Doodling in watercolor and ink
Lately I've been attempting to paint. I realized I could draw on top of the paint so I threw down some blotches and inked over top. It is a weird thing.
Romper
I decided I needed a gift for one of my nieces. I came across this pattern and just had to make it. I think it might be a little big for her yet but I had fun making it. The straps are lopsided in the picture but they're just tied that way.
I learned a couple new techniques while doing this one, such as using the zig zag stitch to encase the elastic, and putting on snaps. Snaps are not fun when the tines don't line up. I did not enjoy using pliers to realign them.
Projects of 2014
3rd time spinning, tried dying some things:
April socks:
May socks:
Horse cross stitch for a friend:
June socks:
July socks:
August socks:
Baby quilt for new neice:
September socks:
October socks:
Novembers socks:
Crocheted Ood:
Polymer clay Poogi:
Tardis shawl:
Christmas Presents
A bit of a late post on this one. Rob and I decided to make toy boxes for our niece and nephew. He constructed them from his own design and I painted them and sewed a cushion for the top. I also made the niece a crocheted koala. They and their families really liked the toy boxes! I don't think we'll do it again though unless we have children of our own. It was a lot of work and took up way too much space in our little basement suite.
Cross-stitch Stockings
I've been working on these for a couple of years now. They're almost finished, just a bit of backstitching to do. Then I can go back to working on my cross-stitched tulips for a change.
Dragon Sculpture
A while back I sculpted a dragon. This was a lot of work. I spent easily 24 hours on it, and it still isn't the greatest. Apparently it could use a good sanding.I first constructed a very simple wire frame upon which I stuck wadded-up tinfoil. Then I added the polymer clay and sculpted from there. The head I had already sculpted entirely from polymer clay. I got a bit tired of it once I got to the feet so they have very little detail. I think next time I'd make them entirely from clay and not try to sculpt them into clay-wrapped foil.
Perhaps it's not the type of dragon usually seen, but it came out precisely how I draw them, so I was pretty happy with it. It is not finished; I'm in the process of painting it, though I need a bit of help from my husband. He's used to painting 3D objects and I just don't know where to put the shadows and highlights and make them look right.
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