The Crafting Thread - Show Us What You've Made!

[BiBunny]

Two bowls. I tried to get the color showing a bit better so the pics are a bit weird, but they’re basically roundish, shallow bowls.

Oh, those are really pretty. Great job, seela!

 

[IrisAlthea]

Two bowls. I tried to get the color showing a bit better so the pics are a bit weird, but they’re basically roundish, shallow bowls.

i love the colours and am super impressed that you made a matching set.
They look way beyond what people usually make when they start going to classes.

 

[seela]

Oh, those are really pretty. Great job, seela!

Thanks!

i love the colours and am super impressed that you made a matching set.
They look way beyond what people usually make when they start going to classes.

To be fair, I only took pics of the two things that turned out okay enough. I also brought home a plate that’s kinda nice in an ugly kind of way, but abandoned the rest of what I made…

For example, I made a bowl for chips with an integrated little mini bowl for dip so that you can have chips and dip and only have to hold a single bowl. It turned out looking like a 5 year old made it, in both construction and especially glazing. I didn’t have enough time to make it neat and tidy before the first firing and then when I glazed it, I tried to make it evenly-ish colored, but because it wasn’t neat and tidy, it ended up looking just so messy that I abandoned it.

If I decide to continue with ceramics at some point, I’ll give the chip and dip bowl another go, because as a concept it seems like something that’s missing in my life.

 

[twister947]

Two bowls. I tried to get the color showing a bit better so the pics are a bit weird, but they’re basically roundish, shallow bowls.

See the face ?

 

[IrisAlthea]

Thanks!

To be fair, I only took pics of the two things that turned out okay enough. I also brought home a plate that’s kinda nice in an ugly kind of way, but abandoned the rest of what I made…

For example, I made a bowl for chips with an integrated little mini bowl for dip so that you can have chips and dip and only have to hold a single bowl. It turned out looking like a 5 year old made it, in both construction and especially glazing. I didn’t have enough time to make it neat and tidy before the first firing and then when I glazed it, I tried to make it evenly-ish colored, but because it wasn’t neat and tidy, it ended up looking just so messy that I abandoned it.

If I decide to continue with ceramics at some point, I’ll give the chip and dip bowl another go, because as a concept it seems like something that’s missing in my life.

I might go flutter my eyelashes at the 3D printer guy.

 

[seela]

See the face ?

Yup.

I might go flutter my eyelashes at the 3D printer guy.

That might be the way to go, actually.

 

[BiBunny]

Part of Daddy's Christmas present--a Batman scarf.

 

[BiBunny]

I haven't made much lately. Too much other stuff going on. But I've decided that however dumb people might think it is, I'm going to make a holiday/season tree for each holiday/season that comes along because it'll make me happy. I'm going to make the ornaments myself.

So behold, the first thing I've made for my Memorial Day/4th of July/general summertime tree:

 

[IrisAlthea]

I haven't made much lately. Too much other stuff going on. But I've decided that however dumb people might think it is, I'm going to make a holiday/season tree for each holiday/season that comes along because it'll make me happy. I'm going to make the ornaments myself.

So behold, the first thing I've made for my Memorial Day/4th of July/general summertime tree:

View attachment 2336474

That is adorable!

I have a little ”tree” to decorate, that I ”made” using dried branches of Corylus avellana 'Contorta'.
They are called ”Snake Hazel” here and look like this:
I put them in a big cylindrical vase and filled it with small pebbles made of green and gray glass, to make the whole thing heavy and hold the branches in place.
I have a string light in it and then we add seasonal things for different holidays.

 

[BiBunny]

That is adorable!

I have a little ”tree” to decorate, that I ”made” using dried branches of Corylus avellana 'Contorta'.
They are called ”Snake Hazel” here and look like this:View attachment 2336484
I put them in a big cylindrical vase and filled it with small pebbles made of green and gray glass, to make the whole thing heavy and hold the branches in place.
I have a string light in it and then we add seasonal things for different holidays.

Thank you!

I love that idea, with the tree, too.

 

[IrisAlthea]

Thank you!

I love that idea, with the tree, too.

Thank you!

It lives on a dresser where one drawer holds stuff to decorate with, so it is low threshold to decorate and put away and it still looks good without further deco, if I run out of time and/or steam.

I used to tell myself and others that I really don’t care about that kind of stuff.
It does hold true for the workplace where I question the sanity of those who want to create chore shedules for watering plants, fluffing pillows etc, especially when they scoff at the idea of making me a star chart if I participate.
At home though, I do appreciate having time at least once in a while, to get flowers or get some seasonal decorations up.
I suspect there is some alternate universe where I putter around and make fall wreaths

 

[BiBunny]

More stuff for my summer tree. I'm going to make a few more ice cream cones in different colors today.View attachment 2337122

 

[BiBunny]

All the stuff I've made so far for the Summer tree. Gonna make a few more of the stars tonight, then switch to something totally different tomorrow.

 

[Deleted member 6607120]

Seems fitting that it is Harry Potter Day today to share my most recent creation that I finished on Monday this week. My daughter requested Fawkes the Phoenix and I obliged. So, so very happy with the result!

https://imgur.com/a/4m8UhdV

 

[BiBunny]

Seems fitting that it is Harry Potter Day today to share my most recent creation that I finished on Monday this week. My daughter requested Fawkes the Phoenix and I obliged. So, so very happy with the result!

https://imgur.com/a/4m8UhdV

Oh, wow, that is amazing! Did it take a lot of sewing the pieces together? That's the part I'm the worst at. Fantastic job!

 

[Deleted member 6607120]

Oh, wow, that is amazing! Did it take a lot of sewing the pieces together? That's the part I'm the worst at. Fantastic job!

Thank you so much! I love your summer tree decorations. It did take some time to place and sew on the feathers. Sewing and assembly were not my favorite lol. I am not a big fan of making amigurumi in general - I'm more of a shawl and clothing piece crocheter. This project was definitely outside my comfort zone, but the look on my daughter's face when she saw it was worth it!

 

[seela]

All the stuff I've made so far for the Summer tree. Gonna make a few more of the stars tonight, then switch to something totally different tomorrow.

Seems fitting that it is Harry Potter Day today to share my most recent creation that I finished on Monday this week. My daughter requested Fawkes the Phoenix and I obliged. So, so very happy with the result!

These are so amazing!!! I wish I had the talent or the patience to learn to make things like that. I still dream of one day crocheting a grub from Hollow Knight, because they’re the best.

My latest friend group arts outing was an alcohol ink class. I made many shitty things because I’m not very good at artsy, but I had lots of fun nevertheless and I did get better towards the end. Eventually I managed to make this little thing that I liked enough to actually frame it.

 

[Deleted member 6607120]

These are so amazing!!! I wish I had the talent or the patience to learn to make things like that. I still dream of one day crocheting a grub from Hollow Knight, because they’re the best.

My latest friend group arts outing was an alcohol ink class. I made many shitty things because I’m not very good at artsy, but I had lots of fun nevertheless and I did get better towards the end. Eventually I managed to make this little thing that I liked enough to actually frame it.

That is beautiful! I love the blend of colors. Painting like that is fun because there are so many ways to interpret what shape it takes on.

I had to look up that grub and it is cute! I found several crochet versions and they look fairly simple to make with basic skills in crochet. I hope you get to make it one day.

 

[BiBunny]

These are so amazing!!! I wish I had the talent or the patience to learn to make things like that. I still dream of one day crocheting a grub from Hollow Knight, because they’re the best.

My latest friend group arts outing was an alcohol ink class. I made many shitty things because I’m not very good at artsy, but I had lots of fun nevertheless and I did get better towards the end. Eventually I managed to make this little thing that I liked enough to actually frame it.

Ooh, very pretty!

 

[seela]

That is beautiful! I love the blend of colors. Painting like that is fun because there are so many ways to interpret what shape it takes on.

I had to look up that grub and it is cute! I found several crochet versions and they look fairly simple to make with basic skills in crochet. I hope you get to make it one day.

I tried to make a human-ish blob because I had this big vision of what I wanted to make, and that attempt went to hell. Then I thought I’d just add whatever to it because it already wasn’t what I wanted to make. And then at some point I realized that now there are sort of two human-ish shapes hugging/dancing and it was so much better than what I had wanted to make in the first place. After that realization, I managed to keep that vision alive, sort of, and I ended up really liking that piece.

The grubs are very cute and I’m sure they’re not too difficult to make. I’ve looked at a few crochet patterns and a friend has done her best to explain them to me in a way that I might understand. But I just don’t get the patterns at all. I’ve never been taught the terms and I don’t seem to have the patience to learn what the words mean and what the moves are and the be precise enough to actually execute the pattern after I’ve learned to interpret it… I really hope one day that’ll change, because I’d love to be able to make something like the pretty things you and Bunny have posted!

In the meanwhile I’ve been thinking about making another blanket, because I really enjoyed making the one I did. The problem is that I don’t really need another one… Maybe I could somehow make a less warm one for summer time use? Less warm sounds holier and intentional holes sound like trouble for my skills, though. I’ll have to think about it.

Ooh, very pretty!

Thanks! I’m always in awe of what you make so this coming from you counts for a lot.

 

[Deleted member 6607120]

I tried to make a human-ish blob because I had this big vision of what I wanted to make, and that attempt went to hell. Then I thought I’d just add whatever to it because it already wasn’t what I wanted to make. And then at some point I realized that now there are sort of two human-ish shapes hugging/dancing and it was so much better than what I had wanted to make in the first place. After that realization, I managed to keep that vision alive, sort of, and I ended up really liking that piece.

The grubs are very cute and I’m sure they’re not too difficult to make. I’ve looked at a few crochet patterns and a friend has done her best to explain them to me in a way that I might understand. But I just don’t get the patterns at all. I’ve never been taught the terms and I don’t seem to have the patience to learn what the words mean and what the moves are and the be precise enough to actually execute the pattern after I’ve learned to interpret it… I really hope one day that’ll change, because I’d love to be able to make something like the pretty things you and Bunny have posted!

In the meanwhile I’ve been thinking about making another blanket, because I really enjoyed making the one I did. The problem is that I don’t really need another one… Maybe I could somehow make a less warm one for summer time use? Less warm sounds holier and intentional holes sound like trouble for my skills, though. I’ll have to think about it.

Thanks! I’m always in awe of what you make so this coming from you counts for a lot.

I find that video tutorials help me more than written patterns because I am a visual learner. I taught myself to crochet via YouTube. I'm a lefty and the patterns I've found over the years are almost always right-handed so seeing someone do it in front of me and going along with them, or pausing and practicing has been a godsend.

I love how your ideas shifted and the finished piece wasn't exactly what you were going for but that you love it. Those end up being my favorite pieces when that happens.

 

[seela]

Why is there so much math involved in knitting/crocheting??? I’m trying to figure out how much yarn to buy and my pretty little head hurts again.

Is there a tool where I can just put in measurements and how much yarn those measurements need when using yarn A, and then, hey presto, with a push of a button the tool will automatically tell me how much yarn I need for a similar project in a different size or using yarn B that’s slightly heavier?

Please tell me such a thing exists.

 

[IrisAlthea]

Why is there so much math involved in knitting/crocheting??? I’m trying to figure out how much yarn to buy and my pretty little head hurts again.

Is there a tool where I can just put in measurements and how much yarn those measurements need when using yarn A, and then, hey presto, with a push of a button the tool will automatically tell me how much yarn I need for a similar project in a different size or using yarn B that’s slightly heavier?

Please tell me such a thing exists.

Yeah, there are a lot of crafty things where some kind of calculating tool would be really handy.
The guest bed we built once was hilariously over dimensioned.

 

[Deleted member 6607120]

I hate the math involved in crochet projects. Why can't it just look right without counting or measuring?

 

[seela]

FWIW, my head gave up on the math. For now.