I have really been wanting to knit something. My knitting skill are basic. I find that I don’t really like any of the yarn in my stash and the patterns I have are too hard,boring,blah. So I have started several things and ripped them all out. I have been working on learning some new stitches, but that hasn’t been going really well for me. lol. I’ll just have to find something else to do!
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What have I been up to?
I have been working away on my blogging empire( ha ha ha). I have been creating some new blogs re-doing others. I hope to turn these in to new streams of income.
www.handcraftedjewelrybiz.com
www.creativityforwomen.com
www.insandpointidaho.com
www.weluvusborne.blogspot.com
I’ve been knitting hats.
I don’t hav any pics of that hats I have made. They aren’t fancy. Just cast on 96 stitches and do k2 p2 ribbing for the whole hat. Simple. I would share them with you but my children take them as soon as they are off the needles and then I don’t see them for awhile. lol. I have been so busy with work my crafty projects have taken a back burner. Lame, I know.
Help your local economy
This post is a letter from Muck-A-Luck Crafts. I’m posting it oon all my blogs with their permission.
YOU can help save our economy. How?
Pledge to buy only USA made items for Christmas.
Why buy “Made in China” when our economy is suffering? That makes you part of the problem. I know, it’s not easy to find “Made in USA” products. In fact, it’s downright impossible, right?
Nope. You can find quality, handmade USA products at competitive prices. How? Where?
Your local craft show!
It’s really a no-brainer.
· Personalized, friendly attention.
· Knowledgeable – artisans know their product inside and out.
· Caring- they genuinely care about their product and genuinely want you to be satisfied. Repeat business is extremely important to them!
· You are getting a unique product, not a “cookie-cutter” product, mass produced in a factory.
· Competitive prices- ok, we aren’t the discount store, but you are getting a much better product than any discount store. Remember: you get the quality you pay for!
BOTTOM LINE: USA MADE, QUALITY ITEMS FROM TALENTED ARTISTS WHO ARE PROUD OF WHAT THEY DO!
Don’t have time or gas money to drive to your local show?
Stay home in your pjs and order online from this HUGE list of talented artisans.
Another Blog For Me!
I have been trying to blog on blogger, but it won’t let me! lol. So instead of fighting with it and loosing posts, I’m moving to wordpress. This blog will be for posting all my craft stuff that doesn’t really go anywhere else. I’ll be posting some old projects first cuz I don’t have a camera at the moment for getting pics of my WIPS.
Mad at blogger
I’m getting upset with blogger. Half the stuff isn’t working! I may by closing this down and finding a new blogging site. yuck.
Stamped postcards
Ok here they are. The ‘hello’ card is stamped and then painted. The ‘just a note’ card is stamped and then colored with pencils. These may not be as fancy as some cards but you must keep it simple when creating postcards.
An important thing to always remember is to check your fingers for ink or paint before touching anything! lol. As you can see from the pics, I forgot to do that.
New projects coming
I know I haven’t posted any new projects for a while. I do have some things in the works. I will be making some horse themed wedding invitations for my friends that are getting married on horse back. As soon as my stamps from TAC get here I will be posting those. I bought some make your own postcard paper from the craft store. It is water color paper. My plan is to stamp some images with my TAC stamps and them paint them with my water colors. I will be posting about that too. So keep checking back!
Late night creating
I did this project kind of in reverse. In stead of starting with a photo or a theme in mind I just started with my blank canvas and my inks. I wanted to see how stamping straight onto the canvas would work. I took my Hybrid ink squares in charcoal and burnt umber and rubbed them onto the canvas. Then I tried stamping some butterflies. I colored them with my impress markers and stamped away. They came out dark and lacking in detail. I rubbed off the extra ink and rubbed on more charcoal. Then stamped swirls. After that then I remember about the photo of me and my DH. It was taken when we were teens at a theme park. I placed a small wooden frame over the top. Now that it is all done, I do like it. Even if the butterflies didn’t turn out perfectly!
Cool stuff from domiknitrix!
This looks really cool. I’m just learning how to knit, but finding cool stuff like this, keeps me trying! If you have never been to the domiknitrix site you should really check her out!
