Sewing Project Pictures!

I told you "long ago" about my various sewing projects... namely, the three things I have sewn: 1) a doll dress whose pattern I made up 2) a skirt and 3) an Elvish dress.

It is very hard, when you are the photographer, to get pictures of yourself dressed up. I do not have any pictures of my Elvish dress. The pictures I am including in this post are ones that my brother W. took several months ago-- and only when I bribed him.

Looking through the pictures, I realised I mostly made avatars and signatures for fun. I don't think I've actually used any... just experiment. So I apologise if the pictures have words all over them. :)

FYI: To get what "Bear" and "Fish" mean, read the Fairy Tale Novels by Regina Doman. And to get what "Tree Walking" is about, join the FairyTaleNovels Fourm, and read page 400 something in the Rivendell thread in the roleplaying section. Haha.

The Twisty Design

These are more pictures of the design that, for lack of a better name, I am calling the "Twisty Design".

The green and blue one is my favorite... those are my absolute favorite shades of my absolute favorite colors.
The problem is, I didn't think about making it big enough to fit me. I made it the same size as the pearly one, but that one didn't fit me. So this bracelet is going to be a Christmas present for someone who does not have a ginormous wrist. :) And I'll make myself one later.

I made the pink and white one with G. I can't believe how many things we made in just a few hours! I think this would make a nice Easter bracelet.

The Tales of Wire Crocheting

Remember that post a few months ago when I claimed I would never again try to crochet with wire?

Well, I guess I lied.

A few weeks ago I got to see some of the spectacularly amazing jewelry my friend D. made. She had made several crocheted necklaces. They were amazing! So, of course, I had to ask just what she did to make them.

Turns out the easiest way to wire crochet is to string beads onto wire, then chain stitch a length, pulling up a new bead each time you yo over. This is my first attempt at it-- I crocheted two strands and twisted them together into a bracelet.

I think it turned out rather nicely. :) The below picture is the same bracelet, before I smushed the wire together. I definately prefer the smashed together look.

Button, Wire, Ribbon, Beads Necklace

This is another fun design that G. and I came up with! Actually, most of it was her idea. :) My jewelry is normally very delicate, or at least very swirly and sparkly. I was very pleased with this fun, bold design.
I actually did not make this one; G. made it for me. I made one for G. but forgot to grab a picture of it.
The centerpeice is a big button! It was left over from some Christmas projects I made a few years ago (see bottom picture). The ribbon threaded through twisty wire was a nice touch.

Clip on Earrings

A few days ago, I had a friend over whose ears are not peirced. She's never had earrings, and I dug up some cheap clip on (techincally, screw-on) things. We had fun with hot glue, beads, and wire! G. had some great ideas that I never would have thought of-- for example, putting buttons on earrings!

I just realized I forgot to snag a picture of the first pair we made. It looked alot like the bottom one, only the rose bead was a bronze one I found at a garage sale, and the dangle was a clear yellow E-bead. Don't ask me why they are called E beads. I really don't know.

Halloween Costumes

 My entire family are Lord of the Rings geeks. :) N., W., and I all dressed up as LotR characters. B. was going to; but his Gimli costume was packed. I suppose I could search for an old picture of him wearing it! M. was going to be King Theoden, but wouldn't wear the cape. So he was a firefighter. A. was a cute little bunny rabbit!
I helped make some of these costumes, and I also took the pictures (except the one with me in it, of course!). So that is why I am posting them...

N. as Frodo Baggins. Note that he is wearing the Ring of Power- he filched that from B.'s LotR Risk game!

 W. as Aragorn. Note that he stole my Evenstar.

 

 The three LotR characters! I wasn't exactly Arwen, just a random Elf. :) That costume is the big sewing project I've been working on! More pictrues of it will come someday! And I will take pictures of the jewelry I made to go with the costume.

 

Tengwar Instructions

In the latest issue of Ink and Fairydust, I wrote an article on writing with the Elvish characters called Tengwar. There wasn't room so it got shortened.

Here is the full article: