It's a Perler Bead thing!

As I was perusing Pinterest, I came across a few Perler Bead artwork. It totally brought me back almost 30 years when I was first introduced to perlers. I found a large bag of these colorful beads in the scout shop of the headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America where my grandfather worked. I had no clue what they were but the colors and the fact they were beads attracted me so I bought them. Flash forward 30 years and I still love them like I did back then, I just forgot. So thanks Pinterest for reminding me and giving me that warm feeling as I remember my wonderful grandfather, Godofredo Neric.

Inspired by the great perler artists on Pinterest, I started with this...

Yup! My inner geek is showing. So then I tried these...

Then I thought about my lil' man's teacher, so made these... 

Then I thought about my good friend who sews...

Then my lil' man saw a creeper with a Christmas hat and asked for one ....

Hmmm... Christmas is coming! Let's make ornaments but the geek kind...

Which then lead to more ornies...

Even Minion ornies...

And finally, since football season is coming, a few Baltimore Ravens perler ornies with a bonus owl...

I sure did have fun with these! No worries. I'm not done yet. I want to make some splatoon squid earrings and ornies, a few Dr. Who, maybe some Avengers, and Adventure Time also. One day I will attempt to make a large Perler bead mural wall art of Jeremy Renner. *sigh*

Calendar Craft - I won't sell again!

I enjoyed making the desktop calendars and a lot of it did sell but not enough - which is crazy since I was only selling them for $3.00 each.  I sold them cheap because I wanted them to move but even at that cheap they all didn't sell.  I had a lot leftover so they became teacher and family presents.

These were larger sized calendars which I placed on blank coasters 

and had them held up by large binder clips.

These were mini calendars which I attached to a 

mini acrylic photo frame turned upside down.

I sold most of the calendars that were attached to the coasters, but the ones on the acrylic frames I probably only sold half of it.  It was my first (and last) year trying these out.  I've seen them around on the net before and fell in love with them.  I finally decided to make them but now realize these are only good for gift giving (in my area).  I can't really sell these at spring craft shows.  Too bad because I think they are really cute.

Angels from Ribbons

Ever since I discovered how to make these Angels from Ribbons, I have been hooked!  They are so easy to make and so beautiful when completed.  I got all of my supplies from the dollar store.  1 ribbon roll makes 3 angels....so it's pretty cheap too.  Besides Christmas ornaments, they make really pretty package toppers.

These are my Raven's Ribbon Angels.  I like them but I think my gold flower is a little overpowering.  I'm going to have to try something different.

If you would like to give this craft a try, click HERE to go to Happybird's Crafting Haven tutorial.

Peechee

Snowmen from Gloves - Family Frame

Yes! I know...it's been almost a year since I posted. I was busy trying several other ventures which just made me too busy to concentrate on the things I love most. Lesson learned and now I'm back.

I was all set with projects to do this new year but unfortunately I injured my right thumb from (get this) playing the Wii. Apparently I was pushing down too hard for a long period over the course of several days that I strained my thumb, wrist, and forearm muscles. Darn that Kirby Epic Yarn Game. It was so much fun but now I'm paying the price. I never realized how much easier life was with my thumb. I can't wait until I get better.

Since I can't post new projects I planned on, I will present to you daily projects I did last year, which I haven't posted. First up is my Snowmen Family made from knitted gloves.

This is one that I made for my family.

And here's the close-up. My oldest said they look more like penguins than snowmen.
Hey! It was my first attempt. I still like it.


My second attempt.
This one was actually an order that I received during a craft show. This is the original piece before my customer decided to change the mom snowman's hair bow to a different color.
She went with purple and was pleased. I meant to take a picture
before giving it to her but I forgot. Sorry.


Here's one I did for my brother's family. My third attempt and looking better.
Now they do look like snowmen.

And the close-up.

This is the last set I made for a good family friend. This the close-up of their snowmen family.

This idea is not original. I don't think I'm that creative as of yet. Anyhoo...this fantastic idea came from a super creative lady named Sheri. Click HERE to go to her site with the tutorial.

Hope you enjoyed it.

Peechee