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yourlibrarian2021-07-07 02:11 pm
Madness Round Gifts
All my packages have been delivered by now so I am sharing what I sent out for the Madness Round.
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Made for tigerweave.
Better late than never! I meant to post this earlier in the week, but time got away from me and my poor old computer finally died, so I had to wait for this new and shiny one to arrive. Anyway, here is what I made.
Made fortigerweave. She is interested in historical clothes, history bounding, cats, violin, Celtic singing horses, dance, butterflies, flowers and gardens.
So here's the flip through video of the journal!
Made for
tigerweave. She is interested in historical clothes, history bounding, cats, violin, Celtic singing horses, dance, butterflies, flowers and gardens.So here's the flip through video of the journal!
elegantstupidity2021-05-25 09:46 pm2021 Gift and Assignment
I had such a blast during this year's round of H2H! Not only did I get some incredible jewelry from alessandriana (here's a post with pictures on my journal) I got to break out my sewing machine for a set of travel-themed projects for yourlibrarian (and here's that post).
I also realized as I was writing those posts that I never got pictures posted from last year's round, so if anyone's interested, you can check out those pictures here.
All in all, this was so much fun, and I can't wait for next year!
alessandriana (here's a post with pictures on my journal) I got to break out my sewing machine for a set of travel-themed projects for yourlibrarian (and here's that post).I also realized as I was writing those posts that I never got pictures posted from last year's round, so if anyone's interested, you can check out those pictures here.
All in all, this was so much fun, and I can't wait for next year!
yourlibrarian2021-05-25 11:15 amGifts made by elegantstupidity
I received my gifts yesterday, and after letting elegantstupidity know, they said they'd be making a post on their own journal that they'd link but that I should go ahead with pictures. So here they are! ( Read more... )
yourlibrarian2021-05-21 01:35 pmJewelry for Always Sundae
As usual I enjoyed taking part in this year's H2H Challenge on Dreamwidth. I took three central things from my recipient's list – a preference for bunnies, bright colors (a bluish purple if at all possible) and a focus on cute. My second concern was then mixing up the results so that there would be both short and long necklaces as well as "heavier" and "lighter" styles.
One early roadblock was a dislike of orange, which was unfortunate because when it comes to creating brightly colored jewelry, pink and orange tend to do particularly well in making for a lively looking item. Also, purple, even a bluish purple, often makes for a darker look. For example, this following necklace was not sent to the recipient, because despite using some lavender toned and sparkly beads in an all purple necklace, the effect was not bright. ( Read more... )
One early roadblock was a dislike of orange, which was unfortunate because when it comes to creating brightly colored jewelry, pink and orange tend to do particularly well in making for a lively looking item. Also, purple, even a bluish purple, often makes for a darker look. For example, this following necklace was not sent to the recipient, because despite using some lavender toned and sparkly beads in an all purple necklace, the effect was not bright. ( Read more... )
elrhiarhodan2021-05-20 11:36 amGifts Made for DirtyGreatKnife
My recipient this round was the lovely Star (dirtygreatknife) in Australia, and they have finally received my package. Star told me to go a head and post the pictures I took, which would give their aging computer a bit of breather.
Star said they loves both Egyptian Revival and weird jewelry, and both are dead center in my wheelhouse. I've been collecting Egyptian Revival pieces for about 30 years and was glad for the chance to use a few of them. And since some of the ones I used are distinctly weird, it was a double checkmark on the "what I like" list.
I freely admit I went a little overboard. Once I started making, I had a hard time stopping...
I started with the Nefretiti lariat style necklace, which is a pastiche of three different 1920’s Egyptian revival Czech glass bead necklaces that I’d collected over the years, and restrung and hand-knotted on silk thread.
The earrings are made from matching Czech glass beads and pendants, and since Star's signup didn’t say "no earrings" I figured that they do wear earrings. They are reversible, party in the front or business in the front. Unfortunately, Star doesn't wear earrings, but they have figured out how to wear them as pendants on the cord necklace shown below.
The bracelet uses the same beads and pattern as the earrings, but is not reversible, unfortunately (I tried, but there’s just to much heft in the front).
The star pendant was a fun experiment, and I’d just planned on tossing that in as an extra and sending everything off, but it was still too soon to mail...
So I got to looking around my stash and found the supremely ugly Pharaoh. Since Star had said they liked weird jewelry, so I went with that. In their confirmation emails, they told me that they are very pleased with the oddity of it. It’s from the 1920s, same vintage as the Nefretiti necklace.
That and the little star pendant will go on the braided blue necklace, which is an 8-cord kumihimo.
I am so thrilled that the package arrived safe in the Land Down Under and I can't wait for next year's exchange.
dirtygreatknife) in Australia, and they have finally received my package. Star told me to go a head and post the pictures I took, which would give their aging computer a bit of breather. Star said they loves both Egyptian Revival and weird jewelry, and both are dead center in my wheelhouse. I've been collecting Egyptian Revival pieces for about 30 years and was glad for the chance to use a few of them. And since some of the ones I used are distinctly weird, it was a double checkmark on the "what I like" list.
I freely admit I went a little overboard. Once I started making, I had a hard time stopping...
I started with the Nefretiti lariat style necklace, which is a pastiche of three different 1920’s Egyptian revival Czech glass bead necklaces that I’d collected over the years, and restrung and hand-knotted on silk thread.
The earrings are made from matching Czech glass beads and pendants, and since Star's signup didn’t say "no earrings" I figured that they do wear earrings. They are reversible, party in the front or business in the front. Unfortunately, Star doesn't wear earrings, but they have figured out how to wear them as pendants on the cord necklace shown below.
The bracelet uses the same beads and pattern as the earrings, but is not reversible, unfortunately (I tried, but there’s just to much heft in the front).
The star pendant was a fun experiment, and I’d just planned on tossing that in as an extra and sending everything off, but it was still too soon to mail...
So I got to looking around my stash and found the supremely ugly Pharaoh. Since Star had said they liked weird jewelry, so I went with that. In their confirmation emails, they told me that they are very pleased with the oddity of it. It’s from the 1920s, same vintage as the Nefretiti necklace.
That and the little star pendant will go on the braided blue necklace, which is an 8-cord kumihimo.
I am so thrilled that the package arrived safe in the Land Down Under and I can't wait for next year's exchange.
dirtygreatknife2020-08-06 10:39 pmMy Last Gift.
Since my previous post, I recieved one more gift. It was totally unexpected and I did actually gasp out loud when I opened it because... well, WOW.
Thank you SO MUCHlaridian for this. It's a quilted wall hanging, which I intend to hang on the wall above my TV. The design is from the early part of the 20th century, I'm told and it's all the colours I love in deliciously decadent and gorgeous fabrics. I love, love, love it. It's so unique and wonderful.
As life (tm) has been less than stellar between these posts, this gift fromlaridian couldn't have come at a better time and really gave me a huge smile in a very dark time for me. (Above and beyond Covid, natch). Thank you again, and I'm so glad too that you've discovered a joy in making junk journals. (If you'd like YouTube channel links to some of the better makers and their tutorials, send me a message, I'm happy to share.)
I have been so incredibly lucky this year. Thank you to everyone involved in this community, to the mods who put things together, the pinch hitters who pick things up, and just all the wonderful people here.
Thank you SO MUCH
laridian for this. It's a quilted wall hanging, which I intend to hang on the wall above my TV. The design is from the early part of the 20th century, I'm told and it's all the colours I love in deliciously decadent and gorgeous fabrics. I love, love, love it. It's so unique and wonderful. As life (tm) has been less than stellar between these posts, this gift from
laridian couldn't have come at a better time and really gave me a huge smile in a very dark time for me. (Above and beyond Covid, natch). Thank you again, and I'm so glad too that you've discovered a joy in making junk journals. (If you'd like YouTube channel links to some of the better makers and their tutorials, send me a message, I'm happy to share.)I have been so incredibly lucky this year. Thank you to everyone involved in this community, to the mods who put things together, the pinch hitters who pick things up, and just all the wonderful people here.
dirtygreatknife2020-06-21 03:02 pmEntry tags:
So Many Shiny Things!
I recieved my gift on Friday--not one, but TWO! I was so surprised and very grateful. It's been a difficult three months here, so this was a very welcome and appreciated surprise.
The first packet I opened was fromelwinfortuna and WOW. It's a set of five pieces of handmade jewellery that are Babylon 5 themed. I've loved that show from the first time it aired, and to have this unique collection of stunning pieces really thrilled me. The photo really doesn't do it justice, and I did take several shots to try and get a photo that would do all the amazing pieces justice, so you'll just have to imagine it's a million times better in real life than in this photo. I did chuckle at the Drazi necklace--"He who takes green is green leader, he who takes purple is purple leader," so like Ivanova in the episode, as I have both, I'm now leader of both, which is a win. I love the bracelet which is themed to the episode "Deconstruction of Falling Stars," one of my favourites in the show, along with "Sleeping in Light" which got its own necklace, and "Shadow Dancing" which are the earrings. I love the choice of stones in the "Born to the Purple" necklace, they're so unique and perfect for that episode. It's like Amy read my mind! Thank you so much, I love, love, love it all, and I can't wait to be able to go somewhere that I can wear these pieces.
Click on the thumbnails to see full size, you won't be disappointed. I'm not!
The second packet was fromyourlibrarian and contained eight various necklaces made in different themes from my list of likes. I particularly liked the colour choices and stones used, and the art deco ones are gorgeous with their shiny pieces and beads. As with the first set, the photo does not do these pieces justice, and so you'll have to imagine them looking a million times better in real life, which, like the first set, I know is hard to do. Again, I look forward to being able to go out somewhere when restrictions are lifted here so I can wear these pieces. Thank you so much for all of these, I love them all so much, and thank you for your generosity in making so many, I have so much to choose from!
Click on the thumbnails to see the full size image!
The first packet I opened was from
elwinfortuna and WOW. It's a set of five pieces of handmade jewellery that are Babylon 5 themed. I've loved that show from the first time it aired, and to have this unique collection of stunning pieces really thrilled me. The photo really doesn't do it justice, and I did take several shots to try and get a photo that would do all the amazing pieces justice, so you'll just have to imagine it's a million times better in real life than in this photo. I did chuckle at the Drazi necklace--"He who takes green is green leader, he who takes purple is purple leader," so like Ivanova in the episode, as I have both, I'm now leader of both, which is a win. I love the bracelet which is themed to the episode "Deconstruction of Falling Stars," one of my favourites in the show, along with "Sleeping in Light" which got its own necklace, and "Shadow Dancing" which are the earrings. I love the choice of stones in the "Born to the Purple" necklace, they're so unique and perfect for that episode. It's like Amy read my mind! Thank you so much, I love, love, love it all, and I can't wait to be able to go somewhere that I can wear these pieces. Click on the thumbnails to see full size, you won't be disappointed. I'm not!
The second packet was from
yourlibrarian and contained eight various necklaces made in different themes from my list of likes. I particularly liked the colour choices and stones used, and the art deco ones are gorgeous with their shiny pieces and beads. As with the first set, the photo does not do these pieces justice, and so you'll have to imagine them looking a million times better in real life, which, like the first set, I know is hard to do. Again, I look forward to being able to go out somewhere when restrictions are lifted here so I can wear these pieces. Thank you so much for all of these, I love them all so much, and thank you for your generosity in making so many, I have so much to choose from!Click on the thumbnails to see the full size image!
dirtygreatknife2020-06-09 01:36 pmEntry tags:
My Gift for tjs_whatnot.
I was beginning to wonder if this would ever arrive, given how slow the post is right now and the updates on the tracking slip were non-existant, but it was delivered today, so now I can share with you all what I made.
This is the junk journal I made fortjs_whatnot. I had intended to do a little video of it, but my camera broke, and when I tried with my phone, it fell out of the tripod and a few pixels cracked, so I decided that I'd not try again. Instead I took a ton of photos--not of every page, but enough to give you all an idea.
I tried to incorporate as many oftjs_whatnot's interests as I could into this junk journal. I hope she likes it. All pictures are beneath the cut, click the thumbnails to embiggen.
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So that's it! I hope you all enjoyed it, and I really hope thattjs_whatnot liked it.
This is the junk journal I made for
tjs_whatnot. I had intended to do a little video of it, but my camera broke, and when I tried with my phone, it fell out of the tripod and a few pixels cracked, so I decided that I'd not try again. Instead I took a ton of photos--not of every page, but enough to give you all an idea. I tried to incorporate as many of
tjs_whatnot's interests as I could into this junk journal. I hope she likes it. All pictures are beneath the cut, click the thumbnails to embiggen.( Onward )
So that's it! I hope you all enjoyed it, and I really hope that
tjs_whatnot liked it.batwrangler2020-06-03 07:13 amIt's here! It's here! It's here!
Yay! My package from redsnake05 completed its world tour and arrived in my mailbox. Pix and a longer post at my DW.
redsnake05 completed its world tour and arrived in my mailbox. Pix and a longer post at my DW.batwrangler2020-05-25 03:01 amGifts for Chibifukurou
chibifukurou's package has been received! Here's what I sent:
Butterfly/caterpillar with removable wings, flower, leaf, aphid, beetle egg case, beetle pupa, ladybird beetle/beetle larva with removable wings. (Crochet; Materials: Cotton yarn, cotton/acrylic yarn, polyfill, glass eyes, plastic eyes, cotton embroidery floss. Not pet or child safe. Designs are from Lalylala.)
(Sadly, this box turned out to be too shallow, so I sent everything in a plain cardboard one that didn't squish stuff. And I totally spaced including any kind of note or even my name! Also, the book is just there in the background because it is the source of most of the patterns.)
There's a process post at my DW and I made a 29-image flickr album for this.
spindle_ella2020-05-24 02:00 pmGift for KiteWithFish
kitewithfish has received my gift for the 2020 exchange. I made her a Venom themed traveller's notebook, and a pair of TARDIS earrings. I have a process post in my journal, but here's a couple of photos of the finished piece (taken at an angle, so you can see the design):
I hope she enjoys them!
look at the pretties!
ambyr sent me some beautiful beadwork, which sat in our mailbox for too long (sorry!) and was mistaken for something I ordered when I brought it in.Pictures!
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Pinch hit gift from tjs_whatnot!
I received my gift today, tjs_whatnot was my pinch hitter :D There is an unboxing video at my DW so you can see what she sent me!
tjs_whatnot was my pinch hitter :D There is an unboxing video at my DW so you can see what she sent me!tjs_whatnot2020-05-19 03:54 pmGifts for Frith-in-Thorns' Baby!
I was so excited when I saw that someone had asked for baby things this year! I have legit been waiting with a Pinterest folder at the ready for THREE years now. ♥
I did feel guilty though that I didn't know until the sign up that they were having a baby (worst friend!), but after seeing the tag for the baby on their journal, I had my theme. ♥Rainbows♥
But first, something for the mama who likes Autumn colors and nature:
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I hope you and your Little enjoy for years to come. ;)
I did feel guilty though that I didn't know until the sign up that they were having a baby (worst friend!), but after seeing the tag for the baby on their journal, I had my theme. ♥Rainbows♥
But first, something for the mama who likes Autumn colors and nature:
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I hope you and your Little enjoy for years to come. ;)
elrhiarhodan2020-05-19 11:26 amGifts for Ambyr
ambyr has received my gift for the 2020 Exchange and has told me how much she enjoys them.I was very excited to create for Ambyr, since she loves jewelry and has excellent taste in colors - teals and purples and silver. So I ended up creating a suite of jewelry for her:
Bracelet
Necklace
Pendant
I am glad she likes them and she's told me that she wears the little pendant regularly - which is super sweet, since it was a last minute addition to the package.
Can't wait for 2021!
bread!
My recipient has gotten their bread and sourdough starter, and now I can share the printables I made to go with it.
Links go to Google Drive. I can email the document to anyone uncomfortable with that.
Favorite Adapted Recipes (DOCX / Word)
Favorite Adapted Recipes (PDF)
And here are the pictures that go with it, in case you'd like to see them at full size.
And a recipe I used, but didn't adapt:
https://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2015/05/01/putting-sourdough-starter-hold
Links go to Google Drive. I can email the document to anyone uncomfortable with that.
Favorite Adapted Recipes (DOCX / Word)
Favorite Adapted Recipes (PDF)
And here are the pictures that go with it, in case you'd like to see them at full size.
And a recipe I used, but didn't adapt:
https://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/2015/05/01/putting-sourdough-starter-hold
yourlibrarian2020-04-20 02:34 pmEntry tags:
Fandom Jewelry
I realized during the process of this latest round of H2H that I had never posted the previous works I'd made to AO3. So I decided to get that started and, now that the package has been delivered, I have updated it with the items from this latest round which went to ragdoll.
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what i made for teigh_corvus
teigh_corvus likes fairy tales and I thought I would try to make my own little fairy creatures. I used things I found outside and bits I had on hand.(Please excuse the glare.)
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nenya_kanadka2019-05-31 06:18 pm
my amazing gift from yourlibrarian
I've been travelling since the last week of April and have been extremely curious about what I might receive in this exchange. Came home to day to this amazing set of necklaces from yourlibrarian!
A closeup of some of my faves--but she sent me not one, not two, but EIGHT beautiful wearable works of art!
More pics below the cut (click to embiggen previews).
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I can't stop grinning! They're all made with such care and just the most gorgeous and creative choices of beading. (Seriously--I am the kind of person who goes to a bead store and coos over all the gorgeous possibilities for sale, and then rarely actually buys them because she isn't quite sure what she'd ever do with them. I am having what my friend calls "a religious experience in the stationery aisle" right now. Eee.) Even the clasps on the ends are hearts or stars or something! Seriously. So cool.
Thank you so much,yourlibrarian! I'm going to have to find a way to display these when I'm not wearing them, because they're so cool to look at. :D
yourlibrarian!A closeup of some of my faves--but she sent me not one, not two, but EIGHT beautiful wearable works of art!
More pics below the cut (click to embiggen previews).
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I can't stop grinning! They're all made with such care and just the most gorgeous and creative choices of beading. (Seriously--I am the kind of person who goes to a bead store and coos over all the gorgeous possibilities for sale, and then rarely actually buys them because she isn't quite sure what she'd ever do with them. I am having what my friend calls "a religious experience in the stationery aisle" right now. Eee.) Even the clasps on the ends are hearts or stars or something! Seriously. So cool.
Thank you so much,
yourlibrarian! I'm going to have to find a way to display these when I'm not wearing them, because they're so cool to look at. :D