once again, i’ve fallen a bit behind in letting you know about my craftstylish tutorials… yesterday was my semi-photorealistic 3-shade freezer paper stencil how-to! this is a pretty crazy project – the result of having an idea pop into my head one day and then going for it. the tutorial uses the christopher walken stencil, because it’s guy gift week over at craftstylish, but i especially love the polaroid camera print! (it’s this camera)
it looks more photorealistic when it’s a bit blurred.
and then on saturday there was my custom embellished shirt project – i love this one! i used printing, machine top-stitching, and i changed the buttons, and then i talked about other ways to embellish a shirt, like applique and embroidery.
the point of this project is to inspire you to embellish a shirt in a personal, customized way for yourself or your giftee, rather than to give you a step by step tutorial so you can make exactly what i made.
and lastly, my custom clock tutorial shows you how to take apart an old clock and install your own photograph, or whatever you want. i gave that one to my mom for her birthday and she loved it – proof that it’s a great gift to make!!
in other news, the trillium etsy shop now has 5 of my knit kits up! including two of my absolute favorites. if you have a hard time finding the kits, they are listed in the gifts section.
this month is going by SO fast i can’t even believe it. two craft shows done, only one to go. the 100th monkey show last weekend went pretty well – it was a different kind of feel, being at night with live music and more of a party mood. the artists stood around in front of our stuff instead of sitting behind our tables, and the whole thing kind of made me more socially awkward than usual (and i am usually pretty awkward, by the way). i’m afraid sometimes my awkwardness comes off as maybe rudeness or unfriendlyness, but really it’s just that i’ve always been so shy and these shows are extremely stressful for me.
and speaking of stress, i’m looking forward to going to visit my family in california for a week, i think it’s just the escape i need. there is a ton of really exciting stuff happening or soon to be happening, but the more excitement in my life, the more stress. i’m hoping to get this free knitting pattern i’m working on done in california, plus maybe finish up some knitting projects that have been sitting around for months, and maybe even read a book! crazy!
Lee Does Stuff 
