bag for sale – click here for details
how did I make it???
40 plastic bags
plus…
2 audio cassette tapes
plus…
a macrame belt
plus…
some kitchen string
plus…
some fabric remnants
and…
a length of scrap wool
… and there’s even a pocket inside
Guess what guys???
We have a super sleuth among us…
Three big cheers for VJESTICICA who managed to track down the pattern for these bootees!!!
You can find the pattern in this book here which is available for sale from Annie’s Attic.
Mind you, that’s not where I got the pattern from…
I used this book here:
Some of you Aussie [...]
Ooooooh…. it’s a long, long time since I have sat down and made a pair of bootees. And I honestly don’t think that I have EVER crocheted a pair, so this project was quite a novelty!
This is the sole of the foot… can you just imagine the eency weency teeny weeny little footsie wootsie which [...]
Now this is a technique that I heard mentioned a couple of months back, and finally decided to give it a try for myself.
Blocking with knitting needles.
Obviously it only works for small projects.
I’ve used 2.75mm needles, which are 35cm long. It would have been even better if my needles were actually straight, but these ones [...]
Thanks for all your responses to my last post. I do love to hear feedback from you… it’s always of interest to me to hear what your experiences are… and also the ideas that you have
I especially love the idea of fusing the woven plastic (thanks frill.friend)
Also… I hadn’t ever thought of adding beads [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about plastic bags lately… and how to use them in my craft.
There a challenge running for the month of May, over at my group on Ravelry… to create a project which recycles a plastic bag.
Any kind of project at all.
Using any technique you like.
Which got me to thinking… [...]
There’s something very wrong with me… and I’m not sure that it can be fixed.
Today I walked into an Op Shop…
You know… a Second-Hand Store, a Thrift Store, a Charity Store… whatever you like to call it…
Anyway,
It’s a while since I’ve really been Op Shopping… and when I walked in today, I cause myself pausing [...]
Check this out…
My friend Dawn has made her very own Chi-Kore…
I’m calling him Dawnie-Kore!
She brought him a long to our crochet meet the other day…
Isn’t he gorgeous???
He’s smaller than my little guy, because he was made using a lighter weight of yarn.
I was so delighted when I met him, that I seriously had a tear [...]
Been having a little bit of a break from the yarn…
And focussing on some jewellery making
These earrings are made from recycled materials
Except for the bits which actually go through your ears – THOSE BITS ARE NEW
A couple of pair have already sold… but there are still some for sale in my store… click here to [...]
Our weather here is approaching winter.
The days are getting shorter.
And colder.
And we’re even starting to see some rain, which is a precious gift.
Given that our state is still in drought.
So to entertain the kidlets the other day, we did some face painting.
A good wet weather activity.
Always followed by a long warm bath to soak it [...]