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Wow. That is impressive! How long did that take, all told?
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Thanks! I started working on it six months ago. I haven’t done anything on it for about a month, but now that I have the rest of my thread and the end is in sight I really want it finished!
FordPrefect, I like your bookshelves. My husband is building a wall of shelves for our study - here they are in-progress, and here they’re nearly done.
Everything here is beautiful! The only crafting I really do is cross-stitch - my latest is HMS Victory.
My new short will screen at the Lil Film Fest tomorrow at 2.
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FordPrefect, I like your bookshelves. My husband is building a wall of shelves for our study
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Now we’re talking! Those are nice shelves! But will your total cost be under $400? I think not… :smack:
Damn, makes me wish I had a much bigger budget for my project…
What wood did he use?
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OpalCat, I’m always floored by your talent. I’m a crafter, you’re an artist!
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Aww thanks! If you ever get bored, the full gallery is here: http://gallery.opalcat.com/gallery/Art
I don’t have a more recent clip, but this is another project of mine… learning to pass 7 clubs. That clip is from last year–I’ve gotten better this year, but have no video of it. (The guy in the clip is my boyfriend)
I’m going to build a boat.
I can’t show you at the moment, because my home internet connection is knackered and I can’t update my website.
[sub]Also, I don’t have very much to show for my efforts at the moment[/sub]
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What wood did he use?
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He says it’s Aspen and Birch plywood. The original plan came from a Family Handyman magazine.
I just had to post a photo of this , because I’m so happy with the way its turning out.
I made the toggle in a silver art clay class a couple of weeks ago, and when I started working on the necklace, it become obvious that the bar of the toggle was really too short to do the job. I was seriously bummed but since I’m going to be taking another art clay class in May, I figured I’d set it aside until then and rework the toggle during the class.
Then I had a blinding flash of inspiration – using an embellished plastic lizard as the toggle bar!
Here’s the Harry Potter mural (Hogwarts in a closet–it’s the Cupboard Under the Stairs) that I finished last year. That was my last painting project. I’ve got a two-year-old now who makes such things rather more difficult.
Lately I’ve been designing digital scrapbook kits. Here’s the last one I finished: Year of the Pig, and links to some things that other people have done with it.
Ford, I see the Harry Potter books on your shelves!
picnurse, your links aren’t working anymore.
Helena, that’s awesome! But a closet? I’d have it on the biggest wall in my house. It’s gorgeous.
Everybody says that. 
But the whole point was that it’s the Cupboard Under the Stairs (it’s pretty big, for a closet) and it’s a little playroom for the grandkids. Actually I haven’t been out there since I finished the mural, so I’ll have to go see how she’s got it fixed up now.
I don’t have personal pictures because the kitten ate my USB cord to download pictures, but I can link to the original patterns.
Sheldon started for a friend’s baby born two days ago (Natalie Caroline) and Elly’s Dragon (which I don’t call Norberta because it annoys me) in yellow and red for another baby (Elizabeth Irena) born back in October. Another one of these is in the works for a baby due this summer.
Also, Bobbi for yet ANOTHER baby born last week. (James Anthony).
I think I’m at “that age”.
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picnurse, your links aren’t working anymore.
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This is the Fairie and this is the nude
Here’s the whole PhotoBucket page.
I was stupid and moved some of them around, sorry.
You have a sharp eye, Helena
[QUOTE=freckafree]
I just had to post a photo of this , because I’m so happy with the way its turning out.
I made the toggle in a silver art clay class a couple of weeks ago, and when I started working on the necklace, it become obvious that the bar of the toggle was really too short to do the job. I was seriously bummed but since I’m going to be taking another art clay class in May, I figured I’d set it aside until then and rework the toggle during the class.
Then I had a blinding flash of inspiration – using an embellished plastic lizard as the toggle bar!
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Very cool! The colors are beautiful!
I posted this on another thread last week, but I’m so glad to be done with it that here it is again: baby blanket for a coworker’s baby, who may have by now made his appearance.
OK, I still don’t have very much tangible progress, but here is my boat project.
I just finished a hat and scarf of my own design. I have to get off my lazy butt and write up the pattern notes into something useful.
And last week I finally got my act together to do a beading project I’ve been contemplating for a while.
This isn’t new, but it’s dear to me because my basketmaking teacher designed it for me to make, and named it the Gwendolen Tote. 
Here is a lap robe size top I still have to quilt. The fabrics came as a packet so I just made it simple to show them off.
This is my current quilting. I made it to use up foliage scraps I had. I had to add the lizardy panel to make it long enough for the very tall pal it’s going to.
