Keeping busy on a rainy weekend

Polka dots in blue


Picnik collage
This weekend was not really conducive to a summery feel : gusts of wind, below season temperatures and even worse ... rain, sometimes showers but ever so often a regular downpour. So, it was definitely not the weekend I would spend sitting on the terrace reading one of the many books piled up in my "to be read" stack and I needed to look for some other occupation.

As I already spent the last weekend cleaning up and reorganising things at home, I didn't want to go down that road again. Even Domestic Princessness has its limits, at least at my place :o). And therefore I chose to drop by the beadshop, grab some more supplies and spend my time fiddling with beads and wires instead of letting the weather dampen my spirits.

And this was the result : a couple of pendants and earrings and a polka dot necklace. The pendants and earrings are rather similar to what I made before but for the necklace I opted for a new and different approach, using ribbons and a metal chain. I never used fabric in jewellery before but it is something I will need to experience with, because I think it has a lot of potential.

I also bought some liberty fabric biais in view of another necklace but the band of fabric is too small to close it by using the sewing machine, so I'll have to sew it by hand, which is something I am not really looking forward to. Sewing has never really been my thing. But I'll give it a try and post about it once it's done.

Picnik collage
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Tangled hearts

Tangles hearts

Like every year before him, 2011 has come with a list of good intentions and two entries on this list are (1) participate in more swaps/tags/etc. and (2) do more creative stuff. And look at this : 2 birds with one stone with this Tangle Hearts swap on swapbot :o)

Seasonal obligation, the first ATC zentangle swap of the year has a heart's theme and should ideally reach my partners by Valentine's Day. Considering the less than punctual postal services however, I have my doubts on their timely arrival, but well ... we can always hope, can't we? I certainly had fun making those and I hope my partners will appreciate them too.
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First creative weekend of 2011

I went shopping for some jewellery supplies on Saturday and as always when I get new "stuff", I can't wait to start working with it. So I started fiddling with the beads and cords as soon as I passed the front door :o)

I ended up making this necklace twice however. When I finished it the first time, I realised I had used the oval swarovski backwards and even though I doubt that anyone would have noticed, I felt like it was staring me in the face. So I cut off the glued parts, undid everything and started over. Until I was happy with the way it looked.

The picture doesn't do it justice, but with the bleak winter light we're having at the moment, it's the best I could do.


I also made a second necklace which appears way heavier and ended up somewhat rosary looking. I liked the texture of the wooden beads and had bought these on impulse a while back ... but didn't really know what to do with them, just because they are dark and heavy and so unlike my style. In the end I like how this necklace turned out ... on a jumper in winter, I'm sure it will look great.
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New challenge : carving stamps

After seeing the wonderful stamps made by my friend Miss Thundercat, I wanted to give the whole stamp carving thing a try.
After all, I bought a stamp carving kit from Traci Bunker's Etsy shop last year, complete with cutters, carving blocks and tutorial, but never got round to actually use them.

This happy go lucky character is the third stamp I made. The previous two can be found on my flickr but I'm not happy with them. On the other hand, I would have been a natural talent if I has succeeded on first try, which obviously I am not :o)

Carving stamps is really addictive and once I buy some new carving material I see myself making other stamps. I'll keep you posted.
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The Amazing Race ATC series

These ATCs were made for swaps on swap-bot over a time span of several months.

I missed the first instalment of the series and therefor didn't make any ATC for Africa, which seems to be the starting point of this programme. Seems to, because as I have never seen the Amazing Race programme, and the "race around the globe" format we have on TV, Peking Express, works in a completely different way.

SENT : The Amazing Race series
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Country Alphabet ATC series

Country Alphabet ATC series

These ATCs were made for a Country Alpabet ATC series on swap-bot. When the first host couldn't follow through on the series after the first two instalments, I took it over from her. It was my first experience as a host of a public swap and frankly I don't know if I would do it again. Even if we were very few in the swap, I was worried about possible flakers or other things that could go wrong. In the end it all worked out though, without a problem.

Now that all the instalments have been received, rated and archived, I thought it was high time I posted an overview of the ones I sent out (for detailed view check out my flickr ATC folder. From the letter P onwards, I made digital ATCs which I embellished with raised elements and 3D glossy or matte finish for texture. The pictures on this mosaic are the digital files though, because the pictures I took of the finished ATCs all had a nasty glare on them (due to the ATCS being printed on glossy paper).
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Heart Zentangle ATCs



My good intention of the moment : trying to ypdate the crafty blog on a regular basis. I don't know how long I will be able to hold on, but I'm trying :o)

Zentangles have been a favourite of mine for quite some time (as you can tell from this old post) so when a Zentangle swap appeared on Swapbot , I couldn't pass up on it.

The theme of the swap was "Heart" and after having done mostly animal zentangles, trying out a different form proved itself challenging. It funny how we get stuck unnoticed in certain patterns whether those be in themes or designs.

Anyway, this cloud of hearts was sent to my partner ElsD in New Zealand. And she seemed to like it, because I got a ♥ too :o)

Below are two extra Zentangle ATCs I made but didn't send out. they are therefore still available for trade. If interested, drop me a line in the comments. :o)

ATC - Zentangle hearts IIIATC - Zentangle hearts II
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