November Group Activity

Thank you to everyone who submitted their crafts for the past couple months.

Unfortunately, due to the lack of response... I will not be doing anything complicated or specific. I'm revamping Group Activity.

November: Family

Do a craft that somehow represents your family. Sweet & simple. ♥

Email in your photos, a sentence or two of what you did and why did it, and how you incorporated your family or what you're thankful for into your craft(s) to wwcraftyladies@gmail.com if you'd like to be included in the blog. I will post updates until the deadline -- December 1st. Don't forget to include your WW user-name!


If you don't want to participate in the blog, post your photos on the Crafty Ladies group page and talk about your art in the month's discussion! Even if you do participate in the blog, please do it anyways. ;) We all want to see you fabulous work!



Stay crafty. ;)

October Group Activity Submissions Part 3

by Flesch1234 - Halloween Washcloth

This is the first knitted "picture" washcloth that actually turned out like I wanted! It takes the right tension for the purl stitches to "pop" out. I knitted this washcloth for a WW friend that I met in person, then I FORGOT to bring it along when we met! I am planning on mailing it to her this weekend.

Mary Anne Flesch (flesch1234)

October Group Activity Submissions Part 2

by chandra_lynnea - Left Handed Notebook Covers

by chandra_lynnea - Left Handed Notebook Covers

This isn't exactly the October project, but being that I actually completed something, I thought I'd share it with you.  These are the notebook covers that Jillian (Jilliansway) asked for.  She's a left-handed wonder, so it's a little awkward running around with a spiral notebook backward.  These fit a regular size spiral notebook like a book cover did when we were in school.  They have pockets on the inside for easy storage.  Each is slightly different in true handmade style.  The purple one has a working button closure that says Imagine.  The pink one is for her daughter (another lefty) and instead of a true button closure, it has Velcro.  The green also has Velcro, but I hand stitched a J on the flap.  My husband was truly impressed seeing me do this.

Actually, I now want to make a few of these for my friends for Christmas.  I have a few who would appreciate them.

Beginning inspiration and pattern are from here.  I changed the closure from the ribbon to a fabric one and added fusible pellon to the back of the white lining to add stiffness.  I also didn't like the raw look in the binding of the first one I made, so I ended up lining where the spiral spine goes.  You can't see this in the pictures, and I'm not sure if it was something I really should have done, but it's done now, lol.  We shall see how Jillian likes it.

Chandra (chandra_lynnea)

October Group Activity Submissions Part 1

by locdiva - Scarf

I did half double crochet with Boucle yarn in Fuchsia. with a Mum in Light Lavender & Purple Acrylic yarn and hand strung glass seed beads.

Cecile (locdiva)

October Group Activity Inspiration

by jilliansway - Fairy Costume Wings and Wand

by jilliansway - Fairy Costume Dress

by jilliansway - Shall and Pin

by jilliansway - Shall Pin

Halloween was not really celebrated at out house.  Not only did my mom not believe in it, but she wouldn't spend money on the holiday.  If we did pull something together to go trick-or-treating, my mom and dad usually confiscated the candy and left us with the raisins and popcorn balls. 

I decided to make efforts for my daughter that I felt were missing in my life and so I made her costume this year.  This dress, fairy wings and wand were all made by me with love for her and she LOVES them. 

When the October challenge came out and pink and brown were on the color suggestion, I knew I would do something for ME with my left-over yarn from her dress.  I found a beautiful shawl pattern from lionsbrand called "mother of the bride" and picked a lovely shade of simply soft called "bone" to match the pink/brown wool sized 2 lace yarn i used on the dress and got started.  2 days and 6 hours later, I had my shawl, but something was missing!  I needed a shawl pin. 

I bought myself a $20 shawl pin a few years ago.  It was through a fair-trade progam and worth the $20, but it was fragile and my then 18 month old daughter broke it.  I no longer have the resources to spend $20 on a shawl pin and that's about the going price all over the craft sites, so I thought about what I could do to make my own.  After a walk around Walmart, I found some VERY affordable items and was able to make my own shawl pins.  People have started approaching me about purchasing these for Crhistmas gifts, so you never know when something will pop up for you.

Jillian (jilliansway)

by eroomdog - Monte Carlo Dress Costume

I have been part of a challenge to fit into a smaller costume by Halloween since the summer. I decided to sew my costume in conjunction with this challenge. And, now, I will also use it as part of my activity here. I will be using Folwear patter #264--Monte Carlo Dress to be a 1920's Flapper. I will be using a earth color close to the dark raspberry picture.
(eroomdog)

October Group Activity

With Halloween at the end of the month, our October Group Activity will be celebrating costumes and Halloween colors.

What was your favorite costume? What have you always wanted to dress up as? Try to tie in your costume into your craft. For example: You could scrapbook photos of yourself or your children in costumes or even make your costume for this year!

Subject: Halloween and Costumes

Make sure to: use pumpkins (you can use the color of pumpkins) -- unless your costume doesn't include pumpkins and you choose to make your costume

Suggested Color Scheme:

[Stampin' Up! colors -- Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi and Basic Black.]

You don't have to use the exact colors, find some close to them. Use one color, use all... It's up to you! Just remember to have fun!


Also, you can make more than one item for each activity... Unless you can find a way to incorporate all of them into one! OR just pick your favorite out of all the activities and just do one! My hopes is that this is fun, not a chore. :D


Email in your photos, a sentence or two of what you did and why did it, and how you incorporated your costume into your craft(s) to wwcraftyladies@gmail.com if you'd like to be included in the blog. I will post updates until the deadline -- November 1st. Don't forget to include your WW user-name!


If you don't want to participate in the blog, post your photos on the Crafty Ladies group page and talk about your art in the month's discussion! Even if you do participate in the blog, please do it anyways. ;) We all want to see you fabulous work!
 

Stay crafty. ;)

September Group Activity Submissions Part 5

by flesch1234 - Washcloths

by flesch1234 - Washcloths

So I guess I've been busy, LOL!! We have a church festival coming up and I am donating 15 washcloths in packages of 5 for them to sell at their Country Store.  Here is the fall related set. I love the leaf looking two toned one (unfortunately, it's the only one from a publication so I can't share).  The second picture is how I "packaged" them together.

Thanks!

Mary Anne Flesch (flesch1234)

September Group Activity Submissions Part 4

by flesch1234 - Fall Diamonds Scarfette

by flesch1234 - Fall Diamonds Scarfette

I love knitting. When the weather cools off, I start to think "scarves." I scourge the Internet for new free patterns. A few weeks ago, a yarn store opened up 3 doors down from my WW Center and I had to investigate! They had several yarns on clearance as part of a moving sale including this hand-dyed yarn. It just "sang" to me!!

I started off knitting a rectangle, and decided the yarn deserved more. So "Fall Diamonds" was born - out of my head, onto the needles.

I am thinking about putting a decorative button on it at the neckline, but for now I am leaving it as is.

Mary Anne Flesch (flesch1234)

September Group Activity Submissions Part 3

by anitaf5 - Art Journal

This entry is just a couple of pages from a small, first-attempt art journal I did a year or so ago. The writing is not the best...it says:  "Fall, Autumn    No one does it like God." GOD is the original and ultimate artisan! All attempts at creativity initiate with the elements that He created... form, color, shadow, light, texture... to name just a few... not to mention the inclination and desire to create that He places within us.

Each Fall I find myself in grateful awe as He lavishly splashes His beauty and majesty across the countryside that surrounds me.

To do these pages painted gesso on both pages and let them dry. Then I used acrylic paints and glazes applied with a flat edge (old credit card), stamps and a black sharpie for the hand lettering on the second page. The words "Fall & Autumn" were stamped with black archival ink.

anitaf5

September Group Activity Submissions Part 2

by luvcrafts - WW Scrapbook Page 1

by luvcrafts - WW Scrapbook Page2

by luvcrafts - WW Scrapbook Page3

I decided when I joined WW to do a small scrapbook of my progress in hopes that I don't go down the same path again.  Needless to say, I have been avoiding it mostly because who wants to look at pictures of themselves that don't make them happy.  With this months theme, I decided to work on this.  The first page is just an introduction to what this is & a personal note to myself in the little envelope.

The second page is the beginning photos I have of myself at my starting weight.  The picture on the right is a costume I made for a Ren fest.

The last page (for now) is where I am today, 45 lbs lighter than before.  These pictures don't show my weight loss that well, however they are both times I was really enjoying the company I was with and bring back fond memories for me.

luvcrafts

September Group Activity Submissions Part 1

by sherrysgotaplan - Bookmark

I made a bookmark using a brick red color as the base and a country blue matte. I used my Cricut machine to do the words "Who Loves You" in orange and to make the owl in a burnt orange color. I used brown as a background shadow for the owl and put a little green behind the eyes and yellow for the beak. I used a strip of brown for the branch in which the owl is perched and added some green leaves. I used a punch to make a small hole at the time and made a slip knot with some green gingham ribbon. I have worked night shift for the last nine-and-a-half years, and though I'm pretty tired of that shift, it has been "me" for almost ten years now. Even on my night off I still tend to be a "night owl". Autumn is probably my favorite season and I love all the colors of the season. Since everything is still green here I chose to make the leaves green for my first project.

Sherry (sherrysgotaplan)

by sherrysgotaplan - Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for a very dear friend who lives in England. His birthday is November 1st. We've never met in person. We met in a newsgroup back in 2000 and have been friends since. When I made the card my intent was to go in that room and pack up all my craft things because I'm moving on Saturday. But temptation got the best of me and I stopped in the middle of it all and made the card. I used a light tan card and a light olive green matte with an additional matte in brown. I took a strip of orange cardstock and glued to the bottom of the brown matte and then glued on a green ribbon. I made the phrase, "Birthday Boy" with my Cricut machine and glued that to the orange strip. I then made some pretty green corner designs and a heart for the middle with my Cricut. 

Sherry (sherrysgotaplan)

September Group Activity Inspiration

by locdiva - Autumn Leaf Fridge Magnet

Fall is my favorite time of the year. I enjoy the cool evening breeze and the crisp morning air. I remember walking to school as a small girl (I was actually underweight then!) kicking into the piles of leaves the neighbors had carefully raked. Or collecting the prettiest ones for a school project. Remember placing the reds and golds between two sheets of waxed paper and sealing it with a warm iron?  Years later I would do the same thing with my son we both had a wonderful time.

My craft is a Autumn Leaf Fridge Magnet. Crocheted in Sweet Pea Green, Chocolate Brown and Brick Red. Attached with twine and embellished with acorns and berries.

Cecile (locdiva)

by anitaf5 - Fall ATC

I used a faux postage stamp for the dotted outline. Then I placed a mask over the outline and stenciled on some background color. I used various leaf stamps to fill in the "windows". Since fall is my very favorite time of year I stamped my ATC with "Happy Fall".

Anita (anitaf5)

by anitaf5 - Fall Card

This one is a card. I stamped the pumpkin outline in black archival ink. I used watercolor pencils  blended with a water pen to color. I made a mask of the pumpkin and stamped the foliage around the base. Then added some background fill-in for both light colored mats and stamped with "Fall is in the air" because I love it when you can smell fall in the air. (I live in Western PA but maybe it's like that in other parts of the country also). Added some ribbon and buttons and called it done.

Anita (anitaf5)

by jilliansway - "Like Leaves, The Pounds Just Fall!" scarf

by jilliansway - "Like Leaves, The Pounds Just Fall!" scarf

I thought long and hard about what to do for this challenge. Crocheting, sewing or knitting takes a lot of time, so I didn't have too long to think or plan. I searched for various crochet patterns online and found a crocheted door wreath at the Lily's sugar 'n cream website consisting of leaves and acorns. I liked the leaves but felt no love for the wreath, plus, the wreath had little to do with my weight loss journey, which was the point of the project. After a few moments of thought, I decided to take the leaves from the wreath and make a scarf.

I made 18 leaves in 6 colors (3 leaves each) and sewed them together.  I had all but one fall color in my left-overs basket, so this was a great way to use up odds and ends!  I made a leaf for every 5 pounds I intend to lose and then later attached a contrasting fall colored star for every 5 lbs I HAVE lost.  The finished scarf is around 7.5 feet long and took about 5-6 hours.  The hardest part was the sewing together and stitching the seam down the front of the leaves and then hiding all the tail ends of the yarn.  The making of the leaves and sewing of the buttons was quick work and was quite fun.  This project was perfect for someone on the run, as each leave took about 15 mins to make.  Oh, and since I owned all but one yarn, I spent $2.50 on yarn and $1.99 on the fall colored star buttons. $4.50 is a perfectly priced scarf! 

If you notice, three leaves are left unfinished (without stars), and that's because I am unfinished. I have 14lbs left to lose, and until I lose them, those leaves will sit and wait on their stars.  I chose the star as my adornment because it's a WW symbol of celebration.  I no longer need to keep bravo stickers on a star-catcher bookmark, I can wear my scarf and know what the leaves and stars mean to me.

I fondly think of this scarf as being called "Like Leaves, The Pounds Just Fall!"

Jillian (jilliansway)

 

Above are two quilt blocks (Ohio Star & Ring Of Heart). A person could post these two quilt blocks made by them to represent a weight-loss milestone. For example, they could post the two blocks to represent two pounds lost, or two weeks at WW, etc. Or, they could use the construction of the blocks to represent WI... For example, the Ohio Star is based on the Nine-Patch Block in quilting. This could represent anything from being on the plan for nine months to losing 90 pounds.

Deborah (eroomdog)

by readysetlove - Autumn Birthday Card

Earth colors are my favorite, especially fall colors. Autumn is probably my favorite time of year. Granted, where I live I don't get many seasons. Mostly just hot, or not. But, when I do get a chance to see tree leaves changing to lovely hues of red and orange... It's breathtaking. I created this card for a fall birthday. I used Stampin' Up! stamps, inks and paper. I also used paper from a local craft store. This incorporates autumn leaves and the color scheme... :) I have another craft that I'll be posting soon that uses the same themes and I'm still thinking of what to do to incorporate "me" into the project. I have an idea of what to do... Just need to get to it!

Lauren (readysetlove)

Submit your craft(s) to wwcraftyladies@gmail.com.

September Group Activities

With Autumn just around the corner, our September Group Activity will be celebrating who we are with fall season colors.

Do something that represents who are you are RIGHT NOW! For example: You could use the number of pounds you have lost so far, lyrics of a song that you are really into, your current favorite stitch or anything that will remind you of who you are in the month of September in 2010.

Subject: Autumn and Celebrating You

Make sure to: use autumn leaves

Suggested Color Scheme:

[Stampin' Up! colors -- Old Olive, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso.]

You don't have to use the exact colors, find some close to them. Use one color, use all... It's up to you! Just remember to have fun!


Also, you can make more than one item for each activity... Unless you can find a way to incorporate all of them into one! OR just pick your favorite out of all the activities and just do one! My hopes is that this is fun, not a chore. :D


Email in your photos, a sentence or two of what you did and why did it, and how you incorporated who you are into your craft(s) to wwcraftyladies@gmail.com if you'd like to be included in the blog. I will post updates every Saturday (or when I have free time) until the deadline -- October 1st. Don't forget to include your WW user-name!


If you don't want to participate in the blog, post your photos on the Crafty Ladies group page and talk about your art in this month's discussion! Even if you do participate in the blog, please do it anyways. ;) We all want to see your fabulous work!


Check back tomorrow for beautiful September projects already completed to use as inspiration!


Stay crafty. ;)