Swimminginink

Pimp My desk

2006-09-15T09:53:00.000+01:00

Blimey , I havnt updated for far too long. Ive been busy being a mum for the school holidays .
My latest project has been pimping my pc desk , here are a couple of pictures . Just plain old acrylic paint and a nice coat of varnish. I cannot wait for this to be used as a dining table ..... I might add some more at a later date but at the moment its cool as it is. Enjoy!

illustration friday - fat

2006-05-07T02:44:00.000+01:00

Exciting times ahead

2006-04-19T14:05:00.000+01:00

Yes , yes , yes !! Exciting times ahead as im starting a silver jewellery designing and making course next week. Im nervous as I havnt been to college for about , erm , 8 years , christ that makes me feel old .
But excited too - I get to get dirty and be around like minded people so anyway I shall be updating here, so check back if you so wish to.

And for now , something I made to store my jewels !! paper mache rocks my world

Illustration friday - Spring

2006-03-31T21:52:00.000+01:00

You knows its Spring when the trees turn pink.

illustration Friday - Monster

2006-03-24T20:18:00.000Z

Illustration Friday - Feet

2006-03-17T21:04:00.000Z

I have to admit , I for one am NOT a foot person. I have flat feet which causes me alot of pain if I walk long distances , which in turn effects every other muscle and bone in my legs. Im often found in Trainers and sometimes I envy the girls who seem to gracefully adorn those fancy high heels for hours upon every day . However , theres nothing more heavenly then to put on my comfy socks and give my feet a rest from time to time.

Illo friday - Tattoo

2006-03-16T11:30:00.000Z

Felted necklace

2006-02-24T09:31:00.000Z

Wet felted bead necklace

Illustration Friday - Glamour

2006-01-29T20:36:00.000Z

Illustration friday - Cats

2006-01-25T20:41:00.000Z

Something a little bit different this time , I illustrated the cat with fineliner and watercolour and then added him to a background I made in MS Paint.

Do you think cats go to school ?

Illustration friday - 'E' is for

2006-01-13T18:08:00.000Z

'E' is for Emotion...........Sometimes Robots have broken hearts .

My robot is now been shown on http://radrobot.robopocalypse.com/ a blog that is archiving a robot a day for 365 days . Check it out !

Lily bag

2006-01-09T13:35:00.000Z

Illustration Friday - Sea

2006-01-08T17:09:00.000Z

Everytime I think of the sea I think of Octopi , beauiful and fasinating creatures , and they squirt ink - that is just cool.

Watercolour pencils and candle wax.

Illustration Friday - Flavour

2006-01-02T18:12:00.000Z

Swap Angels

2005-12-30T14:16:00.000Z

Art work for my thrift store bag swap angel

My artwork

2005-12-29T12:11:00.000Z

Click to see full size images

Wet felted soap

2005-12-14T16:51:00.000Z

After reading about needle felting and wet felting and also recieving gifts from the process I decided to give it a go. The process is pretty easy , you get some wool roving , wrap the roving around the soap , slightly wet and pat intill the roving has clung to the soap , continue to squeeze cling and rub the soap intill the roving becomes very secure. After that rinse in cold water and dab dry with a tea towel , then let dry naturally.

Thrift store revamp swap

2005-12-09T09:22:00.000Z

So heres the deal , somebody buys a bag from a charity shop they send it to somebody else to revamp up. After waiting a seriously long time to recieve my bag , here is what I did to it.

Ive decided to hold back on swaps for a while as it seems to be coming alot of hassle for me , people not meeting deadlines and such , and I dont mean a few days I mean a few weeks. Rant over , here are the results.

Before bag

Yucky plaid burberry rip off thing , makes em want to puke just looking at it to be honest.

After Bag

First things first , whip out the paint and cover that awful fabric with bright yellow , yay ! Then I used inter bonding to make some retro shapes and a cute little owl.
The bag looks a little messy here , but Ive since tidied up the old paint around the edges.

More crafts

2005-11-30T13:24:00.000Z

These were for the Geek Swap all packed up and ready to ship all the way to Canada. Ive always wanted to go to Canada to see Niagra falls , not sure why , mustve been a distant memory of a image I have of houdini I think crossing it on a tightrope. Or maybe that was just david copperfield in a helicopter ... who knows . On with the goodies

The Cookie Monster bag , this took me about 2 weeks to knit , 2nd attempt at intarsia . Im quite happy with it , its just one of those things that you cant wait to start and then halfway through you just cant wait to finish.

Star wars cushion cover , first go ever at stencilling , wasnt as bad as I thought to be honest , R2D2 if you cant recognise lol I embroidered some metallic stars around the edge , sewed him up onto some red tulle , and then make a cover using this silky metallic star fabric I bought for halloween but didnt use . For the back I made a flap and its closed using a button.

Its kind of hard to see in this picture but I painted a harry potter hedwig owl onto a altiod tin and then put the bracelet inside , I used colours that harry potter wears on his scarf.

Also that fluffy zipped pouch , and a little knitting badge , I adore my Badge it maker to bits.

I also made more stuff which I didnt really get pictures that are worth to show , I made a scrapbook which is like a guide to all things great and British , a mixed Cd , some shrinky charms , and some little extras.

New things

2005-11-13T20:17:00.000Z

Ok so im going to be lazy .... here are all the things I have made recently .

Click to enlarge ......

Finally the scarf is done

2005-10-30T20:49:00.000Z

Finally I have completed the scarf , it took me ages , still im pleased with it , all packed up and ready to be sent off to my swap partner.

I added some little star beads to the extra long tassles.

Scarf Swap

2005-10-19T15:51:00.000+01:00

Ive now joined a scarf swap , im not going to show the whole thing intill im done , but for now a little sneak peak......

Orange button bag

2005-10-12T13:47:00.000+01:00

Using Vinatage buttons , ribbon and green canvas , I made this this morning.

2005-10-11T12:25:00.000+01:00

A little while ago , some people on craftster spotted a ridiculously overpriced fendi purse. being the economical types ( cheap) , alot of us attempted to re-create this purse.

Now , the first one i made , I tried to copy pretty much how the original was , its all knitted to the basic bag was easy enough to reproduce , then added ruffle , I cord and a leather strap from a old leather belt.

Pretty nifty huh !

As a second attempt , I used teh same basic bag shape again , thsi time though , I changed to a knitted strap , lined the bag , and added a button hole and vintage button. This is much more my style.......

Im happy with the way this turned out

2005-10-05T16:18:00.000+01:00

The last items for the craft swap , a kitty shrinky dink keychain , and some fridge magnets.
The text on the magnets reads , She sells ...... sea shells..... on the sea shore. Click the pictures to enlarge.

4 Pairs of Earrings

2005-10-04T09:30:00.000+01:00

Robyn gets creative

2005-10-03T21:21:00.000+01:00

Here is Robyn showing off her creativity with a picture she drew for her friend Charlotte.

2005-09-30T20:06:00.000+01:00

This is what I came up with today , its huge and full of room , fully lined and had one interior pocket with ribbon trim.

banana coin purse

2005-09-29T22:18:00.000+01:00

I made this little coin purse this morning to add to the monkey bag for my craft swap.

Pencil case

2005-09-28T19:23:00.000+01:00

So heres the pencil case I made for a friends birthday , he adores pink floyd so I came up with this.

New Monkey bag

2005-09-28T18:25:00.000+01:00

I made this bag yesterday using the jordy tutorial from craftser but changed the handles . I hand painted the monkey using a piece of silk and silk paint , it turned out pretty well , I also embellished the patch with blue seed beads . Its fully lined and interfaced so it stands alone , also it has two inside pockets , one large and one that fits a mobile phone and a pen.
While sewing the patch I did make a bit of a Boo Boo on the right hand corner , so I made a felt aplique of bananas to cover it , then I thought aww he needs a pineapple too , then I stopped before the whole bag was covered in felt fruit.

This baby is destined for a craftswap , my swap partner likes monkeys . I wish I could keep it cus I really like it and it took me 3 hours to make , but its a labour of love so I dont complain. Im not happy with this picture but its the best I can do for now.

2005-09-27T18:29:00.000+01:00

I thought I would post a couple of things I have made recently.

I made this Magnet for a Craft Swap I was in , the lady who I swapped with sent me a pic of herself and I drew her .

I then stuck the image to quite thick cardboard and laminated the whole thing using sticky back plastic ( I have a unhealthy love for this stuff now). Anyway all that being done a magnet was placed with 'No more nails' on the back .

Very easy to do , but the effect was great.

New Blog

2005-09-22T16:35:00.000+01:00

Ok , so everybody seems to have a Blog nowadays , so I dont feel deprived I have got myself one too .

Also its a good place to post all my crafty and creative goodness / sometimes badness.