Tag: arts
member name: Zel H.
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May 17, 2007 10:49 PM EDT --
Some great belly dancing photos I just found on Flickr. http://flickr.com/photos/8206807@N08/sets/72157600226807336/
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May 18, 2007 12:36 AM EDT --
1. I sat down at Wendy's and beaded a necklace. I was almost done too, when I noticed a knot working loose. But by then my eyes were tired, so I put it away for another day.
2. I made some posts to . . .
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May 25, 2007 02:04 AM EDT --
I wanted to talk about some random things in my life.
Last night I went to the juggling meeting at the Buena Park mall. I finally remembered to take my new camcorder with me. Imagine my surprise when . . .
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May 31, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
I'm in a beading contest and I just got my beads in the mail. I did well in the Beads 4 you Winter Challenge and couldn't wait for the Spring Challenge. If you want to see the entries so far they . . .
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September 26, 2007 06:25 PM EDT --
I finally finished my first apple head doll. I've been making the heads for years, but I never could get around to finishing one. I always got stuck trying to figure out how to do the body or the clothes . . .
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April 23, 2007 01:59 PM EDT --
I just got here and could sure use some connections. So if you want to join the wagon train, I'll list my interests and if two or three seem interesting to you, please add me or ask me to add you or . . .
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April 25, 2007 03:15 PM EDT --
I stock up on new colorful socks from department stores and dollar stores and I turn them into what I like to call (drumroll please) Quirky Sock Critters. So far I haven't had much luck selling them, . . .
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May 17, 2007 12:36 PM EDT --
Time to get the ball rolling. Take this little dance survey and post your comments below.
1. When is the last time you danced?
2. What kind of dance was it?
3. If you haven't danced in over . . .
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May 03, 2007 02:40 AM EDT --
This will be an ongoing list of craft instruction and free pattern sites I run across. Here's the first one:
1. http://www.beadingtimes.com/beading_project.htm It has beading and chainmaile . . .
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April 24, 2007 12:17 PM EDT --
I made two new groups today on Gather.com. One is for dollmaking, specifically art dolls. The other is for amigurumi, the art of crocheting small dolls and toys and animals. So if you are curious or make . . .
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May 09, 2007 01:00 PM EDT --
Some banners I made just for fun using my own art and photography. Keep in mind if you view the large size, they will be pixilated because they are meant to be viewed as avatars.
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May 19, 2007 08:51 PM EDT --
Each painting has it's own challenges. As I was discussing with another artist, paintings are like puzzles. Some are easy to solve, and some are hard to solve and some you can't solve at all. I've . . .
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May 28, 2007 06:28 PM EDT --
I was watching a bunch of belly dancing videos this week for some articles I'm writing. No matter how lovely or skilled the dancer, most of the comments are hateful and horrid and mean-spirited.
And . . .
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May 22, 2007 12:36 PM EDT --
Last night I was reading my blog comments, and about the millionth person looked at something I had made and said, "Oh how cute. I wish I had time to do fun things like that."
I work forty+ . . .
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May 24, 2007 05:20 PM EDT --
If you like making useful things and writing down directions for other people to follow, this may be just the contest for you. http://www.etsy.com/contest_sew_useful.php
The deadline is June 15, 2007. . . .
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May 31, 2007 12:43 PM EDT --
Did anyone else catch the 3 hour Crafts in America special on PBS? I saw it last night, and it was wonderful and diverse.
I'm not really fond of the roach clip and crack pipe art. But I did appreciate . . .
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July 13, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
The Krikorian Theater in Buena Park, CA had a midnight showing of the new Harry Potter Film. I went down there at 8 PM just to take photos. There was no way I was staying four hours. So I stayed about . . .
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May 02, 2007 02:14 AM EDT --
This is my first attempt at card weaving. I found the directions on the Internet. I first heard of it years ago when an SCA weaver gave us a tour of his weaving workshop.
Here is the website I learned . . .
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August 02, 2007 02:24 AM EDT --
Today I taught myself to make cowry hair falls for Tribal Belly Dance costuming. I ended up using macrame' techniques. I took some photos. Next I want to make some with a pirate theme.
I used yarn, . . .
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June 08, 2007 09:40 PM EDT --
I lay in bed awake last night wondering who I would put on this list. Some I became acquainted with through Art History classes. The others I discovered doing research on my own later. You can find biographies . . .
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