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Ships from Colorado, USA.
Smoke-free home with one cat.
Feel free to PM me with comments/questions.

   3 POINT ITEMS

   2 POINT ITEMS
Baby Octopus  CURRENTLY CRAFTING
Pattern from Amigurumi World: Seriously Cute Crochet by Ana Paula Rimoli
Red Heart yarn, plastic eyes, polyfill, embroidery floss
About 2 1/2 in tall

Grinning Tooth ONE IN STOCK
Pattern from Softies: Simple Instructions for 25 Plush Pals by Therese Laskey
Felt, thread, embroidery floss, beads, navy beans, fiberfill
About 4 1/2 in tall
Actually has four "legs" and can stand on his own


White Funny Bunny ONE IN STOCK
Pattern from Amigurumi World: Seriously Cute Crochet by Ana Paula Rimoli
Acrylic yarn, plastic eyes, polyfill, embroidery floss, felt Sold to alteredmommy!

SoyWax Candle: glass gr
Light green soywax candle made from soy wax scented with Aura Cacia neroli essential oil in a small stemmed glass.
About 2 1/4in wide x 2 1/2 in tall


SoyWax Candle: flower
Opaque soywax candle made from soy wax scented with geranium essential oil in a ceramic orange and white container.
About 2 1/2in wide x 3in tall


   1 POINT ITEMS

Trio of Snowy Owls ONE SET IN STOCK
Pattern from Anticraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister by Renee Rigdon and Zabet Stewart
White felt, ecru felt, black beads, white thread, ecru thread, bottle cap, polyfill, navy beans
About 1 3/4 in tall (with about 1/4 inch variation between the three)


Soywax Candle: gl or
Opaque orange candle with white top made from soy wax scented with Aura Cacia citronella (stabilizing) essential oil in a glass container.
2 1/2 in tall x 2 3/4 in wide


Soywax Candle: orange spot
Opaque soywax candle with orange spots of color made from soy wax scented with geranium essential oil in a glass container.
About 2 3/4in wide x 2in tall Sold to loves2experiment!

Soywax Candle: wt prp
Opaque purple with red spots candle made from soy wax scented with Aura Cacia Organics lavender essential oil in a white glass container. 
Note:  There are some chips around the lip, but they aren't easily noticed.  It just means you can't use it for a drinking cup later.
1 1/4 in tall x 3 1/4 in wide Sold to lapoli!

Lonely Dollop (1 pt each)
Pattern from Softies: Simple Instructions for 25 Plush Pals by Therese Laskey
Felt, thread, fiberfill
About 6 in tall x 5 1/2 in wide
Pick if you want #1 or #2


   .50 POINT ITEMS

Needlefelted White Whale
Small white whale needlefelted using wool from Australia.
2 1/2in nose to tail x 1in tail top to belly


Needlefelted Blue Whale
Small blue whale needlefelted using wool from Australia.
2in long nose to tail x 3/4in tail top to belly


Soywax Candle: Sm bl
Opaque white candle made from soy wax scented with Aura Cacia clove-bud (motivating) essential oil in a small black ceramic container.
2 in tall x 1 3/4 in wide
(Kitteh not included) Sold to mimiw!

Soywax Candle: sm bl w/bird
Opaque white candle made from soy wax scented with Aura Cacia clove-bud (motivating) essential oil in a black ceramic container with a golden bird image.
2 in tall x 2 in wide
(photo looks blueish from fading natural light)


Soywax Candle: terracotta
Opaque white candle made from soy wax scented with Frontier geranium essential oil in an itty-bitty terracotta pot.
1 1/2in tall x 1 3/4 in wide
(photo looks blueish from fading natural light) Sold to mimiw!

   .25 POINT ITEMS
Mushroom Pincushions (.25 per one mushroom)
Pattern from Pretty Little Pincushions by Lark Books
Felt, thread, bottle cap, polyfill
About 1/2 in tall

From left to right: Green, Red, Black, Halloween (It has 13 spots!), Purple, Pink, Light Green

Tri-Bead Earrings (.25 per pair)
Plastic tri-beads, eye-pins, french hooks

First row (l to r):  Pink-and-white, Yellows, Blue-and-white, 7-up
Second row (l to r):  Aqua, Cherry, Grapes (4), Grapes (3)

Plastic Pearl Vintage-esque Earrings (.25 per pair)
Plastic pearl beads, head pins, french hooks

#s 1-4

#s 5-8

Pick which one(s) you want by number.
Note:  The pairs do not match each other.

SUPPLIES--MIX N MATCH--4 OF THE LISTED NUMBERS FOR 1 PT OR .25 POINT EACH NUMBER

1) Four circuit boards + two floppy disks Sold to penguino!
2) Seven dowel rods (cut)
3) Five plastic camera faces
4) One plastic tube + two round metal containers Sold to penguino!
5) Plastic aqua-colored beads + clock bits + yellow bag + stick-on patch numbers
6) Nine platic keyboard circuitry thingies
7) Tutorials:  "Bags and other things to hold your stuff", "Making a Journal, Book, What-Have-You", "Stenciling", "Jewelry", "Making Lip Balm", and one that just has some various knitting info + sheets from the 2007 Stitch n Bitch knitting calendar
8 ) One shoebox of cutouts from years of National Geographics <--I prefer this to go to a collage-ist
9) Wooden sliding top Knitting Needle Holder Sold to penguino!
10) Size 15 metal straight knitting needles Sold to lapoli!
11) Size 8--24" metal circular knitting needle Sold to lapoli!
12) Size H metal crochet hook
13) Size F metal crochet hook
14) 4 metal DPNs Size 5 + 4 metal DPNs Size 3 + 3 metal DPNs Size 2 Sold to lapoli!
15) Size 9--~14" plastic circular knitting needle Sold to lapoli!
16) Marking Pen + Tailor's Chalk + Marking Pencil with brush eraser Sold to penguino!
17) Golden eye needles + 3 Size 8 Long Eye Crewel Embroidery Needles
18) 3 Sewing Machine Needles for leather Sizes 11, 14, 16 by Singer + 3 Sewing Machine Needles Ball point Sizes 9, 14, 16 by Singer + 4 Sewing machine needles for lightest weight fabrics Size 65 (9) by Dritz + 2 sewing machine needles size 11 by Singer Sold to avesthel!
19) Size D metal crochet hook (has the number 5 on it, but I sized it)
20) Size D metal crochet hook (this one also has the number 5 on it)
21)  Size D metal crochet hook (this one has the number seven on it, but I've sized it)
22) Size J metal crochet hook (this one has 'I' stamped on it, but it doesn't fit in the 'I' slot)
23) Size K metal crochet hook (this one has 'J' on it, but I've sized it)
24) Size L metal crochet hook (this one has 'K' on it-- so weird that this is happening on these crochet hooks, but they don't fit the letters they say they are)

SWAP TRACKING

Claims from me:
alteredmommy from irid3sc3nt- white funny bunny- (2 pt) REC'D
mimiw from irid3sc3nt- Soywax Candle: sm bl and Soywax Candle: terracotta (1 pt) REC'D
lapoli from irid3sc3nt- Soywax Candle: wt prp- (1 pt) REC'D
lapoli from irid3sc3nt- Supplies #s 10, 11, 14, 15- (1 pt) REC'D
penguino from irid3sc3nt- Supplies #s 1, 4, 9, 16- (1 pt) REC'D
avesthel from irid3sc3nt- Supply #18 and mushroom pincushions colors: red, green, halloween (1 pt) REC'D
loves2experiment from irid3sc3nt- Soywax Candle: orange spot (1 pt) REC'D


Claims I have made:
kitschkween to irid3sc3nt- anchor earrings and hk guitar pick red bow earrings- (1 pt) REC'D
nosusanfx to irid3sc3nt- doughnut stitchmarkers/charms- (2 pt) REC'D
teamwang to irid3sc3nt- sublime stitching pattern "cat-a-rama" and adjustable panda ring (1 pt) REC'D
Miss Violaceous to irid3sc3nt- Oddments Button Bobby Pins: zebra and Junk Food Earrings: pizza/cokes- (1 pt)REC'D

POINTS
Started with: 3

Current: 6
Pending: 0

TOTAL: 6

This is my costume for Halloween this year.  The inspiration was vintage ceramic lambs with the huge huge eyes and long long lashes.

The mask was made first using gauze strips that were already treated with Plaster of Paris and just needed to get wet.  After the initial part, I used a lot of muslin with Elmer's glue layered carefully to create the shape of the mask.  Once the muslin was all dry and thick enough that I felt comfortable with it, I layered on white acrylic paint.  I'm not sure how many layers there are, but enough to where I sanded it a few times in between so it set smooth.  The rest of the paint is acrylic with a shiny coat of Elmer's.  The eyelashes were made from black feathers cut very thin.

The body was NOT from a pattern.  I have no use for patterns.  What I did use, though, was a pair of pants which I set over the fabric, cut out the pants shape and sewed up the inside of the legs.  I also used one of my hoodies as a template for the top.  The top required a bit more work as there was a chest piece, the two arm pieces, and the hooded part that all needed to be sewn together.

The ears are not stuffed but I did handstitch on the piece of pink felt, then handstitched it to the hood.  The tail IS stuffed and was handstitched to the butt.

The yellow bow was machine-sewn as well as my mittens.  One side is the white faux fur, the other side was the natural-colored muslin that I had used for the mask.  I traced around my hand and then sewed it up.  The palm has spots of puffy paint on it, which enabled me to grip things easier.

I wore pink shoes because my hoof plan didn't pan out in time.



 
 
My kitty didn't know what to think 

[WYOKrista]

Ok, here they are, from WYOKrista! 

click on thumbnails to enlarge, please

pillowcases with awesome cat fabric-- some have jeweled eyes!
The fabric is amazing and I love the little embroidery she did along the sides.. and the jeweled eyes, lol.  Totally reminds me of a cat in dark being flashed with a light.
 

found object rusty can with flowers, stars, and vintage halloween graphics!
It has this neat texture to it and I can't place what it is...


punchneedle embroidered (her specialty) framed bat entitled "Yikes!"
It'll replace a picture I have hanging up that's about the same size.  Eventually I want to replace all the "regular" items from the year with halloween items, so this works perfectly into that idea.


googly-eyed door hanger that says "Boo to You!"


purple bejeweled skeleton complete with teeny martini


Halloween mag!


microscope slide pendant side 1 and 2
I'm not sure if I want to wear the pendant as a necklace or hang it up in the middle of our living room from the fan  (umm... I still have an icicle hanging there from last christmas, dunno why i haven't taken it down, it's easily within reach....).
 

Thank you, WYOKrista!

Here's everything I received!

From uknowuluvit & teddybearbones


From suzie_ann & omg_word


From MissStitchedDepened ent & edel

 
From bronzfrog & A Capitol Idea


  Thank you all for great earrings! 

Here's everything I sent out!

This row for: Tygir, Saor, jenn1519


This row for:  Meganlorraine, unknowuluvit, unknowuluvit


This row for:  omg_word, omg_word, bronzfrog


This row for:  bronzfrog, A Capitol Idea, A Capitol Idea


This row for:  bronzfrog, edel


This row for: edel

Dulcinea sent me a green knitted tube top with cabling!  She's going to be receiving a hobo bag from me.

Yay, thanks Dulcinea!

I received from knitstuff!  Perfect timing, too, as I am flying out of town today ( in about 1 hr).  Here's a list of what she sent with pics to follow, probably Sunday or Monday.  Or Friday 

piggies!  tiny plastic piggies--- i LOVE toys


a mat for doing my gardening stuff on ( i don't have a yard...)  Here I kinda crumpled it so you can see the flowers and nice sewing-work.


an apron with pockets (it has snazzy pocket fabric)


a lemon necklace-- it has little glass lemons on it!
green and gold dangly earrings


seeds from HER OWN GARDEN!  how cool is that? she said they aren't hers, but the envelope is cool
a small bottle of lotion
green yarn---natural
a gardening cd for your pc with all sorts of info
orange-cinammon clove soap (smells yummy)
and a lucet with instructions for "those rainy days when you can't garden"


not pictured: a grip of empty seed envelopes (which are being used as bookmarks in a cookbook right now)

 :DI love it all!  Thank you knitstuff!!

I sent starlisa a second package for the Video Game Swap Rnd 2, kindof as a personal "sorry about everything that happened".. personal swap.

I sent a black shirt (it's not really grey) with a freehand bleach stencil of HUNK from Resident Evil,  a hand-painted wooden wall-clock featuring Parappa the Rapper, a pair of stitched felt chicks (stuffed with stuffing and navy beans) inspired by Harvest Moon, a pair of embroidery floss-woven blood-drop earrings inspired by Resident Evil, and an Umbrella Corp pinback button.  The graphic for it was googled.


         

It was my first time making a wall clock, freehanding a design in bleach, and making those kind of earrings so I'm pretty proud of myself 

I received from devilninny!

She sent me some sparkly pony beads that came on the day that I was watching my nephew and niece.  We made bracelets and, well, after the mess, they're in this heap somewhere...


She also sent me two dangly earrings.  I'm thinking about combing them into one pair of super-dangly earrings.  I think the metal swirly bead earring is my favorite...  how did you make it, devilninny?


Thank you!

Pics of the goods MissNewEngland sent to me!
Here it is all together:

Maplestory wooden-framed mirror
green lace doiley
Maplestory mushroom secret stasher
pipe holder-- no, no, it's a holder that looks like a Mario pipe
3 Mario pens:  fireflower, mushroom, and pirahna plant
crazyhuge goomba earrings!
magnetic clasp necklace n bracelet set

The closeups:

This was the first thing I unwrapped and immediately put it on.  It's heavy, magnetic, and fits perfectly.  I totally felt like Princess Zelda.

MissNewEngland knew I had a thing for huge 80s-esque earrings and she made me these goombas!  I can't wait to rock out!  She also included a smaller set in case I wanted to make them into posts or clasps.  The three pens are awesome, I was teasing my cat with the pirahna plant.  They're very shiny, too.  I needed new pens for around my desk because I think my cat is secretly hoarding mine away somewhere...  Lastly, it's a pipe holder!  This baby was cleverly crafted around a shot glass...  or is it really a shot glass in style?  Either way, it's awesome!

I play this mmorpg called MapleStory that is ridiculously cute and reminds me alot of Mario only you can chat with other people.
The mirror was the second piece to unwrap and I giggled and squealed when I saw it.  You really have to see the painting on this upclose, was this all freehand MissNewEngland?  It's pretty darn incredible and is going right next to my computer.  Oh, on the frame are a few staple characters such as the slime, the orange mushroom, and the blue snail.  There's also Ratz, which is found in a Lego-like world called Ludibrium.
The orange mushroom is a secret stash holder because his top comes off!  The body of it is a pale peachy/ivory color with minute speckles in it that make it shimmer.  I'm really in love with the cutie!

Thank you for everything, MissNewEngland, I love it!!