Snapshots of the making kind.

Here is part of why Joyce has been rather blog absent of late.  

Going to try my best to keep it short, well as short as things go for a Joyce.  

Welcome to the making-ness.  

A custom order for a little friend - crochet beanie being modelled by Russell.

Markers of the book kind.  

Neck warmers (market stock)

Playing with fabrics, making brooches.  

'the boyfriend' scarf.  (market stock)

Hairbands aplenty.  (market stock)

wristies - to keep your wrists warm. (market stock)

monster birthday cake for my Mr Eggy-man.

ohhhhhh birthday party table making - soooo much fun!

cot/pram blankie.  (market stock)

a variety of roses, hair clip and brooch backings. (market stock)

Paper bags for my customers' goodies they purchased at the markets.  Even the customers that had a bag, when they saw these, they decided they needed a Joycie bag.  It was so much fun, I never realised such a small bag would bring so many smiles.

Part of my table set up at my very first ever market day on the 4th December 2011.  

I so love my little 'J' for Joyce.  Thank you for all the lovely comments on my 'J'.  

You can just see the moustachness in the background.  I was so shocked they were selling.

What fun to see people totally enjoying themselves with a little bit of moustache love.  

Denim hair elastics. (market stock)

Happy birthday my itty bitty minni.  First time using marshmallow fondant.  

Thank you to a very special lady - you know who you are my dear!  xx

Funny face biscuits sent to school to celebrate the birthdays to share with the class.  Using the pink marshmallows, just melted in the microwave.  woo hoo!

Joycie's coasties adorn wine glasses all over the Coast this Christmas.

These are currently all sold out!  How fabulous - spread the bling I say,

spread it far and wide.  There are more coming in 2012 but not these colours. (market stock)

My most recently finished lacy loveliness, winter wonderland scarf.  (market stock)

So that is what has kept Joyce busy lately.

Thanks so much for stopping by my place today.

May the creative-ness be flowing at your place.

A Festival of Scarves, take 2

This is take two of the scarf photo.  I am not sure why my Picasa collage isn't working at the moment, and no matter how much I sweet talk, it's not wanting to play.  


So here are the scarves posted singly, but somehow rather quite messily and not all nicely lined up just like I organised.  Hmmmm!!


Thanks for stopping my my place today, have a wonderful week at your place.

A Festival of Scarves.

Finally I have some crochet to share.  

Ten scarves are going to our local Cancer ward.

Four scarves are going to Red Gingham: Gift Of Love Appeal in New Zealand.

Thank you Sarah for your passion and kindness to set up this wonderful giving opportunity.

I would like to thank my neighbour who so generously donated some of the yarn you see in the scarves above, also wool come from my Mum, which come from my Grandma and I have more still to use.  

I think I am up to about 30 scarves now, and you would think there would be a decent sized dint in the stash of yarns, however, I am far from the end of it at all, which means, I will be making more scarves right through winter which is fine by me.  I need something to take to swimming lessons, waiting in the car, passenger in the car, while veges are cooking, and for that 30mins break between closing the study books at night and heading to bed.  I have learnt the hard way that all work and no play makes Joyce rather very dull indeed, and headachy the next day too.  So a nice little bit of hooky in front of tv before sleep is a lovely way to ensure a spot of down time and equals money in the bank as far as sleeping through most of the night.  

Here are some close ups of the most awesome scarf I think I have ever made.  Totally inspired by my crazy Min, who wanted a 'crazy rainbow scarf, with all colours everywhere and black between all the rows.'  If only I could share those wonderful hand gestures he used to express just how 'crazy' he wanted his scarf to be.  

 This scarf totally makes me smile, can you see how one side has the colours popping out of the scarf on the right and the left side shows the black as the dominant colour.  The next photo probably shows this better.  It wasn't planned to be this way, it's just how it turned out, because you 'turn' for each row, so you have a front side and a back side, which you keep swapping each row.  Hmmmmm, yeah, stop trying to explain it Joyce, you sound funny.  

Its totally wonderful, I just love this scarf, and I want one for me.  I had a very small amount left of his rainbow yarn that I used to make his blanket shown here that he wanted me to use, which I did.  I just left the knot ends out to add to the texture of this wonderful creation that my Min loves so much.  

I managed to make two of these scarves, this one is going to New Zealand, and I have enough of the solid colours and the black to make at least 3 more, which I will do.  The solid colours are left overs from our rainbow blanket and the black I have had 'forever'.  Hmmm, a huge snuggly camping blanket would just look mega-awesome from this pattern also. . . . oh the possibilities for all those ends of yarns have now just WAY extended beyond the granny square, that's for sure!

I wonder how a selection of pink, green, orange, yellow and black would go.  You know, just like a licorice allsort.  Hmmmm, I do like that idea, I most certainly do. . . . . . 

Have you made any crochet discoveries lately?

 Thanks so much for stopping by my place today, and have a wonderful Sunday at your place.