10 cool random things

DUH.

I would really really very much like to be able to do this, but I just don’t think jewelry-making is a hobby I can get into right now. I’m already up to my eyebrows in hobbies.

Super useful! I can never seem to remember all of this photography lingo, and I should really print this out and put it in my camera bag.

Of course I love this. Found via The Little Red Blog of Revolutionary Knitting.

GORGEOUS. And super easy! Dying at home for pleasure and profit.

AH. I love folk art tattoos like this one.

These modifications are perfect. Thank you to whoever made them.

Tie-dyed tissue paper! This would be so great for packaging items from the Etsy Shop.

So pretty.

This just makes me sad because I will never ever be that talented. Isn’t it perfect?

Wait! Let’s make this 11 cool random things. You can win this awesome ukulele on little chief honeybee this month!

10 cool random things

I really loved this image, found via Bohemian Musings. I’ve tried dozens (literally) of times to embroider this sweet deer, but it’s just not working. Woah. Wait a second. I just had a brilliant idea. Maybe this time my attempts to embroider this will work!

(Cut to 1 hour later: I’ve finally sucessfully figured out how to design the pattern. Huzzah!)

Next summer I’m definitely planning on making some outdoor chalkboard walls for Grady et al to play with. Find the tutorial at angry chicken.

I think I’m going to make some of these to hang on the front porch in a couple weeks. Check out the great tutorial at Natural Kids.

This girl’s hair and headscarf are perfect. Found via StyleSightings.

Loooooove this gif from the Manifesta Workbook.

1. This is the perfect color pallette. 2. I love the words. 3. The design is too cute. Found via Sweet Jessie, made by The Wheatfield.

I love stick-crafts! So naturally I love this. Though it seems that Maybe I’ll make one of these from Kids Craft Weekly for Grady soon.

I really love this work. So much so that after seeing it on F*** Yeah Tattoos I began following her blog.

Ah! Gorgeous! This is how collages should be. Found via this isn’t happiness.

Pretty pretty pretty. Love this gif from Bu The Right Thing.

10 cool random things

Today’s collection of random things might as well be called the “Tattoo Edition,” as all but 2 of the links I’m sharing are tattoos. What can I say? I love good ink.

Aaaaaaaaah I am obsessed with this tattoo. According to the caption over at F*** Yeah Tattoos, it’s an image of her grandmother’s home. I would love to get a tattoo related to my grandpa’s old house; I was recently thinking of the things that are sacred to me; that house and breastfeeding were right at the top of the list.

This is so beautiful it makes me want to cry. Seriously.

Eep! I love Ferdinand! I’ve seen a lot of Ferdinand tattoos taken directly from the illustrations in the book, but this new design is pretty magnificent.

I love this. It’s like she has a little buddy walking by her side all the time.

Don’t you just want to smoosh those pompoms? They’re made from old t-shirts & I’m a little bit obsessed with them. I’m considering making some for Grady’s birthday party decorations and then using them as decor int he house. Find the tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous.

Oh, how I love nature-based white-space-y half sleeves. Those flowers are incredibly beautiful. Found via F*** Yeah Tattoos.

I also have a soft spot for traditional rose tattoos. They are just so lovely, and these especially are well-placed and well-made.

Surprise! More flowers! These are too pretty.

Oooooooooh, I love this. I’ve had a fern tattoo in the works for almost a year now; because ferns are incredible, of course. Mine is very different than this one, but I still absolutely adore this one. it’s the first I’ve seen done entirely in green, and I love it.

Tea towels done with fabric marker! Brilliant! I have plans for zillions of beautiful drawn/embroidered/painted tea towels, but when I get around to shopping for the blank towels I always think they’re too expensive. $5 for two towels? No thank you, craft stores. If any of you know a place to get bulk towels (seriously. I’d be cool with a whole giant box of them) for cheap, let me know? Not only does my own collection need some serious revitalization, but I’d love to design & sell some someday. Anyway, find this tutorial at elsie marley.

10 cool random things

Gasp! My love! This is almost certainly the best Bowie tattoo I’ve ever seen. Found via F*** Yeah Tattoos.

This post at Five Green Acres shows you how to make your own Rose Water. Kind of incredible.

Lovely, lovely, lovely. I’ve been looking for examples of crosshatch shading on tattoos – if you guys see any, send them my way? Unfortunately I don’t have the source for this image.

Eep! This umbrella is adorable! There is a tutorial out there, but it’s in a language I don’t speak. But this looks easy enough, right?

Lovely, lovely, lovely. Found via F*** Yeah Tattoos.

Amy of A is for Ampersand created these gorgeous free banners for us all to use! I haven’t used them yet, but am pretty anxious for the opportunity. She also made a tutorial for those of us who don’t really know how to make these work on our photos.

GORGEOUS. I love poppies. Found via F*** Yeah Tattoos.

I really like these paper flowers; and I appreciate any opportunity to add to the “reasons to buy shredding scissors” list. Find the tutorial at Rock n Roll Bride.

Such an adorable idea. Found at F*** Yeah Tattoos.

I love this! I used to search so hard for brilliant wrapping ideas like this, but I haven’t been wrapping presents at all lately. Until I saw this, naturally. Welcome back to the age of adorable DIY present wrapping. Found at Craft.

I did it!

I did it! I completed the first 20 rows of my first Niebling! (Technically I did this on June 12, but I didn’t want to mess up my queued pre-written posts, and I didn’t schedule the post that mentions my Niebling thoughts until just yesterday. So this has been just a twinkle in my eye for quite a while. Months, really.)

Qualifications:

• Sure, I’m using easy yarn. Not doing it in crochet thread like the great laceman desired.
• Sure, it only gets harder from here. Sure, the first 20 rows look to be the absolute easiest part.
• Sure, I’m working relying heavily on the notes of other ravelers.
• Sure, my needles are much larger than typical lace needles.

I’m still pretty damn proud of myself. For a lace knitter I am not. YET. Watch out elbow, here Niebling comes.