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The Quiet Book of Fierce Majesty doth continue to grow slowly! After finishing the cover and the Gringott’s counting page I decided to go ahead and get one of the easiest pages done and out of the way. To promote manual dexterity, and all that, I decided to make a Chess board page harkening back …
I can’t say exactly when I first started being pulled towards hand embroidery. I remember pinning several “geeky” themed embroideries on Pinterest like this Harry Potter Themed hoop by pinkleo on Craftster. For a long time though I pretty much dismissed hand embroidery as impractical, purely decorative, and non-functional. I mean, I have limited crafting …
I am starting to think that the “crafting bug” one hears talk of, where you get an idea and have the urge to create something, is more like a particularly virulent virus for me. I don’t know what it is but when an idea floats through the air of my psyche and happens to fall …
I cannot escape the pull of the magical world… but then to be fair, I don’t really try 😉 To date I have designed two full length scarves based on the Harry Potter Universe, “Always…” and “The Magizoologist’s Menagerie”. So why not try something a little different? I like stark silhouettes on cowls, I think …
Well I think my work indoctrinating my niece with my love for Harry Potter is done … my niece and my sister read through the first Harry Potter book that I got for her last Christmas, accompanied by a ridiculous number of small themed presents. Not long after they finished I was talking to my …
I worked with Rodrigues Fruit Bats for 10 years and adored them! They basically looked like lemurs with wings, loved treats like fruit loops, and when we had to handle them for medical reasons we wrapped them up like burritos, with just their furry heads sticking out! Bats in general get a very bad rap …
I never had much exposure to Wonder Woman growing up. My experience with superheros was primarily X-Men, Batman, and Spiderman from the cartoons on Fox Kids in the afternoons. ….and can we just take a moment to recognize how absolutely amazing the Fox Kids afternoon line up was through the years? I mean: Spiderman, X-Men, …
My friend asked several months back about designing a scarf pattern based off of one of her favorite shows, Stargate Atlantis. I had recently posted my “Excel tutorial for pattern making” and so we talked about what she would want the pattern to look like, as well as dimensions, needles, yarn etc. We did …
I remember perusing through my Netflix a long time ago and seeing a recommendation that looked somewhat interesting. It was called “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”. I enjoy British style murder mysteries and so I added it to my queue- and it sat there for months. I do that a lot. I’ll add something to my …
Well, it’s up on Facebook so I guess that means it’s real now 😉 … my husband and I are expecting our first (and hopefully only) child! It’s exciting while simultaneously being terrifying. But one aspect of having a baby that is nothing but fun is the crafting prospects! I have always made baby items …