Monday, March 14, 2011

Finished Crochet Fat Bottom Bags - Purple and Blue


Yay!!! I finally finished my Fat Bottom Bag!  I ended up machine sewing in a lining that was matching purple fabric.  Its hard to tell in the picture (its closer in the pic of the blue bag), but the handles are a medium colored brown.  I crochet a flower to attach to it, and put it on a pin so I could swap out the flowers when I wanted the bag to have a new look.  After finishing the purple bag, I went back to a blue one that I had started a long time ago, and finished that one too.  In the blue bag, I found a fabric made of the same color that has a swirl design to it.  The pattern suggests using round handles, but I like the shape of these better- they naturally fit the shape of the bag.  The bags are available in my etsy shop.



Second Pair of Crochet Mary Janes

These were also made from the "Adult Mary Jane" pattern from Hook Candy Crochet.


Saturday, March 12, 2011

Zentangle

I created my first Zentangle today.   I ended up doing it very quickly and want to re-do it all lol.   I just found out about this new art form this week, and its a very cool idea.  The general idea is that you take a square, draw lines (threads) through it and in each "box" you do a repetative pattern (a Tangle) and the goal is that its a time to relax and wind down.  I think next time I want to make my threads more rounded,  take a little time with each Tangle and work on a table instead of my lap.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Etsy Treasuries

Treasury - Shimmer and Shine in Teal
Treasury - Shimmer and Shine in Blue
On Etsy ( a website where you can sell and buy handmade or vintage items) I just recently came accross the "Treasury" section of the site. The idea is that you can go through and search through other peoples items for sale, and group 16 of them together by a common theme. I decided to try it out and I created two treasuries- both themes being specific colored (teal and deep blue) glass bead jewelry (and the blue one is half flowers). Etsy goes through the listing of handmade treasuries and everyday pick one to showcase on the main page. I had a fun time doing it because it gets you to look around the site and see all of the cool items other artisans have created.

Baby Card