Finished Project Day!! Take One!

I've done it!!

I have a finished project!

Well, actually, I have TWO finished projects!

Today, though is all about the first one, which is the last one that I started. Yeah, that's right. I'm working my way up the "must finish" list backwards.  That seems to be the story of my life. LOL Doing everything either backwards or in reverse.  Not sure what that really says about me, but there you go.

So, I've really loved making this one.  Want to know what it is?

Okay, here ya go!

 See?!?  It's Hobbes!!

A friend of a friend has a new baby girl, and the proud Daddy is a huge fan of Calvin and Hobbes!  Not that long ago (Oh, wow, longer that I realized!) there was a cartoon strip of Calvin as a dad and he gave his daughter Hobbes. I'm thinking that is what the inspiration was for Grif to ask for a Hobbes for his Sprite. :-)

Either way, this was a fantastic toy to make.  

 I made just a few minor adjustments to the pattern that I found.  

I figured out that as you are working in the round, it is really, really simple to just drop one color, and move to the other color as you go without cutting the yarn!  This would work for one to three rows of maybe up to four different colors.  After that, it might be best to just cut and weave in ends like normal.

As you can see I added buttons to the legs.  This allows them to move!!

See!!  Hobbes is standing on **one** leg! He only holding on to the sofa for balance, you see. 

;-)

The next one will have the hinged arms too, so that his arms can be more poseable. I will try to remember to take pictures as I make him next time. That way I can show how I just carried the yarn, and how I sewed on the buttons so that they are sturdy enough for a one year old, and still allow for his leg to be movable.

It is so thrilling to know that I have two of the three projects that are due for other people done.  I'm so, so very close to having the last one done too!  Then, I can move on to sewing garb again!  And I can get back to the bliaut! :-)

Have a Tigger-ific day!!

(Yeah, I know, that's the other Tiger, but still...)

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Crafty.  I have been feeling oh, so crafty and creative lately.  I just didn't know what I wanted to create.  I kinda feel like doing it all, I just don't have time, resources or the energy to do everything.  Pinterest is blame for this. Yes, Pinterest.  How many of us spend way, way too much time on that site and get the "Maksies"?  You know, as in "Oh, I want to make that!"  Or "Oh, I can do that!"  Well, that is me.  Oh what plans I have, what foods I will bake and what gardening I will get done!!  

In the meantime, I have been creating small, fast things.

Jewelry.

I love jewelry. Wearing it, looking at it, and making it.

 

It has been forever and a day since I have crafted any of my own jewelry. 

To that end I pulled out my stash of beads, gems, findings and stuff. 

See?

  Shiny, shiny.

Pretty, pretty.

I can't resist jewelry making supplies.  I am afraid that much of this stash has been sitting around for almost 4 years without being used to make glorious sparkly things.

 I was so tickled when I started.  Inspired by the colors of the peacock, I knew just what I wanted to make.

And make it I did!!  I love it.  I have worn my shiny, sparkly new jewelry almost everyday this past week.  (Yeah, I made this last weekend.  Late posting...I know.)

I created a necklace, earrings, and a bracelet. 

I think the bracelet is my favorite.  I do believe I shall make many, many more.  

Want to see what I made?

Do you? 

Ready?

Okay!!

Here it is!!

 

See my new pretties?

I am so thrilled with them.

Now, what can I start next?

:-)

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Going Back in Time

So, about this 'hobby' of mine. :-)

It is called the SCA; or the Society of Creative Anachronism.

We recreate the art and sciences of the Middle Ages.  From armor making, cooking, clothing, weaving, spinning; if they did it then, there is someone in the SCA trying to do it now. 

The local group I play with is the Barony of Bryn Madoc.  The center of our group is based in Athens, GA and we have quite a nice size group.  Even so, we are always welcoming of new members. 

Here are some pictures of a small sampling of what we do.

 

This is me finishing up the string for a pouch that I had made.

 

Here is a picture of my minions participating in youth combat.  

Please note the so not medieval safety gear.

We believe in safety first. :-)

 

This is a picture of my husband in the adult form of heavy weapons combat.

Please note the attempt at wearing "real" armor.  Safety is still important, however, so is historical accuracy.

My husband is the one with the panther on his shield.

 

This is our group's Baroness giving an award to a friend at Court. 

We even had our King and Queen at this event.

We also have feasts where most likely food is served as close to what would have been served in the middle ages as is possible.  No, there are no turkey legs. LOL

We are not like the ren-fairs either.  The ren-fair to us, would be like a Six Flags in Medieval London. ;-)

My family and I have so much fun when we get to get away in time on the weekends.

I'll be sewing this weekend, getting ready for an event next Saturday.  I may even have some thing to enter into an A&S competition. I just may ...

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