Seamus

This is my latest two inch bear, Seamus.  He's on etsy here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/80130351/seamus-ooak-2-tall-miniature-teddy-bear, if you want to visit him.

More Marbling

I did some more marbling, and I thought I'd share some pictures :)

I figured out how to make a cat!

Marbling!

My mom and I taught a class on marbling fabric last week, and I thought I'd share some of my favorite pieces we made :)  To learn more about marbling, I have a step-by-step here: http://delphinesquiltshop.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-to-marble.html

Farm Quilt!

This is just a simple, cute strip quilt I made as a sample for my Mom's quilt shop.  I learned how to machine quilt on this one :)  The picture isn't really clear enough to actually see the quilting really well, but that's okay.

The back is fun, too :)

Cycling

I've been motivated to start getting myself on a schedule of getting up at 6am every morning and going on a bike ride before work.  It's actually a great way to start the day, once I manage to get myself up.  I really do like cycling in the morning :) 

 Okay, this last one isn't from the morning, but I like it :)

Chainmaille

...or chainmail, depending on how I feel like spelling it.  This is my latest hobby.  I'm hoping to sell these at my mom's store, and maybe even on etsy.  If you don't know, chainmail is what they used to use for armor.  It's basically weaving with metal rings.  It feels really cool and is lots of fun to play with :)

These are the first things I made, some bracelets and a bowlful of crosses:

Now, individual pictures.  First, are half persian 4:1 (every 1 ring goes through 4 other rings) weave bracelets.  I took most of these pictures before I bought clasps for the bracelets.

Now, full persian 6:1:

And now, two bracelets in the "shaggy loops" weave with seed beads.  These are lots of fun :)  They're literally shaggy and really pretty.

...and this is what started it all, chainmail crosses:

Just for fun, I figured out how to make a dodecahedron.  This is just fun to play with :)