craft catch-up

What's a girl to do when her hubbie is out of town?

Well first off, have less guilt about

eating frosting out of the can

and drinking milk straight from the carton

(old habits die hard, and are reignited

when living the single lifestyle temporarily).

Thank goodness he's coming home today

or I might revert permanently to a diet

of grilled cheese and cereal.

That little diet disclosure aside,

I've had time to finish crafty odds and ends

and to finally gather pictures of the things

I've been working on over the past year.

So, organized according to craft type,

here are some of the creative things I've been up to.

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SEWING

(my favorite hobby these days)

maxi skirt from old tshirts

(currently being dyed:

to a nice green/blue...

another activity best done while

the hubbie is gone so I don't get in trouble)

my first dress!

dress #2

(out of fabric from the L.A. fashion district)

close-up of the bodice

(a bit of improvisation)

infinity dress

(can be tied in a million different ways)

elastic-waist reversible skirt

(using leftover wedding ribbon!)

modesty refashion of sport top

(just went running in it yesterday!)

tshirts to kids' dresses

(for a friend's twin girls)

owl softies from scraps

bunny ribbon taggies

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JEWELRY

Peruvian thread earrings

flower rings

(in many colors now!)

button rings

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KNITTING

socks!

(after Christmas, I swore I would not

do any more...but I'm in the middle

of another pair...the yarn was just

the perfect lime green color.

now I just need to finish the second sock

so I can stop looking like a weirdo wearing

one sock around the house)

warm headbands

(to subtly use my variegated yarn stash)

nesting dolls

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BOOK BINDING

YW values journal for Jess

wedding guestbook for Emily

(and another for Tam!

see my fledgling business here)

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GLASS

leaf stained glass

(I'm currently pressing some ginko leafs

that I'm super excited to use)

flower panel

(I finished this a few years ago,

but someone recently asked to see it)

glass gift for a friend

(another oldie, but it inspires

me to do more glass work)

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well, thanks for humoring me whether you intended to or not.

mostly, this was theurapeutic to help me survive

the last few hours before my cute hubbie gets home.

hopefully something in here sparked your creative juices!

happy crafting!