rachael rice

make space for crafting

rachaelrice — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:08:08 +0000

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

crafting trays

works in progress

w.i.p. detail

make space for crafting!

keep calm and rock on

rachaelrice — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:28:55 +0000

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

happy new year!

rachaelrice — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:11:12 +0000

I have made some deep intentions for this new year. I am ready to live a more creative life.

I will keep you posted.

words of wisdom

needle felted bird nest and acorns

rachaelrice — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:06:14 +0000

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

leather and feathers earring project

rachaelrice — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:26:08 +0000

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!

retro vintage holiday wrapping paper

rachaelrice — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:16:13 +0000

this stuff blows me away. i got it last year at ReSTORE in burlington, and i use a little every year, and finally i scanned some images so i’ll feel more free to use the rest…

holiday paper with trees

holiday paper #2

holiday paper #3

holiday nature ornaments with deer and butterfly

rachaelrice — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:21:12 +0000

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

holiday craft with trees and deer

rachaelrice — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:51:27 +0000

i’ve been saving these cardboard craft cones…now i know why.

i took a lot of leftover scraps of yarn, buttons, velvet, beads and lace and glue gunned them onto the trees. they sit like a tiny mighty forest on top of my piano.

craft cones covered in yarn, beads, glitter, etc.

detail

plush wool owl project

rachaelrice — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:00:03 +0000

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!

Portland, Oregon tour!

rachaelrice — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:07:27 +0000

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