Back to the Future Car Seat Cover!

The Flux Capacitor: It's what makes time travel possible.

And every time machine (aka minivan) needs one, I bet there's even one

hidden in the TARDIS somewhere. Just to complete some collection.

For the Nerd Games: June Textbook 45pts

We got the minivan about 3 years ago now, and it's the first time I've dealt with 

leather seats on a regular basis. They can get pretty hot on my legs with the sun beating on them.

That can get pretty heavy! 

So, I decided I needed something to protect my legs. 

I basically styled this like a huge Teesha Moore patch.

I love those darn patches. They have a cool artisan look, and you can really let 

your creativity fly!

The stitching was done with Free Motion Embroidery.

The prompt was:

Textbook: Waves are all around us! Light we see, sound we hear, electricity we use, earthquake or tsunami events, even the particles we are made of are all wave phenomena.  In mathematics and science, a wave is a disturbance that travels through space and time, usually accompanied by the transfer of energy. Your challenge this month is to create something that incorporates waves, whether you play with them as a mathematical model/pattern or a natural phenomenon. 

I even incorporated a sassy ribbon for rolling up storage!

Everyone's gonna want one of these things....

Thriftin Fun: Salty!

This is my latest Thrifty Find!

A Cache of Morton Salt Tableware!

Each piece was .49-.99 cents.

This little "When it Rains, it Pours" phrase 

has been following me around a great deal lately....

The little pitcher was too cute to pass up!

And now for something completely different... 

Obligatory Goofy Morgan Pic.

Mwa ha.

Calrissian Haiku!

AKA: My first Art Journal Page!

Made for the Nerd Games. GO TEAM OF SHIPS AND MEN!

The Flirt of Bespin

Twirl of cape, winks eye.
Says "Hello, what have we here?".
Smooth Talkin' Lando!

May Wordy: Haiku 55points

Here's the prompt:

Haiku  The Haiku is a very short form of Japanese poetry. Traditional Haiku are composed of 17 syllables in three phases of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.  To fulfill this challenge you must either:  Create a Haiku and a corresponding craft. OR Craft an item that is inspired by the 5-7-5 phrases of the haiku.

I sneaked a teeny tiny hanging Skywalker....

The book pages I used were from a trashed Hardy Boys.

I couldn't resist having Lando on the "Cool Hand Chet" chapter!

I used a mix of Watercolor, Black fine tipped Sharpie, and Book pages as my materials.

Here's a close up of the haiku.

Major props to Lily for supplying the last line!!!

(Imagine a deep baritone voice)

Lando doesn't do anything without his Colt 45.

I think were in the middle of the Nerd Games and it's been so much fun to 

actually craft for myself!

Right now...as you read this...

is the first time in a VERY long time I don't have any 

crafty deadlines whatsoever.

I don't know if I'm free and breezy about it or a bit lost....

Time will tell.

Cptn America Baby Sweater!

For those in the States, I hope everyone had a great 4th of July yesterday!

For those in the international realm, I hope your Thursday was full of AWESOMENESS!!!

So in the spirit of 'Merica; a little Captain America project...

Here's the last installment in my Carla's Spell Your Name Swap Round 10 package!

2nd part of letter "C" for 

Children's Costumed Crime Fighter's Cache!!!

Her son wasn't born yet, but everyone knew something super was going on...

The badge was hooked up out of my super brain.

The knitting pattern used was from the magnificent book: Mason Dixon Knitting.

I used white cotton dishcloth yarn so it will be nice and absorbent for newborn issues! 

(heh heh.)

I even happened to have the most PERFECT button in my stash!

Carla, I hope your baby boy is SUPER IN EVERY WAY!!!

Damn, look at that jawline!

I think what Agent Coulson said could be applied to a lot of areas in my life right now:

"With everything that happening, the things that about to come to light, 

people might just need a little old fashioned."

Wonder Woman Cape of Wonder!

Sewn up for the Spell Your Name Swap Round 10!

This cape was for her daughter and stood for....

THE LETTER "C"

Children's Costume Crime Fighters Cache

(there's a captain america sweater for her son coming to a post near you)

I took the back of a poncho sewing pattern and nixed the hood for my template!

Her dear daughter loves superheroes and what little girl doesn't need her own cape?

Got all crafty with the gold lame (lam-ayyyyy) and a sharpie! 

Happened to have some grosgrain ribbon around for the straps.

I love gingham! 

Maybe she can reverse the cape and be Super Dorothy of Kansas!

I give you....A HAIKU!

Capes are so awesome.

Transforms an ordinary day,

To heroic bliss.

GO DO SOMETHING AMAZING TODAY!!!

Thriftin Fun!

Another Funny Fun thing found at the thrift store!

FABRIC!

An unfortunate Ed Hardy feel to it, but the characters just cracked me up too much!

It's cotton and the background is a pale blue.

You KNOW this wizard cat is up to no good...

What the heck is this guy gonna do with Mr. Frog,

or has he already done it?

Sassy red wings on a little guy equals trouble!

I think I'm going to have a great deal of fun with this.

With over 1 yard of the stuff, it's going to be around for a while.

I know the first thing created is going to be some napkins!

Crrrreeeepy Napkins of Magical Wiping Properties....

Crochet Mike Wazowski!

40 pts for the Nerd Games.

June Multimedia...Disco!

This prompt was to make something sparkly...

As we're all super excited about Monsters University and all things 

Mike Wazowski, Sully's Disco Ball prank had to be represented in crochet.

It must be so. 

I started out with the Mike you see below and then gave him a sleeve of 

FABULOUS!

I also added a little sparkle to his eye. ;)

Here's the trailer inspiration: