i got really inspired by craft magazine’s “make space for crafting” series…so behold my home studio! this is where the action happens…in my own little world at least. soon the drum kit will be gone and i will take over zee livink room! here’s the flickr set of all the photos.
home studio
shelf detail
shelf detail
crafting trays
works in progress
w.i.p. detail
make space for crafting!
i love the “KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON” world war ii motivational posters (which apparently were never actually used), yet spawned dozens of spinoffs…here are two of my favorites:
GET EXCITED AND MAKE THINGS
KEEP CALM AND ROCK ON
Tagged: design, keep calm and carry on, poster, rock on
my friend Suki taught me how to needle felt the other day. it’s crazy! random pieces of fluffy wool, dish soap, and hot water — then you STAB-STAB-STAB the little piece of fluff until all its fibers intertwine.
so i tried out my new skillz making a bird nest pincushion and some lil acorns (special props to Kate Sprout for the photo-blemish-reduction help):
felted nest pincushion & acorns
felted nest detail
felted acorn detail
during my trip to portland, oregon i bought some fantastic feather earrings by marion max at an amazing vintage store rocknrose:
iphone pic of me wearing earrings by marion max
i was really inspired by them and thought i’d take a crack at making some feather earrings myself. mine are made from recycled leather, random beads, a broken necklace chain, and various craft feathers. ok i admid i plucked a few from the feather duster.
leather & feather earrings by me
here's me wearing them. babushka!
Tagged: craft, earrings, fashion, feathers, jewelry, leather
another in a long series of deer-obsession pieces…a project for a snowy afternoon in Vermont: holiday nature ornaments. these look pretty nice even though they’re plastic and not glass. I used some scrap sheepskin but cotton batting would work too. Craft foliage and random little animals are so cute — if I had more globes I would put in some acorns and whatnot.
deer & butterfly ornament
deer ornament
butterfly ornament
Tagged: art, butterfly, christmas, craft, deer, globe, holiday, nature, ornament
craft cones covered in yarn, beads, glitter, etc.
detail
Tagged: beads, christmas, craft, deer, holiday, tree, velvet, winter, yarn
so here’s a little guy (about 12″ x 8″) I made from some old wool skirts, a piece of rust colored velvet, and upholstery pattern scraps for my friend kate sprout for her 17th birthday. All materials came from the ReSTORE in Barre, Vermont.
hoo!
Tagged: eco, felt, nature, owl, plush, reuse, upcycled, velvet
So Dan Haley, Noah Hahn and I are out in PDX playing some shows as a trio…mostly as “Mister Casual” at the Laurelthirst Public House but also some Cosmic American stuff thrown in here and there. We’re packed in a VW bus which just today ran out of gas, so we got in a different VW bus to get to the gig. The schedule is here:
http://www.myspace.com/mistercasualsings
Dan Haley is Mister Casual
Tagged: dan haley, mister casual, music, noah hahn, oregon, pdx, portland
