Here are two bags that I have recently made for Swaps that I've participated in:

The first is from the Jane Austen Round 5 Swap. This is a reticule, and I had a lot of fun watching recency period films for research!



Close ups:



I also made some basic lavender bags, filled with home-grown lavender!


The other bag was for the Mayhem and Murder swap. It was inspired by a publicity photo for Psych, and some lovely stripy fabric:


I have some more projects in mind, and hopefully over the Easter break I will have time to make them a reality!

Here are a few of my latest projects:


Earrings:








Bracelet:


Necklace:

I made this to go with my other Harry Potter inspired clothing - Malfoy's Quidditch Hoodie!

Front:


Back:

I did some research from the films to get the right look for this.

Front details:


Me wearing it!

Even though it has been a year now since I moved in, my walls are still somewhat bare. I wanted to decorate them with art, and was then struck with this idea. I love all things pirate, I also wanted it to be slightly feminine (but still awesome), hence the non-traditional colours, and the differences in the positioning of the checked fabric was intentional:



The banner is made from lined fabric, and has a thin piece of dowel inserted between the fabrics at the bottom to add a bit of weight - to help keep the shape. The dowel that is at the top has been painted black, because it looked much better!

Let me know what you think

I have recently taken part in the Murder and Mayhem Swap, and thought that I'd share the templates that I used to create the evidence tags as labels for the packages that I sent. I think that they look really good, and may start wrapping birthday presents and such in this way, just for a bit of fun!

These are just basic, and can easily be modified depending on the information that you want to include. I made these on a simple graphics program, then cut them out into the tag shape for effect.



When I used these, I wrapped the parcels up in brown paper first, and then attached the police evidence label to the outside. You could also use string to tie up the parcels.

This is an example of what to write:

You could really go to town on these!

I hope you like them!

I have received the evidence from sherrie B,UT, which I shall now put before the court:

This is one of the group shots.


I received 2 Patricia Cornwall books, which I am eager to read, each with a crocheted bookmarks and a crocheted mug cosy, which I will be taking to work with me There is also a to do list pad, a CD, 2 patches and an awesome bag. There is also a keyring and some scrapbook rings attached to the bag.

This is a close up shot:


And another closer look:


I also received a number of patterns, which I can't wait to try out, and one of which was on my wists! Also, some stretchable book covers, which stretch to any size (very useful), and some knitting:

Thank you frosty772 - I'm glad you liked the items I sent :p I had a lot of fun doing the research for this and making pretty things.

I have received from GatorWrangler this awesome package:



I'm so lucky! The pink folder contained two cards, one from Persuasion and one from Pride & Prejudice, as well as letter writing papers, all Jane Austen themed. I also received a copy of Austen's 'History of England', which I have started to read. There are also some lovely brown knitted wrist-warmers (useful for keeping warm whilst reading) and a selection of beautiful jewellery that came in the box on the left.

Thank you so much GatorWrangler

My newest creations - I made the purple bracelet for a friend, then simply has to make one for me, with matching earrings!

I used helm chain weave, interspersed with glass beads to make it a bit more glamorous. The rings are all made by hand, using 0.9mm galvanised wire and head/eye pins. The clasps are also handmade.

The purple bracelet:


The green set:

Last weekend I decided to try my hand at chainmaille - it looks so cool, and I've been wanting to attempt it for ages. After a few trials and being housebound due to heavy snow, I have finally completed making my first item - a bag! It is made from European 4 - 1 weave, and it is fairly small, but I made it for one of my friends. I hope he likes it!



- A demo of how small it is


This is a close-up shot of the weave...

Hi!

I've been trying my hand at making chainmaille over the weekend, and I'm learning to do European 4-1. Ultimately I'd like to make a bracelet of some sort, but for now I'm just trying to get used to the technique.

Here is a photo of my finished attempt (sorry about the blurryness!)



I need to work on getting the rings a uniform size & to cut/join them properly, but I'm fairly proud of this one