I just haven't been feelin' crafty. But I saw something about the Shashi bracelets, along with the simple, woven/beaded look of these bracelets, I thought, "I could make that..."
We'll see how it goes. I've not done much jewelrymaking in a long time and I'm not sure I've done bracelets anytime recently. I'm excited! Why spend $20 on something you could make?
Some things I have going on in the back of my brain.
I saw this AweSoME(!) video from EnKore Makeup on YouTube re: making your own (Hello Kitty) MAC palette so I got some board from Michael's, some pink sparkle foam and some really cute embellishing paper. I have no idea how to cut the board. I thought I could do it with an x-acto knife, but not so much. After cutting the board, it should be all downhill.
I have been thinking about making bath bombs for the holidays to give out and share. I think you make them with Citric Acid and baking soda. And whatever fragrance oil you would like to add. I have been LOVING LUSH. I dropped about $80 there and was dreaming all week about a super soft, super relaxing bath with a Vanilla Fountain. I had the roughest week at work and couldn't wait to get that bag o' goodies home to the tub.
Anyway, it'd be nice to share that joy with others. It made the water feel like liquid velvet. Soooo smooth, sooooo soft. Not sticky or greasy though.
I'm also still wrapping up my Jack's Mannequin swap package. I made a tshirt that says
"big hearts
are for breaking" with a rainbow/gradient(?) piano. It was a new technique for me. I made a bookmark (talked about that already) and a piano bamboo tile bracelet. I've probably made 4 of those for swaps, and counting. I also decoupaged a vintage LA postcard to say, "Fuck Yeah! We could live like this!" with a bunch of other little quotes and colorful additions. I'm thinking of mounting it on a canvas but I'm probably not that motivated.
My tiny book made it to it's home. I was sad to see that go. I loved the leafy sea dragon page.
I'm hard at work on a "tiny book". It's about strange/adorable sea creatures. "Sea" is used loosely. "Weird" is used loosely. Some creatures are completely normal except for how they ambulate, look, act. I'm not done yet, but I had a big push tonight. I feel like I have a clear idea of where I'm going now, too, so that's helpful.
I signed up for another swap (because I'm an addict).
It's one tiny thing. This edition is a book. So I'm making a tiny book for my partner. She listed tentacles as one of her interests so I think I might make a little science book of tentacles. Did you know: tentacles are only classifiable if the suckers are only at the tip and on the underside? So an elephants trunk: tentacle. An octopus' arm: not a tentacle, merely an arm.
Finnnnallllllystarted.
I'm making a JM tshirt inspired by a wist item
With the text
BIG HEARTS
are for breaking
I have found a few cute fonts on dafont.com
harabara, bebas neue
I also made a corner bookmark that says,
so
read
your books
but stay out
late some nights
s o m e n i g h t s
It's corner-shaped so it's cute.
I am probably going to make some wall-art of some kind and maybe stencil some shorts and send the tshirt and shorts as a leisure/pajama set.
Send outs are October 1st so I'll post pictures as I complete things. I am feeling quite crafty today :)
