Crafteroo! and the Thursday night project

Or... ttnp ... as it is also called. Crafteroo is a youngish craft forum. There's a lot goes on in there. The folk are friendly and full of advice and support and it has a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Crafteroo is building it's own tutorials and tutorial links, which are always useful when you're looking for new ideas or searching for new techniques. I enjoy reading what everyone get upto. It has chats about etsy, folksy and ebay and all the selling and advertising discussions that are incredibly useful when you're trying to sell your art and crafts. It's definately worth a look. But the mysterious Thursday night project - what might that be? It was started by Pennydog

It isn't a challenge as such, it just provides an opportunity to show off what you're up to on a Thursday/Thursday Night. All this activity has been linked to a brand new flickr group which you'll find here ttnp It's a public group where you can add photos of your own work and obviously see what others are upto. A building resource, methinks! So, what did I get upto apart from worrying about the gross national product of Malawi (why do children leave their homework so late!!!!!! is it just mine?) Well, I finished this;

I'm trying to get a little more arty with the photo's. Is it working...... Umm!

And because I like feeling part of something ..... I made this too....

What am I going to do with all these bracelets....?

They're made out of coloured wire threaded with 400 plus, seed beads. The green one used size 8 beads and the silver one used size 9 beads. The knitted fabric is quite soft and pliable. If the beads don't end up where they're supposed to (at the bottom of the stitch) then you just pull the wire gently and put it where it's supposed to go, and squeeze the stitch back together. It's finished with bar clasps. Not bad going for a Thursday!

Comments

[CuteDesigns]

Hey there, glad you are enjoying Crafteroo so far. :D

[PennyDog]

Awww thanks for blogging about us! I love that style of bracelet :D

[dottycookie]

Gorgeous bracelets! Crochet with wire and beads has been on my to do list for ages, wonder if I'll ever get round to trying it?!

Thanks for the Crafteroo link - I shall go off to have a look.

[Lace hearts]

Those are stunning - how much patience that must take! I think your photography is heaps better than mine.

[Karen]

Hi, I'm supposed to be working but I’ve been distracted, again. Your bracelets look fantastic. I made a two-tone one for a friend as a leaving pressie using darker beads on the inside and lighter ones on the outside. It gave a wonderful depth of colour. I’ve also been experimenting with bigger beads sitting on top of the kitted wire. Guess what lots of friends are getting for Christmas his year, if I can stop wanting to keep them all for myself :-)