locker hooking


Trying something new here.
A friend and me followed a little workshop on locker hooking. I have started on my first project to see if I can make something nice with it...

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Plarn Bag


Hurrah - my first FO since this blog started! This was my first go at a plarn ("plastic yarn") bag and it took 17 medium/large carrier bags to complete. I cut each carrier bag into strips roughly 2cm wide. I can't believe how much one carrier bag compresses down when you crochet with it!

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Trying something new...





... I've not tried this style before, but it seems to be working ok I think! I've got another piece finished, which I'll post pictures of when I've turned it into a notebook. The second piece here, with the wee frog on it, is a little surprise to cheer up a forumite. Pretty random, but hopefully it will make her smile.

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finished work

Don't want to hog the blog but here are some finished bits and bobs from last week!


Earrings

Lady tile.



Owl pendants

Hedgie's toad house














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last weeks projects - unfinished

This is my work from last week - didn't get as much done in the studio as I had hoped as I had to have an exposed gas pipe concreted over!

I had been wheeling my little kiln in and out so much that the concrete floor had crumbled away!

This is a little tile with a windswept woman and below is a tile with the wind on it



These are some owl pendants that I am trying out. I made about 6 in total but the branches kept snapping off when I was finishing them off - must try and be less heavy handed!
The round shapes were supposed to be more buttons but they dried out so quickly didn't have a chance to put the holes in. I am going to use them as mosaic tiles instead!
The little hearts are going to be stud earrings.
There were one or two other small things that I made but they are a secret as one of them may be hedgies deathsweep prize - shhhhhhhh!



This is Hedgies toad house with the raw glaze on it.
When the other things come out of the kiln today - this will be going in with them to be glazed.
Hope the glaze comes out OK as I have spent ages looking for the right colour - sorry it's taken so long Hedgie!








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New designs at Simply Stunning Invitations


Hello, this is my first post on this lovely blog...thank you Hedgie, and after three attempts to get the layout of this post right, I think I have finally got there! Phew!
I have created some new designs for Simply Stunning Invitations for 2009 and I thought I would share them with you on here.



The first new range is called Paradise, it is a bright and vibrant range and although essentially a wedding design, I think it would be perfect as a summer party invitation too.


The second is a range of pocketfold invitations and, as yet, does not have a name. Any suggestions are very welcome :)

......and finally, after a really good suggestion from Hezoid on the craftycnuts forum, I have added some handcrafted embellishments for sale on the website, pictures of those to follow soon !





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Sweater from hell!




I finally finished the sweater from hell for my oldest daughter. It's just a load of crocheted ringlets that I attached to each other following a pattern. It was a lot of work, because of all the threads I had to weave in. And I will probably keep on seeing loose ends here and there... but I hope she likes it...

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