Ooh, I've Got Something to Show You!: The Collar I want
This is also fabulous! Okay... last one for today!
Ooh, I've Got Something to Show You!: Rock Candy Crochet Pendant
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Ooh, I've Got Something to Show You!: Rock Candy Crochet Pendant
This. is. great. I just learned to crochet and while I was looking for ideas for crochet pendants I came across this wondrous necklace!
This. is. great. I just learned to crochet and while I was looking for ideas for crochet pendants I came across this wondrous necklace!
First Fascinator Attempt
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Hey everyone!
Remember how I mentioned last night I had made something I've never attempted before? Well here it is! I made a cute little fascinator! I'm pretty impressed with how it came out. I honestly thought I would botch it up pretty fantastically. It is made from some lace sewn onto a hair comb with a nice little gem sewn onto the front. The gem features a beautiful lace pattern. Perhaps when I get better at it I can take some photos and give a sort of small tutorial. I don't think this is something I would try to sell as it is just a little rough around the edges but I will certainly be wearing it!
I have ample opportunity this weekend. Tonight I (sadly) have a going away party for a friend I met at work to attend. Tomorrow I am going to a large art exhibit near the CNE grounds that our friend Dave Sheppard is a part of! . And on Sunday we've been invited to have lunch with some friends! It is probable I will find something to wear it with for all three occasions.
Maybe, if I'm extra sweet to him, I can convince my fella to take some pictures of it in action!
Remember how I mentioned last night I had made something I've never attempted before? Well here it is! I made a cute little fascinator! I'm pretty impressed with how it came out. I honestly thought I would botch it up pretty fantastically. It is made from some lace sewn onto a hair comb with a nice little gem sewn onto the front. The gem features a beautiful lace pattern. Perhaps when I get better at it I can take some photos and give a sort of small tutorial. I don't think this is something I would try to sell as it is just a little rough around the edges but I will certainly be wearing it!
I have ample opportunity this weekend. Tonight I (sadly) have a going away party for a friend I met at work to attend. Tomorrow I am going to a large art exhibit near the CNE grounds that our friend Dave Sheppard is a part of! . And on Sunday we've been invited to have lunch with some friends! It is probable I will find something to wear it with for all three occasions.
Maybe, if I'm extra sweet to him, I can convince my fella to take some pictures of it in action!
Lovely vintage buttons
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Today I got these beauts in the mail! Beautiful vintage glass buttons with golden keys. What more could a girl possibly ask for in a button?!
Sorry the picture quality is not the greatest. I just took it from ebay instead of trying to take one to add myself. I am SO excited to make something with these! I also made something I've never before made today! I am very excited to show you all but we will all have to wait until I am able to take a decent picture of it tomorrow in the light of day.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thursday!
Sorry the picture quality is not the greatest. I just took it from ebay instead of trying to take one to add myself. I am SO excited to make something with these! I also made something I've never before made today! I am very excited to show you all but we will all have to wait until I am able to take a decent picture of it tomorrow in the light of day.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thursday!
Today...
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Today I was doing many, many things. Getting in almost a full ten hours of work, in between keeping my kitten out of trouble and taking care of my lovely boyfriend, who just had his tooth pulled. Somewhere along the line the thought came to me that I could write about this experience (not the tooth pulling... the working). So I'm going to give you a quick outline of how it went!
Basically, my morning routine where usually I (might) exercise, shower, drink some coffee and then perhaps start working, was all sort of out the window. I made some soup for my fella and then I dug in trying to get as many earrings and such things done as possible. I then ran out of sterling silver head pins. I tried to use regular head pins of unknown metallic origin but alas(!) they are so tough and hard to bend! A real first world tragedy, I know. But I quickly moved on.
Having just received a small box of sterling silver earring hooks, I set to work attaching them to the earrings I had been making in anticipation of their arrival. After I ran out of those I set to work taking pictures of the completed items.
This part of my day was super fun, but challenging. The sun was just streaming in through the window (an absolutely superb day) and so it was sort of difficult to find a good lighting balance. I spent this part of the afternoon following around a small shadow cast by the post in the centre of the window and it treated me very well... Until my battery died.
Ultimately, I'm glad it crapped out on me. I got halfway through my pieces and that was enough to keep me busy with sorting them into folders and writing up some half decent descriptions of the items. I am planning to post some pictures of these new and exciting items on facebook sometime tomorrow. For now, I go to take some well deserved time off. I will likely continue to make Granny Squares (I learned, thanks to my friend Kim, only a couple of days ago!!) and watch some TV. Time to break out the wine and relax!
Sales and Ships!
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Today I shipped five items! I am so proud of myself and so thankful for all the support I have around me. I really have the most wonderful friends. Now my Etsy shop looks soooo empty! Must refill it. I'll have to spend a lot of time in the next few days crafting. But hey! I have money I can spend on new beads now. Time for a trip downtown!
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