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As usual, I will be making all my gifts this year. I also intend to trim my tree with new handmade ornaments this year. So here’s my newest list.
Holiday Craft List:
I’ve got a lot to do in a little bit of time, but I can pull it off. I hope.
I got on a roll the other night and finished up my list. Nothing like staying up late crafting, especially when you’re suppose to be studying.
I made the bottle cozy out of leftover fuzzy felt. I made it to look like a furry collared jacket. I thought about adding sleeves, but it seemed too odd. It is a very simple design and goes on with Velcro. Now my water bottle is well insulated, I wish I could say the same for myself. It’s been unusually cold here lately.
For the handkerchiefs, I decided to try out my new used pinking shears. I used some more of this pretty cotton, and added some stitching so they wouldn’t end up looking like napkins instead of handkerchiefs.
The wings were really fun to do. I used scraps from an old dress and hangers for most of it. The hangers were kind of hard to shape, but hopefully they look like wings at least. The best part was decorating them, I used tons of glitter. My niece is modeling them here. She just loves them, so does her little brother. I guess it’s not that odd for a 2 year old boy to want to wear sparkly fairy wings. They do look cute on him.
Here’s the headband I made, again modeled by my niece. I used faceted beads and wire from a spiral notebook. Now you know what to do with those old school notebooks. Make accessories! I’m not very experienced with working with wire so my hands starting to cramp up. I manage to finish it, but I won’t exactly be working with wire anytime soon. At least not this week.
My last project is the pouch. Fairly simple, I used an envelope as a pattern, hence the resemblance. This is the first time I have ever used snaps that aren’t sewn on. It was easier than I thought it would be. You learn something new everyday.
Here’s the best part. Since it looks like an envelope, it should have a stamp, right? I wonder if I could mail it for real, with a real stamp I mean. I’ve heard of fabric postcards being mailed, why not envelopes? I guess it would depend on what’s being mailed and the type of fabric.
So here’s the finished list:
All done! Yay! Of course now I have to start working on the rest of the
Christmas stuff. Maybe another list is in order.
I think the best part of all these festivals and bazaars happening this time of year is the festive atmosphere. There’s the holidays crafts being sold, the roasted chestnuts and other seasonal food, and the decorations.
See, booths aren’t as carefully decorated the rest of the year. Maybe they should be. Just a thought.
Well, I’m done for the day. I need to rest up for next week. The MAC it having another festival. Maybe by the end of the season I’ll be sick of them. Could be worse.
I got this magazine/book thing called Altered Couture. I’m not sure if it is suppose to be a magazine or a book since it’s so thick, but it’s chock full of ideas for altering old clothes into something more interesting. Along with it, I found a pair of pinking shears. Woo Hoo! They were priced at $5. I’ve been dying to get a pair. Now just think of all the things I can do with them. Heh, Heh.
I also found this book, 100 Things You Don’t Need a Man For. It’s about doing repair work and home improvement, and it’s really cute. The instructions are fun and easy to understand, and it’s full of vintage illustrations and funny pictures of fashion dolls. I just find it amusing as well as useful.
And for fun, I got this. Really, those other things are for practical purposes. I love Cathy, though not as much as my sister. She finished this one off before I got a chance to look at it. Still, Cathy comic strips are hilarious, I especially love the shopping ones. We all can relate to her predicaments in the dressing room. And if not, they’re still funny.
With all this, it only came to about $27. And I use trade credit, so essentially it was free to me. Not too shabby, right? And this time I did spread out beyond my usual path. When I buy stuff at Bookman’s, it’s usually anime DVDs or videos and manga. And sometimes Archie comics. I guess sometimes it more interesting to do things a little differently. Maybe next time, I’ll look for my comics at Goodwill instead of craft stuff.
To celebrate, I tackled both the apron and scarf from my list. The apron is made from an ugly dress that was handed down to me. I thought the embroidery was cute, so I used it for the front. I added the lacey part on a whim, sometimes you just have to trust your gut on these things.
