I made this painting for a friend who’s been asking for a tree painting FOREVER! When she was my partner in a swap, I knew I had to paint a tree for her. I’m not a very good painter, but I like mixed media crafts. So I tried my best to paint a tree (acrylic [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Backlog Project: Tree Painting
Posted in Painting, Uncategorized, tagged oak, swap, tree on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Backlog Project: Secret Book Case
Posted in Paper craft, tagged book, Craftster, swap on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I made this as part of an angel package for the Go Green and Recycle Swap. I used an old book I found at the thrift shop (with the most appropriate title ever!). I simply glued all the pages together and cut them out with a utility knife. I recommend gluing a couple pages at [...]
Backlog: Dog Swap
Posted in Knitting, Needlework, Polymer clay, Sewing, tagged blanket, charm, collar, Craftster, dog, Harry Potter, scarf, stuffie, swap on May 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Another Craftster Swap I took part in last summer was the dog swap. I love dogs (they’re my favourite animals in the whole world!) and I also have a dog, but she doesn’t live with me due to my landlord not wanting any dogs on his property, she lives with my parents. So I made [...]
Backlog: Myths and legends Swap
Posted in Needlework, Painting, Polymer clay, Sewing, tagged chest, Craftster, excalibur, King Arthur, Lady of Shalott, legends, mythology, pirates, snow white, swap on May 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last summer, I was part of the wonderful Mythology Swap on Craftster. I had the chance to have the organizer as partner (she later had computer problems and then flaked on me :,( ) who had very similar tastes to mine. We decided to combine the myth theme with fairy tales and literature also. I [...]
Backlog: Mini-me Swap
Posted in Paper craft, Sewing, tagged bib, Craftster, knitting needle roll, pattern organizer, swap on May 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Mini-me swap was a swap I participated in on Craftster, last summer, that was meant to get to know our partners a bit more. We had to make 2 items for our partner that represented ourselves. My partner needed to organize her knitting supplies, so I made her a needle roll with fabrics that [...]
