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[cfuhrer]

Does anyone here do book folding?

 

[desertslave]

Does anyone here do book folding?

Are you in the market for a handmade book? I have a friend who makes hand-tooled covers in a variety of designs with hand-folded pages inside. PM me if you want an email address.

 

[cfuhrer]

Are you in the market for a handmade book? I have a friend who makes hand-tooled covers in a variety of designs with hand-folded pages inside. PM me if you want an email address.

Sadly no, I am not at this time. I have a procedural question regarding pattern making.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

I was wondering if any of you creators made your own Christmas decorations?

(^O^)／ I'm crocheting some that I plan to keep and some that I'm giving away. My tree is decorated in wooden ornaments made by my uncle. Does that count?

 

[desertslave]

I was wondering if any of you creators made your own Christmas decorations?

I've made a bunch of different decorations: Wire-wrapped stars and snowflakes, chain maille stars and ornament covers, oodles of glass candy-canes, and one mouth-blown glass ornament. Oh, and a bunch of glass Christmas tree beads. One year I made a garland like those paper chains, but each loop was a different red/green/white/gold bit of band weaving. I need to look for that, it's somewhere in Mom's stash, which is probably still in the house. (Note to self to nephew. )

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

I've made a bunch of different decorations: Wire-wrapped stars and snowflakes, chain maille stars and ornament covers, oodles of glass candy-canes, and one mouth-blown glass ornament. Oh, and a bunch of glass Christmas tree beads. One year I made a garland like those paper chains, but each loop was a different red/green/white/gold bit of band weaving. I need to look for that, it's somewhere in Mom's stash, which is probably still in the house. (Note to self to nephew. )

That all sounds amazing! (*^o^*)

That sounds really really special. Really very special indeed.

I see lots of knitted? Crocheted? gingerbread men decorations over the last couple of years and think they are gorgeous too. If i could have mulitple trees i would certainly want such , with candy canes, and other cookies, and popcorn etc and maybe childhoos toys, on a tree in the kitchen.

I haven't been making very many elaborate items, but I want to make some really cute amigurumi style ornaments. Here's a few of the ornaments I currently have. All of the wooden ornaments I are all different. I think there's only one design I have more than one of.

Want to laugh? I sometimes make some not very good white paper snow flakes and tape them on the windows . See why i envy you creators?

Paper snowflakes sound fun. (^^) I once made paper Halloween decorations by drawing on cardstock and stapling them to wooden stakes. I put them outside and nobody came to the door. A neighbor later asked if I was a teacher because they looked like something children might color at school. (-｡-;

 

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[MeekMe]

Meeks, your uncle is so amazing! I think my favourite is the stag, but they are all gorgeous. I like your stars too, and, i know i'm gushing, but i really like the cloth they are on. The texture in it is lovely.

Thank you. I think he is, too. I don't get to show off my pretty wooden ornaments at all really, so I might take some more pictures and post them.

The cloth is just a placemat. σ^_^;

 

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[MeekMe]

My hands are sore so I thought I'd take a break and a picture. When it is finished it will be a coiled trivet. I have one more to make as a part of a set.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Very nice, Meeks!
Will you make me a throw rug like that?

 

[MeekMe]

Very nice, Meeks!
Will you make me a throw rug like that?

I totally could do that. I'll just need a lot of time and maybe... bigger materials. I was giving this some thought and I realized I could alter this pattern and make it oblong, too. (o^^o)

 

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[MeekMe]

Really nice Meeks. I don't use any thing like trivets. I have old unprotected wooden surfaces and I just plonk pots on them, them scrub with wire wool every couple of weeks, between normal cleaning...like sanding back. Eventually things like spilled food colouring etc wear out as I scrub through that layer. ( thank goodness, a friend's daughter was passionate about food colouring a couple of years ago, and we're almost through the last of that!) I could sand back of course, but I'm not so worried.

I like your neutral tones.

Thanks (and CNC, too).

I'm making them as gifts for family. My MIL just had her kitchen remodeled so I thought trivets to protect her counter tops would be appropriate. I like this one so much I think I'm going to make some for myself. The neutrals are pretty, I'm a huge fan.

 

[ARoseSoSweet]

My hands are sore so I thought I'd take a break and a picture. When it is finished it will be a coiled trivet. I have one more to make as a part of a set.

That is really neat! Is it all chains or something else?

 

[MeekMe]

That is really neat! Is it all chains or something else?

The base is all single crochet worked in the back loop in the round. Then hdc in the front loop and then slip stitching in the hdc. It's really easy and makes a nice thick pad.

 

[ARoseSoSweet]

The base is all single crochet worked in the back loop in the round. Then hdc in the front loop and then slip stitching in the hdc. It's really easy and makes a nice thick pad.

Oohh... that doesn't sound hard at all!

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

Oohh... that doesn't sound hard at all!

It does if you don't crochet at all

 

[MeekMe]

It does if you don't crochet at all

Here's the pattern if you'd like to try decoding it.

 

[ARoseSoSweet]

It does if you don't crochet at all

Valid point

Here's the pattern if you'd like to try decoding it.

Thanks! I may give them a go!

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[desertslave]

Nothing to show yet, but after two months of anguishing because my Muse took a vacation without notice, I have twelve beads in the kiln, cooling down! I sat down not knowing what would happen, and the time just flew by. The only reason I stopped at twelve is because my back and shoulders started fussing at me. I have to get back into torch-conditioning. LOL

I worked with a color scheme that I've often considered but never done before: coral, black, turquoise, and ivory. I've always loved coral & black together (makes me think of Cartier's Art Deco period), and the turquoise goes with both of them so nicely (very Navajo/Zuni), along with ivory for making the other colors pop. Pix when they are cooled and cleaned.