6 Months of Sharing! part 1 & 2

What a lazy blogger i am.. or perhaps.. just busy making things & forgetting to blog about them!
Facebook friends will have seen many of these projects before. Here's a quick rundown of some my projects over the last few months.

1. Gummi macrame bangles. I can safely say these have been one of the funnest things i've been making/obsessed with over the last few months.. Oh the colours! they are so quick and fun to make.
Friends & family repeatedly being besieged with gifts of multicoloured macrame madness :)
all the below designs & more are available at my Made It store or directly to my email :)

Mixed neons & cords

 Silver bangles & brights

 Mixed cords & gummi's

 A Halloween Set, with charms (& Helper)

 Mettallic bangles.

 Another similar style of bangle is this one: lots & lots of knots, using any thread cotton or cord, and more explosions of colour!

2. Shamballa style macrame bracelets & beyond. learning this square macrame knot = endless possibilities! I'ts limitless the different designs & colour schemes one can create! 

 cool tone colours make a nice stack.

 a 3D bracelet

beads on the outside!

 hex nuts instead of beads

 outside beads.

Multicultural trio!

 Safety pin, beads hex nuts & cord.

lots more completed projects sharing coming up. Thanks for tuning in :) xx

Sharing Recent Projects

Here are a few things i've been making & sharing lately.

i've been feeling a bit on a back to basics kick. Trying to refresh my drawing lettering & hand made skills, giving my eyes a rest from the more PC Desgn things i was working on. 

It's refreshing to make things by hand, & i L.O.V.E making these collages & things. 

Firstly a little Thank you "mail art postcard".Front

Thank you "mail art postcard".Back

 Second Easter Cards:

Featuring A lovely Vintage Bunny image i found online; I cut & paste some ray bans for him to wear. & hand lettered each card. i wanted it to look sort of rough & fun & purposely hand drawn.The background is my plain Vintage Lace cards for sale here on made.it

 Third: A little Gift Postcard for my Sister : we are going to see the Grace Kelly Exhibition later this year &
i wanted to make a little memento of it, really looking forward to it!

Front(all wrapped up with some info  & articles.): 

Back: 

it's cut & paste & hand drawn & hand lettered.

 

 Fourth: Safety Pin DIY Collar necklace, i saw a few different examples & diy ideas for these online.
thought i'd give it a go! roughly 60 safety pins lots of beads & a few odds & sods later.
Very happy with how it turned out, next up some different colour combos.
The whole collar necklace thing is pretty big right now, and i think the pattern of the beading is inline
with the current aztec look about too.

That's it for now, Have a lovely relaxing, safe & happy Easter Break Peeps, 

thanks for reading! 

xx From Me & my Aardman bunnies :)

Weekend Projects

Hello! 

A quick post about some things i made on the weekend.

The opposite of what i intended to get done ...(which was Easter cards & String Art)

but both were fun & turned out well none-the-less.  

1st Up: Galaxy Print T-shirt 

I used a basic oversize black t shirt & some paints etc i had at home. Followed some instructions i saw on youtube & around the internet & it was done! Super quick & easy.. Thinking of making some more for my next market, seeing the whole Galaxy print thing is trendy currently. 

2nd Up: Cord & Tube bib necklace.

Recently at Bauhaus my Fav shop in town i saw some awesome plastic tube & cord bound necklaces & bracelets. They're a bit out of my price range, so i made this inspired by piece. Quite simple; again i just used materials i had at home, next i'll try a Bracelet! 

Thanks for dropping by :)

More projects to share - Notebook

A week or so ago i made this Notebook 

for Rin at Paperedthoughts

The cover is a collage i made of bits & bots i thought Rin would like. the pages are a mix of lined & blank & printed throughout with matching themed bits & bots... Text Clouds & stamps & lovely little trinkets Rin kindly sent me :)

All tied up & ready to send. Next time i make a notebook i'll endeavor to try a new type of binding.. 

fingers crossed !

Long weekend Projects

Over the long weekend i completed a few projects 

i'd been meaning to try a while.

Firstly: Making cushions for our new- (second hand) cane outdoor chairs.

I made these from some $2 rugs & fabric remnants.

(the rugs are made from recycled jersey t-shirts.)

nice & colourful, an inexpensive make over!

Very happy with how they turned out, Foxy Thinks they're great!

Secondly: everyone knows i love string, knots & glass jars etc... so why not combine all three!

i thought these would make nice vases or even just an arrangement of different sizes, 

to create an interesting vignette of textures.

More Projects to upload v-soon :)

Two quick Projects from this week & one from the past.

i was making a notebook on Monday, 

(i will load up Pix later, don't want to ruin the surprise, before it arrives...)

and this note book process inspired a little A5 Letter set.

 Fairly simple & quick to make, but should be nice to use...

The set consists of: 10 lined & 10 plain paper, with little clouds of text printed on.

Matching Plain white envelopes. 

Packaged in a craft orange envelope.

The text pages i made the little clouds from, came from a readers digest condensed novel 

i cut the middle out of.. 

(to make my Sister a Book Clutch bag. see below pix)

(this book clutch was made for a Halloween birthday Party a while ago,

Inspired by Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, to go with My Sister's Miss Argentina costume. very cool ) 

i absolutely loved making that book clutch, and have been meaning to make another just for fun.

After i finished the clouds letter set i made some Letter paper for myself... not something i do often, 

i make it mostly as gifts. Here are three different designs, Clouds (again), Pencil sharpening & Skeleton key.

More projects to share next week.. after the mail man has visited some Peeps. :)

Consignment..Beach Themed Wedding ~ Card.

i made this card for my friend Chelsea to give to her Sister, who is getting married soon.

They are having a beach wedding & i thought i'd make something to suit.

it was a bit tricky but with a few goes i was happy with the end product.

 

 The sand & shells background image is a photo i took at Sempaphore last weekend..

walking & collecting shells with my Boys. :)

i made a window piece out of an a4 sheet protector,

(Chelsea helped me nut it out ~ Thanks!!)

 Inside the clear window is lovely clean SA Beach sand, some tiny pink & white shells & 

some silver glitter for a bit of zing.

a simple handmade white envelope tied with cotton twine & two shells & a bow.

i thought the two shells represented the Couple getting hitched..

Another fun lovely project to create.

Valentines Day Mail

Similar to my previous post about Australia Day parcels, 

i also send little Valentines day surprises! 

Instead of sweets or chocolates this year i'm sending stationery... 

Useful & much healthier!

 I made two variations of the card to accompany the gifts. 

i love string and thread just about as much as paper,

 so i crafted a "little string art" heart on these cards. 

(above & below)

The arrows i found via: How about Orange a round up of Valentines day printables. 

You can get them here: Cupids Arrow PDF

Two very cool peeps, thanks for sharing!

An Experiment: Surprise in the mail.

After reading This post by Pilgrim the other day i was inspired By Papered Thoughts to try sending something odd in the mail to my Buddy. ... its a pretty rough first go...but considering i didn't know if the whole item would be shredded or destroyed by the postal service .... i thought id keep it simple.

Here is how the parcel progressed:

 creating a little cute heart bunting string on Elna..to go inside the surprise...

 Assembly stage 1#

i used a plastic drink cup with lid, caus it's summery & 

my Buddy likes sweet soft drinks :)

and i thought, not much loss if it does get mangled in the mail.

 Assembly stage #2

 Assembly stage #3

 All done & ready to send! 

On the way to the post box, along with Valentines Gift mail, & something for Rin at Papered Thoughts

hope everything arrives safely!

Belated sharing ... Alberton Craft Market November 2011

Last November i had a stall at the Trinity Alberton Unity Church 

Craft market.  Despite being a very hot day it went well, 

with lots of lovely friends & family coming to visit. 

above is the flyer i made for the event.

And below, some photos of my stall & 

the paper goods & accessories i had for sale. 

My tressles set up.

 "The Local's" Alberton cards went down well...

Christmas gift tags, wrap & cards.

 My vintage tea chest of stock.

 Also i made a stack of different bracelets, key rings & knitted scarves.

It was a good day, i look forward to the next one.. 

i believe its the First Saturday in May 2012!