Crafts

[lepus]

hey *attack huggs*

does anyone here do any crafts irl? you know stuff like knitting, sewing (machine or hand), recycling objects?

I do! am very big on the recyclying/reusing thing (always have been). I have a gallery of my work, what I've done so far if anyone is interested in seeing it I will post a link up for you.

I'm very aware that some people couldn't care less about crafty stuff so I always ask for interest first incase am "shot down" (so to speak).

lepus xxx

[Yoshi]

I like Origami, and I was into papercrafts 2 years ago or so. I'd actually like to see that link btw :3

[lepus]

yeah? cool yoshi! *huggs*

linky where I have my crafty stuff:

[url="http://www.purply-bunz.deviantart.com/"]clicky the linky[/url]

I also have pics of my kitten (anya) there as well

Have fun browsing through my gallery *huggs*

[Kyphis the Bard]

That is some very well done craft, lepus

KITTTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYY ____

[lepus]

thank you kyphis *attack huggs*

i have some works in progress at the moment

& yeah miss anya is the cutest!! *giggle*

[Shadowseeker]

Metal work can be quite fun. Too bad I lack the machines to continue doing that in my spare time.

Stuff like milling, etc.

[lepus]

shadowseeker:

i've always wanted a go at metalworking - welding etc but not got the chance too yet, the closest i've got to working with metal has been playing with coloured wire!

first results were really really REALLY poor hence nothing on my gallery but if next attempt(s) are reasonable i might put them up

[apophys]

Many years ago, I stripped twist-ties of their paper and crafted little "jewelry" of the wires. Unfortunately, none of this looks really good enough for anyone to wear.

I also collected used staples around the house and linked them together in loops (with needlenose pliers) for necklace and bracelet chains. About 50 staples make a necklace, and 19 a bracelet. Interestingly enough, staple chains look pretty good. I used one such necklace, with a yin-yang symbol pendant on it, as a prop in a student film.


A minor project of mine was to fix a broken coral necklace of my mom's, whose string was old and withered, by stringing a piece of dental floss through the corals.

[Yoshi]

[quote name='apophys' date='12 June 2010 - 11:07 PM' timestamp='1276398455' post='61762']
I also collected used staples around the house and linked them together in loops (with needlenose pliers) for necklace and bracelet chains.
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My uncle did that for awhile, but with actual metal wire that he made into loops, which then he linked into necklaces and chainmail things. It does look pretty awesome when finished.

[lepus]

i just finished a my first piece of ribbon knitting [url="http://purply-bunz.deviantart.com/art/ribbon-knitting-i-172541088"]click[/url]

if you wanna take a look

[Kyphis the Bard]

[quote name='lepus' date='25 July 2010 - 03:28 AM' timestamp='1279988930' post='64535']
i just finished a my first piece of ribbon knitting [url="http://purply-bunz.deviantart.com/art/ribbon-knitting-i-172541088"]click[/url]

if you wanna take a look
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That is very good Lepus
I hope to see some more stuff from you soon

[lepus]

thank you kyphis!

edit: i've just made a french knitter [url="http://purply-bunz.deviantart.com/art/french-knitter-172645838"]click[/url]

Edited July 25, 2010 by lepus

[lepus]

i've just made a dreamcatcher!! [url="http://purply-bunz.deviantart.com/#/d2v4rdk"]clicky[/url]

[pamplemousse]

I LOVE crafts! When I was little I would make clocks and books and knitted knee socks. But now I just make mosaics and jewelry, although sewing and gardening aren't really crafts, more like skills. I just made these really cool throw pillows out of vintage tablecloths and gave them to a friend for her birthday. I also made a lamp out of a blow torch and another one from a vintage camera!

I want to do something with these old glass buoys I found in an antique shop at the beach, but I can't figure out what yet.

I love the knitted bag, lepus!

[lepus]

thank you pample!

any pics of your craft-handiwork?

[lepus]

two counted cross-stitch pieces [url="http://purply-bunz.deviantart.com/#/d2v7p7b"]needlebook[/url] and [url="http://purply-bunz.deviantart.com/#/d2v7pn3"]fairy[/url]

[lepus]

i was babysitting today and looking after my cousin's 12yr old girl "c" we done some crafts here is the result: [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/purple_lepus/sets/72157624667250560/"]crafting with "c"[/url]

& a wee fun pic [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/purple_lepus/4866055443/in/set-72157624471551341/"]miss anya[/url]

[Lady Morwen]

[quote name='lepus' date='12 June 2010 - 04:48 PM' timestamp='1276375708' post='61748']


does anyone here do any crafts irl? you know stuff like knitting, sewing (machine or hand), recycling objects?

lepus xxx
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Would plastic canvas count?

[lepus]

yes plastic canvas counts

i came across a few pieces of cross-stitch when i was sorting out my material for storage so will take pics of them later

do you have any pics of your plastic canvas creations lady morwen?

[cutler121]

[quote name='Yoshi' date='12 June 2010 - 08:54 PM' timestamp='1276376063' post='61749']
I like Origami, and I was into papercrafts 2 years ago or so. I'd actually like to see that link btw :3
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I used to do modular origami when I was in grad school. It was a nice way to keep my fingers busy during somewhat dry quantum chromo-dynamics lectures. Much more acceptable than kicking paper "soccer" triangles across the room when the prof wasn't looking.




Cutler

[lepus]

i was playing with candle wax earlier [url="http://purply-bunz.deviantart.com/gallery/#candle-wax"]clicky[/url]

[Lady Morwen]

[quote name='lepus' date='07 August 2010 - 08:19 AM' timestamp='1281183579' post='65344']
yes plastic canvas counts

i came across a few pieces of cross-stitch when i was sorting out my material for storage so will take pics of them later

do you have any pics of your plastic canvas creations lady morwen?
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Not really

sowy :/

I'll ask a friend to help me out with putting picts on the computer, okies?

I'll let u know later sorry

I'm a dunce when it comes to pictures :/


P.S Cool candles

Edited August 7, 2010 by Lady Morwen

[lepus]

no probs and thank you

[phantasm]

i like to do string art. Putting a ton of nails into a board in a design and then running a stiff string around them to form a picture. I have completed a sail boat about 4 years ago and since then have been working on huge project of a mill run by a river. I have a few pictures i can post if anyone wants to see. Just something I pick up in the RARE times I get a spare moment to actually do something besides work, housework, games, eating, sleeping, etc:D

[lepus]

i'd love to see pics phantasm!!