Alternative Crafting

Sewing Kit

Posted by cassandra , 12.13.2008 Saturday, December 13, 2008

altogether. the Quinn is a needle holder. maria laguerta has dismembered hands and forearms. i used a TON of mod-podge so the mirror doesn't fit snugly anymore. the backside of the printed dexter (no spatters) is the mirror, the underside of the painted dexter (bloodspattered) is the "when you want something sharp".


i'm not sure about the mirror. the text says, "when you want something sharp"

outside. i freehanded that logo!


I finished my sewing kit!



the card i sent along. it's a crimescene.

my favorite is "it's your wet dream in there" (that's a quote from the show).

Dexter Sendouts....

Posted by cassandra , 12.10.2008 Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Are fast approaching! I'm *supposed* to send out on Friday. I'm hoping to get there.

Here's what I've got. Excuse the crappy phone pics.

There's a blood-spatter necklace on a bamboo tile, a bamboo tile bracelet filled with (foul-mouthed) Debra quotes (my favorite is "Got laid. Big time." I made this awesome Dexter-ous clock but I messed up the super glue so it's forever 11:19. It won't move. It was a horrible screw-up. But you live and learn.

Also on the list. Some fun notecards (early Valetine's day cards) filled with awesomely creepy lines like, "I want your DNA" or "You're my favorite slice of life." A lot of them only make sense for people who are "in the know" of the show.

Also included:

• "hey, wanna play?"
  
• I would bleed for you.
• one blank
• I keep bleeding love.
• My DNA wants to party with yours.
  

The only thing I have left to do is a little sewing kit that I'm going to make out of a PURE mints container, like this.


You open it up and not only is it a slider tin (which I love) but there's a little mirror and a hole for the mints. I'm going to make a tab to pull up the mirror easily and place a little sewing kit under there. I'm going to paint the whole jabba red/black/white like everything else and maybe stencil DEXTER/the logo on the mirror. Nothing too special but I think it's going to come out cute. I love repurposing things.

Clock

Posted by cassandra , 11.15.2008 Saturday, November 15, 2008

I've spent part of tonight working on my Dexter clock. I'm going to try to use the yarn blood spatter trackers as the theme of the clock. I painted my numbers and the hands tonight. I glued my background to my backing. I'm just not sure how to create a dynamic piece. I could just do a pinwheel looking randomized pizza type looking thing with the red yarn but I'd like to create some height and some 3-d to the piece to echo the origin more clearly. So I'm stuck at that point.

I have my yarn cut but I'm just not sure how to create pyramidal shape without it looking too bigtop. I just want it to be clear that the yarn spatter analysis was my inspiration, not just, "oh, red yarn. thanks?"

Hmmmmmm....

Updates. . .

Posted by cassandra , 11.08.2008 Saturday, November 08, 2008

• I am about to venture into new territory. I'm going to try my hand at candlemaking. I just bought ten pounds of soy wax chips, fragrance, dye and wicks. The cool part was whatever you bought you got a free fragrance "sample" (1 oz. is what you get and that's enough for a pound of wax). So I got to get some stuff for others (Xmas) and got a "sample" for myself.

• I also collected my clock parts today and a piece of black felt and red yarn for my dexter creepy blood clock. That's all.

• I'm still considering the Craft Fair in town in a month. I don't know if I can have enough inventory ready in time. But. I will attend either way. I will probably do some Xmas shopping there.

• Oh! And I also want to try making solid fragrance. I found this *super* easy "recipe" on Craftster. Shea, beeswax, fragrance and olive oil. That's it! I am now going to be hunting for the perfect containers for solid fragrances and candles.

• I talked to Greg about making gifts, if he was ok with that. He liked the idea. I'm def going to buy him some stuff but I like making things and I like that I can make things that are "inside jokes" for us or stuff that I know he'd like but you can't really buy. I started making him a "Gob" shirt from Arrested Development...the front has Gob on a segway and the back will say, "A trick is something a whore does for money or candy!" I even got the arrested development font (Antique Olive).
  

so that's it :)

I'm really excited to start on some new projects!

Completed.

Posted by cassandra , 10.28.2008 Tuesday, October 28, 2008

I am done with the undies swap. I'm glad to be done with that package. I probably won't undertake any more swaps besides the Dexter one since Xmas is coming. It's a little sad because they're so fun--I never really know what I'm going to end up with--but I need to focus on redirecting my finances.

I also am in need of a camera repair on an autofocus lens which (I surmise) will not be inexpensive. It should be under warranty but I don't have a receipt (it was a gift).

The Dexter swap will be 7 points (3=large, 2=medium, 1=small). That's my biggest swap recently. I'll have to collect materials. I'll need to ValVil for barbie parts (legs, arms, head) and collect some red yarn.

Power Saw to the People

Posted by cassandra , 10.25.2008 Saturday, October 25, 2008

I'm going to be participating in a Dexter swap in the next few weeks.

I'm brainstorming what I might like to make.

I think I'm going to take this image



and turn it into a reusable tote. Just a simple stencil in multi colors. I might invest in some spray stencil paint (or just regular spray paint?) and do iron-on letters in a nice shadow block like that. IDK, maybe even just do a straight transfer from computer paper. I like the newsprint headlines so maybe I can do a transfer of that and then stencil over the top. It'll be a little different but cool nonetheless. If you've never watched Dexter, I'd advise you ignore the current season (it sorta sucks) and start at the beginning. 1st and 2nd seasons were good (really good) but this season not so good, ackshully. Oh, and it's about a serial killer so obvi don't watch if you're squeamish around blood.

On that note, check out this Supermarket Craft winner for the September Craftster swap challenge. It's amazing!
Of course, this is my inspiration for the Dexter bag. But I won't be using grocery store beans. I can't believe how good it looks. She said in her post that she spent a lot of time watching movies and gluing beans in place. I love the little white/pink beans that act as highlights (corner of his eye, nose, chin). It's a perfect representation of Obama in beans. Not that I'm declaring who I voted for or anything, I'm just awed by the talent!
Congrats, boogaloo and your "Barack Bean-Bama" (I would have called it Barack Obama Rama).

Other than the Dexter swap, I'm done with swapping for awhile so I can prepare (financially) for Xmas.

I think I know what I'm getting my sister but other than that, my family is up in the air for gifts. I will probably make Greg a few items. We've been having some good laughs lately, I could translate them into tshirts pretty easily. Books are always good. This year, I am planning on getting my sister's boyfriend something. Maybe I'll get them something they can use together. Yeah, I don't know at all.

On the Dexter swap, I would like to put together a little clip art bonanza here to inspire me.