishedpublic4I finished a thing - two, actually, little Japanese bags. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/415424.html#cutid1">Photos</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=415424" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:414316Finished the project2022-04-21T17:42:54Z2022-04-21T19:12:57Zartisticpublic2The conjoined journal box is done. It started as Alma de la Melana Cox's Yin Yang Box class. But there was a lot of preparation about yin and yang and chakras, and I just couldn't wrap my head around it. So I kind of did my own thing. The day and night/dawn and dusk concept really started with the paper for the night journal - I found it and fell in love. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/414316.html#cutid1">Many photos follow</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=414316" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:413910I finished a thing2022-02-28T19:48:49Z2022-06-19T03:23:13Zaccomplishedpublic2This one will be my new dice bag (not that I game anymore, but who doesn't like the shiny math rocks). Although it was really more of an excuse to try out a really cool bag design. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/413910.html#cutid1">Here be photos</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=413910" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:410920Journals2021-11-05T00:29:14Z2021-11-05T03:01:24Zaccomplishedpublic4I finished this year's crop of Japanese journals. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/410920.html#cutid1">Photos follow</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=410920" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:409665Kind of silly2021-10-21T01:15:47Z2023-09-02T00:56:54Zartisticpublic2But it was fun. Beaded straight pins, some vintage. Same with the beads and findings. These are fairly small because I used sewing and corsage pins. 6" ruler is included for scale.<br /><br /><img src="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/file/318165.jpg" alt="Beaded sewing & corsage pins, ruler for scale" title="Beaded pins" /><br /><br /><img src="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/file/317869.jpg" alt="" title="Beaded pins in head vase" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=409665" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:408957It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year2021-10-08T18:15:02Z2021-10-08T18:15:02Zartisticpublic4And I got the Halloween tree and stuff set up on the drawing table this morning. Now I get to see how Norma reacts to having a bunch of stuff on her table - she uses the drawing table as a throughway for playing The Floor is Lava. I'm thinking of this as a small test for Xmas, when we will have an Actual Tree in the living room. New cats for Christmas!<br /><br /><img src="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/file/317266.jpg" alt="" title="Halloween Tree 2021" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=408957" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:405327Another Shiny Thing2021-09-12T00:57:01Z2021-09-12T00:57:49Zartisticpublic4I finished a few small projects this week. Mostly repairs to the charm dangles on Minerva the Filofax and the project sketchbook, both of which had snagged and pulled apart. But also a set of fidget beads to carry in my purse, based around one of Eleanor Wiley's Sacred Wheel of Peace mandala pendants. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/405327.html#cutid1">Photo</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />It's a start. Perhaps now I can get back to one of the bigger projects.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=405327" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:398245Yet Another Shiny Thing2021-03-30T00:28:06Z2021-03-30T00:28:06Zartisticpublic4Here's the necklace and earrings I did last week. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/398245.html#cutid1">Photos</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=398245" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:397091Another Shiny Thing2021-03-20T02:53:03Z2021-03-20T02:54:53Zhopefulpublic4This week I strung a necklace. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/397091.html#cutid1">Photo follows</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=397091" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:394898Cat Art Doll the Second2021-02-22T18:44:10Z2021-02-22T19:29:55Zaccomplishedpublic2Finished! <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/394898.html#cutid1">More pictures</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=394898" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:388400Happy Holidays!2020-12-13T00:47:23Z2023-09-02T01:15:58Zaccomplishedpublic4Here's the festive display for the winter holidays. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/388400.html#cutid1">Photo follows</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=388400" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:386461Pillow cover project2020-11-17T03:55:58Z2023-09-02T01:17:31Zaccomplishedpublic6I declared this last weekend Sewing Weekend. The plan was to complete a couple of small sewing projects, then close up Arachne and reorganize a bit.<br /><br />Well, I finished one project, a second cover for my lap pillow*. The little silk drawstring bags are still in progress. So it's Sewing Week. Whatever. Anyway, here's a picture. I actually made two covers; Kitty asked for one just like mine for her old crib pillow. Since her pillow is the same size as mine, it was easy.<br /><br />I used a Halloween print quilting cotton fabric from Joann's. The pillow is a baby size, big enough for the tablet or a book, but there's still enough space for Shadow to fit next to me.<br /><br /><img src="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/file/296435.jpg" alt="Envelope pillowcase for crib-size lap pillow, cotton with fortune card print." title="New cover for lap pillow" /><br /><br />*The other cover being the Capt Marvel print.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=386461" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:382456Happy Holidays!2020-10-02T17:12:25Z2020-10-02T17:57:38Zamusedpublic4This morning, I got my Halloween tableau, or whatever, set up. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/382456.html#cutid1">Here is a photo</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=382456" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:371705Sari Silk Tassels2020-07-10T02:32:55Z2020-07-10T03:14:16Zartisticpublic4I finished a shiny thing: <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/371705.html#cutid1">Eight shiny things, count 'em</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=371705" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:369069Did an art thing2020-06-23T02:38:29Z2020-06-23T02:38:29Zmelancholypublic2In addition to the laundry today, I did an art thing. Or at least art-adjacent. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/369069.html#cutid1">Clicky For Photo</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=369069" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:368366Altered Art Bottle Necklaces Part the Second Half of the Second, and Final2020-06-16T16:37:27Z2023-09-02T01:30:16Zaccomplishedpublic4So here we are, finally done. <br /><br /><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/368054.html">Previous Doll Bottle</a><br /><br /><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/365280.html">Bottle Pendants</a><br /><br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/368366.html#cutid1">Photos follow</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=368366" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-04:274544:360123Paintbrush Dolls2020-03-31T17:39:13Z2023-09-02T01:37:10Zartisticpublic4I finished the paintbrush doll kits and here are photos. <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">( </b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://anne-d.dreamwidth.org/360123.html#cutid1">Photos</a></b><b class="cut-close"> )</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=anne_d&ditemid=360123" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments