#crafty things

[valtiere]

This blanket is a monster. I had no idea how big it was going to turn out. This is it on a king sized bed. Not the best photo but I was so excited to finish it I just had to share. Tomorrow, assuming the weather is good for it, I'll get some better photos in the sun.

[caruwa]

🌿Eupackardia Calleta 🌿 Calleta Silkmoth, 20cm

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[fashiondailymag]

american folk art museum (NYC) last weekend !

photos : brigitte segura

[sheisraging]

I finished my Gallier House cross stitch!

[keltaithecrafty]

I'm feeling knackered, and my ADHD brain is wailing that I am tired out and still got nothing done, so I shall post what I have been doing in the hope of shutting the little gremlin up.

Quilt top:

Today was spent adding a wide white strip to either side, total measurement about 80 x 76 inches. Not the biggest I've ever made, but probably one of them.

The coloured part is about 1 3/4 of two Robert Hoffman Bali Pop Batiks in Rainbow. I seem to remember the word Watercolour in the description too. I like the subtle tone on tone effect, just enough to keep the vivid colours from looking flat.

This was also my first time making a Bargello-style quilt- I find full Bargello a bit headache-inducing but splitting it up worked quite well.

[thewillowoaklady]

I make beaded stuff! I'm currently working on bag accessories and charms, ornaments, keychains, suncatchers, bracelets, and jewelry.

More will be added soon!

Check out what's finished here!

Ebay, Etsy, FB Marketplace,

I also sell photos here-

Redbubble, Istock, Adobe Stock, Shutterstock

update 9/6/2024- Finally got the latest necklace listed!

[onyxonline]

You’re welcome

[supervillainny]

I’m proud!

I’m not sure about the pink - thinking about selling it and getting a red to black yarn - so lmk if you’re interested 😁

[vervainandmoon]

I had the urge to put some charms on my boots. Here's the finished look.

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Felt moths by themagicalbat.com 🍓🍉

[tincanstarkid]

Getting the hang of this crochet thing

[valtiere]

Showed my work to family and the response was, well, let's just go with less than enthusiastic... Not unkind, but it left me feeling like a child seeking validation, which is stupid. I'm not, I'm just (apparently) really bad at reading people. I don't pick up on the subtleties so if someone says they like a thing, I share more of it, not realizing that maybe they were just being polite.

Take this blanket (pattern: cosmic cal by Helen Shrimpton), for example . A while back, I gifted it to my mother only for her to immediately give it away. If I'd realized she wouldn't value it, I'd have kept it for myself. And yet still, here I am, trying to share things with people who clearly are not interested. 😒 Am I a hopeful optimist, an idiot or just a slow learner?

Rhetorical question, by the way. This really is just a long winded way of venting into the void and saying, sod it. From now on I'm going to do this stuff for myself. My art. My enjoyment. The way I should have approached it from the start.

Edit: thank you to everyone here who has commented, liked or reblogged my work. It warms my dark and brittle soul to see that people *do* like what I do. I know I'm just bitching here about how the people close to me don't seem to care about it, but I know there are many, many other people who do and that matters to me. I appreciate you all. 💕

[caruwa]

🌿Caladium handembroidery (2020)

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[softcherri]

my favorite local corner store 9/18/24

[germainemooney]

Made a piggy plush. It’s a bit odd in shape, but then guineapigs are. This one is suitably plump.

[sheisraging]

Halfway there!