Projects 305-311: Time's UP!

So the end of this project has arrived - 312 projects completed in 365 days. What can I say - it's been a crazy year!
I still want to see how long it will take me to finish 365 projects - I'm hoping only an extra week, but we'll see.

I will be starting a new blog for a new project at the beginning of September, but don't fear! All of my crazy craftiness will still manage to appear on this blog... just maybe not quite so much of it!

Here's the rest of the projects I managed to complete before my deadline:

305 - My own Letterhead!! Hey Digital Designing is fun!
306 - Celtic Knot magnet (Clay)
307 - Flower magnet (Clay)
308 - Snow Much Fun Card (*See Above)
309 - Mini Happy Holidays Tree Card
310 - Bunny Merry Christmas Card
311 - Snowflake & Stripes Card
312 - S{ick}? Card

53 projects to go... let's see how long it takes!

Keep Crafting,
Lindsay

Projects 228-260: Final Month!

Final month of my project...

My boyfriend just told me that I've completed my goal - if I decided to take the weekends off! So good that he can do the math in his head like that. The only math I can do is 260 is not yet 365!

So, I'm going to try and complete 105 more projects in the next 24 days. Yikes! Keep your fingers crossed for me...

This past couple of weeks has seen a gnome resurgence! I still have to make the gnome tags for the new batch, and I have a bunch of Christmas stuff to get cracking on, so hopefully we can make it!

Here's the stuff I've completed since the last post:

228 - Sunflower Necklace (Clay)
229 - Moon & Star Magnet (Clay - no photo yet, it hasn't made it home from the Guild!)
230 - Dragonfly Necklace (Clay- again, no photo yet)
231 - Dragonfly Magnet (Clay)
232 - Wish Big with Presents Card (I got this idea from another demonstrator - how cute!)
233 - 3D Flower Birthday Card (this one is total cool - see above!)
234 - Little Bird Birthday Card
235 - Mini Merry Card
236 - Mini Flower Card
237 - Hello Flower Card
238 - Nautical Birthday Card
239 - Road Map Birthday Card
240 - Mr. & Mrs. gift card holder

And now the Gnome Resurgence!
241 - Robert - He thinks he's sooo scary...
242 - Ivan - He actually stuffs the toes in those huge shoes... don't tell him I said that.
243 - Shmendrick - Thinks he's a magician... nobody is fooled!
244 - Friedrick - Like C&W.... never gets the words right though...
245 - Walt - The goofball of the bunch!
246 - Kitty - The lady in charge! No one else has figured that out yet.
247 - Morgana - Dancing Queen!
248 - Molly - Watch out for her smile - she's wicked at cards!
249 - Clara - She dreams of the stage...
250 - Winnie - She's kinda stuck in the 70's... has a thing for Johnny Travolta...

And a few more gifty projects I've squeezed in this week:

251 - Green & Pink Flowers necklace
252 - Black & White Flowers necklace
253 - Blue Striped necklace
254 - Small Green & Burgundy flower necklace
255 - Small Red * Gold necklace
256 - Small blue leaf necklace
257 - Blue flower heart necklace
258 - White & Red heart necklace
259 - Blue Baby Bib
260 - Blue Baby Booties

105 to go....

Day 13: Cute Cthulu!

Cthulu. God of Chaos.

I have some pretty twisted friends, so when I found a book full of crocheted Cthulu, vamps, ninjas, zombies and more, I couldn't resist trying it out! (Plus, the god of chaos has been having way too much fun at my expense lately).

These projects are about a medium in difficulty - mostly because they are completed in rounds, not rows so it can be difficult to keep track of where you are in the pattern.

I made the eyes out of polymer clay, and glued them on with a glue gun (what did we ever do before glue guns?) I do have to say that they are absolutely adorable!

With all this crazy cuteness, anyone else having flashbacks to a notorious Buffy Halloween episode?
"Whose a little fear demon!"
"Zander, stop."
"Why? Can he hurt me?"
"No, it's just tacky!"

Or something like that...

Anyway, pictures will be on flickr later tonight for your perusal!

Day 6: The Best Laid Plans...

Okay, so that big project that I mentioned earlier? Not going to be finished today - seems I neglected to bring a few thread colours to finish it whilst on vacation this week, so it's going to have to be a project for tomorrow or more likely Sunday.

Instead, I started laying out plans for Boxing Day. Back story required:
Each boxing day about 30 of us friends get together for brunch and stockings. Now when I say stockings, I really should call them gigantic sacks that weigh 20lbs or so after they are filled with all kinds of goodies! The plan is for a homemade Christmas/Hanukkah/Solstice/Party, where everyone brings something homemade for everyone else!

My traditional gift is some sort of ornament for the tree (Christmas Tree, Hanukkah Bush, whatever, we're not picky). I've made cross stitch ornaments and clay ornaments, and I usually bake up gigantic batches of ginger bread and short bread to give out as well (I think I would be lynched if I didn't bring the cookies!). So considering I have to make about 30 ornaments for this event, as well as about 10 or so more to cover family members, I have to start early!

So, in lieu of finishing the cross stitch I've been working on for the last month or so, today I designed the ornament that I will be making for Boxing Day this year. It's made out of clay, and in some sort of wintery design, but I'm not telling you what it is exactly, because some of you are getting them!!!

I have a few more ideas percolating for Boxing Day this year - I'm going crafty crazy after all - so stay tuned.