http://www.thepaperfox.net Craft Collective Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:52:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I haven't updated for a bit - 'cuz I suck... and I've been feeling a bit down and uncrafty... But what better way to revive the craftyness than by checking out the Zombie-ness of my fellow handicrafters!? (Heh, heh... Revive. Zombies. Heh, heh.) Anyway - check this stuff out! And visit ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/zombie-crafts-from-around-the-web/ While I was at Knitwitts picking up the 2nd ball of yarn for the Pasa Doble shawl I checked out the 40% off wall and after much drooling I bought 4 balls of yarn for projects I had been thinking about for awhile. (And apparently doing projects in 2's is ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/lacy-scarf-and-sparkly-shell/ Sorry no update on Friday the 12th - I ran out of yarn for the shawl and hadn't worked on it this past week at all. So Saturday we took a trip to E'ville to Knitwitts and I bought more yarn than I went to get (of course)! I'm up to ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/pasa-doble-and-vest-kimono-update-4/ I broke up the individual characters from the Mario Brothers cross stitch sampler so they could be stitched separately if you want to - or copy and paste them into your own configuration. I also went through and doubled the size on them - so there's 1 sheet where they ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/mario-bros-cross-stitch-2/ Yay! My seeds came in from Richters! I saved $25 by  not ordering the Blood Root or the Goldenseal (can you believe that? $15 for a pack of seeds? Bit rich for my blood, at least this year). But I still got the Agrimony, Yellow Bedstraw, Coreopsis, Elecampane, Dyer's Broom, ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/dyers-garden-seeds-are-here/ Finished the back of the Vest Kimono - 24" - Yay!  And halfway through the shawl - 17.5"! 'Course there would have been more progress on the shaw but I spent half the week screwing up one pass, then I ignored for 2 days while I debated throwing a crying ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/pasa-doble-and-vest-kimono-update-3/ This week's quotable movie is the classic Clue! I mean it's got Tim Curry, Chrisopher Lloyd, and Madeline Kahn - what more do you need! Sitting down and re-watching this was an absolute joy and, of course, it's filled with cheeky quotes for us off-beat crafters to enjoy.  Remember - all ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/sampler-quotes-clue/  This is my secondary sewing machine - it's an electric baby blue color Electro Grand with an external motor. The machine tilts back from the base to allow acces to the electrical and there's actually a junction box inside - complete with an outlet cover that the motor plugs into, ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/electro-grand-sewing-machine/ So I've been knitting away - sorry no update on Wednesday; I had crafty-brain-melt or something and could not figure out what to post about. I'm up to 17" on the vest back and 13" on the shawl.  I've also gotten faster on the Shawl - it now only takes me ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/pasa-doble-and-vest-kimono-update-2/  Today's post is simply going to be a tour of wacky cross stitch patterns I've found across the web. Clicking the picture will take you to it's home website (go visit! I won't get jealous, I promise!). Enjoy! [caption id="attachment_370" align="aligncenter" width="249" caption="Simpson Alien"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_373" align="aligncenter" width="283" caption="Pacman Characters"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_375" align="aligncenter" ... http://www.thepaperfox.net/cross-stitch-patterns-around-the-web-1/