Finished Projects

[Becky10]

That is awesome!
Paper mache?

Yup, I used water, flour and some old computer paper. This is the first one that I've actually gotten strings on, I always just skip that lol.

[Angelhood]

My first batch of home-made goat milk soap. This batch is Chocolate Mint scented.  Has to Cure for another 5 1/2 weeks. I can't wait!!!














This one is my favorite of the molds...Shamrock and Celtic Knots

[Bonny Pearl]

Those are lovely and I bet they smell great too!

[amy]

Oh those molds are lovely.   Be like a bath in ice cream!

[Angelhood]

The first time I showered with some soap of the same recipe a friend made for me....I felt guilty, like it felt like I would gain fiv e pounds just from showering with it. Yummy!

[Drac]

Good evening all,

Here is a sqain dubh I just finished up a couple weeks ago for trade for a casual kilt (Gordon Modern) over at X-Marks.  This is the first completed period piece.  This is a bit different from a normal one in that it has a full tang instead of stick tang.  The handle is carved African blackwood.

Leg side -



Out facing -



Tapered tang -



The top.  Since I couldn't mount a gem in the top I tried a little bit of file work.



Drac

[Tim T]

Wow Drac!  That's really nice.  It's uncommon to see a piece that's so simple in design look so beautiful due to the materials used and the quality of the finish.  That second shot really shows the depth of the blackwood.  Excellent work!!

[brier patch charlie]

Very nice work Drac, looks great!

[verdant1]

After reading threads here, I got the bug to try something with Witchballs/Friendship balls.  They are hand blown glass, imported from the Carpathian mountains.  Witchballs have glass threads running side to side in them, history says the threads tangle up evil spirits to keep the house safe. 

Sticks were bought already made.  I drilled into the top, sized the hole to fit the individual ball, and then used a combination of very heavy alumnium wire and 2 part expoxy to keep the ball in place.  It was a fun project!

[Angelhood]

Pretty!!

[Nighthawk]

Well, since the question was asked...











I am just getting started on a sporran for a friend. This is the artwork that I'm going with:

[Niennis]

[Rani Zemirah]

Things I've been working on lately...

Pirate hat I've been decorating for AHE at TRF this year... one for my daughter and one for the friend who will be coming with us.  My daughter wasn't planning on having a hat, but our friend showed up one day with this cheap faux distressed leather look tricorn hat from the Halloween Store for her, and it actually had pretty good lines, so I just ran with it...  LOL  (sorry for the blur... but it was 4am when I took the pics, and the tripod was in my daughter's room attached to her telescope at the time).  

Front view with Humphrey the Rennie Fairy hamster riding in his spot, along with one of the favors I made for TRF last year...


Right side, with favors my daughter was given at RenDezvous this year at Scarby...


Back view, more favors...


Left side, with the RenDezvous pin designed by Lady Joyce Ann, who so very sweetly gifted it to my daughter (sealing her place in my heart forever)!  I found the pistol pin online, and the rose is an antique silver lapel pin I've had for years.  I couldn't resist the whole Guns-n-Roses look...  


The gold studs gave it a bit more bling, and the scalloped trim was a Hancocks Fabrics score that just set off the whole thing perfectly...  Well, my daughter loves it, at least!  


Here's a front shot of the hat I did for the friend who brought us the first one.  When she saw what I did to it, she decided she wanted her own, and showed up on my doorstep with big 'ole puppy dog eyes...    heheh



Hat pins I made when I was finished, just because I was inspired...




Leather pouch I made after tearing my house apart looking for my leather punch (which was actually in the place it was supposed to be in... I just looked in the wrong pocket of the crafting bag where I put it..   ):
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[Nighthawk]

Things I've been working on lately...

Leather pouch I made after tearing my house apart looking for my leather punch (which was actually in the place it was supposed to be in... I just looked in the wrong pocket of the crafting bag where I put it..   ):
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Nice! That's some thick leather. Should make for a nice, sturdy bag.

[Rani Zemirah]

It's really beautiful leather, good weight, top grain, and vat dyed, so that it's a very even shade of the most gorgeous milk chocolate brown... and the softest buttery feel you can imagine. 

I'll probably be keeping this one, but I'll actually have a few of these pouches with me down at TRF this weekend, if anyone should decide they would really like to buy one!  In different sizes, even!