Latest crochet project

Was feelin super inspired by these crocheted dread tube things I've
seen on etsy http://www.etsy.com/listing/47580856/open-weave-handspun-wool-and-silk
by chopstixwaits
So I decided to have a go, & make myself something cotton & airy for
summer

So then...

after I finished the dragonfly I decided to try a unicorn!

New hobby!

Thanks Woolpets & Maker Faire!
For teaching me to needle felt today.
I started this dragon fly at the faire, & finished it when I got home

Belly dance pants!

custom sharks

Sometimes i really love custom work. 

It often brings me an opportunity to make something i never would have thought of myself. A few weeks ago i was contacted by a friend of a friend looking for someone to turn gray hoodies into great white shark costumes for a school play.

Awesome, i said. Sounds fun.

So i googled images of sharks, & drew a bunch, we had all agreed that the face hole in the hood should be the toothy grin. So i focused on photos of the sharks poking their heads out of the water, mouths wide open. The 2 boys emphasized the importance of the big sharp teeth, & one of them even suggested gluing fabric onto cardboard to solve the sturdiness problem. Which is just what i did, white felt wrapped around triangular cereal box pieces.

i sewed a circle of fabric into the top of the hood, & stuffed it to make the pointy nose. And fabricated a fin and tail from other gray sweatshirt fabric.

In the process i may have stumbled on a whole new line of hoodie costumes for elzzadoll clothes. Because of course now i have to make one for my own son, and so i may as well make a few more on top of that.

B-day party flag banner

I have long admired some of the fabric flag banners I've seen on
blogs, and adorning craft booths. With kiddo's birthday party coming
this weekend, I decided to let him pick some fabric from my bag of
scraps, & whipped up this party decoration last night. I serged the
edges of the flags, & used bias tape to hold it all together.
Can't wait to hang this at the park on Saturday!

Knight's tunic

Kiddo's 4th b-day is fast approaching, so I've been working on
presents while he's at preschool.
He's really into his papo knights, so this morning I took a failed
dress-up dress I made last year & turned it into a knights tunic w/
belt.