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Just a lil' somethin' that I just whipped up...

Actually, I started it weeks ago, finished the entire crocheted part of it one day at work and then sorta forgot about it. I had seen a similar pattern on another website but at the time I was way too impatient to follow a pattern so I just made it up as I went. I'm not super thrilled with the lining as the tension of the thread was a little wonky when I sewed it but I was too lazy to redo it.That tends to happen a lot as my laziness gets the best of me. Plus, I love making stuff but I loathe repairing stuff. Just the thought of having to hem a pair of pants just makes me want to shudder. Ugh.









I'm off work tomorrow because my mum and I get to go shopping! It's been awhile since we did a good day of shopping together so I'm looking forward to it.

The end.

Crap. So I published this post and then realised that I forgot to mention something else that I made. One of my oldest friends in the world, Allison, who I met back in grade five when I moved back to Greenwood, wanted me to make her a bag. She said she liked my brown and green plaid one so I made her one with the same sort of idea. Instead of the needle felting that I did on my bag, I decided to do some bead embroidery....Fffffffffff......man, did I ever regret that decision. It took fooooorever. I was so bored of it by the end because I was literally doing the same thing over and over again. Sometimes less is more and you learn from your mistakes.





I was so happy to use this fabric again, it's one of my favourites :)

Alright, this time I'm done.

The end (for real)

Starling, sweet starling.

I made some bags. I've actually made a tonne of bags but they are all in different stages completeness. Most are like 90% done - add handle or maybe a liner, embellishment, that sort of thing. I know I should finish one project before I start another one but it's not the way I operate. I get bored easily. When I start working on a project for a couple days in a row, I tend to put it down and work on something else for a bit. Below are three bags that I made from futuregirl's Starling handbag pattern that I pattern tested for her back in the spring. Loves.



Now this one I sorta, technically made for my sister. And then I sorta started using it so I'm keeping it for myself. Sorry Beck, I'm sure I'll make something to replace it. Promises.



The reason I kept it was because of the fabric inside. I sooooo love this fabric.



I like this one, it's a little more reserved.



It's even classy on the inside.



This one I made on the 6 hour train ride I took from Halifax to Miramichi a couple weeks ago when I went to go visit my parents and check our their new house (which is awesome by the way). I think I ended up making three or four bags that weekend. My wrists were burning by the end of it. Burning.



I think I might use this fabric again for another bag but one in white or black. Ooooh, black, yeah, black. Now I just need to find some black cotton yarn in Halifax. I swear, I can't find it anywhere.

I call thee Gay Zebra...

I made a polymer clay cane that looks like a gay zebra. Not what I was going for but whatever, I think it's pretty friggin' sweet. It's super colourful and each bead looks completely different. I soooo wanted to take pictures of every single bead just because I found something interesting with each one. The pictures are sort of a "start to finish" look at the process.

The start of the rainbow skinner blend. I loooooove making rainbow blends. So much colour!!!



After being run through the pasta machine a good 50 million times.



The gay zebra cane. Told ya it looked like a gay zebra. I don't lie.



A completed bead!



A bouquet of beads!



Completed necklace!

So about two years ago, I broke my tooth around a filing while eating soup. Soup. Seriously. It never really gave me a problem so I didn't worry about it. Well it starting give me trouble. Like nearly unbearable pain. I couldn't sleep and when I did, I had to sleep with my hand in a fist under my cheek to put pressure around the tooth. It hurt. Bad. So yesterday I hit my breaking point and went to the dentist. I guessed I was going to need a root canal and I was correct! Gold star for me! It was my fourth root canal so I knew the drill. Heh, drill. Get it? Anyway, the procedure itself went fine. It was long. The dentist showed me some of my own nerves that he pulled out of my tooth. Awesome. And gross. And awesome. Jaw and tooth and hurting pretty badly today. Can't close my mouth properly*. Hopefully it will feel better soon since I need to have a post put in before the end of the year. Yikes!

*that's what she said. Heh.

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I've been a busy girl, I promise!

Secret Project 2.0

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Soooo easy. Kinda like your mom.

Hello 25 minute project. You make me happy.

Monday Night Special.

Made of glass and magnet beads

The round glass ones are handmade beads from a necklace that my brother bought me in Murano, Italy. As per usual, I took it apart and made a new one.

Will explain later!

But in the meantime here's the first project I've done in five weeks. Soon I'll be back to normal.

Okay, I'm back. You can all calm down.

It's been a crazy week and a half. I quit one job, moved into a new apartment and started a new job. Everything has changed.

Good news - I heart my new apartment. It's twice the size of my old place. So far the new job seems alright. I love walking to work.

Bad news - I've done very little crafting over the past week and a half. It's been itching to get out but with everything in boxes, it required more effort than I was willing to give. Except for today. And today I sorta cheated. Really, all I did was cut apart two previous necklaces that I made and never got around to wearing, and made something new with them. It happens frequently. I figure if I don't get around wearing it 6 months after I made it, I probably never will. So I just end up cutting them apart and reworking them. For this project I just used the felt beads I made previously and mixed them with some polymer clay beads that I made from a rainbow skinner blend.

Now my itch has been scratched. And that's how I roll.

And it's only Saturday!

Today was more productive then usual. Finished off Polo, which was a big hit and I got started on a new polymer clay cane! Last time I went to my parent's place, my mother suggested that I do a flower cane, so I did.

Started with my three main colours



Turned them into a skinner blend



Completed cane!



Completed bead!



And last but not least, the completed pendant.

I also had the chance to head out to a friend's birthday bbq this evening. I left with a stuffed belly, so it was successful in my books! Check out a few photos from the evening. Oh, and the lovely Ms. Baker gave me a Lite-Brite that she picked up at a garage sale. Those things are seriously awesome. Much thanks.

So I changed my mind once again....

I remade the necklace shortly after last night's post. I just didn't like the focal bead and I knew I wasn't going to wear it if I kept it the way it was. Soooooo....I took it apart and restrung it without the focal bead. Much better.

Must go put a zipper on an armoured jacket. Goddamn those things are heavy!

Screw you Victoria Day. I didn't like you anyway!

Crappy thing about working for an American company in Canada? I have to work Canadian holidays. Bleh. Nothing downtown is open for lunch, the buses run on Sunday schedule and I can't buy yarn! I've been working on a new crocheted amigurumi project based on this little guy (some of you will who he is!) and I think I have most of the pattern worked out. I started a prototype to see if my pattern was going to make sense and so far it's looking great! Now I just need to find the right colours.

In other craftinista news, I've made a new necklace with the polymer clay beads I made a couple of weeks ago and some *upcycled beads from a necklace that my brother bought me in Turkey (I think it was Turkey??) that I tore apart. I'm still unsure if I like it. It's a little on the chunkier side than I am used to. But it's shiny and sparkly so maybe it'll grow on me!


*Family members have started buying me inexpensive bead necklaces when they go overseas. Awesome! And they all know I don't plan on wearing it as is but rather to break it apart and use it for my own stuff.