Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Monthly Update

I'm posting this a little early because I don't plan on making anything else this month as I have Assignments due on the 5th, 7th, and 10th of next month and I need to get those finalized. That said, I've done a fair bit this month. Enjoy!

Also I've finally moved from Lulu to Inkitt. If you want to read The Adventures of the Iron Wolves - Book 1: Alpha, It's been moved over and fully uploaded. Feel free as I hope to finally get Book 2: Beta out at the end of this year... I know I've been saying this for years but Lulu's interface and my own schedule were not helping the situation. Inkitt is a bit more user friendly also the first 100 electronic copies are free before they are pay-per-view so get in and grab them!.

 These were a pattern found in Mollie Makes that my sister wanted me to make for her along with the companion toast scarf.

Crocheted with Drops Lima yarn. Very nice to work with and I couldn't put the yarn down for very long while I was making these.
 More bows my sister wanted me to make for her. She gets me things I need from her work so I get the quicker projects done as a Thankyou.

The bow pattern was also found in Mollie Makes. Both of these bows are relatively normal size.

These were a pattern found in Mollie Makes that my sister wanted me to make for her along with the companion egg and bacon gloves.

Crocheted with Drops Lima yarn. Very nice to work with and I couldn't put the yarn down for very long while I was making these.
 Two pokeballs that my sister found the pattern for on Craftsy. Both crocheted and very quick to make.

One is made with Lincraft DK yarn and the other was either Red Heart or Heartland... Can't remember which.

 Another Mollie Makes pattern my sister wanted. This hamburger pulls apart and the filling are all individual pieces.

I'm in the process of making a batch of 8 for my Etsy store. It'll be a while before they go up.
 A needle felted bunny head. It came from Daiso but it's been sitting in my kit and project stash for a while so it was quick and easy to get done.

I like needle felting but it's quite time consuming and can be quite painful... I prick my fingers enough that I don't do needle felting until I heal from the previous time I did it.
A pair of mix media bracelets. I'm working on 2 more from the same kit but I haven't finished them yet.

The bracelet is knitted cord with beads threaded in for colour.
The next 2 are cross stitched coasters that have been sitting in my kits and projects stash for a while. Got them done this month too... Hasn't made much of a dent in my stash tho.

This one is a celtic design and the one below is suppost to be lavender.

A sewing kit I found a long time ago in Spotlight that I finally got around to. This one was fun to make and would make a good transport bag for night shifts if I'm only moving crafts or food and not my laptop.
The next two are members of the Rejected Rabbits series.

Rejected Rabbits are knitted toys that use to feature on my Etsy who use up remnants from other projects and 2nd hand yarns found in Salvos and Vinnies.

Each one is unique but all feature the button eyes, pompom tail, and embellished ribbon.

These ones were made from the remnants of the brown bun yarn from the batch hamburgers I'm making.

 Now if you know me, you know I stick offcuts and other things into christmas baubles for unique ornaments. This is one I filled this month with yarn and thread off cuts.

Always makes an interesting effect.
A prototype for an idea of ornamental coasters for my Etsy store. Turned out ok so far. I'm in the process of calculating material cost versus price if I sell these.

Let me know what you think of them in the comments either on here or on Facebook.
Lastly a beaded hair stick.

I love sound, particularly when beads click together. Also when I'm working, I tent to pull my hair back with either a headband when it is short or a hair stick when it gets longer. This one has three angels attached to it.

I found the angels on ebay and didn't have a use for them.