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July 10, 2006
Craftstravaganza and Curses
This Sunday, before work, J and I went to the Saint Paul Crafstravaganza. It was petite and nice and much less difficult to navigate than the No-Coast. J found a poster of the Minnesota Rollergirls for the new apt and I stumbled upon these lovelies from http://7two7glass:
They hold amazingly well and are so beautiful! Also, very reasonably priced. One day when I am no longer wading through computer-induced poverty, I will certainly be investing in more.
Here is the circular needle roll that I made the other day. Saw some at the fair that left out the interfacing and I think that would make a world of difference. I mean, how much wear and tear does this thing have to take? Have I mentioned that I hate interfacing? I did learn a trick that may make my relationship with it a little less tenuous: preshrinking. Why didn't I think of that before?? Sheesh. I ruined a perfectly good bag the other day because it bubbled up and wrinkled just a little too much too look nice.
Here is a my latest freezer paper stencil. It supposed to be an octupus, but seems to actually resemble a Cthuloid skull. Those are cute too, right? I was inspired by Susie Ghahremani of Boygirlparty. I love her work so much and while this little tshirt is no replacement for her crying octopus, it may let me hold out a little bit longer before spending funds that I don't actually have. I love the owl under the stars hoodie so much! One day it will be mine.
Perhaps it will be so if I am able to sell any of these:
I have decided that I am going to craft a bit more seriously. This is due to the fact that I really really want to quit my day job (which doesn't really make me much money anyhow). I have a very dusty Etsy account and I am planning on sprucing it up a bit and adding items such as the above. I want to make some kanzashi flower pins to embellish them as they all look a little boring to me. I should have about 10 posted by the end of the week. I might just be setting myself up for failure here, but damn I've gotta try!
In sad news, I was about 75% finished with a Picovoli sweater when I realized that I was actually getting 6 stitches per inch instead of 6.5. Thus, the sweater is far too big and I tossed it, cursing, from my sight. Curse you, incorrect gauge! After my fuming has dissipated a bit, I will restart. Curse you!
p.s. This is my first post from my NEW LAPTOP!! Yayayayayayaayay! I <3 it a lot. J even invested in a copy of WoW so we can play whilst he is in Boston. What a dreamboat!
Posted by loyd0008 at July 10, 2006 5:43 PM
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Glad you could make it to the SPC last weekend! If you'd like to be added to our mailing list for next year send us an email and we'd be more than happy to add you!
Posted by: Craftstravaganza at July 13, 2006 3:36 PM