The Introverted Crafter

I've been doing a few different things this week. Firstly, here's the stitch update  Top half definitely looks more put together than the bottom half.  I've also made some jewellery, making a necklace and also practicing beading using a totally beads tutorial.  I didn't quite have enough thread to do the loop the way it was done in the video, but I've got enough beads to give it another try.  I've also made an altered piece. I bought some boxes ages ago from store twenty one (which doesn't even exist anymore so it shows how long ago it was.) Here's a before pic.  As you can see, by this point I'd already glued them together to make a set of drawers. I added resin pieces to the drawer fronts, painted them black, then added various waxes. For the outside, I used a prima transfer rub, gold leaf and mica sprays, with distress crayons to edge it.  Until next time Ems

OK sue me, I've been making christmas stuff. Now that my craft stuff is (mainly) unpacked, I can do the things I was planning to do last year.  I've used prima moulds, I think they're called cheerful or cosy mugs, to make fridge magnets. I am not a good painter, but I've tried my best. I did have to give up on one because it was too intricate for me, so I painted the whole thing brown and added wax on the details, to look like a cookie.  I've also been working on the stitch. 2/3 of the way through now.  Until next time Ems

I've made a card this week, using a lawn fawn backdrop die, tim holtz sentiment die, and a tonic studio butterfly die. I like how you don't have to use the same company to make a card. I've also been working on the stitch. Here's the latest update.  It's....starting to look like something at the bottom? Still a long way to go.  Slightly off topic, I've set up my first terranium this morning. Don't judge too harshly, I'm not good at painting!  I'm not green fingered either, so this will be a test.  Until next time Ems 

I've made a card this week, using mainly lawn fawn items. I didn't have the lawn fawn book dies, so I used some others in my stash.  This is a little sentiment for the inside of the card.  I like the background dies with lawn fawn, but I wish they were more traditional in terms of card sizing. I'm actually glad that I used this different book die as it meant I could put one of the bookworms in a book.  Almost 60% of the way through the stitch now.  It's definitely looking more complete at the top. Still a long way to go. It's gonna be very boring once I've just gotta do the outside bit, but I might alternate with a smaller one till it's done.  Until next time Ems

I made a card this week using lawn fawn products, specifically the mini pop up box die, which is really  easy to use.  I've also been working on the stitch. 58% down! Until next time Ems

Honestly, I can't stand wind chimes, but I made something like them this week, using a kit from totally beads. I got the items used and a video showing what they did with them, but changed it up a bit.  I've also adapted another piece of furniture.  Finally, here is the stitch update Still cant discern anything at the bottom there! I'm stitching all of the colours in order now, cos that's how my mind works  Until next time Ems