Perler Flux Capacitor

It's what makes Time Travel Possible!

My kids and I love the Perler Beads! I can't wait until they get old enough to run the iron themselves, so I can be surprised at what crazy things their little brains come up with.

What I ESPECIALLY love about Perler Beads is they lend toward 8-16 bit animation beautifully.

It really calls to the 80s kid in me...PS I was born in the mid 70s......totally my era! 

TOTALLY!

HA!

I didn't even plan that!

Home Alone Hoopla

KEVIN!!!!!!

I stitched this "little" doozy for my good friend Melissa waaaaay back in 2015 for the last Coffee Hag Knit Nite Xmas Swap.

Melissa has a soft spot in her heart for Home Alone, so I couldn't resist.

This was crazy fun for me, and it's still one of my all time fave hooplas!

Still Not Inspired!

Yes, I know it's been a long time

(read: years)

Since I've posted anything here!

I'm not very proud of it.....

But, that isn't to mean I haven't been busy?!!!

I've just been busy not being crafty.

I did, however, get some new ink since I posted last!

And now my new adventure is to delve into the world

of heart healthy recipes.

My blood work came back yesterday showing a rise in

cholesterol and triglycerides 

so I did what I always do when I have to research something new...

I start a Pinterest Board about it!

So far, I've made Energy Ballz and Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad.

You know what?

(what?)

Not that bad!

It's been 9 days since my last Kit Kat.

(sounds like a confessional)

I should find a counter for that....

Food Making is soooooo not my forte. 

(this is probably why my numbers are high)

So, that's about it.

Life is good, my kids are healthy, and I love my job.

I can do this!

Where'd my Crafty Inspiration go?

Not sure why/when/how I lost it...

But I've not had an urge to create lately. 

I can feel the antsyness but my usual outlets aren't doing it for me. 

So here's a picture of my old friend...NIGHTMARE MONKEY!

(sorry, melissa and melinda)

Maybe I can use this downtime to work on posting my backlog of projects?

I dare say Spring needs to show up soon!

Just a reminder!

We all should...

Being calm is good,

Captain America is good,

Go out there today and be the best Cap you can be!

Game of Thrones Wall Art

I'm not really one for the medium of Acrylic Paint...

But when IsikkahJai requested some Wall Art

for the GOT Swap, I though I'd give gradation a whirl. 

There's a spot in the yellow I could live without...

But the phrase is one from the Dothraki Book of Endearments.

Ok...

There's no such book,

it wouldn't be more than a pamphlet. 

Maybe, an index card.

The Dothraki are a hard people.

As and Extra I gave my partner a little jar for her Dragonglass!

(I'd bought little Obsidian Stones)

The label says

"Use in case of...Others"

Unfortunately, the glass jar broke en route.

At least the Dragonglass is made of stronger stuff!

GOT Dragonscale Gloves!

Does the  Mother of Dragons get cold?

Probably not cold enough for full on mittens,

but sometimes her wrist may get a bit chilly...

(And if what I hope happens in the future, she'll be

flying those Dragons to the Wall and it's crazy cold up there!)

Here are some Fingerless Gloves based on her Dragon Rhaegal.

Behold, the Glory that is Rhaegal!

The Details:

I hooked these up for my partner in the Game of Thrones Swap, IsikkahJai.

The pattern was kind of whipped up by me after a LOT of

trial and error.

I didn't write it down...

I think I was just happy to have them done.

(I kept on getting the thumb on the wrong side)

All yarn is from my stash. 

I think the Green is DK weight?

The use of the Crocodile Stitch was what cinched this 

as a definite make after learning it for the Pixie Hat I'd just made. 

For the Bronze Scale effect:

I had some ribbon-ish novelty "yarn" and I just

weaved it through the Crocodile Stitch rows at their base.

I like the effect of them just peeking through.

Just for cuteness sake, 

here are the Dragons as little babies.

Awwwwww!

(Until she utters...Dracarys.)