My To-Do list is acquiring epic proportions. Thanks to Pinterest. Thanks also to my lack of getting anything done lately.
Thankfully, I squirreled away some time across a few weekends to get a few things off my I-want-to-try-this list.
Project #1
I had these tiles left over from tiling the kitchen a few years ago. These are the tiles that I special ordered from designs I made, so I wanted to do something with them. They have been sitting in a drawer for about three years, so it is about time. I decided to make them into hot plates for the kitchen. I got some cork and then just hot glued them on to the tiles. At first I tried spray glue and that didn’t work all that great.
Of course, my glue gun trigger broke in the process of gluing.
Of course.
I finally get around to doing this and can’t get it done because something broke. *sigh*
That basically sums up my crafting Karma lately.
New glue gun to the rescue! In hind-sight I should have warmed up the tiles before using the glue gun. They were so cool that the glue hardened way too quickly and I had to glue in sections. If it were nice and warm, I could have glued it all at the same time.
Project #2
My sister needed some winter duds for her little Jack Russel Terrior, Tipsy. This is the first one I made. It was too small.
I tell you, my crafting Karma has been on the fritz lately.
Upon getting some updated measurements, I redid the pattern and made this:
Materials: Nylon exterior, fleece interior and minky for the collar. Sport zipper.
This is how it fits her:
Project #3
I wanted to cover up the logo on this hat.
All my friends already know I’m a wino…no need to advertise it to the rest of the world. Especially for a less than stellar winery. 😉
I had some peacock feathers that I took off a masquerade mask that the kids had well-loved (i.e wrecked). I pulled them off since they were in danger of falling off anyways. A bit of hot glue…and VOILA!
Project #4
I have a lot of scrapbook paper, and some of it is handmade paper. It is very cool, has a nice feel and totally sucks to use as scrapbook paper. Nothing sticks to it. I thought they might work well for turning into paper flowers, so I thought I would give that a try.
Materials used: Scrapbook paper, chopstick, floral tape
Method: cut out a swirl pattern for the center and then cut out varying sizes of petals. Attach all to the chopstick with floral tape.
Project #5
I knitted a cowl with three different yarns on the yellow circle Knifty Knitter loom.
I also made a few other things for presents. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to show it until after Christmas. 🙂
