hattifattener

hattifattener
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

I made this pattern up.. It's a crocheted hattifattener inspired by characters in tove jansson's moomin books. He is 7" tall. Read more about to Moomins here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin.

how to make an acorn bead

did you ever think acorns would make cute beads? well they do, but it's a pain to drill the holes and they are likely to crack. however i have a trick. and now is the perfect time to make acorn beads.

it's about the time here in seattle when the 1st few acorns fall, but they are still green. green acorns are soft and it's easy to poke holes in them without them cracking! and the good news is that they will turn brown over time, if you just let them sit.

you'll need some green acorns and large needles. i have some steel needles here that i got at the fabric store. carefully punch a needle through a green acorn and wiggle it around a little to make a hole. ta-da, that is all there is to it! if the cap seems loose or comes off when you put the hole in your acorn, you can re-attach it with a little white glue or wood glue.

green acorns:

my supplies:

we have a bead:


have fun!

crocheted acorn

crocheted acorn
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

how i have amused myself so far this evening. from a tutorial at
resurrection fern .
:)

beaded buttons on etsy

beaded buttons
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

in case you are interested, i just listed four of my beaded buttons (3 shown here + one other) on etsy.
www.meinoel.etsy.com.

new dolls

new dolls
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

i woke up too early and have been lying here thinking about dolls. i think it might be time for me to make some more dolls. here we have autumn imp, a tree, and forest imp. i think i need to make some imps, maybe some monsters and witches since halloween is coming. what do you think?

(these are dolls from a year or 2 ago, they have already gone to new homes!)

bead embroidered house

bead embroidered house
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

i was sick for a few days this week and i am back at work, so i have not done too much art.. but i did get some more beading done on my beaded house. i added the ceramic scarab, among other things.

beaded buttons class change

beaded buttons
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

beads and beyond had a scheduling conflict and they rescheduled my button class.. it is now sunday oct 4th!
Quiltworks / Beads and Beyond website.
also, i updated my button page with more recent work (more to be added..)
Buttons page.
and i added a few more recent watercolor pieces to my website as well
Watercolor Page.