Hippest Handbag EVER!!!

I just wanted to show off this amazing gift I got from my sister Jeanne on Easter (the green you see in the bottom of it is Easter grass -- she had filled it with chocolate also) -- it is too gorgeous and cool and unique to not be shown off!!!



She found it in a thrift shop in NYC!



It is made entirely of wire, different-colored glass beads, iridescent amber-colored acrylic beads, and a sheer fabric that pulls closed with a beaded ribbon drawstring.



HOW COOL IS THIS??!?

The Nervous Knitter

I am, what some people would call, a "nervous knitter". Certain things about knitting that I haven't tried yet scare me and make me feel anticipatory anxiety. It's silly, I realize, to be afraid of a pair of not-so-pointy needles and a ball of wool, yet I am. Yet at the same time I truly desire to try new things and expand my knitting boundaries. So far I have mastered the following (with great mental anguish ahead of time):

cables
changing colors
entrelac
lacework ("easy"-level)
increasing
decreasing
using markers
making something in 3D
fulling (felting)


Sage Green Braided Cable Scarflette Neckwarmer

Things I still need to master and that continue to give me the chills every time I think about it:

double-pointed needles
fair isle/intarsia
making a sweater
making socks
making gloves
making a hat
following a chart


Knitted and Needle Felted Violet Rose Clutch

And some of these are combined: like, I need to be able to use double-pointed needles to make the hat and the gloves I want to make. And the silly thing is, once I try it, I am fine. It is all anticipatory anxiety. I guess what I'm afraid of is that I will fail, and that I will waste time and energy on something that turns out to be no good. Never mind the fact that all of the other things I have tried have turned out fine...


Knitted and Felted Scoop Bag

So do any of you get nervous with certain crafts or trying new things? Would love to hear from you!

7/9/10 UPDATE!

I have now become much less of a nervous knitter, and have attempted and conquered most of the items on my "scary list": double-pointed needles, fair isle, making a sweater, making socks, making a hat, and following a chart! The only one that I have tried and NOT conquered now is the intarsia -- that still kicks me butt! Oh well... I'm just glad I've gained so much more confidence! :D

Alice in Wonderland Goodies!

Today I am featuring some of my Alice in Wonderland themed items as well as items from some of my Etsy friends' shops featuring Alice! Enjoy!

From NotSoShabbyChic:


Alice in Wonderland Fabric-Covered Buttons Collection 1


Alice in Wonderland Fabric-Covered Buttons Collection 2 -- Set 1 of 4


Alice in Wonderland Fabric-Covered Buttons Collection 2 -- Set 2 of 4


Alice in Wonderland Fabric-Covered Buttons Collection 2 -- Set 4 of 4


From Erin115:


Alice in Wonderland - Cheshire Cat Punch Needle Sachet


The White Rabbit - Alice in Wonderland Rose Sachet


The Mad Hatter - Alice in Wonderland Balsam Fir Sachet


From RusticRainbow:


Brooch Wonderland Tea time POPlet

Mad Hatter PoPlet Ornament wallhanging


Brooch The Queens Tea POPlet


Pendant Felt Cameo POPlet Ask Alice