craftually eclectic

I knit. I spin. I sew. I do unspeakable things with craft glue and glitter. Welcome to my ... Ooooh Shiny! I tend to post several items daily - mostly reblogging things I like and occasionally showing off stuff I've made. There's a lot of geek craft, nerd craft, a bit of goth, a bit of steampunk, colourful things, frocks, humour, free patterns, fandom and the odd shiny thing.

[asexualbookbird]

I made the Candy Shoppe Shawl to display in the shop for last years yarn crawl! Made with cumulus rainbow in mariana trench and plume in Lime.

[tyrhinosaurus]

I'm knitting a Shetland hap!

This was cast on sometime in February I think, so now 4-5 months progress.

The blue was gifted to me, and the white was bought to match. The green I bought as a white and dyed, and it's my favourite part.

The stripey waves are *chefs kiss* , and it's 2 rows away from starting the border!

Pattern is from the book, Heirloom Knittings Shetland Hap Shawls Then and Now by Sharon Miller.

[brieflymaximumprincess]

I started a new knitting project already. This one is going to be a shawlette.

[userfish]

this pride month we’re all going to be radically pro transgender. or else.

[userfish]

hey so this means radically pro ALL transgender. don’t put limitations on this. all trans people are radically accepted here.

[kateammann]

Happy Pride Month!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

[artifacts-archive]

Obsidian Mirror

Aztec

1200-1521 CE (mirror) 16th century (frame)

Obsidian, a volcanic glass, was used to make cutting tools as well as delicate ornaments. It was valued for its reflective qualities and employed in the form of mirrors for divining. Such mirrors were associated with powerful rulers and divinities: the name of a major Aztec god, Tezcatlipoca, means "smoking mirror." The gilded wood frame of this example likely dates to the colonial period and is carved with alternating flower and step-fret symbols.

source

[useless-catalanfacts]

Cloister of the Cathedral of Elna, Northern Catalonia. The Cathedral was built between the 11th and 12th centuries, with some additions in the 14th century.

Photos by sabichouquette on Instagram.

[knithacker]

Knit a Tiny Palm-Sized Frog Designed By Claire Garland: 👉 https://knithacker.com/2022/05/knit-a-tiny-palm-sized-frog-designed-by-claire-garland/ 🐸

[knithacker]

Crochet a Set of Colorful Garden Insects ... Get the Patterns From Happy Coridon: 👉 https://knithacker.com/2018/05/crochet-a-set-of-colorful-garden-insects-get-the-patterns-from-happycoridon/ 🐛

[victusinveritas]

[knithacker]

Get the Pattern to Knit a 1960s-Inspired Flower Show Blanket Designed By Margaret Holzmann: 👉 https://knithacker.com/2021/05/knit-a-1960s-inspired-flower-show-blanket-designed-by-margaret-holzmann/ 🌼

[knitsandnonsense]

Frogged but wanted to keep a record of how pretty this colour combo is.

[rivalfiber]

This could be a good first post for this blog!

Several years ago, a friend of my mom's GAVE me her old Subaru, saying she'd received it as a gift and wanted to continue the favor. At the time I was dead broke and unable to find a job within biking distance, so her gift really changed my life. I didn't know how to repay a gift of this magnitude, so I decided making my first quilt might be a start.

This friend regularly taught kids in my hometown how to identify microorganisms in pond water, so that was my inspiration for the quilt. The colors... Are not my favorite but they were what fit my vision and my budget.

There is not a single straight line or right angle in this quilt. I made many many mistakes and learned how to fix a lot of them. I am so enchanted by the little guys tho and I think they really make up for the wonkiness.

The recipient loves it and immediately sent me pictures and ID's for all the species shown. She also told me her recently deceased mother would have loved it (I wanted to give her the quilt at the celebration of life, but alas scheduling did not allow).

I am thinking about making another one in colors that I like more... Maybe with more and different little guys...

[embroiderycrafts]

"I knew I shouldn't have eaten those mushrooms!", sighed Colin, as the world around him dissolved into space and his feathers took on hues he had never seen before, as he transformed into ✨ Cosmic Pidge ✨ 🐦 ✨ by hvalur87 on reddit.

[slutdge]

it is once again... binturong appreciation hour

[lgbt-tiktoks]

Description: [A video of a woman riding a galloping horse bareback while holding a large rainbow flag.]

[nattousan]

i felt like these tags really added to the experience, thanks @cynderxdustypaws for your knowledge

[naamahdarling]

This is one of the most powerful images I have ever seen, and I will reblog it every single time because every single time it brings tears to my eyes.

[ode-on-a-grecian-butt]

art by Est Florane