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 [...]
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 [...]
So, here are those DIVINE earrings that I was telling you about earlier. The ones I like to wear them ALL the time.
They are my first effort at making earrings, which was surprisingly easy once you see how it is done. I have used new wire and hooks, but the beads are all recycled from [...]
pattern used -
Glitz & Glamour Desert Gems by Lisa Gentry
found in Hooked For 30 Days e-book
yarn used -
size 3 cotton
hook used -
2.1mm steel hook
comments -
there is also a pattern included for matching earrings, but I didn’t make them
I was amazed at how quick and easy this project was to make… it would certainly [...]
pattern used -
Beaded Dance Bracelet by Lisa Gentry
found in Hooked For 30 Days e-book
yarn used -
I’m guessing a size 10 crochet thread
hook used -
1.75mm steel hook
comments -
the beaded flipped double crochet stitch used in this pattern was very difficult for me to master
in fact, there are not enough rude words in the dictionary to [...]
pattern used -
Beaded Dance Choker by Lisa Gentry
found in Hooked For 30 Days e-book
yarn used -
I started out with a navy blue size 3 crochet thread… but it was too chunky for the look that I wanted
so I tried a beige size 20 crochet thread… but it was too fine
I didn’t have anything [...]
You might remember I’ve talked about our plans for a hand made Christmas in the Goldfish household. Basically, instead of buying gifts for one another, we will be making them.
Well… over the weekend, Master Six worked on his gift for Little Miss Four. She is very much a girly girl who loves her jewellery, so [...]
How about I show you just how easy it is to make one of these knitted bracelets?
Unfortunately I seem to have chosen a shocking background for the progress shots here. I wasn’t really thinking about colour, and I just placed my work on the nearest surface for the pictures.
As always, if you would like to [...]
Want to see just how easy it is to make one of these crochet bracelets?
As always, if you would like to see the photos in greater detail… click on them… and you will be able to enlarge them using flickr
Firstly you will need an old hook. Once it has been used to crochet wire with, [...]
Well that was a nice surprise. I thought that the knitting would be more difficult to manage, but it’s actually just as easy as the crochet. You just need to be mindful of keeping your stitches loose. If you work too tightly, you will find it a struggle.
Once again you need to embrace the wiggle! [...]