Art & Artists - Me & My Friends #20

I have once again,

in my wanderings,

found another

superb craft. I have

seen a few handmade

yarn sites but, I

personally think

this one is especially

wonderful. This one is on Etsy and from the

looks of the number of sales it's owner

doesn't need my few encouraging words.

All the yarn

on this site

is handmade.

and I have

to say, in the

most beautiful

colors.

Vibrant, rich colors, like I have not seen

before. Some with almost a tie dyed look.

Also, she knits some of the most beautifully

and unusual pieces.

These are some

of the fab knitted

pieces I was

talking about.

I crochet but

have never been

able to catch on

to knitting.

The stitch in this

cape looks so

delicate and the

design is wispy

and soft.

The name of this shop is

"No Two Snowflakes"

http://www.notwosnowflakes.etsy.com/

Swing over to

this great little

shop, if for

nothing else

than a look.

You won't

be wasting your time.

http://www.notwosnowflakes.etsy.com

Also I have been in a Collection on

Artfire. See it on artfire at my site

Stop by and have a look at my site.

http://www.jannadu.artfire.com/

Art & Artists - Me & My Friends #19

Look what I found, whileskimming through the

directory on LinkReferal!

These adorable pieces of button

jewelry. Really, who would ever

have thought of something so simple? Not

me but, they are soo cute. How

great is it

to have a never ending number

of fun and terrific crafts to look at

and purchase for ourselves. Right

at your fingertips is an entire

world of new products and fab

ideas, just like this one. This first

pair of earrings are so clever and

sweet and as

we look down the line of photos

the more amazing they become.

I am happy to

introduce those of you who

haven't had the pleasure of

seeing Edith and Lulu's button

jewelry at

http://edithandlulu.etsy.com/

to take a peek.

I suggest that all of you check

out this fun site. It is really

unique and fun.

I also suggest that you stop by

my Artfire shop and browse

all the new items listed.

http://jannadu.artfire.com/

Please take the time to

comment and check out the

my facebook page.

http://facebook.com/JannaduPhoenixRising

Art & Artists - Me and My Friends #18

I have found

another craft

that I have

fallen in love

with and would

like to pass on

to anyone

that's

interested.

I picked it up

pretty easily

so if I can do it

anyone can..

I've been playing around with fabrics and, unfamiliar to me,

techniques, when I came across off-loom weaving.

The first picture is a close up photo of one of my original

pieces of material. You can make a dimensional or flat

piece. You can use your imagination as what you would

like to weave. As you can see I have used beads, yarn,

embroidery threads, fringes, ribbons and more.
I think I just ran out of colors matching what I had

already used.

Here is a picture

of the Clutch I

made using my

new handmade

fabric. The clutch

itself is purple

and lime single

crochet, with felt

lining. It has 2

pouches inside,

one just

for the shoulder

strap.

This is a

crocheted

Purse I

made. I

attached

Brass rings

to hold the

matching

shoulder

strap.

There are 3

rows of

purple ribbon laced through the top 3 rows of the purse

and ties in front. I made a 6 layer lotus flower with a

built-in stamen. This purse is lined in a rust colored lining

material. I love this yarn's colors. They are rust, purple,

amber, and a medium dark green. So colorful! So pretty!

So spacious, and at a great price.

Here is the

first attempt

at felting. I

went out to

a second

hand shop

angora sweater.

After I felted,

it was really

beautiful but,

it was also

half the

original size.

I had alot of

fun designing

the bag after

felting was completed. This one is called The Flower Garden.

There are crocheted flowers, ribbon flowers felted flowers,

layered flowers, felted leaves, crocheted leaves and yarn

stems, beaded stamens, etc. Gosh, did I have fun with one. I

even got to color all the felted flowers and leaves.

I hope everyone that reads my blog really enjoys my new

ventures and will leave a comment. I love reading them.

http://jannadu.artfire.com/

http://Jannadu.etsy.com
http://jannadusblog.blogspot.com
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