Crafty Thread - what are you working on at the moment?

[RubyToogood]

The paper has come and the rough brown is perfect. It's also the perfect size to wrap a CD in, so the plan is to print them up with the typewritten text, wrap the CDs in them and tie with parcel string. Unfortunately I don't think that's robust enough packaging to send them in the post like that so they'll have to go in a bubble envelope as well, but at least I'm not creating extra packaging.

The grass paper is also nice - it literally has bits of grass in it. I'll have to think of something else to do with that.

 

[wtfftw]

I'm thinking of this one: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/430630

Think it would make a nice dress or skirt - I thought I might use one of those patterns from my mum I showed you

http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/119456

 

[Biddlybee]

Do it trashy! I had to stop myself looking, would've been there for hours.

 

[wayward bob]

does the free shipping include international? just a thought

 

[wayward bob]

i accidentally this at the british museum

 

[wayward bob]

heh i hoped you might appreciate a little calligraphy pr0n yu_gi

 

[Yu_Gi_Oh]

heh i hoped you might appreciate a little calligraphy pr0n yu_gi

They're lovely. I really can't wait to see what you get up to with them!

 

[trashpony]

does the free shipping include international? just a thought

Yes it does

It lasts until 1pm today. I need to do some calculating on how much I can afford/need

 

[Biddlybee]

..but maybe not customs charges

 

[trashpony]

..but maybe not customs charges

Yes, good point. Although Threadless always put on the parcel that it's a gift or a sample so you don't have to pay them so I wonder if these people would too?

 

[Biddlybee]

I only got stung by modcloth, fabric I've ordered has been fine tbf.

 

[Biddlybee]

crafty/suburban crossover here... I'm making my christmas fudge this weekend - it's a free weekend so I will confection dammit

...but, I've not got anything to put them in. I read somewhere that roasting bags were good, cellophane-like, but they're quite big. What do people reckon to disposable piping bags?

Other than that I don't know of any crafty places in London (central/south) I can get to today

 

[trashpony]

Think those would be perfect

 

[Biddlybee]

not as pretty as this though eh?

 

[trashpony]

Well if you tie them with a ribbon, I can't see they would be less pretty

 

[Biddlybee]

I am daft and panicky... I can make the fudge, cut it up and freeze it in tupperware/clingfilm, then order some bags to package it up next week can't I?

Lol... hello I'm frantic-panic-biddling-bee

So... search for nicer/cheapy bags

 

[fractionMan]

I am now tearing my hair out at broken amps and bits that don't fit properly.



(sorry w_b)

 

[trashpony]

Right, well I couldn't decide what to make and so how much fabric to buy so I got this in the end
http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/667750

I need to recover my dining room chairs and make a couple of cushion covers and finish Elliot's scarf before I take on any more projects so a skirt is probably doable - it'll be done in time for summer

 

[Biddlybee]

I've got a dead easy skirt pattern, and would be happy to do skirt making with you when things are a little less hectic. I did a session with RubyToogood in the summer

 

[fractionMan]

Fixed what I was fixing

All I need to do now is find something to make the holes I no longer need tidy (no tone controls any more)

 

[RubyToogood]

I am daft and panicky... I can make the fudge, cut it up and freeze it in tupperware/clingfilm, then order some bags to package it up next week can't I?

Lol... hello I'm frantic-panic-biddling-bee

So... search for nicer/cheapy bags

Can you not get cellophane sheets from the stationers above the chemists near the cop shop? And do you really need to freeze fudge? It's got so much sugar in I can't see it going off, and it might spoil the texture.

 

[Biddlybee]

It's for christmas pressies and my weekends are pretty hectic, so doing it while I can. I use cream in mine so shelf-life isn't as long.

I've frozen fudge before and it's been ok (admittedly I've eaten it before fully defrosted), but I was going to freeze it whether I had the cellophane or not, but have now found some that is biodegradable and quite cheap too

 

[Biddlybee]

I'm worried about freezing fudge now!

*googles*

 

[Cribynkle]

I have bought this oilcloth

And some turquise pompom trim from Clothkits and will be using them to make a very sophisticated tablecloth and to upholster two seat cushions.

 

[RubyToogood]

i accidentally this at the british museum

Bummer, I forgot you were going to be around or I'd have come and said hello.

 

[wayward bob]

two samples. any comments/prefs?

 

[moose]

Oooh, lovely! Prefer the bottom one - the neat grid sets off the curly serifs more.

 

[wayward bob]

yeah i like the fact that the bottom one is clearer, but then i quite like the lack of clarity of the top one - that it blends more into an overall fabric/texture without screaming it's origins quite so stridently. the grid is a repeated theme in this piece so i'm not sure if i want to make it more or less obvious on this bit

 

[wayward bob]

Bummer, I forgot you were going to be around or I'd have come and said hello.

there'll be a next time

 

[moose]

Just finished the illusion scarf.
Perfectly innocent stripey scarf:


Or is it???