Tablecloth Infinity Scarf!

This unbelievably soft Infinity Scarf was sewn together 

for SonjaBoo in the recent I <3 Sunshine Swap.

A long, long time ago in a Thrift Store not so far away

I purchased a Tablecloth that I kept in my fabric stash.

In the stash, the Tablecloth learned the ways of the 

force, knowing that one day it would be called upon to 

become something more.

A Protector.

The Tablecloth had been gifted with softness of linen and 

colors of plaid neutrals.

(Side...could def use in my Hufflepuff cosplay)

I'd sewn one up for myself last year and, being tablecloth size, still had 

a great deal of the fabric in my stash.

The yellow fit the color criteria for the swap in a nice

subtle way...so SonjaBoo got to have one too!

Here's a link to the whole swap gallery (Sunshiny Goodness!)

Superman Blanket!

In late winter 2014 a Hero was born.

When blasted across the universe in your own personal

Krypton Ice Pod of Comfort...

You're gonna need a SUPERBLANKIE!

My friends The Bottners had a cute little baby boy this year and

sometimes I can't let that go without geeking it up a bit.

Especially when said Bottners appreciate such things.

(See The Shower Gifts I made for the Bottner Baby)

 

The pattern used was from Ravelry:

Hero Cloth by Amy-lynne Mitchell.

In the pattern, it's supposed to be a dishcloth...

I figured why not knit a few together and the rest went

UP UP and AWAY!

I've found myself not knitting as much as I used to.

I find this sad in a way as knitting was what brought me back 

to my crafting obsession.

I love knitting and how elegant it can be.

It brings me closer to my Grandmother.

Knitting also is pretty impressive when you break it down:

just the simple wrapping of a simple string around two

simple sticks can produce the most amazing things!

Army of Darkness Lanyard!

THIS is my Boom-Lanyard!

GrindhouseHussy19 was my partner in the recent Frozen Swap 

on Craftster and this was a little extra I included.

If you're not familiar with Army of Darkness,

it's one of the most quotable movies ever!

A Lanyard is what GrindHouse asked for and 

a killer Lanyard she got. (wink)

                         

Another delving into items I've never attempted. 

I found a great tutorial over at Cold Hand Warm Heart (Lanyard tutorial link)

and made a few alterations to it for my lack of skill level.

So many quotes to choose from, I decided to 

include my favorites.

"Well, Hello Mr. Fancypants" being something I say 

at least on a weekly basis...

This movie is ingrained in me...

Bruce Campbell is a god!

                                       

Shop Smart, Shop S-Mart!

Boondock Saints Hoopla!

Made for Spikefan in the Geeky Christmas Swap!

Boondock Saints was one of her inspired fandom suggestions.

I happen to love this movie.

Our two heroes, which are also brothers, are bickering about 

what to take to a massive showdown.

Guns, check.

Knives, check.

Rope?

Charlie Bronson never is without one!

Celtic Knots, as much as I love them, make my eyes all googly!

If you haven't seen this movie I suggest you check it out...

(A young Daryl Dixon never hurts.)

If you're squeamish of cursing, Irish accents, or some violence

you may want to watch through a thin blankie.

Here's the clip this quote is from:

Slainte!

Walking Dead Diorama!

Dioramas are really fun.

I'd never even thought to make one until Spikefan suggested one in her

questionnaire for the Geeky Christmas Swap.

She also suggested "The Walking Dead" and stated

that Daryl Dixon and Michonne were her favorites.

I'm a sucker for the show Walking Dead and all things Daryl and Michonne!

I tried to stagger the papers for depth...

For a first attempt, I'm pretty okay with this.

Pencil sketching was used for the warriors detail,

Sharpies for yonder walkers.

What will become of our heroes in Terminus?

This is an issue for me as I invest WAY too much in the 

TV shows I love. 

It's escapism...totally.

And I love a good escape!

Tea Swap Crochet!

Did some fun crochet for Donniesgirl in the I <3 Tea swap recently...

A Cup Cozy.

And look, it has its own tea bag tag!

I used the "Cup of Tea" Coffee Mug Cozy with Non-Slip Backing

by Rhonda Greene on ravelry. ((Here's the rav link)

I didn't do the Non-Slip Backing bit.

Also Hooked up were a trio of Granny Square Dishcloths.

Made out of Dishcloth Cotton...of course.

My hooky friend, Barb, once commented in passing she likes to 

crochet dishcloths instead of knit. That the looser stitches allow for 

better air drying and less moldy smell.

I'm agreeing with her on this point!

I just get irritated when I have this lovely soft handmade cloth and within weeks

it seems to stiffen up and stink!

Also, Borax helps heaps with this. (wink)

To send some tea bags for my swap partner I

didn't want to use just any zippy bag,

so I tarted them up a bit.

One of her favorite movies is Sixteen Candles.

I am a fan too, being an 80's kid...totally!

I just printed out an image small enough to fit in the bag,

then traced over with Sharpies.

Its a very subtle effect unless you have a white background like my bedspread here.

PS: This movie rules. If you've ever been a teenager or have an

ounce of humor in you...reminisce with me, won't you?

Farmer Ted, FTW!

This Cowl...Rules!

 When making Teacher's presents for Christmas I 

really wanted to mimic "Ruled Paper" in some way.

I ended up making tote bags (as seen in this post)

which all the teachers loved.

But before I settled on the bags, I first tried to make

Mrs. Wittenberg a ruled scarf!

As Christmas got closer, the more realistic I became about 

finishing the scarf...

So, I casted off and created a cowl for Morgan!

                   

She hasn't seemed to be a big fan of scarves this year, I'm thinking

she's sick of them getting in her way.

I'll always switch back and forth between cowls and scarves.

Sometimes you feel like a nut,

Sometimes you don't.

(earworm)

Crafty Cave: February...March!

Golly have I been slacking on my New Years Intention of sprucing up the Crafty Cave!

I did, however, get some Calendar Towel Curtains made to hide away the clutter of my fabric stash cabinet.

Not matching up at the bottom, but I'm gonna let that slide for now.

Here's a little peek at the "during".

I went all fancy and installed a curtain rod...all by myself thank you very much!

For attatching, I snapped some Bistro Curtain Clips and called it a day.

Oh yeah, and I used to have all these little fabric scraps in diaper boxes on the bottom shelf.

I picked up some plastic zippy bins and now I can squish them away and store twice as much.

There was also some major organizing of the closet which is still a work in progress. 

I hope to get Will's birthday behind me, then I can concentrate on the Crafty Cave again.

Elsa Frozen Hoopla!

I'd signed up for the Frozen Swap on Craftster and

I knew Miss Morgan was going to be a bit miffed I was making all

this cool Anna and Elsa stuff for someone she didn't know.

I decided before we got partners to stitch up her own Elsa Hoopla!

I got to utilize some not so constantly used thread 

like the silver metallic...

And GLOW IN THE DARK!

Miss Morgan chose for her hair to glow 

(Rupunzel *is* Elsa's cousin after all)

So she wanted everyone to know...

Translation: Hair is the only glow in the dark thing

As predicted, Frozen took over our house in a big way.
I've even caught my son singing the songs.
Elsa's his favorite too.


UPDATE!
This hoop was recently featured on Craft Gossip!!!
Holy Moly here's the link!

Thanks Pam aka kittykill for the amazing write-up!

Mugs!

Apparently I've been doing quite a few mugs for swaps lately...

Doctor Who "The Silence" 

Goonies Never Say Die

(Complete with Mikey Inhaler)

 

Trust Snape...Always.

Castiel from Supernatural

Dean Dreams of Pie! 

From Supernatural

Totoro waiting at his Bus (Coffee) Stop

90% of these were done with the OIL BASED Sharpie Marker.

One warning I didn't read on any of the tutorials:
It will stink up your house with fumes during baking.

Make sure you have a well ventilated area!!!

P.U.!