Petals
Ok so step one on the road from grocery store coffee filter to perfect paper flowers is 'make colorful circles of petals.' Part of that process is cutting them into shapes, and that's what we're talking about first. If you want to watch me make them and make some of your own, head over this way. The Posy book is out for patreon folks now (and it'll be available to other folks in a little while), and the videos talking you through how you do it are public for the next little while too (I'll likely lock them down once [...]
Middle aged
I have reached the stage of middle age where I will absolutely, without even a hint of shame, pull over to the side of the road to look at someone else's trash furniture. And I mean really...can you blame me? Because sometimes you find this! Which, admittedly, this is the 'after an hour with a magic eraser and a whole lot of wood oil' picture, but still, is that not radiant? I think it's gotta be about 150 years old, and it's shockingly sturdy and surprisingly comfortable, even for my rather ample fundament. Did I fill in the missing bronze [...]
Supplies!
The paper flower book is coming out next week (Utter and Rampant Nonsense folks will get as part of their membership, it will be on payhip for anyone else)! I wanted to give you a supply list so you can have everything ready for when it comes out. Explanations first, then links at the end if you want exactly what I used (though I emphasize that you absolutely do not need to have the same stuff as me, feel free to use what you have). Tools & Supplies The petals are made from dyed coffee filters. I use the cheapest [...]
Plans…
Plans are afoot...bacon-y plans. Because I suspect some of you want to make bacon, but maybe don't want to track down bacon-colored yarn and just the right wire to make perfectly crispy. And I suspect maybe some of you want those little scissors (oh I love them so much, they are super sharp) and that spiffy little pouch (I could talk for five minutes about the zipper and how it makes the whole thing just so much better). And I want to make that happen. Because the world is dark and scary, and little bits of tiny [...]
Over Easy
Ok, I'm declaring the egg a success. I mean it will be more of a success once it's blocked, but that's fine. But I'm confident it will read as 'egg' and that it does not look so much like a boob as to offend anyone's delicate sensibilities. Now...what are the chances I need to dig out the old donut pattern to go with it?
Eggy pudding
The egg continues, and continues to look more like an egg and less like a body part the further along it gets. Short rows can work a variety of wonders. That, and a carefully applied drawstring to do something clever to the yolk. Pretty sure this is going to be grand!
Put an egg on it
Everyone's first comment, upon seeing the bacon, was 'ooooooh, now do an egg.' Well no. Everyone's first comment was 'squeeeeeee, bacon!?!?!!!' But soon after that came the plaintive cries for an egg. And fine, who am I to resist. We can have an egg. Well, as long as I can find a way to make sure it really truly does look like an egg, and not like something more...anatomical. But never fear, I have a plan!
The plan
Ok we're fixing the hat. Or at least we're trying! But before we do, let's gather some information. The hat that doesn't fit measures just a hair under 25 inches (measuring on the outside of the hat, right where the brim turns up to make the top part of the hat). The hat that does fit measures just a hair under 26 inches at the same spot. So that means I only really need about an extra three quarters of an inch. The head form measures a hair under 27 inches at the widest bit, which is a bit wider [...]
Big head
I, being of an indoor disposition and northern european extraction, am oft afflicted by the sun. I, also, being of a certain age am wholly committed to sun protection (dr. jart every sun day mineral sunscreen, highly recommend). So it makes sense that I possess a sun hat. But I also possess a shockingly large head (24.75 inches, yes really, yes I measured more than once, no it's not all hair). And a lot of hair. So the hat has a tendency to creep upward, for it is just a hair too small. Now, I also am custodian of a [...]
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