WIP Weekend + WIP Week

Well, in my usual fashion, despite not having done much crafting for some time, my WIP's appear to have flourished. How does that happen.

So have decided to have a WIP Weekend followed by a WIP week.

My list of projects (in no particular order of finishing required, nor actual importance...)

1. The scarf I was making for my former housemate. To give to her on her birthday. In September. Then rescheduled to give to her before she flew to the US for Xmas. Three weeks ago. Now re-rescheduled to finish and post to her by 1 December...
2. Similarly, a scarf for my former housemates boyfriend. *sigh* I probably could've had this finished BEFORE they went away if I had only knuckled down. But not long to go on that one.
3. A paper snowflake mobile for Christmas. Only started this on Monday. Cutouts done. Ironed nice and flat (FYI best done without the steam function turned on...). Just dabbing some KindyGlitz on for sparkle-arkles and then have to thread together and I am done.
4. The afghan. 'Nuff said.
5. Plastic canvas fridge magnets. Long-term, semi-abandoned project fished out of a cupboard yesterday;
6. An aged baby blanket I started about 5 years ago. Oh well, other people are still procreating...
7. The Thimbleberries Quilt. Have finally galvanised myself to buy the backing fabric. I suspect I should have it completely finished in, oh, about 2 years at this rate...
8. Finalising some storage cards for my plethora of DMC embroidery threads.
9. The skirt I started back in July. Which I fear no longer fits me...
10. Some applique to tea-towels which had tiny fraying holes in, but are otherwise perfectly serviceable.
11. Oops. The baby hat for my friends 3 1/2 month old baby o_O
12. Some applique to screen prints I did at the last Brown Owls I attended..
13. I'm sure there's more...

So there you go. In the snatched moments between social engagements this weekend (you think I'm kidding. I'm totally not...), I shall endeavour to finish at least some of this list :)

Wish me luck...I think I'm gonna need it o_O

Brown Owls - hoot! hoot!

Crafty Brown Owl goodness went on today.

!!!!!!!!!!!!SCREEEEEEEEENNNNNNNN-PRINTINNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!

*ahem*

So. Much. Fun. Haven't done screen-printing since art in High School (which I took to a TEE level thankyouverymuchandlearntallaboutimpressionistsandthedadamovementblahblahblah).

My last attempts at screen printing seem to have been a tea-towel with a rather terrible rendering of a plant of some description in a delightful primary red and navy blue. My mum still has (and uses) this terrible attack on the fine art of screenprinting. I also seem to recall doing tee-shirts in Applied Art. Sopme trite copy of a surf shirt design slithers through my memory.

Todays efforts? OMG!!!! So much cooler.

Pictures are ready to be uploaded. More on this tomorrow. Promise :D

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Day 30 of 31 (or a not-very-likely 365) Bought a snuggly new jacket yesterday. Wore it today. Mistake. Still too hot. Sweaty. Yech. But I looked cool :)

This....

...is what happens when friends know you can sew...

My roomie (and good friend) Bec is going to a Ball on Saturday with her fella (hey CS!!! *waves*). And he needs a waistcoat. This - this folks - is where I come in : )

Hmmm, how am I going to do this???

I figured that I don't have a mens waistcoat pattern (not to mention CS is a reasonably talltalltall fellow, so standard patterns are prolly not gonna fit), so my BRILLIANT idea is to get hold of one of his business shirts (or similar) and see if I can't draft a vague, waistcoaty shaped pattern...

Whaddaya think???

Did I mention its THIS SATURDAY!!!!!

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Day 5 of 31 (or 365) - mmmmmmm, F&N Grape Soda. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm. Sugary, aghnnghghgnnnnghgngh (that would be the noise Homer Simpson makes when he drools peeps)