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Christmas Craft Marathon

karrie — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:49:37 +0000

Just like last year I am planning to fill my Christmas break with wall to wall craft time. Last year was a huge success that culminated in the addition of the owl embroidery floss organizer to my product line. I have several projects up my sleeve and was hoping that you would help me prioritize them.

Projects I am considering:

Latch Hook rug Vintage. New in Package. And I already have the tool!
Punch Needle embroidery: I purchased PlanetJune’s punch needle embroidery e-book and Moon pattern ages ago. I finally found a punch needle, so I’d like to give it a try.
Crochet blanket I want to add a least a few hexagons to this languishing crochet project.
Spinning My apartment is full of fiber. I would like to convert some of it into yarn.
Wee knitting
- Boot toppers
- Acorns and tinier acorns
- Hedgehogs: This one is the cutest but I already have the pattern for this one
Needlework pattern Just like last year I still have some vintage crewel patterns that I would like to stitch up. Now I also have an Amy Sedaris cross stitch pattern (from Lauren at Sweet-meats) and a few recently procured Japanese cross stitch patterns to try out.
Marshmallows I like to make homemade marshmallows. Last year I experimented with some homemade marshmallows with bourbon in them, and I would like to perfect the recipe this year.

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More lunch fun

karrie — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:30:38 +0000

You know how I was just writing about cuties and my new handcrafted lunch bag? i kinda combined the two ideas and made a cutie cozy

Now I need to make about 5 more since I eat them about 6 at a time…

[ravelry project page]

Creepy

karrie — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:38:19 +0000

I haven’t put any time or thought into my own Halloween costume. I focused all of my energies on making one for my Blythe Doll. Through the This is Blythe forums, I found out that there would be a Halloween Blythe meet in San Francisco. Since I had several months advance notice, I was able to plan to go, and make a kick-ass costume (if I do say so myself). I don’t know how I thought of it, but I decided that my doll should be inside-out. Hours of sewing and knitting later, I think it turned out pretty well.

I made a long sleeve red dress to use as the base of the costume. I used felt and embroidery to create her organs.

I knit a long I-cord for intestines, and created a pocket behind her stomach for gut storage. thanks for the yarn, b!)

Her tiny heart attaches to her chest with a rare earth magnet, and can also be attached to a magnet on her hand.

Her brainy hat is made from pieces of curled up pink t-shirt material sewn to a skull cap that I made.

The overall effect is super-creepy. Let’s face it, Blythe dolls are inherently a little creepy, so for Halloween, you just have to go for it.

Check out my Flickr set to see photos from the SF Blythe Halloween meet.