A friend commissioned a 30" continuous Byzantine chain for the pendant he bought over the summer. Mangled the hell out of the final ring up towards the top because the space was too tight for even my smallest pliers 🙁 Thankfully it doesn't show, and grateful that my friend doesn't mind.

Continuing our Dark Shadows rewatch and had to pause during an episode. We hit the pause button as Laura Collins (the Phoenix) was sitting in front of a fireplace, and noticed we just happened to catch the flames in a vague phoenix shape. A fun coincidence; couldn't have timed it better! 😄

Made a couple of bracelets as teacher thank yous, each in a color scheme the teachers like. I always panic a little when making bracelets as gifts for other people, because I have to guess at how big to make them and worry they won't fit. At least the one on the left is stretchy...

(Kinda blurry) close ups of the two most recent necklaces I made using kits from Blue Buddha Boutique. I'm going to offer them to my daughter's school for their yearly auction (last year I made dice bags). Pastels are generally not my thing, but I'm really loving BBB's pastel rings.

"I lick my foot at your silly board game!" Chaos, you fuzzy little goofball, you certainly do live up to your name :)

The indignity of being woken up from a sound sleep, stuffed unceremoniously into a carrier, and hauled off to the vet for a routine check up. So rude! He is clearly plotting his revenge.

(Check up went great; he's relatively healthy for 14!)

Made myself another 18th century-style pocket, this time with the vintage fabrics from a charm pack from @stephaniecanada.bsky.social 's www.backroomfinds.com . Everything but the sashing is vintage fabric, and I've got enough squares left to make at least two more pockets in different color ways 😄

Our beloved Chaos turns 14 today! He's still quite energetic and playful, although he also demands much more lap time than he did when he was younger. And yes, he absolutely lives up to his name :)

Oopsie, look what accidentally fell into our DVD player last night! Already watched the first 10 episodes, starting with ep 1, pre-Barnabas era...only 1,215 more to go (they're only 20min each). This show, with all its quirks and flaws, is one of my happy places 🥰

Inspired by @weavinglinks.bsky.social, I gave Triskelion a go. I think my rings might be just a touch too big for a nice, tight spiral (18gSWG 1/4"), but it was fun. Thought it'd make for a great temperature necklace, and then I did the math...this size ring would give me a necklace 12.5yds long 🤦‍♀️🤣

Made a bag similar to this for the holidays for my Mom to store her current crochet project in, and another woman in her facility asked if I could make one for her, too. This is made from all thrifted fabric, with only a few tweaks from the tutorial I followed (which I'll try to link below).

A few months ago a neighborhood dog tried to bite me while I was out for a walk, putting 3 holes into a pair of relatively new jeans. Tried my hand at visible mending...for having not touched embroidery floss in 40 years, I don't hate how it turned out :)

Over the holidays I bought myself a couple of kits from Blue Buddha Boutique. The pastels of the left bracelet is waaaay outside my color comfort zone, but I really like how it turned out and I'll probably wear it more often than I thought I would. Really digging the grey/black one, too.

Finished my Hoodoo Hex Sheet bracelet for myself. Since it grew out of me just trying to learn the weave, I wasn't particularly careful with my closures, but they're still good enough they don't snag. I don't like the loose rings on the top and bottom; might try making an HP3-1 or Helm edge for it.

Made myself an 18th century-style pocket using all thrifted fabric. Almost 10" at its widest point, and 13" long. There's also an extra hidden pocket on the inside. Kinda love it, and even though I know I'll probably hardly ever wear it, I want to make more in different colors.

Not some of my best work (my closures could be improved), but I think I've finally conquered my nemesis weave: Hoodoo Hex Sheet. I still get confused at the start and end of each column, but I'm getting there. Used Chainmail Joe's 16g swg 3/16". I think I'll turn it into a bracelet for myself.

Delighted to have found this glow-in-the-dark fabric! In the light it looks pretty much plain white, but in the dark, wow! Not sure what I'm going to make with it yet, but I'm sure I'll figure something out. This fabric makes me giggle :)