Interlude: Craft Inspiration

This post feels weird to write, partly because it marks a transition that I'm not sure how to make. So far I feel like I've done a reasonable job of accomplishing my goals in starting this blog. I've cleared the cobwebs out of my crafting closet; finished some old projects, tried new supplies, and started my own scrapbook. But it doesn't end there.

First of all because I've only scratched the surface of my crafters backlog, second because there are always new projects. For the last month or so I have been sharing craft projects that for the most part are fairly quick. I've know since the beginning that I'd have to eventually have to start sharing more time consuming projects. The problem here is that I don't know exactly what to write about without an end product to share.

 

Quite a ways before I started the Eclectic Otter I made myself a crafting notebook. Its a place to keep track of ideas I have for projects, measurements, parts I need to buy, etc. That way if i don't have time to sew for a while I can remember exactly what pattern I planed to make and how many buttons I needed. So here's a little bit about things going on in my life and what I've added to my notebook recently.

My husband has been working on creating his own world for a Pathfinder campaign and also possibly in the future writing a book. He wants the campaign to last for a while so he's working to make it more immersive by including things like the item cards I talked about and creating more scenery. Everything kicked off about 2 weeks ago so now we are busy making game props. I know he has plans, eventually, for airship battles so I bought a couple of pieces of vinyl to use as game mats, one blue for sky or sea and the other green for all sorts of outdoor locations. We also have plans to try and make a few trees.

Vinyl Playmats

I've got a stack of about 30 tuna cans saved up for a project so I'm getting ready to start that. I also just got several old keyboards because my Mom remembered that I wanted them for something...Trouble is I'm not sure what it was. Bear says he remembers something from a book so that means I have to go to the library and try and find it so that's terrible.... (and you all know that's a lie because I LOVE the library.) We don't have a lot of spare money at the moment but I'm also working on plans to transform our boring spare room into an awesome guest room/ library hybrid. We also just talked about saving up to see the new Star Wars in IMAX 3D and I have some glow-in-the-dark fabric that I bought a while back because well....glowing lightsaber fabric. But now I feel like I need to sew up some movie outfits.

                  












Speaking of the library, I also some cool stuff to read right now. A couple of things about mixed media art and art journals that are inspiring me to start collecting collage materials. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic comics that my husband and I are reading together. And how could you go wrong with a book of steampunk legos?

On a final note my cats disapprove of this whole blog writing idea because it means that my lap is occupied by the computer way more than they'd like. They do still find a way to squeeze in there. So I'll leave you with a picture of a cozy cat and a promise to at least show you some progress on a craft for Monday.