Beading: Apache tears

I made this necklace for my grandmother.  The stones are Apache tears. Merconite obsidian.  My grandparents picked these up years ago rock hounding and finally they made it into jewelry.  It was a pleasure and an honor to do this for her.  These were the first to get done beause she made it a point that they were special.

Keep the faith
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Polymer Clay: Lion

Christi Friesen style lion.
From the Cats book.
Next up I want to make dragons.  They might be useful for DnD if I make them on scaled miniature bases.

Keep an open mind
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Polymer Clay: Bird

Christi Friesen style bird of paradise.  This is from the Mixed Media book she wrote.  She did a great job texturing the feathers.  Mine are passable but not as good.  Had some problems with the tail feathers.  I flattened them too much.  To fix it I put more rounded feathers on top and covered up the mistake.  At first I used too much clay for the body and had to remake it.  I also did not get a feel for how thick the body should be to get the wings to lay on each other. I also did not get a hang of making feathers.  With some problems it came out nice in the end.  Her instructions are very good and my problems come from me not her.

Keep trying, clay can always be mushed up and done over.
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Crochet: Blue scarf

This is blue scarf made from a Lion Brand pattern. I think it is a waffle pattern.  It is fun, quick and easy.  Some time I will make matching pieces.
The next thing to make is scarf pins out of Polymer clay.

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Crochet: Hat

Here is my first hat.  It just barely fits and my gage is tight.  It fits loose.  This is a pattern from a learn how to crohet book.  None of my projects match each other.  I have been going to a knitting group at church  they are not doing any group projects.  I am working on a stitch sampler afghan using some expensive yarn.

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Crochet: Socks

I made this pair of socks from a Lion Brand pattern.  I did not get the color I wanted but they came out nice and actually fit me.
I got help from the Local Yarn store as I did not understand the pattern.  I had made them half way by myself.  The lady said I made them wrong and had to rip them comepletely and started over.  It took me quite a while to get the first rounds right.  But after that I was on a roll and finished them.
If you don't at first succeed...
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Polymer Clay: Buttons

I made buttons to match a piece of fabric for my friend.  I mixed all of the colors and marbled the clay.  She wanted basic round buttons.  Nothing funky.. I have seen some cool buttons at bas relief on etsy.  Oh well.  She reports that she likes them and will make an outfit with them.  Hopefully I will get a picture that I can share here.
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Polymer Clay: Savannah

The lion is Christi Friesen style.  My mom gave me some polished stones from my grandfather's collection.  (This might even be pertified wood.)  She asked me to team it up with the lions in a creation.  This is what I came up with.  I used my extruder to make the grass.  I think she is getting this for mother's day.

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