therusty_hen_crafts: 2013

Sunday 1 December 2013

Saturday 26 October 2013

It does seem that I am not doing anything new in my craft/needlework at the moment. But...that is not entirely true. I have been busy (still) making clothes and have just cut another set of outfits. This I am making now slowly but surely for the next few weeks. But, as things go in any creative process - some are a lot more successful than others!! Some of the garments were absolutely disaster and not flattering at all. It seems that my visualization process went 'walk about' on more than one occasion - o, well... The best is that I did not pay for any of the material!

So.....in order to get the creative visualization working again, I have decided to bake a cake every Saturday. I started with the Yuppie Chef ---Easy espresso cake with mocha buttercream--- last Saturday. But I do not have the nice round Yuppie Chef cake tins, so I used a square one and sprinkled chopped peanuts. ⭐️⭐️

And then, there were crumbs......

Saturday 26/10/2013

For Timmy's birthday but it is also a weekly cake bake.

Chocolate buttermilk cake with buttermilk icing. Not bad, it's ⭐️⭐️

Saturday 04/11/2013

Orange Pear cake with honey - yum! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Saturday 5 October 2013

Leather rope bracelets

These were fun to make but I don't think it is something that I would like to do on a regular basis...mmmm....it's one of those....thought is would be fun to make but it turned out it was less exciting!

Multicoloured glass bracelets

I have found some more glass beads in my bead box!

And since it is spring, it is nice to have some bracelets on your arm as they were covered in winter. They have a tiny little silver bead in between just to give them some sparkle!

Bead page marker

I have been so busy making stock to be sold and that in doing so if does seem that I have not been able to create something new.

I have played around with some beads and have made some book markers with beads that I have had. There were only a few and I like the way the book markers have come out! They are mine and I will not make them in other colours.

The beads were originally a gift in the form of a keyring but it looked so strange that I never used it. However, this week I decided to go through my beadbox to see if I can find something new and were very pleased when I discovered them.

I placed them in the books that was published by the Albany Museum on the history of the area starting back in 1815. It was published in the late 1960. We bought the books at our church Fete who got it as a donation.

All 4 book marks

More detail

Sunday 22 September 2013

Novelty button bracelets

After having such fun with the ordinary buttons, making them into bracelets. I decided to try these novelty buttons. For students who would like to something fun to brighten up their years at Rhodes.

Thursday 5 September 2013

Button bracelets

My friend Jane, told me to update my blog again, she is so pushy.... if I did not know any better, I would say that she is a man!

So, here is my button bracelets. They are truly one of a kind, some buttons I have had for a long time and have been thinking what to do with them, so the bracelets were an obvious choice. I also feel like making something different for a change, maybe its Spring, maybe its just Love for what I do, maybe it's because my friend Jane is actually very interested in what I do and I like the fact that it is not just me that likes my 'quirky-funny-hat-type' things.

Grey color

Cream thread

More detail

Saturday 3 August 2013

Saturday dress up

*******UNDER CONSTRUCTION until FURTHER NOTICE ***********

Since I posted in the first post that I am going to make clothes, I hav now decided to post a picture every sat of what I am wearing...might be my own designs or just what I wanted to wear for the day....(some photos taken by my amateur photographer or myself....the amateur has not found the photography club as his private school as yet.. ;D and myself are out of her comfort zone what selfie are concerned)

15 October 2013

It's Balloon Week this week - full of activity for the parents of Matric learners. Still, it's fun for the rest of us that has still got some years to get there. Today, was the Parent & Teacher Talk.

This was my outfit for the day...but regrettably, I am not photogenic at all or the outfit does not come out as it should! Anyway, it's a trouser suit (pants and blouse) with blue/purple lavender paisley pattern (my favourite pattern and also colour) with the purple lavender colour jacket also with a paisley motive but in a embossed satin finish.

12/13 October 2013

I am afraid, there is no update this weekend. I had to supervise Mavis which was more difficult that I thought it would be. But, I was wearing my black skirt (worn before) with light weight jerseys and antique seed bead necklaces (like last week) with black flat ballet pumps. Once again, a weekend with freezing weather (16) which is typical spring weather in Grahamstown! Hope to get a selfie soon.

6 October 2013

Yesterday I was dressed in my pink skirt with the butterflies, pink t/shirt with pink (I know....all this pink! But I like it!) jersey with flat ballet shoes. I was also wearing my vintage seed necklaces with my pink measuring tape brooch (refer to previous posts). Regrettably, there were no amateur photographers around to take the photo. I hope to replicate it soon and have a proper photo done!

Today, it rained! So, in with my shortest little dress, thights with pink flowers and ....boots! My toes get very cold when it rains!

To be continued.....

15 September 2013

Once again (!) a windy day in our sleepy little EC town. Today, I am wearing the start of my new summer closet, the skirt is light weight wool, shirt is WW, jacket is vintage (ie. over 10 years..actually was a different colour until I had it professionally dyed in this lovely navy colour - upcycle... not sure but it is now a lot more wearable) the jewellery .... something new ( new bead necklace), something old (beads), something blue (the colour of the beads), something borrowed (none - they are all mine!), something handmade (the knitted brooches on my jacket, some of the beads, my skirt) now on my way to shops. ....!

07 Sepember 2013

Well, this photo was taken at lunch time (by another even younger amateur photographer) on the hottest driest day in Gtown. It started off with black skirt (made), white t/shirt with blue/white scarf with little bobbles (made) and a blue jersey that I have knitted. But to take a photo with jersey in this heat is just impossible! But... I am wearing my new white button bracelet that Ii made earlier this week. O, yes, and the big sunglasses..seeems every yummy mummy has them, not that I am in that same league. So, 3 things made by me seems great.

A lot of the blue / teal material has been turned into garments. Now the weather needs to improve so that I can post it.

01 September 2013

Boots, leggings, cream shirt with red knitted pullover (Rowan wool knitted by me) and multi colour silk scarf (only the best! and another favourite item to wear) with 'mad hatters hat' (not made by me) but extra embellishment done by me ie. the beaded butterflies in assorted colours pinned to the front of the hat. It's a fun blue colour and I enjoy wearing it...get a lot of compliments and the best is that it is warm against the cold wind on this lovely 'Spring Day'. I am also wearing my favourite red coat with the red 'measuring tape brooch' as shown in a previous post on this blog. (Freezing means that it is leggings again....need protection against cold!)

18 Aug 2013

Leather jacket (vintage..it was my dad's) green pullover, leggings and boots, cream mohair scarf and fingerless gloves (I knitted with homespun mohair wool bought in Bathurst) with rosary as accessory..if I wear it it makes me realise that someone is over me.