I have been crafting daily, but I haven't had much of a chance to sit down. Project 2 for my Thursday class involves making some sort of ornamentation. It can be jewelry, ornament on canvas...etc...so I'm looking at soutache. It started snowing here, so I don't know if I'll be going out later to get some large focal beads or cord. I still have ( Read more... )

Day 17..

The was no Day 17. After a couple nights of little and bad sleep, I couldn't concentrate on anything well enough not to make it worse.

Day 18

I felt better. I got all my polymer clay stuff in one place! (and then I found the clay roller after I took the picture.


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Day 15 ended with my office being a mess. So, Day 16 was more sorting. I went through my charts/pattern/instructions, decided on categories, and sorted them into an accordion file that was not being used well for, well, filing. I found a bunch of trim and got it all put into zip bags. I did the same with some polymer clay and accessories (though I ( Read more... )

On Day 15, I tackled the box of yarn in the living room


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My kids were extraordinarily on their school game today ( I tried a different approach today, and it seemed to work), and that meant I had time and energy to work on some more organizing.

Here's where I started today:


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Yesterday was a fun day--I spent three HOURS chatting and crafting with one of my friends who lives in another time zone. I can't believe the time flew by so fast. She sewed while I tried to get my knitting machine up and running with a new project to show her how it worked. I'm still a newbie with the Ultimate Sweater Machine, but eventually I'll ( Read more... )

I took some drawings from my budgie colouring book and made them into a pattern. My goal was 80s inspired and it ended up more pastel than Lisa Frank, LOL! I would really like to see this one on a shirt. I think I could add another budgie and improve where the edges meet. Pattern making is such a journey. Here is what it looks like tiled.


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