Archive for NEEPS North East Eco-friendly People's Site          NEEPS Forum Index -> Crafty Stuff Maria What you working on now the nights are craftily darker? My fingers have just started itching to do some crafting now the nights are drawing in. Have you any projects planned, or ones you want to finish? I'm hoping to work on the squares Mar sent me and make a most marvellous golden (and cream) blanket to languish under over winter.     Smooth Hound im thinking of a landscape on a frame loom, out of those coloured wools Maidenstone Still campaigning against Trump, I'm afraid; writing a book about a naughty little person called Tiggles; making pretty jewellery from semi-precious stones; and wanting to spin/crochet a nice cosy shawl for the winter evenings. Thrawnquine I've gone back to my art classes and am writing my family history, insofar as I know it. Townie I've got my workshop at the top of the garden up and running and its fab.. Have been making loads of cards lately, got a new card making blog up and running and also in the process of getting an online handmade card shop on the go too I reckon it'll be a fab crafty time now the nights are drawing in ... I also want to knit myself a scarf ....I really really really want to learn to crochet too Also want to start making my own christmas cards, gift bags and tags Maria You really should Townie...it's much easier than it looks when you get started. Love the sound of everyones crafty projects. I want to get better at spinning so i can have a go at the 'long draw'...think that's what it's called. Looked amazing when Julie showed me. I'm still mourning the summer a bit...my favorite season by far...yet  seeing the leaves falling and the nights darkening makes me think of long cosy crafting evenings. Lovely. Maidenstone I think autumn is almost my favourite season - I'm not a hot weather person and I love the crisp mornings.  Also collecting things off trees - nuts etc., fruit.  But perhaps every season is a delight when things change from one to another.  I love the thought that Christmas is coming up - not all the commercial stuff, but the tradition and crafts etc. wildgarlic I'm starting an OU photography course - and really looking forward to it. I LOVE this time of the year, autumn really is the best for me. Especially when we get some lovely mellow sunshine like we've had over the last few days. jaydee67 I've started crocheting a shawl for my mum for C********. Yesterday it looked like this: It's a bit bigger now (but not much coz I ripped back about 4 rows to correct a mistake!) This is the pattern http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/donisfuff/croshawl.html Maria Can you hear the ooooh's and ahhhh's from over here? I'm inspired by all this talk of crochet...shawl looks lovely Jaydee....must get the hook out again real soon. Wow for the course WG - good for you! And may i say (probably not, but here goes anyway) about time happy snappy lady! Forgot to say i've started to learn the fiddle. Only 2 month and still very scratchy...but loving it. Just wish, like most of us, that there were more hours in the day for all the things i like doing, and an extra few hours in bed too.   andybebbington Maria wrote: Only 2 month and still very scratchy...but loving it. tis scratchy indeed today i have made a pile of 7inch singles in to bowls, a driftwood wind chime and just about to start another rag rug darker nights are def great for sitting by the fire watching tv (shame nans here its soaps all evening) and doing some crafting keeping busy with my recycled crafts for the craft fairs coming up Smooth Hound id like to have a look at these 7 inch bowls   Maria Smooth Hound wrote: id like to have a look at these 7 inch bowls   Can vouch for the bowls....so inventive and useful...not to mention recycled!! Carrot Lover has the one she made at Andy's craft meet sat proudly on her windowsill. Remind me the next time you come over if you want a shot SH. We still have some LP's here that Andy kindly gave to us. Cockadoodledoo I am making more teddy bears for my next craft fair on 31 October jaydee67 update: Maidenstone It looks like a pair of wings!!!  Nice and cosy though. Maria Oooooh - how wonderful.   zombiecazz I've got the Seraphina's Shawl on my to do list. yours is looking cool Jaydee. I've got a big Halloween swap to finish and then I have my cat's paw shawl, 2 hour vintage jumper and gothic blanket to finish. Then I'll be starting on Christmas presents, already starting to queue stuff up on ravelry. Julie I'm going to make a monster sized rug for the kitchen floor - a big version of the two I've already done, finish my Canterbury tapestry (yeah, right ) and make up a new master pattern so I can design some funky winter clobber.................but first i have to discipline myself to do a couple of outstanding jobs in the house Forget-me-Not Crafts Really admire you all!!!!!!! Other than waiting for my pottery class to start, I'm doing nothing creative!!!! Love this time of year, my favourite, lots of walking with dogs in days and loads of snuggling up in front of fire at night, closed curtains and pj's. I feel so lazy!!!!!! Having said that days off between decorating. Beth Dale all four walls up in the craft shop now, stove going in next month  ( £200 new with all the flue pipes etc... and runs on sawdust ) should keep me out of trouble,  Finnished making 3 little person sporrans out of the fur which turned out to be mole skin and rabbit. lol I may even finnish some of my projects too Julie Now you need some signs to put out by the road        NEEPS Forum Index -> Crafty Stuff Page 1 of 1