Despite it being hot summer here I am still obsessed with arm warmers. After needing them so much last year in my freezing house, I like the idea other people making and enjoy them too.I finished these two pairs of fingerless gloves for sale in my Etsy shop, made from my Imladris pattern.I also keep trying new things. This week I've had my...
Hi all,For those who haven't already heard, Craft Hope is running an amazingly successful temporary Etsy shop with proceeds of sales going to Doctors Without Borders.With over 1000 sales and $20,000 raised so far, Sarah and her helpers have done amazingly coordinating such a large operation.Here are some of the lovely things crafters have donated:Blueberry Shake Vessel by Rosebud's Lampwork BeadsPleated Clutch by...
Just wanted to acknowledge a few of the lovely homemade gifts I got for xmasTim drew me this 'anatomically-incorrect bookworm (with arms and all), who munches on the top of your book whenever you close him up inside it.' He is adorable, and on the top left you can see him sitting in another of my gifts, a mushroom-themed book cover from a...
So much to blog about having been afk for a week or two! Here's my first attempt at a resin bangle - I'm really happy with how it turned out! I've always been one for origami, so I made up 5 cranes from silver wrapping paper, embedded them in clear resin and brushed a little blue dye across the top of the mold,...
Well I've moved house!It was a long week full of heavy bits of furniture, carrying bags up stairs and scrubbing of floors in the old house :( But Tim and I are in our nice new apartment and almost unpacked :DIt's a lot bigger than I remembered, but as it's not quite finished, the lack of blinds and aircon is killing us this...
My latest pattern:Imladris, or Rivendell, the Last Homely House east of the sea.This crochet pattern is reminiscent of the architecture of Elrond’s house and gardens, with a twisting cable of front-post-treble-crochet in between two vertical lines of front-post-double-crochet, worked on a backing of half-double-crochet (hdc).If you are unfamiliar with these stitches they are easy to learn, and the 12 page pattern provides many...
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