Move It Swap?

[Tapestry (Jenn)]

Sooooo I’ve made a pinterst board of ideas. The movement could be complex or super simple, as long as it’s part of what’s crafted.

For example:
An embroidery hoop with a door that opens

And there are lots of crafts already on LC that would fit the brief:

Pinwheel Magnets from Recycled Beverage Cans

For a recent swap, I made pinwheel magnets. They do actually spin when you blow on them, too. [IMG_4460] To make them, I started with small wooden blocks that I got at my local creative reuse store. You could use any scrap wood for this. Paint and decorate it however you’d like. [IMG_4430] [IMG_4435] Drill a small hole in the top (for the wire stems) and a larger hole on the side (for the magnet). You could use a self-adhesive magnet if your wooden base is large enough. I used E6000 to at…

A Positivity Reel

As part of the Positive Affirmations swap, I made a Positivity Reel for my partner, @kittykill. I had an old film reel that’s been lying around forever and it proved the perfect base for a rotating affirmations set-up. [IMG_20230917_175924] The reel has a nut on the back that can be undone so the message wheel can be taken apart and the wheels switched. I used a flat head screw to secure it so it could be hidden with a little magnet. I made three different magnets that can be interchanged. …

OTT rnd 3 Gallery

Received from @jeanneleigh today and omg!!! She focused on one of my favorite movies, Fantastic Mr. Fox!! she decided to work on automaton to make the foxes dance!!! They dance/move just like in the movie and it makes my heart happy. [image] [image] [image] [image] I’m not sure if you can upload a video and I’ll try to figure a way because the motion really needs to be seen. Thank you so much @jeanneleigh!!!

Belsnickel Paper Doll

I grew up with a diluted and vague Belsnickel tradition, but could hardly find any Belsnickel items that weren’t Dwight Schrute related. Then yesterday, I spotted this printable for sale and hopped on it! [Belsnickel01] The artist includes a file to print on the back of the piece to make it more festive/finished. I accidentally forgot to switch the orientation from landscape to portrait, so rain it through twice giving it a different look. [Belsnickel02] The label on the printout has all t…

Dragon Baby mobile

[20240302_175747] [20240302_175802] [20240302_175815] [20240302_175823] [20240302_175832] I made this cute dragon mobile, for my neice. Its my first time making a mobile, it was fairly easy and fun to make. I love how it turned out.

There are a ton of crafts that would work for this theme.