I've been obsessing on amigurumi lately...

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Now that I live in a place that actually has farmers' markets and yarn shops (inspiriation + materials), bushels of amigurumi veggies are practically growing out of my little hooks! I freehand them - no patterns or instructions - and I encourage you to do the same if you've never done amigurumi but want to start. (All you need to know is single crochet, how to increase and decrease, and how to crochet in the round. Then you just sit down and do it.) I also switched over to 100% cotton yarn, which I think yields much better (sturdier, smoother) results and is easier to work in tiny tiny stitches than acrylic. Anyways, here's a basket of 'em:


(tomato in front; in back, from left to right: carrot, broccoli, cucumber, carrot, eggplant)

champagne glasses

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very crappy pictures of a wedding gift i just finished making tonight. the theme of the wedding is nightmare before christmas, so i used etching creme to etch a picture of jack and sally on top of the curly hill. on the other side i used the nightmare font to write out the couple's name, the date of their wedding, and the location :)
giving these away tomorrow at the bridal shower, hopefully someone has a better camera so i can get some decent pictures. they really do look MUCH better in person.. what more can you expect from a camera phone :(

crocheting goodies!

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fun things i made with some yarn and a crocheting needle. enjoy!

Wine charms

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flower fairies

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I used the "fairies - petal people you can make yourself" book kit from Klutz books to make these...
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Yet another box.

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Painted then stenciled and then cheap material flower-thingy affixed. I like it.

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i have another what do i do with... question, which i promise is not in the memories. and although it's paper i'm working with, it's a special circumstance, i assure you.

as a freelance writer, i am beginning to accumulate a stack of rejection letters. only i've found it's best for my sanity if, rather than getting depressed over them i celebrate them! (my logic being, a rejection means i'm putting myself out there, i'm living my dream, rather than, i am a terrible writer). so i want to do something fun a crafty with them, but i have a few caveats:

1. i want it to be... add-on-able. because i will keep getting them i don't want to like, make a collage, because then every six months i'll have to make another. i thought of using strips of them and looping them together, like how you would make christmas tree decorations when you were little, but then you can't really tell what they are.

2. i want them to be discerably rejection letters, even if i cut them up or make them into different shapes. for example, making cherry blossom flowers out of them would be fine, since i could still see the writing on the letter, even if not in complete form.

3. color would make it more interesting! how do i dye paper without covering up the writing (i.e. not with paint).

so... any ideas???

Hand embroidery, 80's style!

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Long time listener, first time caller here. I'm hoping this inspires someone even a smidge as much as this community has inspired me. ( Onward. )