Two beaded rainbows: a silver and a black one.

[kathy-kostinsky.livejournal.com]

I was trying different colour combinations of rainbow and suddenly found out that made a quite long spiral rope. So I gave it as a present to my daughter Lisa.

The pic is clickable.

At last I've learned how to work with herringbone. The first not shamefull attempt I called "A night in the Crimea". When I was a little girl, my father ecery summer took me to the Black sea and in the plase where we lived there were small street lamps with coloured pieces of glass. And this pendant reminds me wonderful evenings there, full of sea smells and cicadas' songs.

The pic is clickable.

cut paper piece

[huntz.livejournal.com]

i've been making these cut paper pieces, however, World Win Papers stopped producing the type of paper i have been using (colormates - 65lb cardstock) :( does anyone know of a paper brand that covers a wide spectrum of color, and a place in the seattle area that sells them (i just moved to the area). and if you guys know of any cool galleries/stores in the area, please also let me know... thanks!

here's my most recent one. there's something like 300+ pieces of cut paper. kind of a headache to keep track of... here's the in progress shot:


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Taggies!

[grammardog]

This afternoon, since there was a Golden Girls marathon on the tube, I whipped up a couple of taggie blankets to keep on hand as new baby gifts, since I have a few family members with buns in the oven.



Babies are often more enamoured with the little tags on stuffed animals than the animals themselves, which is the appeal of this kind of little blanket. They are about 14" square, small enough for a little one to move around themselves. The black and white fabric is especially appealing to babies, as their vision isn't great and they are attracted to high contrast areas (ever notice a newborn staring at your hairline?). I also sandwiched a layer of plastic shopping bag in the middle to give it a satisfying crinkle. I sewed it all very securely, around the edges three times and with an X across the middle, so there's very little risk of the tags coming loose or the plastic escaping.

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