Ok, giant discovery was made on this one. I researched the 12th doctor's costume and had all my sketches ready to go and then found out.. perler beads don't come in navy... what the hell?!? He is supposed to have a navy blue coat and black pants.. so instead I created him with a white shirt. I'm not thrilled i had to compromise, I had a nice sketch and was very frustrated. Black pants with a black coat didn't look right.. so yeah.. compromise is painful :-)
Introducing the war doctor- perler bead
I had to update the perler bead collection to include the war doctor from Doctor Who. I used the BBC costume images and applied that to the "formula" the other Doctor Who perlers used. I really like how he came out.
July 4th: stash buster
I am trying to work through my stash and project backlog.... This project came courtesy of Eli leaving me a styrofoam wreath and the left over yarn from the captain america hat. I made it for my mother-in-law.
Tutorial: http://www.petalstopicots.com/2013/06/american-flag-wreath-crochet-pattern/
sometimes crafts fail
It seems logical that if i treat making this as experiments, that some don't quite work. failure is a result and i definitely learn a ton each time I have a project that... well I wouldn't exactly put out to show. One of these is a clutch I decided to make a few days before a wedding. Between the aggressive time frame, a new tutorial and my modifications... well I learned:
- Always have enough time for a second attempt
- If it is last minute, keep it simple
- If you aren't happy with the machine embroidery, then putting it together with other components aint gonna make it prettier
- simple logic does not happen when you are rushing and over tired
The tutorial was great, and I might use it again to do something similar, and apply more logic, time and versions.
Here is how it came out (try not to judge me too harshly ;-) )
Libraries are awesome in crafty ways
Quick plug for the fact that libraries are awesome for making things. In no particular order:
- You can borrow crafty books to try them out before buying for your home library
- crafty technique research
- crafty meetings/sessions (knit night or adult craft night for example)
- 3D printing sometimes available - Wahoo Tardis