Buffy Swap Fun

I finished up another swap last week on Craftster. This time it was Buffy themed. My partner, Devilxcat, had recently moved, so I went with something for her new place.

The first thing I made was a set of pillows. Each pillow had an image of one of her fave characters, Willow. One pillow was Dark Willow and the other was Evil/Vamp Willow. Using black and red fit with the feel and are a couple of Devilxcat's top colors. I made them slip on/offable in case she preferred a different type of fluff.

The other thing I made was a set of placemats. I have been toying with an idea for some to go in my shop...so I just tweaked it a bit for the theme. Each mat has an applique of a place setting...but with weapons from the show. After all, who can remember which side the scythe goes, left or right? And the Urn of Osiris, should it be centered or to the side? Now she'll know :)


I also threw in a Spike comic book - after all, he is sexy in any form - good, evil, the big bad or even drawn. And there was a cute little sandbag snake I forgot to take a pic of...for those that do not know, they slithered out of Willow's mouth when she used the Urn to bring back Buffy. There was a bit of an ick factor involved, but the snake I gave was cute & purple :)

Stuff I Made and More Stuff to Make Stuff

Before I start...I am having a Christmas in July sale in both my ArtFire and Etsy shops until next Friday the 24th...15% off all non-clearance items.
Next weekend I will be at a two day art show in Redford. It will be my first 2 day event - hope I can stay awake. So if you live in Metro Detroit - come on by and say hi :) You can read more about the show here.

Okay, got the promo out of the way :) Secondly - I will be "on blog vacation" after this Saturday (but may not post again before that time)...so I'll see you later this month.

Now for the real start of the post:
I say stuff in the title because one, I don't want to list it and two, I don't always know what I will be making with it until it is done :)
The first is a Pink Floral print handbag (one of my Janet bags). I love the handle on this one - it's real fluffy.





And I made a matching zippered pouch ...none of these are ironed yet, or even have that last opening inside sewn shit yet...but the sun was out so I nabbed some pics while I could.

And a few more zippered pouches. I am trying to make sure to have a matching accessory, whether a keyring, pouch or whatever, for every bag.


I am also making some headbands. My cousin is a runner & has very long hair. She found some headbands that do not slip out, but they were rather pricey. So I offered to make her some. These are the first four. Two of them have a velvet underside, which is the type that is great for no slip. The other two have ultrasuede. I am going to have her try them out to test the slippiness. I know I love using that stuff for the underside of straps on bags for the non-slip quality...but not sure how it'll work with the hair.


And I have some more "test strips" cut for some more headbands. I also have 3 there on the left that are some really cool ribbon...I will make these last, when I have the headband assembly more down pat. I have been having trouble finding the right needle & tension combo...and have lots of scrapped tries in the garbage to prove it.

And lastly - some more fabric. My youngest picked out the Firetruck fabric when we were at the store. I asked him what he wanted me to make with it. He said he didn't know, he just liked it for something. And since it sounded so much like myself - I bought it. I think some of it will become a Lego pouch.
The skull prints, well, I just love skull prints. I am trying to work in more fun and/or kitcshy (how the heck do you spell that anyway?) fabrics and styles into my line. There are lots of embroidery & painting sketches I have done with that in mind...can't wait until I can get going on them.


Oops...I was wrong - I have this fabric too, from a swap on Craftster. If you are a fabriholic too, feel free to come on over & check it out. if you are not a member yet but want to do some swaps, join now & build up the posts so you have enough to play along during the next round.

Woo Hoo!

I am so geeked right now. Possibly more than is warranted, but that's ok. I have always been a big Craftster fan. (If you haven't been there, you should go check it out). It has been a while since I have visited though...been so busy with blogs & listings & twitter & such, I let it fall to the side. So I made time this weekend. I poked around, commented on cool stuff - I always like to leave kudos for stuff I like...acknowledge the artisan & let them know their efforts are loved :) I also loaded some more recent projects into their photo hosting.

And then I posted my Grr Argh in the Needlework forum....and less than 24 hours later it had over 600 views, 3 pages with comments & was put on the Hot New Projects section of the home page. AAAHHH!!!! I even did a little dance when I saw it. If you are not someone who creates stuff, it may be hard to explain just how much it means to get such positive feedback from complete strangers. Heck - I think you need only be human to know how awesome it feels!




And so today, I decided to post my Serenity Coin embroidery. I did this at 6pm before we left for my sis-in-laws for dinner. When we got home at 9...over 300 views and it was on the Hot New Projects section...and the Grr Argh was still there.



I think I know where to go to find fellow Whedon fans :)

So a big huge ginormous thanks to all those who showed my guys some "This Rocks" lovin'!!!

note: I just peeked and as of the writing of this post - the Grr Argh had 992 views, Serenity had 347 :)

Whedonverse Swap by Me

Okay...my partner has received these goodies, so I can post them for your viewing pleasure...or laughter...your choice. The swap was "Whedonverse"...as in Joss Whedon...as in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Dr. Horrible, & all the comics (these always tend to exclude Toy Story & Alien, but that's ok...these are more fun...)

The first large picture shows the mini duffle bag I made with the Buffy "B"
and the painting entitled "Actual Size".

FYI: the painting is based on the BtVS episode Fear where the Gachnar demon reveals himself...only to be squashed by Buffy's shoe. Giles did not notice the "actual size" notation in the book describing this particular demon.

This second picture shows what was inside the duffle...a bunch of felt stuffies...

From Firefly/Serenity there is Jayne's aviator glasses/mask, "leaf on the wind", Independant badge, Blue Sun, Simon's stethescope, Wash's dinosaurs and "two by two hands of blue". Then from Buffy there is Mr. Pointy. And of course, the Grr Arrgghhh dude (Mutant Enemy) :)

Click here to see all the goodies she made for me.
Click here to see my Whedonverse inspired treasury.

My Son and a Goomba

I had just finished up my Whedonverse Craftster swap last week with my 13 year old son constantly asking "can you make me one of those?". I told him he'd have to wait and gave him a couple books to look through in the meantime, Plush You! and Softies.



These books had him laughing at all the goodies. He asked me if I could make him some of these too...the Dollop, of course - he is a 13 year old boy after all. I said NO, make it yourself. That's me - DIYODS!

So he did. But he started with his own creation based on a Goomba and Bullet Bill. I think they turned out great. He is now working on a skull.




...note: my felt goodies from the swap will be posted once my partner receives them :)