I attempted this concept a few years ago in cross stitching but it was so tedious that I got barely halfway through before quitting. Felt is so forgiving compared to aida!
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Category: Home Decor
Timberkits Drummer- a Janet Weiss Automaton
With this increased time-at-home, I have been itching to do a kit-something that is interesting to assemble, customizable, and makes a product that I would actually want in my home. I was thrilled, THRILLED when Michael got me the Timberkit Drummer for my birthday.
I knew I needed to paint a lot of the parts prior to assembly, so I had to decide who this drummer was going to be. Who would I want a representation of sitting on my shelf, who also has a distinctive enough “style” for me to approximate? Michael suggested Janet Weiss, and as a big Sleater-Kinney fan, I knew it was the right choice.
Continue reading Timberkits Drummer- a Janet Weiss AutomatonSnake Napkin Rings
I was not expecting a to become a napkin ring person, but now with pandemic making paper products hard to find, I thought it was a good idea to switch back to cloth napkins once and for all.
Continue reading Snake Napkin RingsIf My Friends Chewed Gum
We have a nice collection of dental molds from ourselves people that we know- and a couple from people that we don’t! I made a little display representing what it would look like Michael and I, plus our friends, Moe, Arden, Joanna, and Shelly chewed gum.
Continue reading If My Friends Chewed GumRoach Napkin Holder
I’m a sucker for plastic bugs, so I actually purchased these (and primed with white paint) during the halloween season.
IKEA FOREMAL Candlesticks
Love love love these bizarre candlesticks that IKEA has as an LTO. I used it as inspo for a craft night, which, as you can see, went really well.
Continue reading IKEA FOREMAL CandlesticksUpholstered button collection
When my sister was born (or very young) she was gifted a quilted banner with buttons. My parents would save buttons for her for her display, and she amassed a pretty big collection. The banner was a cornflower blue ditsy print, which just didn’t have a place in my sisters adult home.
Continue reading Upholstered button collectionTooth Painting
Digestive System Plaque
This craft was inspired by two things: my short term desire to make something with materials I already have, and my long term goal of eventually having a digestive system themed powder room.
The plaque I got years ago at a craft store, with the intention of making an Easter Bunny taxidermy. I spray painted the unfinished plaque light green. I tried to spray paint it metallic gold but I think the can was frozen.
The digestive system itself is made from Scupty. I have a lot of polymer clay, but I find any brand other than Scupty unworkable. I traced a very simplified digestive system on regular lined paper, in the size I wanted for the final result. I built the sculpty right on top of the drawing, using it as guidance for the proportion and shape. I transferred the sculpture (?) to a cookie sheet lined with foil for baking.
After the Sculpy was cooked and cooled, I painted it with acrylic paint. The whole thing was then glued to the plaque. A saw tooth hanger is in the plans-but since it wasn’t a material I already own, it hasn’t made it to this project!
Fancy Animal Craft
I visited my bffl Moe in Austin last december, and it was cold and rainy the entire time. We decided to stay inside and do some dollar store crafts. Continue reading Fancy Animal Craft