I never did update when this got finished last summer, did I?
Happy with how it turned out, even if it does take some serious hairpin architecture to construct a bun that'll hold the hat steady - it's a little heavier (and a lot more ready to blow around in the wind) than anticipated.
ID: A grey straw hat decorated to look like the Starship Enterprise, including embroidered numbers on a wedge at the front, and long fabric nacelles at the back.
A bit late for Pride month, but this is my first ever blackwork finish! - pattern by Peppermint Purple by Emotional-Owl637
[ID: cross-stitched progress pride flag with each stripe done in a delicate pattern on a black background. End ID.]
it’s kind of hard to make out the shapes in these but I guess that’s kind of the point? I’ll do a more fun photoshoot later but I finished Confetti Amadeus!!
ID: A white furby altered to bristle with eyes and wings like an angel, and wrapped in a chain.
Vessel with Mythological Scene, 8th century Guatemala; Maya
Ceramic; H. 5 ½ in. (14 cm)
The so-called codex-style vessels such as this example are named for the painting technique, the dark line on cream-colored ground, that visually resembles that of the Maya codices or manuscripts. The elaborate multifigured narrative on this ceramic vase is mythological and believed to depict a scene in the Maya underworld. Here the catfish barbelled god called Chak dances and swings a long-handled ax above a baby jaguar deity on akawak throne. On the opposite side of the altar, a skeletal death god, God A, joins in the dance, while two others, a nefarious dog and a firefly holding a cigar, look on. Although other kinds of narratives appear on Maya vessels, supernatural scenes such as this one are particularly appropriate because they were placed in tombs probably filled with provisions for the journey of the deceased into the underworld. The image on this ceramic vase displays a mastery of fine line painting with an exuberant use of whiplash line and an attention to detail that includes the dust kicked up by dancing feet.
Hand sized circles of embroidery with thick threads used like daubs of paint to create landscapes of flowers and hills under prismatic skies
Embroidery hoops with embroidered jellyfish flowing over the edges with whorls of coloured thread, in a sea of blue tulle and seashells.
by Jim Lee
The X-Men’s Resident Genius
Original and embroidered versions of the big fuzzy blue Beast from Xmen reading a book. The embroidery is in a hoop, the lines are black thread, and the colours seem to be markers or paint.
Description of animated gif set. 1: a blob of clear liquid (hot glue?) being applied on top of a small dried flower on the seal of an envelope. 2: a wooden seal is pressed into the clear liquid, creating a pretty, clear, flat seal with a flower inside.
Handmade by Fair Trade artisans in Bali out of bamboo, these ships sail through air, not water. Wind fills the sails of the double-masted boat to send it skyward. Though it looks delicate, bamboo has greater tensile strength than steel, and can shrug off crashes on beaches or grass.
Image: A kite shaped like a metre tall sailing ship made of white fabric on a thin wooden frame flies through the air, trailing a long red tail.
Holy hell! YES! This little guy is the best! cut out and keep shares a free pattern. Must make one right NOW!
What a charming summer – or otherwise – project!
Free Crochet Pattern
“The markings upon the band begin to fade. The writing, which at first was as clear as red flame, has all but disappeared… a secret now that only fire can tell.” - The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, 2001
Want to knit this scarf? You can download my free pattern here! :)
[Video description: a shot from above-ish of a scarf, laid out on the floor, with thin yellow and red stripes. The camera moves towards the floor so that it’s kind of just above one end of the scarf, “looking” towards the other end. This reveals that something about the pattern makes it so that when you do this, the writing from the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings appears. It’s a cursive-like script that bears little resemblance to the English alphabet. As the camera moves along the scarf, new sections of the script are revealed and hidden.]
“Pissenlit” brodé sur tulle sur cerceau de broderie par Velvet Meadow.
Description:Embroidery rings with translucent fabric, upon which is embroidered dandelion heads made of simple lines made from single widths of coloured thread.
As part of an out of this world space-themed birthday party for her 4-year-old son, Imgur user Pedagiggle made a big blue birthday cake that contained an edible solar system inside. The planets are cake pops that she baked first and then placed in galaxy cake batter that was marbled with food coloring.
Head over to Pedagiggle’s Imgur gallery for additional photos and step-by-step baking instructions for this awesome Space Cake.
[via Neatorama]
Description: three layers of blue-black cake marbled with coloured swirls and dotted with brightly marbled planets, all sandwiched and covered with soft blue icing.
We went to Hobbiton! Thank you to the lovely @vancouvercraftygeeks for the adorable Frodo doll.
Description: Photos of a cute little crocheted Frodo doll in front of Hobbiton
This is so cute :)
Description: Cross stitch of various planets on squares of black fabric.
