Just uploaded 20 new pictures onto flickr. A few weeks without the ability to upload has left me a long way behind with uploading my crafting pics. This is one batch done anyway. More soon I hope. :) Click on the pic to view the others on flickr.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Hornsea
Hi, I've been offline for a while as I couldnt get photos off my camera card! Anyway, I now have a good work-around solution and shall be back in the land of the living soon.
In the meantime, here is my new obsessional hoarding collection :)
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In the meantime, here is my new obsessional hoarding collection :)
x
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Earring Tutorial
I wanted to send an earring idea to my friend Toni so I have popped it on here, with a bit of a picture to help explain :)
The parts on the right are all that is needed to make the earring on the left. ( There should be five headpins though, I seem to have lost one..)
Recipe.
Put one bead and one spacer on a headpin four times. Put loops at the top of each one making sure that....,
- One has virtually know spare head pin visible, so the loop is up tight to the spacer bead. ( Call this "A")
- Two are the same length (These are "B"s) and the final one is a little bit longer.(C)
Cut the head off one of the remaining headpins and make one end into a loop. Thread on, in order, B, spacer bead, jump ring, C, jumpring, spacer bead, B
.
Now place a loop at the other end of the head pin ( Try and get all the loops facing the same way) and then bend it into a circle. I used a pen ( pictured here.) and just wrapped it around.
Open up a jump ring and slide on, in order,
-One end of the loop
- A
- The other end of the loop
-Earring hook
Close the jump ring and that's it! :)
The parts on the right are all that is needed to make the earring on the left. ( There should be five headpins though, I seem to have lost one..)
Recipe.
Put one bead and one spacer on a headpin four times. Put loops at the top of each one making sure that....,
- One has virtually know spare head pin visible, so the loop is up tight to the spacer bead. ( Call this "A")
- Two are the same length (These are "B"s) and the final one is a little bit longer.(C)
Cut the head off one of the remaining headpins and make one end into a loop. Thread on, in order, B, spacer bead, jump ring, C, jumpring, spacer bead, B
.
Now place a loop at the other end of the head pin ( Try and get all the loops facing the same way) and then bend it into a circle. I used a pen ( pictured here.) and just wrapped it around.
Open up a jump ring and slide on, in order,
-One end of the loop
- A
- The other end of the loop
-Earring hook
Close the jump ring and that's it! :)
Monday, August 24, 2009
Four stages of an arty card.
1. Sketch in pencil.
2. Pen outlines.
3. Watercolour pencil.
4. Chop, frame and mount on card.
Commissioned card for someone that likes walking/hiking.
2. Pen outlines.
3. Watercolour pencil.
4. Chop, frame and mount on card.
Commissioned card for someone that likes walking/hiking.
Eight thank you cards.
My partner wanted some thank you cards to send after his birthday. Here they are, based on the bird in the Basic Grey>urban prairie>meadow paper.....
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Commissioned Collection
Recently been working on this commissioned set of cards. I thought this would give potential customers an idea of what a set of cards might look like... all different, all sizes, lots of thought put into each one so it is suitable for the intended, etc.
More photos of the cards on Flickr, here!
More photos of the cards on Flickr, here!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Pegloom
My friend T has bought me a very early Xmas present and here it is! A Peg Loom! I am currently looming a cushion cover in left over bits of wool from the knitty kitties.
It's extremely satisfying!
Thank you Toni ^_^
More pics later...
I saw some superb looming wool in Ipikin, in Much Wenlock. It's a beautiful wool shop, absolutely crammed with different kinds of wool, I cant find a website for it though, but i'll keep looking :)
It's extremely satisfying!
Thank you Toni ^_^
More pics later...
I saw some superb looming wool in Ipikin, in Much Wenlock. It's a beautiful wool shop, absolutely crammed with different kinds of wool, I cant find a website for it though, but i'll keep looking :)
Small blue bird factory
Making some toppers to match some new backing paper :)
Cards to follow later :)
Paper is Basic Grey> Urban prairie>Meadow.
Cards to follow later :)
Paper is Basic Grey> Urban prairie>Meadow.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Happy Birthday with Tent.
I got this decoupage at a craft fayre earlier in the year. My friends were very rude about it, and decided that the stall owners had taken bets earlier in the day as to whether anyone would buy it! :) However..this is perfect for the intended recipient, even down to the absconding toddler! :)
Happy Birthday Sister.
For my sister-in-law, the flowers are iron-on appliqué.
I used this layout (exactly) the other day for a card, but made two of them so I could use it with a different topper later on. It's part of my effort to work faster and better ;)
I used this layout (exactly) the other day for a card, but made two of them so I could use it with a different topper later on. It's part of my effort to work faster and better ;)
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