What have you made?

C'Mon guys, time to share some photos of all the cool things you've made... Whatever it is, we want to check it out!

I made a separate album for my crafty stuff here and I'll add to it as I go along. I really need to get a photo of the frog long stitch I made for my mum to upload.

I don't think I have a crafty bone in my body or the time :( Would love to... but I just worry about the $$$ involved too... is craft costly?

*hugs*
Cailin

depends on what sort of craft you get into Cailin! i have packed all my crafty type things away while moving/painting Sarah - will have to dig some back out! maybe i need a pick of all the crafty things from our wedding...lol!

Depends on what you want to do Cai.

The wipes cases I've done cost about $5 to make are easy as & something Paris could do with you if you had a baby shower coming up. I cheated a bit & have used old flanellette sheets, pillow cases & baby wraps instead of buying the flanellette.

Scrapbooking is super expensive. Even if you buy stuff from the $2 shops it can get really expensive. Plus it's messy & you need a lot of space to do it where little hands can't touch. Hence why I've given up!!

One thing I want to try is altered books. Basically you get an old hard back book & turn it into something else! Cut pages out, add things in, paint it, whatever you want. Looks really cool when they are finished, but I've just never gotten around to it.

sounds interesting Sarah. i'm not particularly crafty but love scrapbooking (and when the study is done, i'll have room for it - yay!) - and used a lot of srapbooking stuff to do our invitations and things for the wedding. i don't mind sewing (but can't for the mo cos no machine) and have made clothes and things in the past - helped make a wedding dress and bridesmaids dress for a friend

i REALLY want an embroidery machine! i have made quilllows in the past and the best ones are the ones where i've been able to get some special/personalised embruidery on it

Can you knit Cai? I figure that it is really quite cheap because at the end you have something that you can wear as well.

I have some really simple patterns for kids beanies and things which take practically no wool and are practical as well.

I knit jumpers for my friends kids for birthdays and Christmas and I love seeing them wearing them and mothers are always so appreciative because you know how expensive a woolen jumper can be to buy.

Sarah - as soon as I work out how to add photos I will take some of my recently finished projects and put them up. I am trying to finish an alphabet blanket where each letter is knitted into the pattern and I am very envious of my new neice or nephew who will be on the receiving end. I might put up a photo of that as a work in progress - but it has to be finished by October so I had better get cracking.

ETA - BG - are quillows the quilts that fold up into a pillow? I have seen them but assumed they were mass produced somewhere- didn't think of making them - what a great idea - I will have to steal the pattern/instructions from you some time

Anything is good Linz :)

Taff, the blanket sounds really cool!

LOL BG, say you're not really crafty & your talking about embroidery, sewing wedding dresses & quillows (pillow that folds out to a quilt?).

yep - a quillow is a quilt that folds into a pocket/pillow - very easy to make

the most difficult bit is deciding on material/threading the overlocker! lol

as for the dresses - note the word "helped!" - i cut them out, pinned, overlocked, hemmed - but the intricate things were left up to a friend who does a lot more sewing than me!

i want a sewing maching/overlocker/embroidery machine that i can have permanently set up - i'd be a sewing guru after a while (provided i had BB in the same room so i could still get my fix/inspiration!)

LOL at having the computer in the same room!! I have my sewing machine on the end of the dining table, I'll be in trouble once we have more kids to fill the table up!!

I thought of something else I'd like to try, a paint by numbers. I think it might have been Caro that did one for her nursery & it looked awesome. I think that's be the only sort of painting I could do!

i have a long stitch that i want to get done eventually (have done a few in the past) - but i keep forgetting it's there!

i can't do the paint by numbers thing - too intricate for me! i soooo can't do intricate!

i do some of the window art stuff at christmas time though...

Long stitch I can do & have done heaps but none to show for it as they are always presents! I have three on the go that I found in the spare room, I had started them aboout 10 years ago LOL!

i have been making fleece nappy covers!!! i'll put a pic in the gallery

I have done a few cross stitches, but i cannot sew to save my life LOL. Sewing buttons back on and doing hems is the extent of my abilities in that area. I am pretty handy with wood though, haven't done it in years though. I made a dressing table when i was in school and I still have it in my room now. I will find a pic and post it.

I've made a few book bags, a bag for a birthday present to go in and two dresses for Eleanor. I'll take a picture of one of the dresses once i have totally finished it. I didn't get pictures of the book bags as they where for friends.

Ok here's my handy workhere
Wish I had time for lots more crafty stuff. Love the scrapbooking but never get around to it.

OMG - I can't believe that just worked - so not a techie & had to get my 'puter' hubbie to help me out...hehehehe.

Well here's a few of my things here.

I've got masses of other knitted stuff but Smee is napping in her room and that's where most of it is. The pudding is just for fun as clootie dumpling is such a Scottish thing. The moccasins are mine - Esme has a pair too but again, i think they're in her room. Will check later on.

I can't handle scrapbooking or embroidery. I'm one of those folk who only makes things FOR something, kwim? Just because they're pretty isn't enough for me - i admire others work like that but i just don't have the patience.

My favourite things pictured.... THe wrap i am still loving. THe scarf i knitted for DP for Valentines day, it's baby alapaca and silk yarn, very soft and warm and expensive. :) Loved knitting it!

Bx

We are a very creative bunch aren't we?!

ETA: Bec, I love the style of the scarf. Was it hard to make?

ooooh - i forgot - i knit scarves for myself too - i have quite a number of them! i just need to keep going when i start (my old job was great - could knit while i worked - current one isn't so friendly - too busy! lol!!)