All the crafts I’ve been working on for the past month…..

Since most of my crafts were gifts or were supposed to be gifts I haven’t posted about them. But I have been using my new craft space a lot! I love it. Best rearranged I’ve done to my room yet. So, I know you’ve all been waiting anxiously for an update. Here you go!

 

I found a project with scrabble pieces so I’ve been looking for images for that. This is what my desk looked like for a good week or two:

 

I finally found some images I like and I glued them onto scrabble pieces. I put a glaze on them and now I’m waiting for them to dry. They can be used for keychains, necklaces, phone charms. Whatever you fancy. If this works out well I have one in mind for all you girls :)

 

The other project I’ve been working on was a stained glass mirror for my secret santa Weifers. I really like how it came out. And for some reason I always associate her with pandas. Don’t ask me why, I just do. So I added my own little flair:

 

I really like how it came out. And it shipped well too! Yay! I hope you like the face, there were a few to choose from (I painted the face), but I thought that was the cutest.

 

Then I made this wall hanging.

 

Unfortunately, this picture does not do it justice. I was thinking of giving it as a gift, but I really enjoy it. Now i just need to decide where to hang it up. And since I was still learning how to cut glass I had a lot of little pieces left……..

so I made pendants. :) Let me know if you want one for a necklace or something. It’s beautiful glass and would make a very pretty pendant. If you see a color you like, but want it in a different shape let me know. I think I’m going to try and shape a teardrop one next.

 

 

Finally, for my last Christmas gift project I made some laptop cases for my mom. I’ve got to tell you, I fought with the sewing machine for two hours before giving up, driving to the sewing store, and got them to show me what I was doing wrong. Sooooo frustrating, but once it was working it was a lot of fun.

 

 

I really like the pattern on the outside of the second one. I have some of the fabric left and I can’t wait to make something else with it. I was also crafty once I figured out how to make a case and made one with a pattern on the inside and the outside.

 

 

So Anna, since I’ve had practice now your’s is going to be awesome! I just need the dimensions of your laptop again. I forgot them. :(

 

 

So there’s my craftiness. I’m very excited. I really want to start drawing again actually. I had a dream last night that I could draw really well with a ballpoint pen. I was disappointed when I woke up and realized I didn’t actually have any of those drawings.

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Christmas Crafts

So most of my art time was spent making seed bead bracelets on a bead loom. Very time consuming, but the bracelets are so beautiful.

This is the loom I weave on. Putting the strings on there is probably the most frustrating part of the whole process. Definitely takes time and patience. The second thing I don’t always have enough of for this process.

The top bracelet was my first attempt…it actually looks okay here. In reality it was horrible….but at least it held together well (which I found out when I pulled it apart for the beads). My very first attempt, a few years ago, didn’t hold together for even a day.

This is a close up of both patterns. The second bracelet, the white one, I kept for myself. Since it was my first successful bracelet.

I used the lobster claw clasp. I am not good enough to do the normal beaded loops. This bracelet was a gift.

This bracelet was a gift, and actually my favorite one. It always makes me smile when I see my friend wear it. I have some beads left over, I think I might make myself one like this.

Anyone want one of these bracelets?

Squirrel Box

 

Okay….so the gallery settings confuse me. I can’t get them in the right order. But there is a picture of before and after. I also put a few close-ups. I bought this box for 8 dollars thinking it would be very useful for art supplies and what-not. The only problem is there are squirrel stickers on the top and the side of the box. I tried pulling them off, but they are attached much to well. So I left them, but then I decided to add labels….then I got to thinking about painting the labels because I didn’t want to put labels on it…and well….that’s the end result. So that’s been my art project around work.

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I also made a necklace today. I like it a lot. I will be adding some drawings and paintings soon.

Necklace

This is a necklace I have been working on for a long time. I’d put a few beads on it, set it aside, and promptly forget about it. I finally finished it yesterday.

And I don’t like it at all.

If you want it, let me know, and I’ll send it to you. I don’t care if you cut it apart and use the beads for something else. I will never wear it…it’s much to long – and it would take more effort to fix then I’m willing to put into it.

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EDIT: Shortly after I wrote this…I attempted to fix something on this necklace…and low and behold, it completely fell apart. My fault, but I’m okay with it. Anyway, it was made with gold and black beads….so I don’t have this necklace anymore.

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