I've made a few crafty things in the past several months that I photographed and intended to post, but then my laptop died and I kind of forgot about them for a while. Now, since I'm lazy, I'm combining them all into one post.
Here's a bracelet I made as a birthday gift for one of my sisters-in-law:
This is a wooden tissue box cover I decoupaged using some wrapping paper from a Lush boxed gift:
This is a tote bag I painted as a prize for a dance competition:
Here are several silk scarves and handkerchiefs I dyed:
Here's an earring made from one of Newton's moulted feathers:
And here's a necklace of freshwater pearls on knotted silk cord:
Now that I've cleared up the backlog, I'll try to write some more detailed posts for any new stuff I make. I have a few ideas for upcoming projects floating around in my mind. I've been saving the nicer feathers that Newton's moulted over the past year and have built up quite a collection; now I'm trying to figure out what to do with them. The central tail feathers are especially gorgeous, but they're so long that I'm at a loss for ideas.
I also have a few pieces of silk clothing I would like to try over-dyeing. Some are thrift store finds that are faded and need a bit of perking up; others are new items in colours I'm not really fond of, but that I found at ridiculously low clearance prices and figured I could over-dye to a nicer colour. Since none of these items were particularly expensive, my reasoning is that it won't be a big loss if the over-dyeing doesn't turn out well - I'll just wear them at home as comfy painting/cleaning/lounging clothes.
The thing I need to work on most right now is a wildcrafting project for my Ethnobotany class. I collected some fallen twigs and am considering the possibility of weaving a basket. Still undecided on that one. It would require me to learn how to weave a basket.
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