It's Bug Art, man!

Harri and I curl-up on the sofa with whichever furry people are feeling snuggly at the time and watch Smallville and V. We are all caught-up on Stargate: Atlantis episodes and will just have to wait for the movie for me to get my next Rodney fix!

I usually sew during tv evenings so tonight I added some plastic "bronze" beads onto a crocheted and felted bag. The larger, glass beads look great but needed some smaller beads as infill. Unfortunately, the glass beads are heavy enough that a few are all the bag can take without weighing a ton! I also sewed some decorative patches onto a medium blue men's skirt but haven't figured-out what type of Doogummies it needs to Steampunk it out. I'm pretty sure I've used up all my keyring thingies.

I definitely want to add some "gizmos" to the front but haven't figured out just what sort of gizmos. Some type of small tools for the pirate/lockpick who's trying to get into the Captain's safe and steal his stash?

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The items Harri and I fixed for his mom on Mother's Day: homemade wine, potted plant with felted heart and heart-shaped chocolates in the little, net bag. There's also a home-made card in the red envelope.

I'm seriously considering selling my bags and other accessories at this festival. The main hitch is finding someone to help-out since I will probably need to take a brief break or two during the 3 days. I'll have to pay circa $70 for the table fee and can bring a helper along at no extra charge. I know perfectly well that Harri would far prefer poking out both his eyes with a sharp stick to participating but I might be able to talk one of my artist friends into helping out, at least on Saturday.

Anyone have any input, pro or con? Åsarp is just up the road by bus so I can come home every night (instead of camping there), btw.

This garment distinguishes the Gentleman Adventurer in his travels about the globe. As you can see, our intrepid traveler was forced to patch his garment with material traded from the locals. He also added small, decorative details such as the small chain suitable for fobs. None-the-less, not being one to allow fate and fell circumstances to dictate his appearance, our fine gentleman maintains his dignity as well as his ruffled collar and cuffs!

The basic shirt I modded is a man’s size 37/38 dress shirt; the fit is loose enough that the shirt also could be worn by a woman with an A-B cup bustline without gaping in front. There is a white-on-white heraldic crest on the front pocket. Garment is machine washable. I’ll be happy to email additional pics to anyone who is interested.



I do NOT know why the flippin' thumbnail is sideways but when you click to see the larger image, that one is right side up! Getting exasperated and must soak in bathtub now!!! It's been a hard day of wrastlin' with this here LJ, y'all!

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LOOK MA!  The thumbnail is upright now! He he he. . .

I finished 2 really nice pieces today. One is about 12 inches by 18 inches and the other is slightly smaller.  They aren't large quite enough to make into a Steampunk tea cozy as planned but I'm already working on some new pieces. Unfortunately, I am feeling rather under the weather at the moment and soon will crawl under the (very clean) covers. I did 4 loads of laundry today since I washed the bedspread and the waterbed cover as well as the regular laundry.

Things have been pretty quiet for the past few days (except for the ever-present, mournful whining of the oppressed collie dog but I'm used to that!). The sewing machine repairman really is a wizard and I can happily sew again. When I get my tax-refund (usually about 300 american dollars), I'll take in the Singer 367 so he can make it functional. A generic peddle will run me about 60 bucks and then the usual cleaning/oiling about 80 more but then I'll have a back-up machine.

(insert Scarlet O'Hara voice here) "As God is my witness, I'll NEVER be without a sewing machine again!"

Of course I also have my Babylock Embellisher but that's a needle-felting machine and not a sewing machine in the traditional sense. Of course, there's always needle and thread but I'm not that much of a neo-luddite! :-)

After much to-ing and fro-ing the local Tourist Bureau has moved into the old Train Station. Now that they have better digs, they are able to do more than just sell maps and pamphlets and one idea is to spotlight local products. I have an appointment to go down there next Wed. with some of my crocheted/felted bags! The head of the TB already has a positive opinion of me and my art and also liked the digital pics I sent in. Hopefully this appointment is mostly a formality and, if all goes well, they will sell the bags on consignment as well as promoting them as a local product! YAY!

Please! Everybody, cross your fingers, hold your thumbs (if you are Swedish), pray, send vibes, whatever!!!!!!

I had one that was off to a good start on its own a few weeks ago, so I put it over a glass of water, suspended by toothpicks stuck in the sides of the poor potato. It grew well so I put it in a pot. It grew VERY WELL and now I've repotted THEM in a large pot on the balcony. Makes me wish I'd planted some more!

I've long been interested in having an exhibit at Vävkompaniet in Borås (large town to the west of Ulricehamn). For a long time I wasn't even sure that they exhibited any type of craftwork other than weaving (well, it is called the weaving company!!!) Anyway, one of the members of the collective who runs Vävkompaniet has moved to Ulricehamn and is a member of FKiU now. Ingalill has told me how to apply to have an exhibit there so now I am all hopeful!!! Unfortunately, their site is only in Swedish but there are some nice pics: www.vavkompaniet.se/

On Sunday a little boy lost control of his bike and crashed through the front plate glass window at the Minigalleri. Fortunately, the little guy was basically ok, superficial cuts but no severed arteries or anything else horrible. The glass has already been replaced with safety glass. When Ingvor called me on Sunday afternoon, I think she was more concerned about my artworks than I was.

I went by the galleri today and found one quilted fabric bowl that had a glass sliver in it so that was easily fixed and one that has a drop of dried blood. I'm pretty sure the blood with come-out if I soak the fabric bowl in tepid water and grönsåpa (green soap). Everything else, including the clothing on the dummy, was totally ok. I'm just thankful that the poor little kid just needed a few stitches at the local clinic (there's only 1 doctor and 1 nurse on weekends) and didn't even need to go to the hospital.

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The is one of my ensembles from last year's Steampunk Extravaganza! show. Pretend it was pieced-together by our intrepid heroine from the wreckage of the downed airship.

The photo is one of a series I took at the old Waterworks; the frame is actually papier-mache painted and buffed to resemble old brass.

I hung my pirate wear at the Minigalleri today although the vernissage isn't until Sat. I've got some final tinkering to do on the description so that's just as well. And I have to set some prices WHICH I HATE doing!!! In one sense I feel like charging a million dollars per item (for all my hard work) but something tells me that idea isn't so realistic!

You Are a Jaguar

You have a knack for reforming, balancing, and even healing people. You see the good in everyone, and you help bad people learn to be better. Even though you connect to people, you can't help but feel separate from everyone else. You often feel like you are on the outside looking in, even with your closest family members and friends.

Uh, yeah, right. . .

when an innocent cabbage no longer can walk the streets alone at night without fear for life and limb (leaves?)!

Yes, folks, we REALLY know how to have fun here at Karlslättsvägen! Why just last night someone dun kilt a perfectly good, cooked white cabbage! And then just left its mortal remains outside the recycle building!

It's the time of the year when the young (ahem, middle-aged) Erin's thoughts turn lightly to seeds. . .Today I purchased Purple Basil seeds and some mustard seed (for planting, not cooking). They will of course have to start life on the kitchen window sill.