Craft Itch

When I was a kid I broke my leg and had to wear a cast. Not uncommon I know, but work with me here...

I suddenly developed an unbearable itch on my shin which was to stay with me for the next 8 weeks. So my mum gave me a knitting needle, and I used to carry it everywhere with me. It seems that once again I have an itch that only a needle can scratch.

These days, when you see me, I will probably have a needle in my hand too. Don't be scared; I'm just scratching my craft itch ;)


This week I've finished knitting two scarves, and I'd like to liven them up a little. So, this week, you'll mostly find me knitting and sewing little embellishments for my scarves. I'm also going to be making some brooches to attach to my upcoming range of handbags (yes, I'm very much going with the handbag idea at the moment).

One of the scarves I finished is made out of this furry looking wool (eyelash yarn I think). As I casted off, I realised that the finished product reminded me of mink, so I made this little mock mink brooch too. It looks a little like a bird's nest, but I like it.


These were created during a rather uninspired moment - I was fabric doodling :D (Alex isn't finished yet, and probably won't be until I run out of ideas again)

...Handbaggy Maker

Remember that skirt I bought yesterday? Well, I only used two-thirds of it to make this bag. One day of hard labour later... here's my new bag! I'm definitely going to make more, but maybe next time with the aid of a sewing machine ;)

...Baker...

So, I would have failed my cake decorating exam, but I don't care because I have cake and you do not, so meh *blows raspberries*

Butcher...

Things I have bought to butcher today...


I am trying to resist the temptation to turn this little brown skirt into a handbag, because I want to get the most out of the fabric :((

Order From Chaos

I've been writing down lots of ideas over the last 24 hours and, apart from the odd experiment here and there, not much else. So, when I did a little doodle on my notepad, I decided to turn it into a real design sketch on GiMP. I've cut out the pieces on this necklace, and I will put it together at a less inspired time.

Today I have also had a go at making a little tiny aubergine, which I'm not 100% happy with yet, and I cut out a design for a Cthulhu brooch after being inspired by seeing the word 'kraken' on a facebook application.

I really need to narrow down all the ideas I've been having, but I'm going to do that once I stop having the ideas too.

Worn Out Artist Seeks...

...inspiration. Likes days and nights in counting buttons, dislikes burnout (caused by too many hours sat in counting buttons)


An old photo album I decided to customise. I'm going to print pictures of things that inspire me and put them in here. Might also put in bits of fabric, pieces of writing, etc.

New Button Stash

Button stash, after over 3 hours of sorting...

I love sorting buttons, but not for over 3 hours LOL. Still I can now sit here imagining what I will create with them. Yay!

F**k Off Out of My Craft Room!

He's really quite vile up close, isn't he?

Title Stress; No Title = Argh!

Can't think of a title ._.

Anyhoo, colour scheme and possibly even swirls to be used in my next necklace. The colours on my new scarf may also be similar to this, but I haven't decided...

I Love the Sea

Work in progress necklace I've been thinking about and started making various versions of a couple of months ago. I have a few more started, but this is at a stage where it can be photographed LOL

So Much Time and so Little to Do! Strike That, Reverse it!

I am working on so many things at the moment! Argh! That (combined with Mum pecking my head, learning new things, trying to make time to talk to my friends, looking for work, and more Mum related things) means that I don't have much time for words this week. I will, however, be posting photos of things I have been working on whenever I can.

See you later on in the day when I post my work so far...

Randomness

A few things to show you from the last week... Hmm, OK, some may be older, but I haven't done enough stuff to blog this week (at least not craftwise LOL)


Yet another new idea - hair clips! This one isn't terribly good, but I was using the crappiest glue in the world LOL

My new knitting. It was going to be a scarf, but I changed my mind, and now I don't know what it will be when it is done!

Also I was taking a few photos last week, just generally messing around, and I realised that Tairrie B is trying to look like me LOL


That's all until I finish some stuff. Laters.