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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Deer me.

Nice huh. I love this! There is also a gold one that I gave to my step-mom for Mother's Day. I made these out of Sculpey with a magnet on the back to mount on the fridge. I need to find a more durable material though, any suggestions out there? Surprisingly the antlers are not terribly fragile because they are reinforced with toothpicks but the ears and the lip over the magnet are a bit weak. I am starting up at a ceramics place again soon so will try making a few out of real clay but I like the smooth texture of the sculpey better than the glaze texture of ceramics. I also want to try mold making! These would be awesome in acrylic!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

A craft tool review.

I got an Innovations Knitting Machine a while back because knitting was getting on my nerves. It came pre-threaded so right out of the box on the kitchen floor with my littlest sis we had already made a cute little hat with a pompom top. But I have to stress the word Little. I made another yellow tube with wool yarn but again the machine makes things a bit on the small side. I am going to give it another go with some other yarns and I will let you know how it works. In the meantime here are some pics of the yellow tube scarf/hat as well as a cute scarflet I crocheted as a gift for the littlest sis complete with a homemade Sculpey button!

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Sewing kit gifts.

Gifts for some fab co-workers. Little sewing kits with pin cushion lids and Sculpey medallions. I was given one of these years ago by my Stepmom way before I really had the ability or desire to use it but kept it around over the years and slowly as my craftiness grew so did my love for this item. First mending a button then a hem and now it is an invaluable part of my craft stash because all the basics are right there in a completely contained jar. Brilliant really.

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Halloween

Halloween is my favorite holiday because of the excuse to make! Also, September is a slow month generally so I am able to spend lots of time obsessing over the next costume challenge.

I think this deserves a list, and I will search for photos and post them asap although many were not recorded on film. Most are basic or slightly jankey but I am refining my skills.

My history of costumes (including Bay to Breakers and random other dress up opportunities)

- Giraffe

- Flamingo

- Yoshi

- Panda

- Sheep

- A few Pirates

- Doe

- Gnome

- Bird (assisted the littlest sis)

- Pilgrim couple

- The Holy Grail (5 knights, a coconut Patsy and a Concord)

Halloween 2006. Panda me.

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Halloween 2007. Sheepy me.

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Halloween 2008. We are slightly dead woodland creatures. This is day 2 of Halloween and the theme of the party we went to was "deader than the night before." E is a moldy Garden Gnome with knit felt hat, vest and RIT dyed pants. I am a Doe with a felt bullet wound, metal leaf earrings and acorn brooch made by me. Brooch, nose and eyes are Sculpey.

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I made the Doe head with a duct tape base and sewn and glue gunned fabric. I must share a link with you from the amazing Beetlecat. Her tutorials are great and really brought my costume making to a new level!

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And the birdy littlest sis, "deader than the night before" with the plastic rings from a six pack fashioned into a necklace. Don't mind Elmer Fudd, he is "hunting wabbits."

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Holy Grail from Bay to Breakers 2009. These are basically re-fashioned T-shirts with "chain mail" made of shiny shirts from the Goodwill, freezer paper stencils with spray paint, and some applique. Don't we look awesome!