Crafty Thread - what are you working on at the moment?
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could do without the habit tbh when lacking concentration
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
got the keys to my studio yesterday 
going up to clean and paint tomorrow, dropping the stuff off tonight with mr b and kid1 who haven't see in it yet. it really is a small space, but i'm gonna have so much fucking fun turning it into a proper studio
will post pics! 
going up to clean and paint tomorrow, dropping the stuff off tonight with mr b and kid1 who haven't see in it yet. it really is a small space, but i'm gonna have so much fucking fun turning it into a proper studio
will post pics!
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
panoramic view 
nice spot though, my door open at the back
gonna enjoy coming to work here :thumbs :
nice spot though, my door open at the back
gonna enjoy coming to work here :thumbs :
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Continuing with my up-cycling items for my bedroom here's an old shed door that's now my headboard.
and some crates that are now wee book cases.
I did hang them t'other way it's just the image.
and some crates that are now wee book cases.
I did hang them t'other way it's just the image.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
So I booked a weeks worth of pottery evening classes.
Great fun, if frustrating at first
Last day tomorrow, decoration day then there's glazing in September.
Great fun, if frustrating at first
Last day tomorrow, decoration day then there's glazing in September.
moose
like some cat from Japan
Brilliant, Artaxerxes
I'm rubbish on a wheel, I think my hands are too hot and I can never centre properly. Yours are fab.
I'm rubbish on a wheel, I think my hands are too hot and I can never centre properly. Yours are fab.
wayward bob
i ate all your bees
i couldn't do pottery - i'm far too impatient to wait for drying and firing and glazing...
I'l love to try pottery, those pots look really good Artaxerxes.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Thanks guys, only took 9 hours to get there so its doable for anyone, I almost gave up the second day because I was so bloody awful and making no progress 
Still throwing away more pots than I manage to throw properly but when it works it looks bloody good
Still throwing away more pots than I manage to throw properly but when it works it looks bloody good
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
I've made these for myself.
In my first year at college I was going to make an anticlastic bangle with silver backed copper. I started it and it was going well until it suddenly snapped.
I realised that the copper was too fine compared to the silver and I was working the silver too hard. I was really pissed off as I considered it wasted and I chucked it in my scrap box.
Anyway, this week I dug it out and turned some of it into reversible earrings. I will always wear them as an odd pair though because that's what I like.
In my first year at college I was going to make an anticlastic bangle with silver backed copper. I started it and it was going well until it suddenly snapped.
I realised that the copper was too fine compared to the silver and I was working the silver too hard. I was really pissed off as I considered it wasted and I chucked it in my scrap box.Anyway, this week I dug it out and turned some of it into reversible earrings. I will always wear them as an odd pair though because that's what I like.
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Can someone talk to me about decoupage paper please?
I've got a small mache animal - to be decorated by the girl. She may well choose to paint/glitter it, but if she wants to add paper too, what is decoupage paper? Is it just patterned or is it thin/glossy/something special?
I think I might have some origami paper kicking about with pretty patterns on it.
edit: ignore me, google answers most things eh
I've got a small mache animal - to be decorated by the girl. She may well choose to paint/glitter it, but if she wants to add paper too, what is decoupage paper? Is it just patterned or is it thin/glossy/something special?
I think I might have some origami paper kicking about with pretty patterns on it.
edit: ignore me, google answers most things eh
I'm making this chain with round and oval links for a friend. It still has a way to go with filing and polishing. Once it's finished I'll be attaching a silver locket with a tiny St Christopher inside. Her late father gave her the St Christopher about 20 years ago when she first went travelling. It's hard work, because links are bloody fiddly but I don't mind because I'm enjoying making it and in the end it will be something really special to her.
It's often just got a pattern which is easy to cut out and more or less the right size. You can buy decoupage paper, but there's quite a mark up for it, and IMHO it's not necessary for what the girl will be doing with it - cut up wrapping paper or origami paper would probably do.
Bugger, I've already had to tell the friend that I'm making the chain for that the 'silver charm' she's worn since her first trip to Lesbos many years ago isn't silver and I can't incorporate it into the chain. Now that I'm about to attach the locked I've seen that it's only 825 silver. It might be ok to solder onto to it but I'm not sure so waiting for expert advice from my college tutor.
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Super glue?
Might have to beSuper glue?
I think it could be ok to solder but I had a disaster a while back because I didn't check for myself when someone told me their bangle was silver.
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Help!
Point 5 on these instructions, wtf is the untouched edge?
Kids sun hats instructions
Edit: is the edge with no notches?
Point 5 on these instructions, wtf is the untouched edge?
Kids sun hats instructions
Edit: is the edge with no notches?
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
The unstaystitched edge i.e. the bottom one.
If my arms haven't fallen off by then.
