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The Big Pink Furry Monster
And he’s in his natural habitat: THE PHD BEDROOM!
I made him in Belfast, and endowed him to Julia, who endowed him to Mairead. I think he is my favorite monster ever! He was born (like so many other monsters) out of the sad but bountiful Lost & Found drawer of Queen’s Film Theatre. Someone in the city of Belfast left behind a red and purple furry-fuzzy scarf, and never came back to claim it (for 7 weeks at least), so a monster was necessary to give it back some purpose.
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To Do: Collage Board
I want to make some of these, but I’m not sure which pattern to go with: there’s this one from Totally Her, or this one on Sew Mama Sew, or from FreshVintage, or of course Apartment Therapy Chicago.
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The QFT Monkey
I made this Monkey this Winter/Spring, to replace me at Queen’s Film Theatre. It is an Usher Monkey, interpret the face as you will. Is that Disgruntlement I see? In one hand the rota, in the other a cup full of brown caffeine. Now s/he sits in the box office, now replete with the required orange lanyard nametag, thank you new unnamed QFT sponsor. Monkey!
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Girl Doll : Long Legs + Green Hair
Her body is one of my first knitting projects — a hat that I knitted in Belfast and felted there and never wore. I cut off the top of it, put a head on top, sewed a big bunch of greed plaid hair, inserted some limbs, and appliqued a heart and flower onto her too. She can move! I will make more Big Hair-Fat Butt-Pin Head dolls out of hats, if I can find more worthy ones.
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To Do List: The Mutant Baby
This is not a Halloween specific craft. It would go with any holiday, or any day of the year, really. Baby mutants, so excellent and so necessary! Click here for the full blown Instructable instructions!
Happy Mutant 3-Armed Baby Costume – More DIY How To Projects
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Handmade Silk Tote Bag
Mairead brought me a handful of gorgeous silk fabrics from Roberta out in the wilds of County Antrim. So beautiful, a little bit stiff like upholstery fabric, and with sheens that change in every light. I cut them up and assembled them into a tote bag — just big enough for a laptop plus a few books and apples. It is my new favorite! We’ll see how long it survives the Pittsburgh Public Transit System.
