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First commission

mim — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:41:00 +0000

I’m sort of hoping that one day I’ll be able to do something more creative with my life, and one of the things I’ve been considering is becoming a jeweller. OK, it might never replace my day job, but it’s a way of making real >things< that people seem to want.

Here’s my first commission:

I’m rather pleased with it, even though I say so myself. If you’re interested, I’ve posted pictures of the stages I went through to get there in 200512 – Jewellery Commission.

You knit what?

mim — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 13:17:00 +0000

Everyone knows that knitting is the new rock and roll (or whatever), thanks to people like Stitch’n'Bitch. But this means that some people are knitting things that they really shouldn’t.

Check out You knit what? and try not to laugh too hard.

I personally like this cat:

You know he hates you all…

(If you want to see some really interesting knitting, look at this ebay item. Wow.)

Oooh, crafty!

mim — Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:54:00 +0000

After 5 years of living with a sarong for our curtains, I’ve finally got my act together and started making things again.

I picked up some lovely voile panels in the sales, which I’ve converted into net curtains, and I’ve been to Abakhan fabrics and bought the most fantabulous piece of red taffeta to make into a curtain. For £7.71. (They sell by weight.)

Doing all this has reminded me just how much I love making things – I’ve even been inspired to re-thread a broken necklace and re-start a cross-stitch I started 12 years ago. At this rate I’m going to be making clothes again.

Now all I need is a bigger house to do it all in.