The Introverted Crafter

I dug through my stash this week, looking for something I had never used before. I found a tonic studios flowers die, which I used to make a simple birthday card. I actually have two flowers dies, so used the greenery from the other one.  I've also been working on the stitch. Still got a lot of white to do. I've not worked on the other one, as I've been working on my Xmas cards.  That's another sneak peak of the christmas cards.  Until next time Ems

Spellbinders have done an awesome die set, say cheese, which features mickey and Minnie mouse. Of course, I had to get it, so this week I've made an anniversary card.  The background is lawn fawn, and the sentiment die is tim holtz. The dies were coloured with distress oxide.  Here's the update on the mummy stitch. I've not worked on the other one this week.  Here is a random bag.  It's not actually random, this is my progress on this year's Christmas cards. All will be revealed....when I get round to making them Until next time Ems

I have had these rivoli beads in my stash for ages with no idea what to do with them, but this week I decided to break them out and make a bracelet. As well as the rivoli beads, I used some bicone beads from my totally beads christmas stash.  Here's the stitches progress. Almost 87% done on this one now.  Small progress on this one, but progress all the same. Each stitch is a stitch closer to completion.  I am worried about running out of thread on this one though.  Until next time Ems

Well lowest viewings ever on my post last week, probably because it was just white stitching! This week, I'm starting off by putting on the jewellery I've worked on this week. I've done another tutorial from totally beads, a ginkgo necklace. I didn't do the whole thing cos I preferred a simpler one, and I had to substitute the beads provided with silver ones I had in my stash cos I lost mine.  Here's the update on the two stitches.  I've also made a pair of earrings.  Until next time Ems

I have got over 23000 stitches left to do on the mummy stitch. All around the edges, and all white. That is going to be a very boring update each time, let alone boring to stitch, so I've started a smaller one as well so I don't get bored out of my mind.  This is the new one. Very slow going, as this will only be done if I have time from my daily white stitching.  This is the stitch so far. Admittedly I could have just finished it without the white, but I've started it so I'll finish. I will be starting the labyrinth stitch as soon as I'm done.  I've made a birthday card this week, using clear plastic as the card base, a photo of the recipient (which I've hidden on here) and lawn fawn kangaroo stamps. I also used lawn fawn stitched rectangles, and a tim holtz celebrate die.  Until next time Ems

I saw a funny card the other day, and wanted to do my own version. I used tim holtz crazy birds stamps and mischievous cats dies, and some basic feather stamps on the inside.  I've also been working on the stitch.  There's only three colours left to do. The white is 25000 stitches though, so still a while off completion.  Finally, here's a sneak peak of my Christmas cards for this year  Until next time Ems

I've tried to do some more polymer clay this week, using some bezels to make a beachy scene. I haven't got the sand quite right, but it's not bad for a first attempt. I've also found out the best thing for cutters is plastic wrap. I made them into keyrings, using shell beads. I've also been working on the stitch. 80% down now I love how the latest colour I'm using is transforming evelyns hair. Until next time Ems

I've made a necklace this week, using the totally beads christmas tutorials. It reminds me of a dragon eye, which reminded me of a kids tv show we watched at school called through the dragons eye, which freaked me out as a kid.  I've also been working on the stitch. Here's the latest update.  Until next time Ems

I've made a card for my nephew this week, inspired by a little video my brother sent of them at the aardman animation exhibition at lands end. I stamped wallace and gromit and a lot of pigs, then die cut grass from a paper in my stash. I used a happy birthday paper for the sky.  I've been working on the stitch. Here's the update.  Until next time Ems

Before I get onto my makes for this week, here's the update on the stitch.  Three quarters of the way there!  I wanted to do something similar to victoriana displays, without the pinning live animals onto boards. I've got a fair sized stash of resin pieces, mainly cos I overestimate how much resin I need when I'm pouring it, so make extra moulds. I dug through, and started to arrange displays on the back board of deep photo frames.  I then used tim holtz papers for the background, painted the items with black gesso and then used prima waxes to colour them.  I also added a tim holtz candle on the bottom one, and some phrasing on both.  Until next time Ems

Before i get onto my make this week, here is the update to the stitch. Again i will say, as I've said before, it's hard doing cards for guys. I decided to dig through my stash for ideas. I found some steampunk dies and decided to do a background using silver embossing powder and distress ink. I finished it off with a shadow box die.  I'm working on a mixed media project as well. Hopefully that'll be completed this coming week.  Off topic, if you are ever at newquay garden centre, pop into the restaurant!  Until next time Ems

I've made a plaque this week for the new house. It's my first time using watercolour paints on resin, so be gentle! The houses are the stamperia cozy houses moulds. I've also been working on the cross stitch. Here is the update.   Until next time Ems

One of the stamp sets I got in last years lawn fawn goody bag was 'carrot about you.' It was in danger of not being used, cos it's a bit of an unusual one, so i thought I'd bite the bullet (or the carrot) and use it. I used to live carrots as a young child, so much so that my grandad had to ask the vendor at a market stall for the carrot he had just peeled to showcase the veg peeler he was selling, because I was so upset I didn't have it.  All Lawn Fawn apart from birthday, which is tim holtz. The lawn fawn stitched rectangles make it a lot easier to get a neat background.  I've also been working on the stitch.  71% done now. I'm still trying to decide whether to do a small one or jump right into the labyrinth stitch after this  Until next time Ems

I've tried to alter something this week, using wax, moulds, and paint. I'm not wholly happy with it, but I was going to throw the whole thing away at one point, so I'm....happier than I was.  Here's the before.  I started off my adding bird moulds and covering the whole thing in white gesso. I then used stained wood wax, which made it look awful frankly. I much prefer the metallic waxes, and sorely need to replace my gold and silver ones.  So, back to the drawing board, I then used clear gesso, then crackle effect, then distress purple paint. I coated all the birds haphazardly in the purple paint, as I wanted it to look used, then I used copper wax.  It looks better in person.  Onto the stitch, I'm now on 70% At least this is still looking good. Until next time Ems