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I finished another shiny thing
Apr. 20th, 2025 08:04 pmHere it is: ( Behold my shinies )
The last owl
Apr. 10th, 2025 04:51 pmSo, this one is a little ornament to hang up.
The pattern is Hootzie Humbug* from Just Nan. DMC and Gentle Arts cotton floss on linen with some sparkly seed beads. It's about 2½" tall. ( Photos )
*Unbearably twee, I know, but I just embroider 'em. Humbug refers to the shape, apparently.
The pattern is Hootzie Humbug* from Just Nan. DMC and Gentle Arts cotton floss on linen with some sparkly seed beads. It's about 2½" tall. ( Photos )
*Unbearably twee, I know, but I just embroider 'em. Humbug refers to the shape, apparently.
One More Shiny Thing
Oct. 7th, 2024 08:32 pmAnother one from the "Some day I'll do something with this" drawer. Things really got put on hold around 2009 when Paul's and my Aged Ps started failing, and I guess I'm finally catching up. I'm putting away the jewelry tools now so I can work on other things. Like vacuuming. No, really. ( Photo )
And Another One
Oct. 1st, 2024 08:44 pmAnother necklace I've had in my mind for years finally came together. Everything was already in my hoard. I don't know whether to be pleased with myself or embarrassed. I'm going to take a break from jewelry now. I have birthday gifts to wrap and I want to rearrange the Halloween/bats/cats shelves and add my newest tchotchkes.( Read more... )
Another Shiny Thing Done
Sep. 28th, 2024 09:21 pmI have a small stash of focal jewelry pieces I've collected over the years. Things I like, things I'm going to make into something some day. Well, it's some day now, and I made something shiny. ( Read more... )
One More Hapi
Sep. 25th, 2024 05:10 pmThe last of the 2024 Summer Sewing Madness, and while I was at it, a couple of things I embellished many years ago. ( Photos )
Did a small creative thing
May. 2nd, 2024 07:57 pmCreative-adjacent, anyway. So anyway, I've been cherishing this Mary Engelbreit tin box for years. I've tried using it to hold various and sundry art and craft supplies, but nothing ever quite fit. But now I think I've got the perfect use for my tin. It just needed one small modification. ( Photos )
A Bit of an Adjustment
Mar. 21st, 2024 07:57 amBack 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.
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:
The turquoise chips section before:
And after (I added a bit of ribbon):
And the whole bracelet:
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:
The turquoise chips section before:
And after (I added a bit of ribbon):
And the whole bracelet:
Finished Mini Gourd Necklaces
Nov. 9th, 2023 11:47 amHere they are, the original one that started with the class in, um, err, 2003, and the two I did this month. They're all wrapped in knotless netting, 2-ply Irish waxed linen threads. ( Photos )
More Pouches
Oct. 28th, 2023 10:41 amI 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. ( Photos here )
Finished The Drawstring Pouch
Oct. 27th, 2023 10:32 amIt's an amulet pouch. I didn't have a coherent plan or theme, just things I like and that have meaning and/or feel like protection symbols. ( Photos here )
First Waxed Linen Pouch
Oct. 19th, 2023 06:13 pmI finished one of my little waxed linen necklace pouches. This one turned into Summer because the way the thread and raffia blended looked like the summer sky. So it's sort of a sea, land, air in summer thing. It's not as embellished as most of my work but this is what it seemed to want. ( Photos )
More Shiny Things Done
Sep. 18th, 2023 10:33 amLast week I decided to work on a few quick projects before I started the next set of bigger ones. So, here they are. ( Photos )
Creative Thread Embroidery Progress
Sep. 8th, 2023 08:42 pmThe embroidery is done. Next, I haul all the boxes of cotton batiks out of the den closet and see if there's anything that'll work for the backing and binding the edges.
Creative Thread Embroidery Progress
Aug. 20th, 2023 08:55 amOkay then. I finally got through Lesson 2 of the Creative Thread Embroidery Class. Lesson 3 is filling stitches and finishing. I'm tired of this and just want it done, honestly. I will not be making it into a needlebook as in the class. It'd make an awkwardly one, and I don't use needlebooks anyway. I have too many needles. So here's the project so far. ( Photo )
Look, It's A Shiny Thing
Jul. 28th, 2023 09:03 pmI 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. ( Oooh shiny )
