Afghan Hook -- It goes fast!

Afghan Crochet -- Easy but with non glamourous parts

I got the thin weaving sticks!

 There is a difference between thin and thick.  Here they are side by side:

The Ugly Tree is still kicking around plus view from my office floor

Bee Hooked/Latch Hook Finding a new one

A new small place for Saturdays morning

Testing with the Apoxie Sculpt

Painted Shooting Star

Up to date for the weaving loom

Next Step: doing my own design

I made a drawing on sheet of paper with square on them:

I know, it is an cartonny frog head.  It is my design.  I tried to do it and it is the result.  It is not the best one but it is a start.  I feel a bit more confident to do more of my own design.  I apply to perler beads (also known as ironing beads)
Here are recent ironing beads projects I had done recently:

 The first photo are with my most recent ironing beads peg boards.  I also have two fail, again at the step of ironing:

So, the fail on the ironing step is nothing new under the sun, I think I can go to  the same direction as for the frog: to the step of my own design.  I just have to find what to do and the colours.  I don't know if it will be succesful, I will tried anyway.  I must try on the practical side, to see if my mind can translate on the concrete result.

A painting with two inspiration

A painting can have interesting sources of inspiration.  Here is a painting:

This particuliar painting have two source of inspiration for it.  The house and the car are the two elements that were required to be present on this painting. 

I think the car comes up from this photo:

I forgot to take a photo that is the original for the house.  I don't know how the person that asked for this painting to be painted, had the idea to require the painting in having a car and a house.  I just like the idea of having two inspirations for a painting.

Painting on Rock Kit

I purchased a kit for painting on rock:

The content of the box:

I added a few rocks, two of those to be exact:

First batch of painted rocks:

I ried to do a strawberry on a rock, not at my best:

Second batch:

I also tried to transfer some decalque but not success, of course, I tired of it quite quickly.  The sheets of decalque are now in the recycling bin:

In addition,I haven't cover well enough the floor and there is some signs of it there.  So, I feel the result is quite mixed up.  I haven't been much careful, I am not sure of the results but I gained more confidence for the second batch and I enjoyed it a little bit more.    If I try it a second time, I will try not to stress as much as this first try.  I want to do this kind of project rather quickly and I rush to do it, feeling stressed out to finish everything as quick as I can.  The second thing that I will do: not buying a kit.  The kit was nice and it was a good way to try painted rocks.  Now, I feel having enough experience to go on my own and choosing the paint and the rocks myself, from now on.