Crafty Elements

This is a really quick post because I have been running around like crazy for the holidays and I have to leave for work soon. These are two hats that I made for a newborn twin shoot. The pattern is completely from scratch for the hats and pom-poms. I've very excited on how these turned out :) This was to dress up an ordinary ornament. Size 10 thread. These I whipped up for my half-step niece(?) or i guess niece for short for xmas. I think they turned out really cute, and I'm actually kinda jealous. lol. I may make some in the future for myself, but just not with the silver clips. Probably on bobbie pins :) I made them just white and red for Xmas, but I figured that she could wear them any time of the year too.

This first project is not mine, but I felt it deserved some attention. Last year I told me sister I wanted something that would hold my stud earrings. Here is what I got for Xmas....I love it!! I still have not found a solution for my hoops, so I made this temporary fix. It is just a series of treble crochets. Remember those cardboard circles? Yup, this is one of them. It is currently on our front door. I took left over foliage from a previous project, ribbon I had lying around, some bells, some beads, and some glitter, and this is what I got. I honestly like how flat it is. I have another wreath I had made and it sticks off the wall at least 6" and is just begging to be knocked off. So I have been working on this the most. It was a kit that was taking up space in my craft room so I decided to take on the challenge. Well I didn't know what I was in for, but hopefully the worst is over. It's obviously not finished, but I am hoping to be done by next week. *sigh* ...

Sorry it's been so long since I posted. I've been having technical issues with having access to a camera. Hopefully everything is fixed and will stay fixed :) Here is the same hat that I made last time that was black and purple, only I realized that I did the band wrong on the first one. I thought I knew what I was doing, but didn't. It was supposed to be cabled. I took it out and ended up fixing it, but gave it away anyways. This one I used one hook size bigger since the first one seemed to be tight and I only went under one stitch instead of both stitches which creates the lines you see with the blue. Another action shot. I was thinking of adding a purple pom-pom at the end, but I'm not sure. Very comfy Here is me doing twisted cables. They were fairly easy to do, but it was difficult when I had to do the criss-cross to make it look twisted. However, I was doing my lines and it caused it to become poofy since the cables make it tighter, and making the lines...

Sorry I was MIA last week. I just started a new job and was exhausted last week. Here are the goodies I made: Okay, I didn't really "make" anything with these, but they are cardboard circles that I cut from the big boxes so that I can make some wreaths for xmas. I have some things in mind, but not 100% sure. I used a pin and measuring tape to mark the cardboard like a compass. This is actually April Draven's Dark Faery Slouch hat. Sorry for the sideways picture. It turned out differently than I expected, but I think I still like it. Another pic....sorry if these pics are bad. It's pretty much a stocking cap type of deal. This hat turned out ridiculous. Too big and it looks weird on my head, lol. I will be taking this out and making something else. I also made another slouchy hat, similar to the red one made out of cotton, but I decided since I already had one in a similar color so I didn't need it. So overall, this week was not a good week for crochet...

Over here in Okinawa, there are no big dumpsters to throw away large items. You either have to pay extra for pickup or try to fit it in a trash bag. So, I have been forced to find projects to use up these extra materials (that and it's eco-friendly and economical). I made these little geometric wall hangings from some red fabric and old cardboard boxes I had lying around from our move. There should be a how-to video/powerpoint going up on the Threadbanger.com blog fairly soon. I tried to upload it here with no avail so you only get a picture. These are rosettes made from zippers that I nabbed from dollar store pillowcases that were intended for a different project. I used a hot glue gun to keep them together. This is my Susie Q apron. I made it out of my scrap pile (yey for reusing!). The main part is made from two pant legs, and the green is from a tshirt. The ties are made from the bottom hem of the tshirt. The hearts are actually pockets as well. (Sorry for the weird p...

Sorry for the delay in posting. My phone camera was acting up, and I've been really busy starting up a crochet/knit group, finding a job, and volunteering. Enough about that.... I organized almost all my fabrics. By the way, you can get fabric from almost anything...my favorites are sheets and the blankets that you get on the airplanes....they are just waiting for something to be made out of them!! These are some quick earrings I put together. As a side note, I am donating all the earrings that I made that were for sale on my Etsy site to a silent auction fundraiser (40-45 pairs). The fundraiser will raise money in order to have events for kids that are over here in Japan. These are my headphone earrings...I had actually had an my eye on them since hubby brought them home. He accidentally put them through the wash....score for me! So I made these head phone earrings :) Buttons I put on a shirt. I felt it kinda looked almost like plaid. So with the plethora of plastic bags I...

Some stuff I have been working on for the home, holidays, and human (was that a stretch?). Oh my gosh! A dead-looking flower! It must mean Halloween is coming!!!! Okay that was dumb, but anyways, here is my Halloweeny coffee filter flower. I made it similar to what you would do if you were making a coffee filter rose, but made the petals spikey instead. I used a hot glue gun instead of floral tape, because I feel that it holds better, and I used purple and black water colors. I used a bamboo stick as the stem, which I should have painted. This is my hangman, and yes, it is a real noose that I tied. I do NOT recommend this if you have kids. We may have a Halloween party, so I am starting to rethink it since I'm starting to doubt my husband's friend's intelligence. His face is actually a Halloween mask that was tucked into a robed "figure". In order to give him some type of body, I took a hanger and hooked it on the back of the mask, where there was a strap ...

Okay, so this post is not as organized as it normally is because technology is just not working with me today....so here we go..... So we still have boxes from when we moved, partially because we need to donate or ebay the stuff we want to get rid of....so I made a curtain to hide the goods. Much better! I decided that we needed a cushion for the futon. So I hand sewed 2 pillows together and made a casing and voila! I was going to sew black button on it to keep the pillows in place, but ended up poking my finger several times instead....I decided it would be a project for another day. This is actually a rug crochet out of grocery bags. I grossly underestimated the time and amount of bags this project would take when I started. However, it is a nice addition to the kitchen since it's easy clean up! (the picture is sideways, sorry!) This has been done over and over again....the jean skirt. My other skirt was wearing out and this material is very stretchy and comfortable. So a...