28 Camera Drawings

by Christine Berrie

Crocheted Ripples & Grannies

I'm feeling inspired to begin a large crochet project. I have enough wool.
. Inspiration for my bedroom, 2. babette blanket - finished!, 3. crochet blanket, 4. square corner, 5. halloween 08 055, 6. summer hexagon blanket, 7. Day Two, 8. Ripple Blanket, 9. More Colors: up close

Mid-Century Monday

Waldorf Doll

I really admire Waldorf dolls. I love the way they are constructed. They are nice to hold & hug. They resemble little children. I made some for my children when they were younger, but I needed some fresh ideas before beginning this doll. Flickr did not disappoint with inspiration enough for numerous projects. A search for Waldorf dolls yielded over 3,400 results. Many of the dolls are wearing beautiful hand knit sweaters & cute little felt shoes. So much to love...

Favorite new idea is a nose. I really like the nose! I think it's a nice detail & adds a lot to the doll's personality.

Below are a couple of beautiful examples with links to the doll maker's photostream.

I particularly love this dolls mouth & facial expression. Created by auntboosbabies.

I love this girl's hair. Created by meike, who has provided a very helpful tutorial!

I love this girl. Created by Tiadelu.

Abagail Brown on Etsy

Aren't these exceptional? They look so...feathered. If I were able to make cloth birds just exactly as I would see them in my imagination - if I did imagine them (which I haven't), they would look just like these.

Textile artist and illustrator Abigail Brown

'hold me!'

Mosaic Friday - Hope

Holli on Etsy

I am feeling extreme pleasure about this doll. I think she's just beautiful! The knitting just takes her over the top. She even includes wire; another favorite material of mine. She was created by Argentinian Paola Zakimi. Selfishly, I'd like it if no one bought her right away.

Ghostpatrol

Austrailian graffiti writer who also draws, sculpts, sews & paints ~

Found at Lino Forest.

I'm always intrigued when someone approaches sewing from an angle other than 'dressmaking' (technique). It helps to get a new perspective. There is more than one way to do things. link

COLOR

colorful good times -

Etsy Treasuries...

curated by Coo-Koor-Ri-Koo

curated by Fiber Whimz

curated by Leaves of Glass

curated by Erica Walker

I feel happy to have been included in so many interesting & beautiful treasuries recently. Here are a few current ones ~

School Suppies for Me

It's difficult to visit the office supply store repeatedly w/o finding something necessary.

French Flower Beading

I added some new info. to my bag of tricks this past weekend. I took a class in French Flower Beading. I've wanted to learn how to do this ever since I thrifted a book on this art. I've looked through the book numerous times, but it seemed to me that there were too many elements involved to teach myself from the book. Learning some things is really helped along by a live teacher. This was one of those times.

I learned the basic techniques & made a page of 'samples' to pin up on the wall in my bead area. Then I made a little bouquet of African Violets. The stunning image above is from ebay. These chrysanthemums sold for $130.

There was some talk about the thrifted, OOP book; ...cruel talk about the very same book selling for $350 on ebay. It just isn't true. But I have a nice HCDJ copy of Bead Design; written during the most recent renaissance of French Flower Beading - the 1960s & 70s.

The obsessive tendencies kicked right in, I cam home & bookmarked 5 or 10 flower beading sites & purchased just one book-let on the subject.

I don't know whether I want to make flowers with these techniques or something else. It will take a while to incorporate this craft. It's a craft which requires a little preplanning - stringing entire hanks of seed beads on wire in advance. I probably can't do this on the floor or my bed, but I am excited to experiment further.

Gocco.

Want!

The things sells itself. Doesn't all of that cute packaging look expensive though?

(Back later to insert u tube video. I have done it before...)

Owly Shadow Puppets

My first crafting passion began with a class in puppet-making when I was 10. I made finger puppet after finger puppet. I have a special spot in my heart just for puppets. I am not a puppeteer, however. My husband can animate a puppet so well that I forget him for a minute & just enjoy the puppet's personality.

Andrea Everman of Owly Shadow Puppets makes the coolest shadow puppets. Her website even has a lesson plan for teachers. This lesson plan can be used to drive a writing or performing activity - instant enthusiasm! Surely everyone would enjoy some aspect of this project. See her website for a real dose of puppet enthusiasm.

Yeti Shadow Puppet

H is for Home

Welsh Tapestry Purse

(the pattern reminds me of Early American woven coverlets)

Enamel Coffee Pot

Handknitted Woolen House Slippers

Crocheted Cushion Cover

Vintage Welsh Tapestry Purse

Eggs & Soldiers

I love this online shop & blog, that's why it's in my sidebar. It deserves special mention because it's so, well - neat. I really enjoy their particular blend of vintage with a judicous touch of handmade. The vintage housewares are just a bit exotic to the American eye because the H is for Home site is based in the UK. For the well-traveled thrifter this takes the pursuit of vintage to the next level.

The blog has an educational aspect, as blog posts begin with P is for Poole (pottery), or L is for Lundhofte (stainless steel kitchen ware), or my favorite J is for Jens H. Quistgaad (who designed Kobenstyle cookware - - I feel the need to create a mosaic coming over me...)

William Steig

One of my favorite cartoonists ever is William Steig. He wrote Shrek, The Amazing Bone, Grownups Get to Do All the Driving... Dominic...Abel's Island & on & on. He conveyed human emotion succinctly & eloquently. I've loved CDB & CDC? since I was seven. My 2nd grade teacher gave them to me & I thought they were absolutely brilliant. They have stayed with me. In fact, Wm. was way ahead of his time. I like this language for text messaging.

Three to like -

Precious Meshes

tinctory

Petit Oiseau

How About Orange

Take a minute to see How About Orange. It's a favorite DIY + design + crafting blog of mine.

I learned how to Simpsonize myself there.

More recently:

• Fold your own US presidential candidate. See candidates in action here. Who can resist a finger puppet?
• Company logo quiz
• Hobo bag how to
• Spot a fake smile -
• Display a Flickr photo set in your blog post
• Where to find Charlie Harper dishware
  

& so much more!

The largesse of Ravelry

Ravelry has a magnetic appeal for me recently. Another way to state that? Ravelry is like

a black hole. I think that conveys my experience.

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Food Knitting

Cupcake

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Feats of Knitting

Miss Alice Faye

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Scandinavian Knitting mittens

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I Want To Make My Own Version Of That knitting

Ariann

Anais
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Scientific Knitting

Biology 101

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Pirate Knitting

Dream Toys by Claire Garland

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practical Knitting

Mombot Companion: Knitted Curlers