Recap:
Read:
1. Princess Knight 2 by Osamu Tezuka
2. The Snow's Queen Shadow by Jim C. Hines
3. Sailor Moon Volume 1 manga by Naoko Takeuchi
4. Sailor Moon Volume 2 manga by Naoko Takeuchi
5. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
6. Sunlight and Shadow by Cameron Dokey
7. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
8. So Long and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams
Stitched:
1. Dentelles de Roses (initial 'A') by Reflets de Soie
Started:
1. Block 3 of Anagram Diffusion's 4 Saisons Sampler
Crafts:
1. Jang Geun Suk magnets
2. 2 Onigiri felt cell phone charms
3. Puzzle piece felt cell phone charm
4. Happy cloud felt cell phone charm
5. 'A' initial jar pincushion
6. Steampunk resin charm
7. Candy resin charm
8. Steampunk octopus felt cell phone charm
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
French pincushion
Design: Initial 'A' from Dentelles de Roses by Reflets de Soie, JCS Jan/Feb 2012
Fabric: 32ct Cream Belfast Zweigart
Threads: DMC 304 and 815
Start/Finish: 1/1/2012
Finish as pincushion: 1/29/2012
This week I was searching the web for cute ideas for making one my cross stitch finishes into a pincushion. I ran across several tutorials for glass jar pincushions and thought I'd give it a try. I had some jars left over from my jam making adventure last year.
What do you think? The only downside is the fact that the lid does not screw all the way down because of the fabric's bulkiness. Otherwise, it's a fun way to finish a small cross stitch design.
Hope you are enjoying your weekend!
Until next time ^____^
Felties
A few more felt cell charms this afternoon. The jigsaw pattern is from Tammy's blog and the happy cloud is from an image that I saw online and thought would make a cute cell charm :)
Until next time ^___^
Until next time ^___^
Saturday, January 28, 2012
I ♥ Onigiri
My first attempt at making a felt plushie. I was looking up onigiri pillow tutorials on youtube and found a felt onigiri tutorial instead! I couldn't help but try it out :)
Most of the ladies and gents in my audience will already have alot of the supplies you need to make these plushies. The only thing I needed to buy was some felt as I already had cell phone lanyards in my stash of jewelry stuff. Felt is cheap too, only 25 cent per sheet! Go wild with colors!
The young lady who uploaded the video also has a blog as well :) I can't wait to make more felt cuties! The onigiri tutorial is easy for beginners so why not give it a try as a gift for those onigiri lovers in your life >____<
Until next time ^____^
Charms, anyone?
After a week of dismal weather with rain and clouds in abundance, the sun finally decided to put in an appearance yesterday and this weekend. With warm weather and sunny skies I was able to use some resin that I had bought at Hobby Lobby several weeks ago.
I saw an interesting freebie craft flyer for resin charms. One of the projects was making a translucent charm using a jewelry frame. According to the directions, all you needed to do was put invisible tape on one side of the frame to secure the resin before pouring.
Here are my results from my first attempt at using Magic Glos resin.
A candy charm. I used some old sprinkles we had in our kitchen cabinets for this experiment. I'm not in love with the results as I should have poured resin first, let it harden, and then applied the sprinkles. As it is, one side is rough with the texture of the candies, while the front is smooth. Hmm.....note for the future!
A steampunk charm. Can you see the imperfections in this charm? When the flyer says 'invisible tape', it really means a large piece that covers the entire surface in one strip. Otherwise, you get a line from the tape wherever you joined the tape at the back to seal the frame for the resin.
The other drawback to using tape is the fact that it traps moisture and you'll have a sticky mess when you peal it off after the front of your charm has dried. When I pealed off the tape, I flipped it over and let it dry on that side in the sun, but it still looked yucky on the back after doing so!
Another lesson, this one pertaining to the frame idea. Since the frame is suppose to hold the glass panel included, there are grooves around the edges for the frame to fit.....which makes for potential problems when your resin dries. This charm looked like it was completely dry, but then the resin that got trapped in the grooves decided to seep out and dry....
So things to avoid in the future:
1. Buy 'clear' frames without grooves if possible.
2. Pour resin first when using candy in a 'clear' frame.
3. Use a larger size of invisible tape to seal frame back when pouring resin.
4. Immediately peel tape off and dry back of piece to avoid stickiness if possible. If the problem still persists, use a bezel setting charm instead :)
5. Do not pour resin out like a mustard bottle, you will get bubbles. Let the resin drop out of the bottle like it is suppose to!
Here ends the lesson!
Until next time ^_____^
I saw an interesting freebie craft flyer for resin charms. One of the projects was making a translucent charm using a jewelry frame. According to the directions, all you needed to do was put invisible tape on one side of the frame to secure the resin before pouring.
Here are my results from my first attempt at using Magic Glos resin.
A candy charm. I used some old sprinkles we had in our kitchen cabinets for this experiment. I'm not in love with the results as I should have poured resin first, let it harden, and then applied the sprinkles. As it is, one side is rough with the texture of the candies, while the front is smooth. Hmm.....note for the future!
A steampunk charm. Can you see the imperfections in this charm? When the flyer says 'invisible tape', it really means a large piece that covers the entire surface in one strip. Otherwise, you get a line from the tape wherever you joined the tape at the back to seal the frame for the resin.
The other drawback to using tape is the fact that it traps moisture and you'll have a sticky mess when you peal it off after the front of your charm has dried. When I pealed off the tape, I flipped it over and let it dry on that side in the sun, but it still looked yucky on the back after doing so!
Another lesson, this one pertaining to the frame idea. Since the frame is suppose to hold the glass panel included, there are grooves around the edges for the frame to fit.....which makes for potential problems when your resin dries. This charm looked like it was completely dry, but then the resin that got trapped in the grooves decided to seep out and dry....
So things to avoid in the future:
1. Buy 'clear' frames without grooves if possible.
2. Pour resin first when using candy in a 'clear' frame.
3. Use a larger size of invisible tape to seal frame back when pouring resin.
4. Immediately peel tape off and dry back of piece to avoid stickiness if possible. If the problem still persists, use a bezel setting charm instead :)
5. Do not pour resin out like a mustard bottle, you will get bubbles. Let the resin drop out of the bottle like it is suppose to!
Here ends the lesson!
Until next time ^_____^
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
I Spy!
Wait a second! What's wrong with this picture? Someone has infiltrated our display of art magnets!
Wow, it's Jang Geun Suk! How did he get on my fridge?
LOL I made these magnets this afternoon as an experiment in the use of glass marbles and Mod-Pod glue.
They are going to be for my friend Kristina as JGS is her FAVORITE Korean actor/singer. She's obsessed! >___<
I had made a run by Hobby Lobby this morning and bought a bundle of supplies to make glass magnets. Unfortunately, I got the wrong size hole punch as they didn't have a 1/2 inch hole punch. I thought the 1 inch would work. It was too large and I had to trim the images....which makes it look sloppy. I'll have to go by Michael's or Joann's Fabric this weekend and see if they have the correct size ;)
Until next time ^____^
Another weekend and more progress!
My progress this weekend while watching many episodes of Dark Shadows with my mother. We're addicted!
Until next time ^____^
Monday, January 9, 2012
A weekend's progress
Good morning! I have one question for everyone. Is it Friday yet? That's how I feel this morning. I stayed up last night to watch the season premiere of Downton Abbey. I also stitched a bit as well.
What did you think of the first episode of the series? Did you know that the show is so popular that they are filming a third season? Will we ever see the ending of the story with Matthew and Mary?
At the request of my friend Amanda, I've taken a photo of my WIP project, Sampler 4 Saisons by Anagram Diffusions as well as a photo of the progress I made from Friday night to Sunday night.
Not a major amount of stitching finished over the weekend, but it isn't too bad for all the interruptions such as laundry, housework, and grocery shopping ;)
Have a great week everyone!
Until next time ^____^
What did you think of the first episode of the series? Did you know that the show is so popular that they are filming a third season? Will we ever see the ending of the story with Matthew and Mary?
At the request of my friend Amanda, I've taken a photo of my WIP project, Sampler 4 Saisons by Anagram Diffusions as well as a photo of the progress I made from Friday night to Sunday night.
Not a major amount of stitching finished over the weekend, but it isn't too bad for all the interruptions such as laundry, housework, and grocery shopping ;)
Have a great week everyone!
Until next time ^____^
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