Killer Kween

My partner has received her package for the "Craft My Favorite Decade" swap, so I can post some of the stuff I made now. She liked the 18th century, so my crafts were inspired by Marie Antoinette. I did some research and watched both he PBS documentary and Sofia Coppola (very dissapointing) movie. I loved the tote bag so much, I made 2!

I'm starting with my favorite item. This tote bag is so awesome! I'm not a great sewer, but I gave myself a pat on the back for design. To think, I just had these scraps of fabric and lace laying around my craft room.


This ruffle collar/neckwarmer was knitted in acrylic, then embellished with gray lace and gi'normous buttons.


Trinkets included chandelier earrings (real and fake), crocheted cuff, a ring, cell phone charm, silhouette necklace and "Let them eat cake" mirror.




My partner also liked the 50s, so I tossed in some retro nautical-ish things.
Nautical earrings:


Nautical hair clip


Mermaid and hibiscus necklace


I sent a few more things, but nothing worth blogging about. Thanks for looking!

Yes, it's a uterus.

I've officially been flaked on, and it sucks! I sent an awesome package all the way to Leeds for the Rockabilly Swap on craftster.org, and I got zip from my partner. Anyway, (arrgh!) I also included a little extra surprise that I wished I had kept. My partner is trying to have a baby and wants to make a fertility shrine, so I made her a womb from knitty.com. It really gave me a hard time since I used ribbon yarn that wasn't so forgiving. My fingers were cramped for days! He turned out pretty cute though. I called it my "Happy Uterus."



here are some pics of the other stuff I sent:
group shot

embroidered hankies

headbands and cherry choker

knitty's Quant

Here is my first FO from knitty.com's winter issue, Quant. It's a panta (knitted head warmer) done in an entreloc pattern. I used a %100 peruvian wool hand-dyed by a craftster named xladyluckx.
I didn't block my Quant because I liked the texture. I hope the person I'm giving this to loves it. I'm making another one for me. Thanks for looking!

Goth kids Swap

Is it disturbing that it was fun to create creepy gothic stuff for a toddler? Is it more disturbing that Devil's Rejects was a 4 year old's favorite movie? Hell yeah! That's why I joined this swap! Here's what I made for a cute 4 year old girl who loves koi fish, Disney princesses, zombies, and the Devil's Rejects. It was a bedtime themed package.

Group Shot:


Gothic Tinkerbell slippers:


Zombie Girl pillow:


voodoo doll (complete with noose):


a creepy ass sleep shirt that reads "captain spaulding for president":


and a punky koi fish neckalace handmade by me with sharpies and shrink plastic:

David Lynch Swap

I recently organized a David Lynch swap.
Here is what I sent:


Eraserhead T-Shirt & Lady in the Radiator pin:


Black Lodge themed kitchen towel:


Wild at Heart tote ("This is a snakeskin jacket...")
-my first sewn project!
& Wild at Heart Magnets:


Twin Peaks Owl Stitch markers:


Owl ring & goldstone necklace:



And Laura Palmer & Agent Cooper keychains that I didn't take pictures of.


Here is what I got:


Awesome stenciled Eraserhead & Audrey (Sherilyn Fenn) shirts:


cute owl purse:


wild at heart candle vase


Hella magnets and Mulholland Drive Winkies badges!


and I saved the best for last:

"Whats behind the curtain," you ask?

This awesome painting!

Rusted Root

I finished this last month, and am just now coming around to posting it. I'm really dissapointed because it's too small. I love the pattern. I love the yarn. I love it it would've fit on me. I will definitely be making another as soon as I can.



Pattern: Rusted Root
Source: Zephyr Style
Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece - Olive
Needles: Addi Turbo US 6

Rockabilly Swap!!!

I really lucked out! My partner for this swap was a fashion design teacher, so of course I got clothes! Not only did I get a rockin' new outfit, but I also got a new apron, ring and wrist pin cushions, a makeup bag with matching coin purse, some glitzy barrettes, makeup brushes, magnets, pedi clippers, headband, and pinup girl compact and tin.

here are some pics of the small-ish stuff:








here I am in the apron and headband (rawr!)


here are the clothes off me:
top

inside of pencil skirt

waist cincher


here are the clothes on me


I couldn't resist doing up the rockabilly makeup. I would've sported bigger hair if I had the right kind of pomade.


Here's what I sent to my partner:

Reverend Horton Heat fabric patches


ipod cozy


stitch markers


rosary


coasters


pin, phone charm and key chain


sketchbook

inside of sketchbook


personalized stationary set:
box-

bottom of box

inside box


note cards

notepaper


knitted drawstring bag


the black and red bandanna fabric was also included in the package