15 posts tagged “crafty”

I don't get to make quilts very often because 1. I don't have enough money running around and 2. I don't need any more quilts. So my future mother in law has given me some red white and blue fabric she has. The pattern is pretty simple but it'll serve it's purpose. And none of those dreadful triangles to deal with! When I'm done piecing it together I'm going to give it back to her and she'll quilt it. After that it'll be sent off to a hospital and given to a wounded soldier.

I have learned a valuable lesson from working on this quilt, and that lesson is: triangles are hard! Wow. I had no idea. This is only the second quilt I've made, but the first one was much easier and looked so much better. That said, the quilt still looks pretty good, especially for my first quilt that's all triangles.

I hope he likes it. I know I kind of want to keep it for myself.

Here's the quilt for Kyle in progress. It's going to be one big Sierpinski's triangle. I have a tendency to draw them ALL THE TIME, so I think it will remind him of me. <3

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. I am back at home in Forest Grove, so I should be catching up on your blogs and writing more in my own. Every year I have quite a few resolutions, and this year is no exception. I figure, even if you only make one of them, you're improving yourself or making yourself a little more happy. I also think they should be realistic, but no big deal if you don't keep them (all). Mine include:

• No more chips
• Only one caffeineated beverage a week
• Save a portion of each paycheck
• Craft and blog more
• No more neck cracking
• Take more pictures

Craft more is definitely winning. I tend to be more crafty during breaks though, so we'll see if it keeps up. I just finished a scarf I was making for my mom's cousin. Right now I'm sewing together a quilt for Kyle (the network assistant). (Shhh don't tell!) He just gave me an awesome Re-ment table and chairs for Paisley which she's sitting at with some friends. I'm going to make a table runner for it and decorate and then I'll take some pictures when I have good lighting.

I got an A in drawing. In the beginning of the year I promised myself if I got an A in all of my classes except drawing I would buy a Birdie Blue and if I got an A in drawing I would buy a Candy Carnival. I honestly didn't think I would achieve either of those goals. I was close to the first, but I did get an A in drawing! Now I'm not sure if I should get her. I know I need to save for books next semester and I'm not sure if I'd rather have a Birdie Blue. What do you think?

Anyway, I hope you're having lots of fun and your resolutions stick.

I love being crafty. I'm not crafty very often because it generally requires money and time (mostly time). The woman who started my love of crafts is Claire. I have been reading her blog for years and it has always inspired me and made me wish I was better at making crafts. Eventually, a link she put on her blog introduced me to Blythe dolls.

Recently she posted these pictures.

Aren't they fabulous? She took a drawing her daughter made and turned it into a doll! I think that is pretty much the best idea ever. I would totally do that if I were going to have children.

So I survived the week from hell. I took my Biochem test, wrote my lab report, and now I'm totally ready to rock the rest of the semester. Tonight I started my final drawing series. I decided my theme would be drawings modeled after art from Dia de los Muertos.

The one on top is part of the final series, the one on the bottom was just me messing around to see if I could do it. The one intended for my final series is not finished yet, she needs a right hand and some more shading, and I'm going to color the Ipod bright red. In most Dia de los Muertos art I've seen, there's a huge contrast between the skeletons and their garish bright colored clothing, so I wanted to do that with the Ipod. It is titled "Every Day is Dia de los Muertos."
And here is Paisley, dual wielding and wearing the most awesome Hello Kitty pajama pants ever to be made by hand. Yea!

Now P has something comfy to relax in. These are by far a first attempt, hopefully next time I will have a better grasp on what it is I'm doing. I need to take a better picture of these so you can see the bugs on this rockin' fabric.

This dress was made possible by Blair! Thank you Blair so much for helping me figure out the pattern. Now Paisley has a nice dress she looks pretty in. And will hopefully have another one soon.

The other night I was part of a Town Hall that went really well, I will post more on it later but it's bedtime for now.

Last night Sarah, Anthony (our latest name for the network assistant), and I watched Holysmoke! 

It's about how Kate Winslet joined a cult and was brainwashed, and her family tries to de-brainwash her but it sort of re-brainwashes her. It was pretty terrible, I wouldn't reccomend it.

Tonight we will be watching The Lathe of Heaven, based on an Ursula K. Leguin story. We shall see if it is good.

Sarah won 2nd place in our school's pictures from abroad contest in the people category, because she is awesome. I am very proud. I will post the picture here once there is a copy of it online.

Also, I believe I received an A on my molecular biology test, possibly 100%, I knew all of the content on it. I worked very hard for that grade and I have never received a grade that high on an upper division test, so I spoiled myself, or Paisley rather, today.

I bought three flannels for pajama pants, (you can never have too many pajama pants) and some skeleton fabric to make a dress for Dia de Los Meurtos. I also bought some blue buttons and some pink heart buttons. I figure it's better than buying Birdie Blue, which was my original plan.

I almost forgot! Provolone is now my official favorite cheese!

Share a photo of something that made a huge impact on your life.

Knitting has had a huge impact on my life. It became trendy right when I discovered I needed it the most. When my dad died and I started struggling with the stress of school, I found knitting helped me feel like I could accomplish something. Being crafty showed me that at a time when I felt like nothing was going my way, that I could make something, and make it the way I wanted to. Lately my knitting hasn't interested me as much, and that's when I discovered Blythe dolls. I know it seems ridiculous for a 20 year old to begin having an interest in dolls. (I was not very interested in them when I was younger.) But for me it's about being able to create things, to be creative, to have a muse that makes me feel like it is possible for me to accomplish something.

 

Today we made pasta. I liked the noodles, but the rest was not so great. I don't dig nuts with pasta, and the recipe called for walnuts, plus the chicken was cut into tiny, unrecognizable pieces. My mom thought it was a bit rich. Also, I think the pasta drying contraption looks even more silly without any noodles on it.

 

 

Still working on the stocking, it should be done fairly soon. The picture doesn't really do it justice. I'm hoping I can get it done before next friday, because that's when I move to Oregon, and I want to get it done while I still have my mom around to show me how to put it together properly.

And my other work in progress, Paisley. This hat was done in no time, and I was so happy it fit her properly. I was worried it would be too big, but it's quite snug. Right now I'm knitting bear ears onto the top.

My kitty got out somehow this morning, and we've been trying to get her back in ever since. She's always been an indoor/outdoor cat, but here in Chelan the coyotes come out at night, and we know they've been in our yard on more than one occasion. I just got her inside, so thankfully she is safe for another night.