The Introverted Crafter

That's craft stash! I've been going through my jewellery making stash, trying to use things I've not used before  I've also tried wire wrapping with head pins. Definitely a skill I have to work on.  I've also worked on the stitch. Here's the latest update.  I can see what it is, can you? Until next time Ems

Onto the next stitch! Same designer, different film, and about 5000 stitches less than the last one. Let's see how long this takes me... Best thing I find is to pick a colour that allows you to map the piece. You've gotta be very careful at counting though! A colleague is leaving, so I've made her a card using a mixture of stamps. There was a plan to do a window with bars on it but it didn't pan out  Until next time  Ems

 Only a short one today. After 16 months, doing 1107 stitches yesterday to finish it, the mummy stitch is done!!! 145800 stitches later.  ....and now I'm on to the next one, which is just under 140000 stitches. Why do I do this to myself? Until next time Ems

So get this, yesterday was the 20th anniversary of supernatural starting, so this week I've decided to make something supernatural themed. I had some 3d resin printed figures of sam, dean, castiel, bobby and crowley that I bought on etsy, and some gumball machines I got from vinted. I don't know why, I've always wanted to alter a gumball machine! I painted everything with black gesso, and used prima art stones to give the machine some texture. I also added some chain links to the top.  I then used silver wax on the machine and figures. I used a cardboard disc covered in cheesecloth so I could glue sam and dean on the inside, and added castiel to the top, and bobby and crowley at the bottom. Finally, I added a lamp on the inside and some skulls where the gumballs usually come out.  I love this so much! And amazingly I got over 1000 likes on fb for it. I'd love to do a pirates one if  could find some decent figures.  I've also been working on the stitch, about 10 days...

Only a short one this week. First, here's where I am on the cross stitch.  It's getting there! I've also used a lot of jump rings to make a necklace this week.  Took a surprisingly large amount of time. Until next time Ems

Used some of my stash this week, and some paint pens, to make this piece.  The paint pens are great for something like this, especially when you add wax to it to get the finer details.  I've also been working on the mummy stitch. 5% left! I'm gonna have to flip it today so that I don't have to reach up too far to stitch the top. Until next time Ems

I love getting craft grab bags, but sometimes you don't know what you've got! Case in point, I've had something in my jewellery stash for ages, and didn't know until recently what they were! Adjustable bracelets, which are awesome. I made four of them.  This shows how the adjustable part works.  I've not done as much work on the stitch, cos I've had a bad back this week. Very frustrating when you have a target date in mind for completion.  The highlighted blue section shows how much I've got left to do.  Until next time Ems

I've not been feeling particularly creative this week, but I have made a couple of necklaces, using disco beads and bead caps. I've also been working on the mummy stitch. Here's the update. Under 11000 stitches to go....yay..... Until next time Ems

I've finally finished my christmas cards! No sentiments this year and I'm not writing in them, for obvious reasons.  Here was the next stage, so many platform pop ups!  I then added snowy hills and mountains.  I then added some houses, to make tiny villages.  Finally, I added a penguin to each piece.  I've also been working on the mummy stitch, 91% done. I've not worked on the other one.  Until next time Ems

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