Looking for the Perfect Egg Shape

How many different egg shapes are there? In the real world there are a few variations on the generic egg shape.  In the clip art world there are even more shapes, some not so egg shaped actually.  I was looking for a simple egg outline to use in cutting out collage shapes and got frustrated with what I found.  My solution, define my own egg outline. Simple really, photograph a REAL egg and copy the outline. 

All My Needles

I've had this project on my work table for a year. A big needle book for my entire collection of various needles. I got tired of looking through a pile of different packs of needles and different pincushions or sewing baskets for the needle I wanted for some task. My son thinks I have a lot of needles. Maybe yes, but not really. Needles come in packs of several, there are multiple sizes for each type of needle and there are multiple types of needles. Start doing the math and suddenly you have a bunch of needles. Thus the need for one large needle book to keep them all in one place. I have embroidery, sharpes, blunts(tapestry/needlepoint), quilting, bookbinding, beading, and a few upholstery needles.

I also have a few vintage golden eye needles my Mom gave me. I really don't know how old they are, several decades, but they are in perfect shape and some of my favorite needles.

Still Making Crochet Bags

It's so easy, relaxing, meditative. Just crocheting anything. A simple repetitive motion that results in something tangible, functional. That's what I do when watching TV, or more accurately, listening to TV and half watching. Who needs to see everything anyway and then there are all those annoying commercials. I hate the time wasted on commercials. If I'm making something while they go by I feel like I'm not wasting my time.

Winter Crafts - Crochet Bags

What do you do at the end of busy Holiday day when you finally get to relax? Well, sometimes for me it's some TV and a little random crochet. Fun little bags to hold treasures. Fast and easy to make. I like to exercise my crochet muscles once an awhile but it's like riding a bike, you never forget. The first thing my Mom taught me to crochet was something like this when I was maybe 9 years old.

World Collage

This is it. The finished World Collage. I added fabric icebergs, glitter dimensional paint in silver, blue and purple, alcohol inks in various colors, some more silver glitter paint, some more alcohol inks, some silver threads that I created a mesh with and cut into squares, and then I had to stop. It was done, or as done as I was going to make it. I don't really feel 100% that it is done but I do feel 100% as if I don't want to work on it anymore.  I was done. I kind of sort of mostly like it but it was an experiment from the beginning and I had no idea how it might come out. I learned some things about the materials I used and it was a fun project. But I'm personally still critiquing it. At this point I think I would have to start over to correct what doesn't feel right about it.

More Icicle Ornaments

I'm still working on those ornaments. I have 19 done so far with many more to make.

 

I've been off on a tangent doing some small quilt projects until my sewing machine decided to get flaky. I had some Christmas patchwork projects planned and finally got all the fabric I wanted to use together but that will have to wait. I love these colors and it's all snowflake fabric.

And I'm in the middle of a collage project that I'm sort of stuck on what I want to do next with it. It needs more of something, paint, lines, texture, color, shapes,....  I'll be working on this some more. I just hope I don't end up hating it when I get done messing with it. That happens sometimes.

work in progress

Beads Beads Beads ... Icicle Ornament

This is my beading station. I'm still working on those icicle ornaments. Whenever I want a little break from the daily routine I can sit down and make a couple fairly quickly. Preparing the wire is the most work to the project. I have some ideas for other shapes besides a simple icicle that I may try.