As it's one of my friends' birthday soon, I made her a little Sherlock notebook, as she loves the BBC show. The cover was originally bright orange, but I covered it with paperboard and black paint to look like Sherlock and John's front door. I thought the elastic to keep it shut worked well with… Continue reading For Crime-Solving
Tag: Creative Processes
Anything that details the creative process of a project or skill.
Finished Plushie
I thought I could fit one last in-progress shot in before I show you the finished rabbit (because I completely forgot to take photos in between here and the finished product, oops!)... ...and here's the finished rabbit! Look at all those colourful, teeny stitches. Between this and the amount of reading I do, I'm surprised… Continue reading Finished Plushie
Window Displays
As it's winter, Flourish & Blotts has put up a new window display. The blanket is modelled on one I own. The two window displays, side by side. It almost seems a shame to chop the image in half! If I were to do this again, I would add something that connects the two windows… Continue reading Window Displays
Winter/Spring Rabbit
This little rabbit plushie came with a spring issue of Mollie Makes, so perhaps I started it to hold onto some of the warm weather that's departed with the first day of winter this week. The basket-weave is laid work, which I haven't done before. I was glad to find that it's not too difficult!… Continue reading Winter/Spring Rabbit
Hanging Hoops
I finished my first embroidery design! I'm really happy with it. My favourite part of the hoop is the leaves, they look so realistic. I put a line of backstitch on the purple fabric to give a little definition and suggest that the fabric's twisted. I think it worked, the backstitch is a slightly different… Continue reading Hanging Hoops
Embroidery Progress
I've made quite a bit of progress on the hoop since it's last been up here. I love how the leaves turned out, they look gorgeous! I taught myself a new stitch to do this sheer purple shawl, though the stitch isn't very sheer. It's called 'raised stem stitch', and the idea was to make… Continue reading Embroidery Progress
Sword Polishing
I finished the old sword I was freshening up last weekend. I wrapped the hilt with dark brown ribbon to look like leather, made the centre diamond shiny with glitter, and sealed all the paperboard bits, to make it more durable. I believe I based it off Wonder Woman's sword, but I really can't be… Continue reading Sword Polishing
From Dream to Reality
I'm making progress on my embroidery hoop, though it feels like forever between designing it and actually embroidering it. The quote is from The Greatest Showman soundtrack, which I have stuck on a loop in my head. It looks like a lot of blue at the moment, but those three lines are actually the only blue… Continue reading From Dream to Reality
Project Roundup
In-between projects, I usually check over my previous makes and perform maintenance or give them updates, as I'm currently doing with this sword I made a long time ago. The blade is getting definition, I'm freshening up the crossbar on the hilt, and I might wrap the hilt in leather, or change its colour. I'll… Continue reading Project Roundup
Hot Pink Kindness
One thing I love about free projects is the variety of things that come, because it's always fun to try something new. Cross-stitching is not new to me in any way, and I don't believe sewing on wood is either, but it is still a nice change of pace. This kit came with Mollie Makes #89, my… Continue reading Hot Pink Kindness
My Life in Miniature 