Showing posts with label beading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beading. Show all posts

Sunday, August 27, 2023

2023.08.27 Since it's not WIP Wednesday I think I'll call it Squirrel Sunday today!!

Squirrel Charm

Why is it Squirrel Sunday you might ask?  Well here's the thing, I love taking custom orders from my customers.  Sometimes they have a vague idea of what they want and sometimes they have a picture to provide inspiration.  But either way it's problem solving.  I try and figure out what I need to create the thing they want.  

Close up of the beads with the charm

The idea is for scissor fobs that have a squirrel charm as their focal point.  Then we determined that blacks, grays, and silver were the colors the customer preferred.  The inspiration photo used silver beads that had texture and designs etched into them, so I sourced some varying shapes and sizes and created a pattern with the assorted pieces until we hit on a style that appealed to my customer.   

What the design model looks like with some scissors

Now just one scissor fob with a squirrel on it might not have been enough to make it "Squirrel Sunday", but when an order is placed for 12 fobs exactly alike...it's now a Sunday for squirrels!

My beading tray showing finished fobs, a fob in progress, and the individual parts.

 As of this writing, seven fobs are complete.  The order will be completed and ready for shipping out Thursday morning (if everything goes to plan!).  All scissor fobs come with a split ring key ring and can be used as keychains, zipper pulls, purse charms, or mirror charms.

If you're interested in seeing more of my scissor fobs, please check out my Etsy shop and click on the section for "Fobs/Keyring/Bag Charms".  You can always message me through the blog or the shop if you'd like to place a custom order.

That's about all I've got for this week.  Feel free to drop any questions or comments.

Slainte Mhuth!



Wednesday, May 26, 2021

2021.05.26 WIPs Wednesday


 

IHSW--May 2021

IHSW or International Hermit and Stitch Weekend always starts on the third Friday of the month.  It's a chance to lock yourself away and focus on your stitching for the weekend.  You can take part on your blog or via the Facebook page - IHSW on Facebook.

But as I work weekends, my stitching is confined to the evenings.  As this is the month of May, this weekend's stitchy time falls during Stitch Maynia.  This year my goals are towards finishing--completing stitches in a pattern AND finishing stitchy items into FFO's or Finally Finished Objects.

But as my weekend hours are limited, I worked on completing some patterns.  The first one I completed this weekend is my oldest living WIP--A Right Royal SAL that I started on 2018.06.26

But after many stitches over many months, along with many beads, I finished it up on 2021.05.24


Next up for the weekend was finishing a stitchy gift for a friend--Bumblebee which I started last summer on 2020.06.26.

The gorgeous hand dyed fabric named "Opal" was created by Mystic Fabrics and it shows it off to perfection!!



It feels so wonderful to have two finishes from this past weekend!  I'm looking forward to more finishes and of course more starts!!

That's a wrap on IHSW for May.  I look forward to seeing what June and PRIDE month brings!!  Feel free to leave a comment or a link to your blog post below.  Until next month...Be Well!!


Slainte Mhuth (Much health)



Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Gifted Gorgeousness March 2021

The Gifted Gorgeousness SAL 2021 is hosted by Jo over at Serendipitous Stitching where you can find all the links to participating blog posts. The format is basically anything connected to the word "gift" is allowed, whether it was a gift TO you or is a gift FROM you.  As this is the first month of my participation, I thought I'd share some of my WIPs (Work In Progress) that meet the criteria.


Bubbly Magic SAL by Highland Murr Blackwork

This lovely blackwork (but done in shades of green) is a gift to my daughter, Avalon.  She is a huge Harry Potter fan and claims membership in House Slytherin, hence the shades of green floss.  I began stitching this on a pre-stretched 6"x 6" 14 ct Aida on April 26, 2020.  



Bumblebee by Gentle Feather on Etsy

This beautifully detailed Bumblebee is stitched on 18 ct Aida named "Opal" by Mystic Fabrics and is a gift to a long time friend of 30+ years.  We met while working together at a credit union in the mid 1980s when we were both in our mid 20's.  We've kept in touch off and on throughout the years, but have reconnected through texting during the pandemic lockdown of 2020.  She resides a couple hours north of Portland out in the country of western Washington.  Stitching started on June 23, 2020.



Simplicity Vintage kit by Dimensions

The classic fashion style of this kit is why I added it to my Amazon wish list.  This is where my bestie and my Prince found it and had it sent to me for my birthday a couple years ago.  I chose to switch out the 14 ct white Aida that came with it and stitch instead on 18 ct Aida named "Veteris" by Mystic Fabrics so I won't need to stitch the background shading in the pattern.  I began stitching on October 6, 2020.


A Lady Named Ella by Ingleside Imaginarium

I haven't started this amazing pattern yet, but I always think of it in the gift category as I contacted a friend who does beading and makes jewelry to assist me in finding the perfect beads.  After discussing it and making decisions on colors, my friend wouldn't let me pay for the beads and gifted them to me instead!!  My plan is to clear a few of my WIPs this year and then begin on this stunning lady!!

So what do you think of my first post for Gifted Gorgeousness 2021?  Leave any comments or suggestions below and share any pics or a link to your post!

Until next month GG2021...Be Well!!

Slainte Mhuth (Much health)