I hope you aren't tired of all these posts with Ink and Fairydust! This issue, I wrote a photography article (24 and 25) and another comic (30). Enjoy! And don't forget to check out old issues at Ink and Fairydust's Issu page. ...
I told you "long ago" about my various sewing projects... namely, the three things I have sewn: 1) a doll dress whose pattern I made up 2) a skirt and 3) an Elvish dress. It is very hard, when you are the photographer, to get pictures of yourself dressed up. I do not have any pictures of my Elvish dress. The pictures I...
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These are more pictures of the design that, for lack of a better name, I am calling the "Twisty Design". The green and blue one is my favorite... those are my absolute favorite shades of my absolute favorite colors. The problem is, I didn't think about making it big enough to fit me. I made it the same size as the pearly one,...
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Remember that post a few months ago when I claimed I would never again try to crochet with wire? Well, I guess I lied. A few weeks ago I got to see some of the spectacularly amazing jewelry my friend D. made. She had made several crocheted necklaces. They were amazing! So, of course, I had to ask just what she did to...
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This is another fun design that G. and I came up with! Actually, most of it was her idea. :) My jewelry is normally very delicate, or at least very swirly and sparkly. I was very pleased with this fun, bold design. I actually did not make this one; G. made it for me. I made one for G. but forgot to grab...
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A few days ago, I had a friend over whose ears are not peirced. She's never had earrings, and I dug up some cheap clip on (techincally, screw-on) things. We had fun with hot glue, beads, and wire! G. had some great ideas that I never would have thought of-- for example, putting buttons on earrings! I just realized I forgot to snag...
My entire family are Lord of the Rings geeks. :) N., W., and I all dressed up as LotR characters. B. was going to; but his Gimli costume was packed. I suppose I could search for an old picture of him wearing it! M. was going to be King Theoden, but wouldn't wear the cape. So he was a firefighter. A. was a...
In the latest issue of Ink and Fairydust, I wrote an article on writing with the Elvish characters called Tengwar. There wasn't room so it got shortened. Here is the full article: ...
I have decided, for simplicity's sake, to remove the Read More option on posts. I've found it sufficiently difficult to navigate the blog with these little jumpbreaks hopping around like mad hatters, and I do not want to get rid of the "You may also like" widget. As I get more time, I will set about removing the Read More from previous posts....
I think I mentioned before that I am participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). In order to do this, I will be forfeiting a good portion, if not all, of my computer time. I do have several things to post (Halloween costumes... shaln't say more!), but that will have to wait until I have time to upload, edit, and post the pictures!...
Here is a recent creation- a very fancy ear cuff! I used Czech glass leaf beads. The two pictures shown below show how amazing these leaves are. They change color with the light! Both pictures are of the same ear cuff. The one on the right was taken with a yellow-y natural light, and the one on the left was taken with a...
The new widget seen at the bottom of posts is this thing called "Link Within", and it shows other posts that are related. Unfortunately, (and I haven't messed with the HTML to fix this yet) this gets in the way of my "jump breaks" on posts, where it allows me to put a READ MORE. The jump break makes it easier to navigate...
Here are reasons for the upcoming lack of updates: 1) School. High school, to be precise. Homeschooling with Kolbe Academy and honors in most subjects typically eats up alot of time. 2) Family. We are still trying to sell our house, Dad is commuting for the time being, my grandpa is sick, and we have lots of activities. 3) Sports. I am playing...
I recently wrote an article in the FT-Fourm Newsletter about Elvish jewelry! Actually, it was that article that made me start a separate blog. I wanted to link to my personal blog, but that maybe wasn't a good idea since the audience is more than just the people on the fourm. So I created a separate one, which you are obviously looking at...
This is my favorite creation so far! I hope to make a matching necklace sometime. ...
This was almost insanely easy, and it looks so classy. First, I put a bead through floral wire. Next, I shaped the 20 ga wire to mold around the bead. Then I twisted the floral wire that the bead is in around the 20 ga wire. Repeat until the bracelet is finished! The bracelet is strudy enough to stay on without actually needing...
This is made from an old plastic perfume bottle that my little sister had. I "weathered" (rubbed pastel or ink with a sponge) the paper, calligraphied it, and attached it with rubber cement. (glue works, too). I filled the bottle with water and glitter (shhh! Its pixie dust to the little ones!), colored the lid with Sharpies, glued a flower on top, and...
This was very fun to make! First I made the two dangles (or wirewrapped loops) that the glass pearls are on. Then I twisted the heart shape, putting the dangle into the bottom loop. Then I attached it to the earring hoops! For the ring, I put a long strip of wire through the bead and pulled it backwards. Hopefully you can see...
These chandelier earrings were a ton of fun to make! They were quite a puzzle to put together, though... except for the actual loop that goes into the ear, this is entirely handmade. I took a strip of wire and made a triangle with two loops in the bottom corner. The ends of the wire are attached to the middle beads. The twisted...
It hath long been a dream of mine to own Elvish jewelry. Who could not, if they but once hath seen The Lord of the Rings? (By the way, today I am randomly writing in semi-Old English. Just so you know.) Such silver filigree as never known! Such delicacy, detail, wonders to behold! And then, to the greatest of all dismays, dashing wild...
