Showing posts with label drill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drill. Show all posts

7.12.2011

Spoon Necklace

Today is my sister, Jessie's 26th birthday. I showed you two of the things I got her from the Renegade Craft Fair last month but I also made her something. Remember a while ago I got a little drill and had plans to drill and embroidery all kinds of stuff? Well I finally drilled and embroidered my first thing as a gift for Jessie! It is a big soup spoon turned into a necklace.
Jeremy helped me drill the holes after I marked where I wanted them. He didn't realize I was making the spoon into a necklace and thought I was just going to hang it on my wall or something. He said he would have done a better job of making sure the holes were lined up correctly. I think they came out just fine. He then took the spoon to work with him and filed off all the sharp edges the holes left on the back as well as bending and cutting the handle into a loop for a chain to go through. Now that I watched him do it I'm sure I can do it myself next time. I just need to get safety glasses (his were too big on me so that is why he ended up drilling the holes), a big metal file for the rough edges left over and a clamp to hold it so I can bend the handle.
Jessie's favroite color is a burgundy, violet, redish color. I used 3 colors of thread for this spoon starting with the darkest on the left and getting slightly lighter toward the right. It's not hugely noticable that there are multiple colors but that's ok. I'm pretty stoked at how this turned out regardless!!



This is the back, I just glued some fabric on because you could see the back stitches a little when wearing it since the spoon is curved.


I just hope she likes it as much as I do!

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4.06.2011

There will be Holes in Everything!

A while ago (I don't even remember when but I know it was 3 seats before where I sit at work now so it was a while) I saw this feature on Mr. X Stitch and was completely blown away.
After that, it was always in the back of my head that I wanted to cross stitch on metal or wood or anything random really. So as I've mentioned before, I've been feeling in a bit of a funk and I just want to try something new! Then the other day while at work I remembered wanting to try that and I mentioned it to Jeremy. I always tell him my crafting plans, the text convo went like this...

Me: "I really need a drill, with little drills"
Him: "What size?"
Me: "Tiny, so I can drill things and then embroider it"
Him: "Ok, I'll get you small drills. And I will stop at home depot tonight and pick you up a lil cordless drill. Not a bulky one like I have. Or do you think I should go to a craft store for a craft drill?"
Me: "Really?!?!"
Him: "Yea?"
Me: "You are the greatest!!!"
Him: "I strive for greatness."
Me: "Well you far exceed it! You spoil me, ya know that?"
Him: "Yup, I spoil out of love."

Heheheeee!! So seriously, he is way too good to me. He changed his mind and decided that we should go together so I could get one I like. Friday night before dinner we went to Home Depot and he got me the cutest little cordless screw gun and attachments for tiny drills. It even came with a little carry pouch and I had the perfect sticker from Erin to put on it!




I haven't drilled anything yet but it is on my to do list this week, I am sooo excited!!

I of course will post pictures of what I make/destroy/turn into swiss cheese in the process!!


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