I was asked to make this Lavender Sachet for a colleague’s daughter who has just come out.



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I absolutely LOVE some of the ideas here! Thank you so much for the inspiration!

I got together with a friend yesterday evening and decided to use up some scraps. My vanity corner (consisting of a large mirror, makeup stand and chair by my closet) was missing a bit of razzle dazzle, so I used some leftover upholstery canvas, some strong cotton (quadrupled) thread, a curved needle (inherited among multiple notions from my grandma) and some big red buttons (they're a little crooked... I'm not used to curved needles!) to make this cushion for my chair:

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Oh, the stuffing? Plastic grocery bags. :) I had so many that I just wondered... and it worked! They compacted beautifully and there's just a hint of rustle when I sit down. :)

There. Completely recycled and jazzing up my bedroom!

http://craftgawker.com/

such an awesome place for inspiration!!!

Great, another site for me to be addicted to.

I am leaning more and more towards trying out quilling, some of the things I see people make is beautiful.

A few weeks ago, I made soap for the first time. I started saving the little end pieces of soap about a year ago, and when I had what I thought was enough, I grated them, added a little water, and packed them in muffin tins. They didn’t hold, so I took them apart, dried them again, and started over. This time I melted them in the microwave. Now, the instructions said to make sure to use a large bowl because the soap would rise, but I really wasn’t prepared for the soap soufflé that rose (and rapidly fell) and made a huge but beautifully scented mess in the oven. I salvaged as much as I could, and ended up being able to make exactly 2 muffin sized bars of soap (kind of anticlimactic after a year of scrap saving, but it’s a learning process, I suppose). They held together perfectly and popped out of the muffin tray a week later, and while they were the strangest looking bars of soap I’d ever seen, I adored them. They were rich, creamy, and smelled heavenly. Not my finest crafting effort, but I’m already back to saving scraps so that I can try it again. I have this vision of making white soap with chunks of coloured soap throughout, sort of a mosaic effect. (It always comes back to mosaics with me.)

too cute, had to share!

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This is where I confess that last night Jack and I stopped at the Dollar General to get her favorite gum (since she quit dipping and chewing nicotine gum, she now chews a case a week of Mentos spearamint) and discovered that ALL of the Christmas decorations left in the store were on clearance for 10 cents each.

There were ornaments and beaded garlands and boxes and bags and and and.

I spent $7 and got enough crap to dismantle and make my next art project (a giant ode to the blessed virgin Mary) realllly fabulous. :)

YES! I think I might also make a new gallery for art projects and crafts in case people want to share there too!

I meant to tell you earlier that I LOVE this! The little gay ribbon is fabulous and I'd LOVE to see those in drawers and hanging in closets!

Holy quilts!!!

I think they are fascinating! no two are ever the same really.

I love quilts, even better the patterns make great stained glass panels. I have done several stained glass commissions for quilters of their favorite pattern. Picking out glass is just as cool as picking out fabric, who knew?!

Ahhhh! A huge crafters sigh can be inserted >here<!

Jack put up a bunch of shelves in my office/craft room today and now I can dig out a bunch of stuff and organize it properly. Most of my craft stuff has been shoved in a huge closet in the office on floor to ceiling shelves that are very deep which means I have two layers of baskets and boxes full of craft supplies.

Projects that are either in progress or that I'm about to start on:

1. a huge canvas cover up self portrait
2. an elongated canvas with a mixed media ode to Mother Mary
3. a custom Tarot card painting for a friend
4. a custom sugar skull for a friend
5. a custom secret for Julie (that is like, a month overdue!)
6. an illustrated children's book that I wrote and intend to publish
7. a trashcan made of rolled paper strips
8. a custom triptych that was commisioned by my Brother (due in June!)
9. another custom piece that was commissioned by my girlfriend, JENNIFUUURRRRRR!
10. a giant paper mache medusa head


In other words, I am covered up with projects in various stages of completion but I like it because I can work on different things if I get bored.

What are you all working on?!

anyone make jewelry?
 

back when I was a kid eons ago I was in Brazil. I had some money to spend and I bought this collection of cut and uncut rocks. Always planned to do something with them and never did. Don't know how good they are and I can guarantee that they are probably no longer matched up with their correct names. (I have spilt the container several times.) However if someone would like them/use them I am willing to part with them. I rather give them to someone here rather then thrift shop them.

My camera battery is dead or I'd try posting a picture!

Quilting is something I've never quite mastered but would love to learn one day! I am constantly on the search for the perfect quilt...someday I'll make one. :)

I am also really interested in quilting. All that cutting looks very cathartic but I am not allowing myself to get started on any more projects until I clear at least half of what is on my list :)