Congratulations, Our Crafty Chameleons!

[MistressJennie (Moderator - Jennie - she/her)]

And we have another Chameleon in our midst! Congratulations to @Bunny1kenobi!

Art:

Shadow boxes for parental units

I have been planning these shadowboxes for a really long time. Well, I finally got around to getting them finished in time for Christmas this year. These feature things about my parents that I love and appreciate about them, as well as some miniatures for funsies. [image] [image] Thanks for looking!

Santa’s Sack minis!

Made for @Juju in the Santa’s Sack swap. A tiny paint tray and brush: [image] I really liked the way the little “clasp” turned out. [image] And bonus “yarn” balls: [image] Thanks for looking!

Little itty bitty diorama

I made this for @Juju in the Santa sack swap. [image] Yes, I actually made a very sturdy little box from scratch. It needed to be custom made because folded up and tucked inside, was this. [image] …and now for the photo dump! [image] [image] [image] [image] I also made ridiculously minuscule furniture to go in it. This was definitely the hardest part! [image] [image] [image] [image] Thanks for looking!

Home & Garden

Gothic Book Nook

I made this for my son and DIL as a (very late) Christmas gift. Now you see what all those little paper bits were for! [image]

Diagon Alley

I bought a kit from @lindyv321 to make this book nook for my DD for Christmas. (Lights purchased separately.) She is a die hard Pott Head! Lol! I’m pretty pleased with how this turned out. [image] [image] Thanks for looking!

Fall hanging basket

Thank you! My DIL saw it and so now we will be having a craft day soon so that we can make some together!

Fashion & Wearables

Mandalorian Tee

Made this for my Mandalorian-obsessed nephew for Christmas! [image]

Christmas gifts!

I went to Pinners conference and stamped these washers for some of my family members. I turned them into jewelry that will be given away for Christmas. For my daughter: [image] For my DIL: [image] For my youngest son: [image] [image]

“Lashes” pin

[image] I thought this was weird enough to be suitable for Halloween. I wrapped jute with embroidery floss, gluing it down as I went along. Then I formed the cord into the eye shape that you see, and glued it. I used binder clips to hold everything in place until it was dry. Then I glued the lashes to the back, and a pin back on the back as well. The iris is painted, because I realized that a solid white eyeball was looking very weird. Lol! I sent this to @MightyMitochondria for the Halloween…

Fiber & Textiles

Reversible swing basket

I saw this basket and thought it might be a cute Christmas gift for some of my peeps. Plus, I used stash fabric!!! [image] [image] [image] [image]

Cross stitch Santa’s Sack

Made for @Juju in the Santa’s Sack swap! [image] And to show off the little deer charm that helps to keep the bag closed; [image]

Slipper sock frenzy!

I’m making slipper socks for Christmas! This pair went to @Juju in the Santa’s sack swap: [image] Then I made these for my DIL (yellow) and my MIL (pink). [image] The gray ones are made with very smooshy blanket yarn that I had in stash, and the blue ones are super soft wool/acrylic. Yay for stash crafting!

Paper & Vinyl

Mini junk journal

Made for @Juju in the Santa’s Sack swap. This was something I’d never tried before but I learned a lot and really enjoyed it. It will probably be done again. [image] The front and back covers probably measure in the neighborhood of 2 inches by 2 inches. The cover is also fabric, which I’m quite certain I received from one of you lovely people! And I stuffed it fully with cute papers, pockets, and embellishments. There’s even room for her to add her own touches: quotes, poems, drawing…

Death carousel

I made this for @mightymitochondria in the teeny Halloweenie swap. This was really fun to make! I found a printable online at ravensblight.com and used it to make this cool piece. I cut it all out by hand and glued all the little bits with love. LOL! It does actually spin, too! [image]

Kinetic Christmas cards

I made these for my STS shop. Believe it or not, they took forever! Even using my cutting machine, it was a long time. So many little fiddly pieces! And I didn’t have pink brads so the noses were gold before I applied the nail polish. I’m happy with how they turned out, though! (The triangles at the top are the insides of the envelope flaps…) [image] Apparently Santa is getting off easy this year since most everyone appears to be naughty….

Food & Drink

Rodeo Cake

Today was my grandson’s bday party and my daughter asked me to make him a cake that he could smash. I made marshmallow fondant for frosting and it was a pain. I almost gave up but it came out ok in the end I think. [image] And because he’s adorable and I can’t stop myself: [image] And here he is enjoying his cake: [image] [image] The aftermath: [image]

Annual Orange Bread

I make this every Christmas. My family would Lynch me if I didn’t: I’ve been told it’s just not Christmas without Orange bread! I cut down on the number a bit this year-only making 12 loaves this time! [image] As promised, the recipe: [image] [image]

Two Wild cake

I made this cake for my granddaughter’s birthday! The theme was “Two Wild”, with lots of animals and jungle prints. [image] Here’s a close up of the little picks- I made these also. They were double sided. [image] It didn’t look all that special until we cut it open: [image] …and a gratuitous cutie shot: [image]