Crafty Craileys!

I like to do a bunch of crafts, so this is my blog of crafty things I like!

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Weavers of Life, me, embroidery, 2021.

[alangdorf]

Oh yeah speaking of, I finished my quilt top for my first quilt ever! It’s the My Favorite Color is Moda block of the month sampler from last year but instead of solids I got a buncha prints lol, also I still have to hand quilt the whole thing

[mercurialmilk]

not to be bitter but "OMG that's so good you could sell it!!!" is not the compliment people think it is

[gifsfromthecrows]

Me: ok, what would you pay for it?

Them: [half what it's worth]

Me: ok, so it's not good enough to sell for what it's worth. thanks for letting me know. i'll keep practicing.

Them: wait no I meant uh

[crafty-craileys]

My favorite is

Me: okay, would you pay $150?

Them: no, but someone would!

Me: okay, how much would you pay for this?

Them: $30

Me: yea the material cost $50. Bye.

[99problemsbutastitchaintone]

I love stitching up these pieces. I think i’m up to 10 at this point in all different color flosses and on all different colored aida. 

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[crossstitchworld]

I finally finished!I found a cheap frame in a charity shop and painted it matt black and I think it matches the piece perfectly. Pattern is from The World of Cross stitching magazine ( Issue 311) by MeowMill

[crafty-craileys]

Hey quilting friends!

Would you be interested in discounted long arm quilting?

I am working on starting a business, and I want to get my name out there! Still working on the details, but I’d love to do a discounted first quilt, and a referral bonus! Message me to put you on the list!

Can’t wait to see all of your beautiful creations!

[crafty-craileys]

I have quite the opportunity.

I have the opportunity to work for an amazing long arm quilter, who has been running her business for 21 years. And in the next maybe 5 years, I could potentially buy the business and run it when she retires. It’s amazing.

The issue is I currently live 1.5 hours away from where this opportunity is. And I’m terrified that if we just flat out move, I’m going to start doing this and realize that I am not going to be happy doing this for the rest of my life. So I want to work there for a while to see if it’s something I want to do, but there’s no way I’d be able to make enough money to commute, maybe get a little space, and pay for my normal bills.

Anyone want to give me $10,000? 🙃🙃🙃

[sailorcuba]

the purest form of serotonin is when a cat looks at u and u go like “what?” and it meows at u

[arborealgargoyle]

like, that is a very unspecific response I still have no idea what you want but I applaud how adorably you meowed all the same, well done

[arborealgargoyle]

This post led me to reminisce on the nature of cat’s meowing, and I have a funny story

I befriended a feral cat once who had spent her life in the forest without human interaction. I was worried about her because she had a paw damaged from an old injury and was emaciated but obviously nursing kittens that were hidden away somewhere. It took me weeks of putting out food and sitting across the yard every evening for her to trust me even a little and when she decided we were friends and she expected dinner every night she started coming to my door and trying to call for me in the evening, but she didn’t meow. Why would she? Cats only meow naturally as kittens when their vocal chords/ears aren’t fully developed, adult cats communicate with vocalizations that aren’t audible to humans. She probably tried making noises I couldn’t hear to call me but ended up sticking to the one I always responded to- a horrible yowling growl that she had made at me when we first encountered each other in the forest. Except once we were friends she would make this noise while purring and rubbing affectionately against a nearby tree or the porch railing (because she didn’t want to touch me yet). This understandably freaked my family members out but I was touched that she had taken the time to find a way to basically yell FUCK OFF in an affectionate way.

Fast forward to when she finally trusts me enough to bring her hidden kittens out of the forest to me, long story short I gained their trust and put them in this big pen, that I had previously used to keep chickens in, so they’d be safe and to keep her from having another litter. Except she was already secretly pregnant again! (Fix your pets, guys, they make SO many babies) and ended up having her new babies in this pen. I kept my distance, sitting on the outside once they were born until she seemed comfortable enough to let me come inside. The kittens were a bit wild, hissing viscously at me as soon as they opened their eyes, but they warmed up to me. There were four of them and soon they all wanted to be the center of attention during the twice daily play sessions. I’d be playing with one and another would meow insistently behind me and I’d immediately answer them and give them love, teaching them that humans could be friends that answer their needs- making them adoptable once they were weaned. Mama cat (Artie) would just watch me play with them, and I guess she was doing some thinking because one day when they were about a month old I was playing with them and one meowed behind me. I was confused because I hadn’t realized there was a kitten behind me and when I turned, there wasn’t. The only cat there was Artie looking at me really intensely. I turned back around to the kittens and I heard the meow again, I turned back to Artie and responded in the way I always did with the kittens “yes baby?” And she meowed again in an exact imitation of her kittens! After that she would.not.shut.up. It was like she had cracked some kind of code, meowing for attention and snacks and just to say hi. Her two older kittens, the ones she’d had in the forest, had never meowed at me either but started to once they saw how I responded to their mom. and I find it endlessly fascinating because before that it had never occurred to me that cats only meow at humans because they were taught by other cats to keep meowing past kittenhood because that’s the best way to get a human’s attention.

Imagine befriending some weird giant with the wrong number of legs that you met in the forest who seems nice enough but doesn’t seem to be able to hear you, until your friend explains that all they can understand is fuck off! And I’m a baby give me love!

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[madsciencepottery]

Another yarn bowl, all set to dry slowly under layers of plastic

[heatherfranzen]

It’s that time of the year again! I have Scaredy Cat mini books on my website (heatherfranzen.com/shop)

Thank you to those who already ordered!!

[kedreeva]

Every year I see this comic passed around from people who are not the artist. Here’s the artist’s post, with details on hard-copies of that lovely little Halloween cat comic that we’ve all enjoyed so much over the years. If you’ve enjoyed it, too, and have the ability to support the artist, please consider picking up a copy!

[lady-halibuts-chambers]

Dude it’s the Halloween kitty comic!!

[gothiccharmschool]

I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!!!

[embroiderycrafts]

Just a couple more golden stitches and this Iemanjá embroidery is ready to go! She is the Goddess of the Seas people in the Brazilian culture, so I also used watercolors to detail this hoop. 💙🧜🏿‍♀️ by monsterboxxx

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Sarah Godfrey on Instagram

[smasterilli]

This is the process of how cross stitch is born. From idea and sketch to final result.

Pattern already on Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1060014216/halloween-cats-cross-stitch-pattern-pdf?ref=shop_home_active_1&pro=1

[embroiderycrafts]

I made a little reference piece for my future embroidery projects. No more guessing how many strands I should use and regretting it later. 🤗 by NeedlessDesigns

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Miniature Embroidered Pillows

Miniarthouse on Etsy

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Shimunia on Etsy