Needle Minders

I love to embroider. And I end up misplacing my needle a lot. This usually happens when I use up my current thread and turn away from my work to cut out a new length of thread. I used to pierce the needle through the fabric during this distracting period, but I don't like the…

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Storage Bag Tags

Even the tiniest amount of crafty time can result in a positive feeling. Case in point - A trio of tags that I made for keeping track of storage bags in our attic. These storage bags contain similar items but are only used occasionally, and the tags would be handy to figure out which one…

Helical Key Fob

This month's Art Elements challenge has the theme of Seed Pods, and is hosted by Jen Cameron. When I signed up for the challenge, I didn't really have any idea of what I would make, but soon after, I was reminded of seed pods from my school days. On our way to school and back,…

Stitch Marker Case | Art Elements Challenge

The team at Art Elements hosts themed monthly challenges, which involve a reveal and blog hop at the end of the month. The theme for June is Sunflowers, picked by Sue. I read the theme announcement, and recalled this small, cubic container that I've appropriated for storing my stitch markers. I've always wanted to decorate…

Summer Horse | Art Elements Challenge

The team at Art Elements has recently started hosting themed monthly challenges, which involve a reveal and blog hop at the end of the month. The theme for April is Horses, picked by Jenny, with the reveal being hosted by Cathy. At first, I thought "Seahorse!" These creatures have inspired so many artsy pieces (especially…

New Year Gifts

Our group of friends got together for the New Year, and I thought I'd make some small gifts for them. I made them pretty much in the last minute since I wasn't too well recently, but I'm glad everyone ended up getting something. I'd created a couple of extras just in case, and it was…

Natasha Beads

I know Natasha beads involve slicing, and Sculpey III is probably not the best clay to use when it comes to slicing. But I had this Sculpey III cane of green, brown and white that I'd made when I started claying, and I haven't really been able to find a use for it, so I…

Dragonfly focal piece

Inspired by the dragonfly art hole that I went down in Pinterest early this month 🙂 I made this polymer clay piece. For this piece, my focus was on trying out blending. And my, is it hard to get it done by hand or what! (I don't have a clay conditioning machine yet.) I eventually…

Sugar skull

While I was on a random Internet 'walk', looking up stuff I'm interested in, and occasionally stumbling upon other interesting stuff, I came across an art bead challenge on Art Elements. The challenge showcased sugar skull lampwork beads made by Jen Cameron from the Art Elements team, and select designers would use the beads in…

(My first) Stitch markers

Hopping through my favorite knitting blogs -- and even on new ones that I'd discover -- I'd come across occasional mentions of bead-based stitch markers, with pictures of the cute ornaments. Seeing that I love both yarn and beads, I don't know why it took me so long to make some of my own. Maybe…