Pyrographed Sign

I have also been dabbling with pyrography and have thoroughly enjoyed it. I made this sign for my mum 

The timber is pink birch finished with danish oil. The design I drew myself and applied with carbon paper before then being burnt into the wood with a wire nib pyrography tool. 

Close up of pyrography

When the burning was done I cleaned up with fine sandpaper (400 grit I think it was) before applying several coats of danish oil. I intended the sign to be put outside but mum has said it is to nice to put outside in the garden and will put it in the porch instead.

Knitted Pirate

When I found out I was pregnant with a second child I decided to make something for my son to give him when his sibling arrived hence I spent a lot of the next few months knitting a pirate.I found the design in Annette Hefford's 'Knitted pirates, princesses, witches, wizards and faeries'. It was a challenge due to that the most complicated knitting I had attempted before this was increasing and decreasing stitches. There was at least one heated phone call to my mum as she tried to explain to me without being able to see what I had done, how to do a particular knitting maneuver. Anyway here is the finished product.

swashbuckling knitting

One very hairy pirate

My son likes his pirate but laments the fact that I have not yet finished his sword due to a lack of the correct size and type of needles. Also time as he now has a sister.

Leaf Necklace

I recently made a necklace after not having done any beading for a couple of months, it was fun and a nice change from some of my long term projects. The necklace was made using seed beads, glass beads and acrylic leaf beads. here are some pic's

Update

Wow the last post was June how time flies!! I have finished several projects since my last post and started many more, as well as adding to my family. Now Christmas is almost upon us and it is present making time again. I will try and post some of the projects I have completed over the last few months and post more regularly.

Impossible Knitting Situations

It's hard enough to knit when you have a small child 'helping' by playing with and unraveling your ball of wool but add to that a cat as well and it just becomes impossible! I have given up for now and will reattempt the knitting later when the cat and child are sleeping 

Nearly May and I haven't posted a thing since February. This does not mean I have been idle just occupied else where :) The crafts have still continued I have been doing a little book binding, jewelery making, cross stitch, knitting, pyrography, quilting ....... I think that's it oh and marbling which was a lot of fun. But I have been sadly lacking in the photo department I shall have to remedy this in the coming month.

I am hoping to get finished a pyrography project and a knitting project in the next month. I will also try to post some photos of long term projects in cross stitch, knitting and quilting and shall shortly start a new post of a necklace I made over the weekend :)

Febuary Over Already??

Tomorrow is March and I'm a little shocked the year is yet again flying by. I have completed only one project which I think I forgot to photograph there's the baby brain setting in for you. Pregnancy can surrrtanly take its toll on the creative side of things, still all worth it in the end.

A New Year

Back from an enjoyable Christmas with family it's straight into the new year. With many a new project and a few old ones not yet completed bobbing around in my head it looks like it could be a very interesting year. I also had my birthday between Christmas and the new year and was given a copy of extra curricular which I have thoroughly enjoyed and am going to see which back copies I can find ( felt has from issue 4). extra curricular is a magazine about crafty stuff for crafty people :)