#92 Supernova
So I have been running on little patience lately so I wanted to create something that didn’t take much time. I decided to use Gimp and came across a neat and quick tutorial. I liked that is was called Supernova so that kind of helped me decide to go with it.
#91 island dream
I watched The Beach for the first time last night and it reaffirmed my desire for commune life and living on a remote island. Granted the ending was disappointing as everyone abandoned the commune but still. I wouldn’t mind that sort of life I don’t think. Even if I just end up near the ocean I would be a happy girl.
#89 & #90 black light and glowiness
Okay, okay. I didn’t get a chance to make my doodle for Friday because I was very busy doing life things. So on Saturday while at a black light party, I drew two doodles to make up for it. The first one I did myself, the second one my friend helped me with it. I really wish I had remembered to take pictures of these under the black light. Oh well.
To be honest this project is getting harder and harder to follow through with. Tonight I have to do a project I am already so tired and uninspired. I won’t quit, but it really is becoming quite a chore to do this every day =/
#87 Storm
We were in a severe thunderstorm warning so I took advantage and made that my inspiration. Just a quick little drawing to pass the time while the storm rolled through.
#86 Broken mirrors and a glue gun
I have this old box that was given to me and I have plans for it but I wanted to spruce it up a bit first. There were tiny little mirrors inside the box so I had an idea. I crushed them up into smaller pieces and glued them to the top rim of the box. I am happy with how it came out. Now I need to find a picture for the frame on top.
#85 Grapevine Beetle
My other half spotted a huge beetle on our steps last night. It is a grapevine beetle and he must have been about an inch. I decided to make him my subject.
#83 Another t-shirt mod & #84 Sketch
Here’s another double post.
#83 Another t-shirt mod
I really love this t-shirt but it didn’t fit comfortably and I didn’t want to get rid of it. So, I cut it up. Now it fits like a tank top almost and feels way more comfortable 🙂
#84 Sketch
It feels like I haven’t done a drawing in forever. It was nice to use a pencil again. Just something random.
#81 T-shirt mod & #82 Gimpin’ it
I finally have a chance to update my blog, thankfully. Instead of making an individual posts for each of my projects, I am going to do it in groups of two. Makes it easier that way.
#81 T-Shirt Mod
I have this t-shirt that was given to me and I really like it except that it’s too big. After searching online, I learned how to mod it to make it fit a little tighter and look more feminine. I cut out the collar and sleeves. Then I cut strips on the sides and tied them so the shirt fit a little tighter. It also makes it a little sexy. It still needs some tweeking but I am happy with it.
#82 Gimpin’ it
Played with Gimp again. This is nothing exciting but I think it came out pretty neat.
Tutorial found here.
Coming Soon
Okay, I know I have not updated in a few days. I have been dealing with a lot of personal issues. I have made my daily projects for each day but I just haven’t posted them. I shall be posting them and a current one tomorrow hopefully. I’m sorry for the delays.
#79 Success
I wanted to give LEDs another shot today since I wasn’t satisfied with last nights project.
Meet my little spider friend 🙂
I ran out of blue LEDs and only had these soft purple ones but I like them!
Oh, and my friend needs a name. Any suggestions?
#78 Frustrations
I wanted to be completely different today and wire up some LEDs and put them in something. I was looking around for tutorials and some were cool but I didn’t have all of the materials/time/patience etc.
I saw this tutorial and liked the idea but instead of going along with it I went in my own direction.
This is a cat pendant. My idea was to hot glue it to a barrette of some kind but after I made it I realized that I didn’t have any spare barrette clips to put it on.
Also, after the fact, I realized that I had pretty much made this to be a temporary piece. The battery is hot glued inside of the cat’s head so there’s no way to change it out without tearing it apart. The plus side is it won’t die any time soon unless it is used constantly. The great thing about LEDs is they don’t use much. Trial and error I guess.
It has been a long Monday.
#77 Wait…Doctor…Who?
So, I have finally jumped on to the Doctor Who bandwagon. Years later. I am not obsessed..really.
P.S. I so desperately want a TARDIS. This is as close as I am going to get for now.
#75 Name that plushy
Okay, so last night’s sewing project was pretty pathetic lol. I wanted to make a dinosaur but didn’t want to go through the trouble of making a pattern or stenciling out anything onto fabric. So I cut out the pieces free-hand and sewed it together willy-nilly and stuffed him. I didn’t even bother to put on eyes :p Today he will get eyes and maybe spots. As for what kind of dinosaur he is, I’ll leave that up to you. He was technically supposed to be a Triceratops but….yeah.
#74 I have so many scraps
I have realized that I have a ton of scrap fabric. I put it to use once more making a sewing needle case. It went a lot smoother than last nights sewing attempt. I am not a fan of the colors I used but I don’t have many options right now =p
Instead of batting I used felt. I think it works just as well. Also, instead of ribbon I used a strip of matching fabric. Sometimes you have to improvise.
The instructions were found here.
#73 Broke my sewing machine’s needle!
I wanted to make a little bag to put my spools of thread and other random sewing needs in. So I found this easy tutorial to follow. Well, I THOUGHT it was going to be easy. It took me way longer than expected with all sorts of hang ups and frustrations. I must have repeated one of the steps 3-4 times. I also managed to break my sewing machine needle! Luckily I have spares. I almost gave up on this project but my stubborn side forced me to persevere.
#72 Buggy pincushion
Continuing down the crafty road, I searched the web for a long time trying to find my next project. Yet everything I came across either required more fabric than I had and other materials, or took too much time. Then I came across this cute little thing and knew this was it! Simple, quick and only required very little fabric. I used scraps that I had from making Christmas presents this past year. It didn’t come out at all symmetrical but that’s okay. I still think it’s cute, and useful 🙂
#71 Messy hands
Like I said last night, I wanted to change my creative pattern this week and do something outside of drawing. Tonight’s project is an apron. I have been meaning to make an apron for quite some time because I like to cook. With cooking I get messy, wet hands. I followed these instructions and turned an old pillow case into my handy-dandy apron. I didn’t have ribbon to make the tie so I cut up an old t-shirt and cut strips out and sewed them on. This is only temporary until I can get actual ribbon. Hurray for useful crafts! And recycling!
#70 “The box is only temporary”-Sylvia Plath
I cannot believe I have been doing this challenge for 70 days. I am proud of myself for pushing this hard, but at the same time it is really daunting. The past couple of days have definitely shown that. Not my best work that is for sure. So today I told myself that I would put more effort into today’s creation. Although, this coming week I am going to strive to do something different. I have been using marker and pencil on paper for days. I am growing tired of it and would like to start branching out again. We will see what happens.
#69 neurons
I was watching a couple of documentaries about the brain last night and am captivated by the beauty of it. The brain is a magnificent thing.
#68
Tried a new style tonight. It’s just a doodle for now but I would like to run with it hopefully this weekend.
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