STRUT

The East Atlanta STRUT is scheduled for September 18, 2010. Here are my application photos!


Bottle Cap Magnets
Hand Poured Resin Badge Reels.
Apple Cozies.
Deuce Hats.
Hanging Votives.
Booth Set Up.

CIC Saturday - Sunny Days!

As a new member of the Crafting in Color Etsy Team - I just love looking thru the bright & colorful CIC shops!

Here's my picks for this week CIC Saturdays!

Update May 2010

Well I've been feeling like such a slacker with my blog. So I'm starting it up again. I'm finally settled into my job and as use to the nightshift as one can be. Luckily 1 work three days a week & I've been scheduling them in a row - so I can have 4 days in a row off & can actually see my husband in the day light.

Deuce Goods participated in Snellville Day May 1st. It was a good show & I really like the way my booth turned out - bright & colorful.

I love these shelves I found at a thrift store & painted.

Some new items are hand poured resin badge reels. Each batch can take up to 4 days from start to finish. Here's some finished ones & me making them:

I'll be doing the last craft show of the spring season the

Kirkwood Spring Fling this Saturday May 15th.

http://kirkwoodfling.com/

Then it's all summer to prep for fall & holiday shows. Hope to see you there!

Creative Workings

So I've been trying new craft things this summer. My summer of craft. I start my residency at Gwinnett Medical in the ICU, Aug 10th. I am really excited - but until then it's study for NCLEX and craft! Here are a few thing I made up this last week.

These little clay mushroom charms I made for my friend Jean to use in her hemp necklaces. I also made plant stakes in the same colors for my terrariums.

I love this Votive Candle Holder. I made some hanging ones too which I will photograph this week. This lime green votive cozy is stiffened so it stands on its own and doesn't sag. I found the glass at a thrift store. Glass stands 4inches tall & 2.5 inches wide. Listed in etsy shop.

Headbands

So I'm not one who loves to do my hair everyday. In fact the only reason it's long, especially in this Atlanta heat is that my husband likes it & it's easier to pull back for work.

So normally I rock the bandanna or a crocheted kerchief thing.

A friend took a bunch of my work up to Bonnaroo this weekend to sell & in digging stuff out for her to take & to post on the YART sale, I realized I use to make headbands and kerchiefs.

Long story short. . . . what do you thing of these? Are they too girly for adults? I put the flowers on pinbacks so they are removable.

I'm doing the Saturday Market again at the Guilded Angel/Candler Park Market, so I'll see how they go over there. I also made just some flower broaches - going to add some vintage buttons.

Would like some feedback . . . price? I was thinking $8

Tawashi's Galore

Tawashi's - cotton scrubbies which allow you to throw out your nasty kitchen sponge. Here I've made lots of larger ones for the kitchen (3.5 inches) and small ones for face washing (2.5 inches). Will be listing on etsy on friday.

Machine wash & dry. I think I'm going to do $5 for big ones, $3 for little ones. And some sort of deal for multiples. Thoughts?

Kraftworks Prep

I've been gearing up for Kraftworks tomorrow night at Youndblood. I'm going to bring a few terrariums I've been working on & see how they do.


This is one I'm especially proud of.

















For this one I made the little mushroom out of clay - my first experience working with clay. I crocheted a hanger out of cotton. And glued a vintage button to the lid after I spray painted it.

I used aquarium rocks, potting soil, charcoal and moss from my garden for the plant life.

Terrarium

My first terrarium.

Moss & plant from my garden, recyled artichoke heart jar, antelope came in a grab bag from a thrift store (the bag had the cutest little army men - not that plastic army men are cute - but I got it to make magnets with).


Love the way it turned out. Really simple and easy to create.

















Made a crocheted accessory for the top. Not sure if I like it. Beads were from the swag bags for the I.C.E. show tomorrow. I got my bag because I volunteered to stuff!















Inside.

Clean Prototype Weekend

Here are some prototype projects I worked up this weekend, with scraps of cotton. I'm going to apply for the next Kraftworks and see how they do.






Tawashi - for scrubbing dishes.

Bath Pouf - for scrubbing yourself.

Purple & Green Scrappy Afghan

Lately I've been a bit bored of crochet projects that take me no time at all. So I decided to make my first granny square scrappy afghan. Using coordinating yarn from my stash (I have A LOT of yarn) with some supplemental purchased skeins thrown in. I wanted it to fit our king size bed so it turned out to be 11 X 11, 4 inch squares.

I think it turned out nice for my first attempt at traditional crocheting.

The begining. Everyone has yarn & skateboard wheels on their coffee table, right?

Oscar approves the first layout.

Completed!