This weeks blog post is a DIY instruction on making polymer clay beads. These beads are simple and quick to make. You can also customise the colours of your beads and add your own personal twist to your hand made items. This tutorial is really simple and would make a toughtful, but quick gift that is hand made.
Category: Yarn for Thought
Stitch Markers
Learn a few tricks to make your own themed stitch markers for your yarn work.
Beeswax Wraps
Beeswax wraps are an adaptable replacement for cling wrap and are fantastic at keeping food fresh. I have made smaller pouches for my crackers to accompany lunch. The wraps are very versatile, and repairable and the perfect substitute for cling-wrap. So in the theme of DIY I have made a step by step method of how to make beeswax wraps. I have tried two different methods. I think I prefer the second stove top method over the oven process, but both will work.
Food Colouring Dye Process
There are so many wonderful colourways available in hand dyed yarns. One of my absolute favourite stores is Stitchcraft & Wizardry. I love their mixes of colours, and the fun names as well. Being the curious person I am I started reading into the various ways to hand dye yarn. It turns out there are… Continue reading Food Colouring Dye Process
Crochet Minions
Ever since despicable me burst into the cinema with its Gru's tiny yellow workers, minions have captured the hearts of kids and adults alike. Something about their cute appearance and bumbling language captures the child within everyone. The minions have gone on to create their own merchandise, TV show and even their own feature movie.… Continue reading Crochet Minions
Rose Bookmark
Rosebud Bookmark Recently I have been making quite a few book marks. With valenteins day there was quite a few clever flower patterns going around. I decived to try my hand at making a rose but. What started as following a youtube tutorial has ended as a pattern. I could not find an appropriately sized… Continue reading Rose Bookmark
Elton the Elephant
How can you not fall in love with this adorable pattern from Stuffed Hearts. I stumbled across this pattern when looking for a project for my husbands colleague who had just had a baby boy (although elton could easily be a girls toy too!!). The finished product, with dumbo ears I like to find ways… Continue reading Elton the Elephant
Knitting, Crochet and Science??
Have you ever wondered if you could combine arts and crafts with maths and science? In my day job I am an Engineer. I like understanding how stuff works. So it should be no surprise that I like learning new stitches and coming up with ways to combine patterns and toy features. It should be… Continue reading Knitting, Crochet and Science??
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton I'm sharing my craft journey over this blog. Hopefully you may find some commute sized projects to work along with too on your daily travels. In Sydney, the average amount of time people spend riding public transport is… Continue reading The Journey Begins
Crafty Commuter 