(Though I wrote this post before I left, when you all read this, I’ll already have been in DC for a few days. So greetings from DC!) So I signed up for a swap on Craftster that is Dollar Store themed–that is, participants must spend between five and ten dollars at the dollar store (or [...]
Posts Tagged ‘sewing’
Dollar Store Swap! Part One
Posted in embroidery, Misc. Crafts, sewing, swap, tagged bag, embroidery, miscellaneous craft, sewing, swap on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Daring Adventures in Sewing
Posted in sewing, tagged finished object, FO, sewing, shorts on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Wednesday all, and a belated happy Memorial Day to those in the US. I hope it was suitably barbecue-filled (mine wasn’t; we flea bombed the house so I had to be out of the house all day and went to the movies with my sister. But I digress). Anyway, so I drove all the [...]
More Mail of the Swap Variety
Posted in other people's crafts/cool things, swap, tagged fabric, ongoing wish swap, ows, sewing, stash, swap on May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I received a couple more swap things this week! First, from leighi123: Two pretty zipper bags and some very pretty cotton fabric that will most likely become a skirt or summery dress. She also sent a sheet of shrink plastic, some pretty sparkly thread, and some chocolate (which I gave to my brother as I’m [...]
Bird Swap!
Posted in crochet, sewing, swap, tagged amigurumi, birds, crochet, embroidery, peacock, sewing, swap, tote bag, toys on May 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
So I joined a swap on Craftster that was bird themed. Whoo! My partner was PinkChick. Here’s what I sent her: An amigurumi peacock! The body is actually teal, but for some reason, my camera has a problem picking up that color. **shrug** There’s a pattern for a crochet peacock on Ravelry, but it wasn’t [...]
Monsteriffic
Posted in knitting, sewing, swap, tagged finished object, FO, knitting, ows, sewing, swap, toys on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So… I made another OWS claim recently. I claimed Faux_Valentine for some monster-themed goodies and a wisty surprise. For the monsters, I made another monster chunk: out of Sugar and Cream and Serendipity Tweed. I also made an iPod cozy: out of Wool-Ease and some nylon Fun Fur I had around. Cute, right? I like [...]
In Which Brinn Receives AWESOME THINGS
Posted in other people's crafts/cool things, sewing, stash, swap, tagged ows, sewing, stash, supplies, swap, yarn on May 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Now that we have returned to our regular schedule of me showing off awesome things, it is Mail Call day! I received some swap things and some other things that I will talk about as I get to them. First: I received an OWS claim of supplies from hngoodlett, who COMPLETELY SPOILED ME: That’s a [...]
I’m Running Out of Creative OWS-Post Titles…
Posted in knitting, sewing, swap, tagged bags, finished object, FO, knitting, sewing, slippers, tote bag, yarn on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So, yes. OWS. I claimed Spotnik for a totebag and slippers for her husband. And they’re AWESOME. Cause I’m good like that. Pattern: Garter/Rib Slippers Yarn: Bernat Alpaca Blends Needles: US 8/5 mm Mods: None? Made them bigger, I guess. They are way too big on me and too big on my shoe size 8.5 [...]
Catchin’ Threads
Posted in knitting, other people's crafts/cool things, swap, tagged knitting, ongoing wish swap, ows, sewing, wip, work in progress on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I received a swap package from icebyrd67. She claimed me for a thread catcher, and it’s great: I’m highly pleased with it. The sand bag bit is attached to the bag with velcro, which will make it easier to clean/empty. At any rate, it’s much much prettier than the plastic cup I’d been using. In [...]
In Which Brinn Sews… Successfully!
Posted in sewing, tagged fabric, finished object, FO, organizer, sewing on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday afternoon, I claimed ThatsWhatSheSaid in the Ongoing Wish Swap for a dpn/crochet hook case. Wednesday evening I sewed most of said case, and Friday morning (today) I sewed on buttons and packaged up that sucker for sending. Yes, I’m FAST. Anyway, here’s what I came up with: It’s a variation on the dpn roll [...]
OWS: The From Hell Edition
Posted in knitting, paper craft, sewing, spinning, swap, tagged applique, bag, kit, knitting, ongoing wish swap, ows, paper craft, ravelympics, sewing, swap, sweater, wip, wool, work in progress, yarn on February 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Okay, not really. But the main crafty portion of the package I sent to spolowitz gave me some hell. I claimed her for a knitting project bag and a learn to spin kit. First, there was a spindle and some roving, part of the stuff I ordered when I was first starting to spin: And [...]
