Today started out okay. I rolled out of bed and started carving stamps. Maybe carving stamps before breakfast was a bad idea, because the knife slipped and I gouged my thigh. First time in 30 years I've cut myself carving stamps. First time ever. That's the last time I carve stamps on a table with slats. The angle was such that the knife cut right down the channel in the table and right into my thigh. If I had used a different table, or turned that table 90 degrees or worn pants or had my skirt pulled down over my knees, this wouldn't have happened.
On the plus side I did get some bird stamps carved that I rather like.
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Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Eraser stamps and Printing With Found Objects
I spent a funderful day carving eraser stamps. To read more about those visit my stamp blog. http://erasersn2stamps.blogspot.com/
I also glued a bunch of odds and ends to foam core scraps to use for printing. I'm going to let them dry overnight just to be sure they are permanently glued on.
I can't wait to use them to make A.C.E.O.'s and cards and gift tags and a hundred other things. Since I was just about to send my holiday cards out and they were in the mail slot, I grabbed them and used my hand carved pine tree stamp to decorate all the envelopes. So if you get a card from me, you just got a piece of original art as well. After I die it will be worth a fortune.
Now I'm going to visit my friends in the Etsy chatroom.
I also glued a bunch of odds and ends to foam core scraps to use for printing. I'm going to let them dry overnight just to be sure they are permanently glued on.
I can't wait to use them to make A.C.E.O.'s and cards and gift tags and a hundred other things. Since I was just about to send my holiday cards out and they were in the mail slot, I grabbed them and used my hand carved pine tree stamp to decorate all the envelopes. So if you get a card from me, you just got a piece of original art as well. After I die it will be worth a fortune.
Now I'm going to visit my friends in the Etsy chatroom.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Printmaking With Found Objects
I just heard from my sewing buddy. She is under the weather so it may be awhile before we work together.
So today I got most of my holiday cards addressed and stamped.
The other day I was at Joann's flipping through a book on printing with found objects. so I decided to do a video on found object printing. I hit my local under a dollar store and picked up erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, plastic lace placemats and other nifty things for the printing project. I really love printmaking and haven't gotten to do it much in the last 10 years. So it's about time I did. So right off I did some printing on a get well card for a friend. I'll post the photos here if I can white out her address. I made the envelope too.
Then I worked out the design for the crocheted Special Olympics scarf. Darn it all, I got it to my editor an hour late and she's gone for the weekend. So much for getting up at 7 AM and working my butt off till 2 PM. Sigh. If only the saving and uploading process didn't take so long.
In good news, Youtube has upgraded my account so now I can make 15 minute long videos. It won't help for my sponsored tutorials, because the biggest file I can send them is 10 minutes. But it will make vlogging a lot easier. Plus I do non-sponsored tutorials on other crafts, so I can use the 15 minutes.
But it's rather like winning a prize to get upgraded. I'm not sure what they base it on...number of videos? Number of subscribers? Number of views. Who knows. Those crazy logorhythms.
So today I got most of my holiday cards addressed and stamped.
The other day I was at Joann's flipping through a book on printing with found objects. so I decided to do a video on found object printing. I hit my local under a dollar store and picked up erasers, paper clips, clothes pins, plastic lace placemats and other nifty things for the printing project. I really love printmaking and haven't gotten to do it much in the last 10 years. So it's about time I did. So right off I did some printing on a get well card for a friend. I'll post the photos here if I can white out her address. I made the envelope too.
Then I worked out the design for the crocheted Special Olympics scarf. Darn it all, I got it to my editor an hour late and she's gone for the weekend. So much for getting up at 7 AM and working my butt off till 2 PM. Sigh. If only the saving and uploading process didn't take so long.
In good news, Youtube has upgraded my account so now I can make 15 minute long videos. It won't help for my sponsored tutorials, because the biggest file I can send them is 10 minutes. But it will make vlogging a lot easier. Plus I do non-sponsored tutorials on other crafts, so I can use the 15 minutes.
But it's rather like winning a prize to get upgraded. I'm not sure what they base it on...number of videos? Number of subscribers? Number of views. Who knows. Those crazy logorhythms.
Sunday, December 05, 2010
Etsy Shop Updates
I'm knitting two hats on the knitting loom for presents. I have them by my keyboard so I can work on them whenever my computer is lagging.
I also got two new listings posted on Etsy. One is the blue and gray baby hat I made on the loom, and the other is a snood I crocheted. Then it started to rain so I couldn't take any more photos. But it feels good to have new stuff listed.
I also made an Etsy sale last night. One of my hooters sold. I'm sending it off to New York. I'm already making some more fluffly little hooter owls.
If any of you are on the fence with purchasing one of my Etsy items, don't wait too long. I'm hoping to have all new stuff in the new year, which means the other items won't be listed again once they expire. Last chance so to speak. Then my relatives and friends will make out like bandits, because I'm going to start giving it away to make more room in my apartment for new stuff. I don't believe in Etsy sales, so once the items are gone, they are gone.
Saturday, December 04, 2010
Still Waiting on Grandson
Would you believe my daughter still hasn't given birth yet? At least not as far as I know. I called over there about 90 min. ago and no one has called me back yet.
I really can't concentrate on work with this hanging over my head. I was wide awake at 5 AM. Just waiting for the phone to ring. Waiting to hear that baby and momma are safe and well. Sorry if I've been cranky in Etsy chat. I don't mean to take it out on you guys. My boyfriend says to take it easy and just think positive thoughts. Then again he's never had any children.
To kill time I thought I'd review my youtube tutorial comments. The nice video I made thanking gearzforgutz for his cool robot creations on etsy got marked as spam by someone. I see lots of Etsians posting about the cool purchases they made and I don't see those marked as spam so what the heck? And can't I say on my Vlogs what I want to say? Sheesh.
Friday I had to remake one of my videos because I had a typo in the title. It's just not easy to remake one frame. I have to re-save the whole deal to my computer, and then put the video up again on youtube. I spelled knitting wrong. How embarrassing. LOL. Let's just say my mind isn't on my work, and won't be until my grandson makes it into the world.
I really can't concentrate on work with this hanging over my head. I was wide awake at 5 AM. Just waiting for the phone to ring. Waiting to hear that baby and momma are safe and well. Sorry if I've been cranky in Etsy chat. I don't mean to take it out on you guys. My boyfriend says to take it easy and just think positive thoughts. Then again he's never had any children.
To kill time I thought I'd review my youtube tutorial comments. The nice video I made thanking gearzforgutz for his cool robot creations on etsy got marked as spam by someone. I see lots of Etsians posting about the cool purchases they made and I don't see those marked as spam so what the heck? And can't I say on my Vlogs what I want to say? Sheesh.
Friday I had to remake one of my videos because I had a typo in the title. It's just not easy to remake one frame. I have to re-save the whole deal to my computer, and then put the video up again on youtube. I spelled knitting wrong. How embarrassing. LOL. Let's just say my mind isn't on my work, and won't be until my grandson makes it into the world.
Thursday, December 02, 2010
Advent Calendar and Snood
I finished the tutorial for the snood today and got it posted to youtube. I'm still struggling with the Advent calendar. I worked on videos for over 8 hours today and only got the one finished. On the Advent calendar I still have to sew on 14 of the pockets and add the numbers and the hanger. But I can't neglect the rest of my life.
About 5:30 PM my daughter called from the hospital. She's expecting to have her baby just after midnight on the very day I predicted she'd give birth. I thought she'd be excited about me predicting the birthdate, but she doesn't even remember. I put a star on my calendar on that day and my boyfriend remembers me saying Dec. 3rd would be the big day. Just yesterday I told my daughter I wish I was there, and she said come on up. And I said, "If you go into labor you'll already have a house full of people and no room for me. She laughed and said it could be a month before the baby comes. He wasn't due until Dec. 7. But I told her a few days ago that he'd be showing up in a few days. But now I wish I had gone, even if I had to sleep on the lawn. The problem with trains is you can't grab one at 10 PM at night.
About 5:30 PM my daughter called from the hospital. She's expecting to have her baby just after midnight on the very day I predicted she'd give birth. I thought she'd be excited about me predicting the birthdate, but she doesn't even remember. I put a star on my calendar on that day and my boyfriend remembers me saying Dec. 3rd would be the big day. Just yesterday I told my daughter I wish I was there, and she said come on up. And I said, "If you go into labor you'll already have a house full of people and no room for me. She laughed and said it could be a month before the baby comes. He wasn't due until Dec. 7. But I told her a few days ago that he'd be showing up in a few days. But now I wish I had gone, even if I had to sleep on the lawn. The problem with trains is you can't grab one at 10 PM at night.
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Knitting an Advent Calendar
I just got part one of my knitted advent calendar up on you tube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvkhMya2Lo0. I'm working on part two right now, because Advent starts today so I want people to be able to make it A.S.A.P. I've been working on it for over a week. I still have about 12 pockets to knit, then I need to sew all the pockets onto the background. Wheeeee!
It won't take you that long, because you have a tutorial to follow.
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