2007 in crafts!

This year was by far the best year of my life. I've continued to make, and deeply fell in love with crafts. Ali and I started craft nights on Wednesdays, which kind of fell apart but because of it we are crafting every night, and I started working with different mediums and learned so many new things. For the first time, knitting felt relaxing instead of stressful, and I learned how to silkscreen, needlefelt, and so much more! The amount of money I spent at craft stores was outrageous, as well as the number of times I visit JoAnn every week, but everything was so worth it. I am a happy girl. This is what 2007 in crafts looked like.

I learned how to cable knit, to use double pointed needles, and to knit in a circle. Thanks to knittinghelp.com. For a while the only thing I was not happy with was the frustration that came with the lack of knowledge in knitting, but I think I'm doing better, and I couldn't have done it without knittinghelp.com.

For my mom's Christmast present, I made this jewelry box. She asked me to make her something that isn't too crazy, but I just felt like gluing all the jewels I can find and painting it yellow. She loved it!
These little dummies were the first few of many plushies I made this year. I gave the bunny to mom for Mother's day, and I made the fruits while Justin was in Paris. I also made a bunny just like in green that for my favorite teacher in high school and I hope he still loves it as much as he did when he first saw the bunny.

It is really hard to work with felt lately, since I spoiled myself with fancy wool felt for the white elephant party gift, because sewing acrylic felt makes me feel bad inside.

This year I also organized my embroidery floss box for the first time in about 4 years. It looks so pretty now.
I am not a very organized person, but when it comes to craft supplies I am really crazy and neat. I guess that is how much I love it. I'm constantly cleaning my workspace and organizing everything!





Then I made some knitting needles with buttons and wood sticks. I love the feeling of carving wood, and E6000 is amazing. I made a pair for Ali and pair for myself.


I made a white elephant named Finney for the aforementioned white elephant party using fancy white felt. I really didn't want to give him away, but when the day came, I knew it was the right thing to do. Luckily, my friend Mallory ended up with Finney, and I ended up with a gift she put together, which consisted of a handmade pouch that I use to store all my knitting accessories, a doggy calendar, and candy in this lovely drawstring bag I now use to transport my knitting projects. It couldn't have been more perfect. I got something handmade for something I made. I wish everyone had made their presents.

That's Finney and that's the pouch. Aren't they lovely?












This is the first thing I've ever needle felted, and the first knitting project that I've finished that is not a scarf. It looks kind of silly and frumpy, it's a laptop case and I love the big red swirly button.












Enough with things I've made, now it's time for things other people made that I love so much. Going to Felt Club and purchasing Heidi Kenney's cutie banana was the best feeling in the world. Justin bought me the bunny at the museum store, and she is the cutest. While Caitlin was in New York, she bought this Tigre for me, and Jeff brought me back the Homer Simpson and the Batman that I call Bateman when he moved back to California. I don't know why I didn't run into any finger puppet vendors while I was in New York. At least I have friends who would buy them for me!












Last but not least, I knitted a hat tonight, while watching the Law and Order marathon. It's the first hat that I knitted that is actually wearable.


I want to make a new year resolution to make at least one thing a day, but I don't want to make things just because I said I would. So my new year resolution is to be as creative as I can be! Also, I bought a pair of gold Ginger scissors with JoAnn gift card Justin's mom got me! So fancy! I'll definitely be sewing more with these new scissors, after I get both of my machines and serger fixed. Hopefully next year, crafting will be even more exciting for me and for everyone else everywhere! Happy new year!