Southern Spirit Hunters
Beyond The Spirits => Hobbies => Topic started by: bayou girl on Feb 29, 2012, 11:54:44 PM
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I figured i will be doing a lot of odds and ends, so i'd start a topic for it.
the current/latest is decorating onesies for the babies that are due.
here are the 2 i did today. the first is a replica of the guam seal, as the mother was born on guam.
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and this one is "short hand" for "for love, add hugs"
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Cute!
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Ditto on what Tina said.
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I've been reading up on Pysanki, or how to decorate Ukranian Eggs. I love the idea but more craft tools just aren't in the budget this year.
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I have looked at that, but don't think my hands would be steady enough.
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If you stick with geometric shapes you can do it by applying tape to make straight edges and then applying the wax along the wax. But I do understand what you mean. Considering how I shake when taking pictures that would probably do me in.
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Hairpin Lace
A couple of the lace on the frame
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Making it
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taking it off the frame
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when i get it long enough, it will be a headband for zoe. it is about 1/2-3/4 in wide and i need it to be about 18-20 inches long.
by the way, you can make the center narrower and the loops longer, and use the loops to join and make large things like afghans and shawls with it. i just haven't yet. i just bought the frame because i got tired of waiting for someone to make me one.
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Looking good!
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Thanks Tina. I'm not as happy with the sides as i'd like, i might go back and add a crocheted edging. maybe. depends on how long it takes me to get the 18-20 inches done :giggle:
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the headband finished
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Nice.
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Pretty. Did you try it on her?
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no. i left it at home this morning.
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Cute!
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That hairpin lace is intriging. I've never done anything like it.
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if you can crochet, you can do it tammy. i really like it.
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They have a class for it at the local fabric shop. But I have to much else on my plate right now.
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I'm going to start on some tin christmas ornaments that are made from tin cans. I've had this book for awhile now. I finally pulled it out to see if I had the tools necessary and whether I could pull it off. You'll have to cross your fingers for me.
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Keep safe, Tammy. Tin is sharp and awkward to work with.
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I'm using my leather gardening gloves. Thanks for the heads up.
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Cute onesies.
Just recently got a hairpin lace "loom" (or whatever its called) Haven't attempted it yet.
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Wrennie, you can do it, it is very easy, and the "hardest" part is taking it off the loom. it feels like it is going to fall apart, but it is actually as strong as a crochet chain or length of single stitches.
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Well the Scandinavian Star was a loss. That's what I get for ignoring directions. I used a smaller can and the points didn't extend past the middle part.
I can't believe how many tin cans I empty every week, wow!
It's interesting what I'm learning trying to do this project. Who knew finger nail polish is suppose to take of the stamps on a can. Or that I should be able to scrape off all the glue with a paring knife. And the icicles are easy. I'm going to do them next. I just need to find my awl.
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Found my awl now I just have to get back to it. But since the tools were all out on the craft table, in the craft room. (man it is nice to be able to say that again.) I decided to go some very simple jewlery making. I love owls and they had a rhinestone one at Walmart in the craft department so I got it and some chain and some of the magnetic barrel clasps and went to work. Only took a few minutes after I unearthed the tools that were buried under all of the tin cans.
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Oh do you remember that tin of buttons I bought at the auction? Well I now have the craft that will make that purchase less of an extravagance. It's bookmarks that are made by gluing 3 buttons together and then gluing them to one of those extra large paperclips and then covering the join with felt.
Since I had just decided that I was going to collect bookmarks this was perfect.
Would you believe I also found a "chosin" bookmark at Eaddies consignments too? It's a little blue elephant. I'll have to take pictures off all my different bookmarks at some point.
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I've finished two of these bookmarks they are so cute. I may try some photography later. I've got 4 more in the works. And I have buttons spread out everywhere.
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i can't wait to see tammy. that sounds fun!
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they are cool. I'm going to remember to walk around and take picture. I just have to remind myself often enough to actually do it.
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Those are very cute.
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Thank you and happy turkey day. They are super simple too as long as you have some place to put them while each section dries. Needless to say I love having my craftroom back.
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Those are so neat! :grinnnn:
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Isn't it a great idea for the booklover in your life?
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i like that! a lot!! and yes, a great idea for the book lover in your life!
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The only problem was that I immediately wanted to run out and buy a bunch of buttons to make them rather than using the ones that I had. Go figure?
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Cute.
I wish you guys would join GoodReads. I'd like to see what you think of some of the books you've read. There's a section where you can critique books.
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Isn't that what our book review topic is for?
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Isn't that what our book review topic is for?
Yep. I was about to say the same thing!
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It is but the layout of Goodreads is different, of course, and I can go to a persons name, see all of the books they've critiqued, what they're reading, how they rate it so far - all on one page. No scrolling back and forth. I can look at a list and if I see a book I'm interested in, I can read your critique.
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Search Function?
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I think the layout for Goodread is designed around reading so it's going to offer more options that SSH for that kind of dedicated information. Our book review topic could be more formal and organized but I kind of like it the way it is.
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Agreed Jim on all counts.
duh, there is a search function. I like getting ideas for books to read. That's one of the reasons I like going to my book club.
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maybe i'll go check out good reads, sheri. i'll post about the whys in the book review section.
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Boy have we gotten off topic, lol.
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Boy have we gotten off topic, lol.
You noticed that it was the Wild Child that did it, didn't you? :giggle:
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I knew it when I did it but did it anyway. I'm blaming it on peer pressure AND the cute book marks duh made.
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I knew it when I did it but did it anyway. I'm blaming it on peer pressure AND the cute book marks duh made.
:idea: that works Sheri!
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yep, somehow I'm always at the bottom of it. LOL. Thanks for the compliment on the bookmarks.
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I've been making a list of all the things I want to make. I think it has gotten out of hand. There is definitely a lot of work there.
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I have 45 things on the list. Some of them are big and some of them are small projects. Now I'm in the process of putting them in some type of order. I started to just number them 1 through 45 but that's not the way I am working right now. Right now I'm doing quilting, knitting, and crocheting in tandem. So I should have a 1a. Crochet, 1b. Knit, 1c. Quilt, and then put the felting under either knit or crochet depending on which one I use right? At least that is what I am thinking. We'll see.
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Actually it's (a) for quilting, (b) for knitting, and (c) for crocheting.
I decided to cost it out and it would have cost me 55.27 a month over the next 15 months to do everything on the list. And some of the things just aren't needed until something wears out so I'm taking a really good look at what I have on it.
So far I've knocked off two projects off completely. One project got knocked off because the back is gorgeous but the front I didn't like and it would require that I be very careful choosing colors because the wrong colors and it looks awful to me. The second project got knocked off because it was in a super bulky yarn and I just can't see that for a bed jacket especially one done with open work. It just strikes me as a crafting oxymoron.
Another 4 are on a very long term holding pattern. They are for jackets and I already have plenty of those so I'm putting these on hold.
But I have to say that this spreadsheet has finally gotten me feeling organized where I wasn't feeling that before. I just felt like I was all over the place.
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some of my applesauce/cinnamon ornaments
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Very cute. I bet they smell heavenly.
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cute
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they do smell good. even a year later they smell good.
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is there a link or directions for your ornaments? I would like to have something like that for my wonderful tree.
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tammy, i will find one for you and post it in the next few days.
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Thanks jenn
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Oh Jenn did you forget me? lol.
I have a dremel and now I have a how to book for it. But, it's a pretty thin book. Does anyone know of a good project book for the dremel tool?
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Oh Jenn did you forget me? lol.
I have a dremel and now I have a how to book for it. But, it's a pretty thin book. Does anyone know of a good project book for the dremel tool?
i forgot to post the pictures! i'm sorry tammy. but i promise i will soon. it is time to make some more!
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Don't forget the recipe along with the pictures lol.
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i won't!
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I've heard of the applesauce ornaments, never tried to make them. Easy??
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Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
2 cups applesauce
2 cups cinnamon
Mix applesauce and cinnamon together, adding more cinnamon if dough seems too wet, and more applesauce if dough is too dry.
Sprinkle countertop with cinnamon, and then roll dough out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters, and place ornaments on a baking sheet. Reroll scraps to make more ornaments.
Let ornaments dry on baking sheets for several days, or until completely dry. Alternatively, bake in a 200° F oven for 2.5 hours.
You can add a tablespoon of Elmer's glue to the mix. I am not sure if that makes it stronger or last longer.
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thanks tina. i did not add the glue, and they did just fine. i did coat them with glue when they were finished to give them a kind of shiny finish because they are a mat finish when dried. and make sure you poke the hole to hang them with before you bake or let dry.
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Sounds easy enough. I'd need a cookie tin to store them in to keep them mouse proof.
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Sounds easy enough. I'd need a cookie tin to store them in to keep them mouse proof.
I would need that as well.
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That sounds fool proof, I'll have to see if I have a glass container that will work for mouse proof storage. That's a lot of cinnamon. I'll have to go get a large container of cinnamon.
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Use cheap cinnamon and cheap applesauce for this. It is not going to be gourmet dining.
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i keep mine in a plastic shoe box.
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cinnamon applesauce ornaments
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i baked mine, and the one with the beads on it, i just pushed them in the dough and baked them, then brushed them with glue when the cooled (because they come out otherwise). the tree with the "garland" on it is just some yarn scraps i had glued to it. the broken one is part of the "picture frame" that i did that broke because i tried to take them off the pan before they cooled. i glued it back together tonight, now that i am not so frustrated with them.
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Do they still smell nice after you coat them with glue?
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I like the bead idea. Glitter may work well too.
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tina, i did not coat the back, so yes, they still smell nice (even this long later!). i just put enough glue on them so that they would not be "dusty" looking or feeling.
wrennie, i think glitter would have been better than beads to be honest, but i didn't have any...
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I've got to try this. I forgot this year but I haven't put all the christmas stuff away so I figure there is still time.
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Zoe got this pillow from her pre-school, they made them. I thought it was an awesome idea, they way they used the child's hands to make the wings of the angel. I had to share.
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That is darned cute!
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Very cute.
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I love it!
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Need my grands' hands... :giggle:
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Need my grands' hands... :giggle:
that's what i was thinking dianna, you could have a flock of angels!
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I've completed the blue egg with pearl lace ribbon trim and the Ralph Lauren Inspired rhinestone egg. I still have a couple to go. When I get them all finished I'll take pictures.
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that sounds pretty.
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See the nice pictures? lol.
I did the red one with a gold wire that loosely wraps around the egg. I call it thinking outside the box. The silver one turned out to be white with prism glitter. I don't know what to do with it. I'll work on pictures though.
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they sound pretty!
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I'd love to share but i'm not having much luck with the tiny pic website. Where are you uploading now days?
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i'm still using photobucket. it took a little while to figure out the new set up, but it is working for me.
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That's great. Maybe one day when we are on at the same time you could chat me through the process. I'm a mess at learning new things anymore.