Friday, March 30, 2007



So I've finished the dangley bits on my bellydancing/just sparklely bra for Frolicon. The beads for that section don't match the other beads I have, so I'm using them sparingly. Attaching these will be much easier/faster because they don't need as much support. I'm so excited about wearing this out.

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Danglies

I've got a convention in a few weeks and I'm very excited. I'm working on an outfit to take. Right now I'm beading the bra. I've had some setbacks with the sewing, but I think the front looks like what I want.

I'm using the mardi gras beads Cliff gave me, so I'm securing them on the thread between each bead. The small ones I've used so far are going to be fine, but I'm pretty sure the larger beads will need more.

I've got a pair of wrap pants to wear with the top and I may make a little belt too. That way I can dance around the con floor and shimmy my beads everywhere.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

crochet madness


On Friday, I learned how to crochet. I have spent all my time since then looping away. The above pic was a moment when I put the hook down to engage in some yarn performance art. I was going to cover both hands together with the yarn, but I got dizzy and had to stop. Tom was a good sport about it.

The first thing I made was a dishcloth, just to get in the habit. I gave it to my friend, Mad Joe.

This doohickey came about while I was experimenting with the 3-d techniques that drew me to this craft in the first place. I also made a dog collar with the same yarn.

I stretched a tiny ball of yarn into this little drawstring bag for another friend, Dan. It'd be perfect for dice, but I don't think he's a gamer. I'm sure he'll find something to put in it.


Once I figured out the true usefulness of crochet, I started a modification for my bag.

Two pockets on the inside should help if from just being a bottomless pit, and I'll probably add more in the future.

There will be more crochet tonight, but not by me. I'm taking Christy her work from last week, and we'll see what she makes. Hopefully it won't distract her so much that we get last place in trivia again. We'll see.