Author: barmac5

I set up Crafted By B Studio after retiring from writing a blog for over 10 years on chronic pain. As a chronic pain sufferer myself I had always used art as a way to relax and take me away from my pain and stumbled upon paint by numbers by fluke. I was hooked from day one and went into custom paint by numbers as I progressed with my others. Over the past 3 years I have completed over 20 pieces and also made some of my own unique pieces. I am happy to help anyone who might like a custom picture made into a piece of beautiful art using this type of technology. I am also interested in lots of different types of crafts which I enjoy with my 4 grandchildren so my site will have lots of links and posts on mixed crafts and arts.

MY HANDMADE CRAFTS…

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As most of you will know I’ve been without my laptop for over a fortnight now and the computer I was using was very very slow so I ended up with a lot of time on my hands.

It’s now fixed (thank goodness) and so I could download some photos I took of some handmade crafts I have done while waiting for my computer to come back.

The first two photos above are a knitted cover for my iphone (the burgundy colour) and a knitted cover for my kindle. If anyone wants the pattern which I put together myself just message me and I will send it onto you.

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The pictures above and below are of some more cards I’ve made. The black and white ones are made from self adhesive wallpaper boarder paper which I had left over.

The ones with the matching wrapping paper (below) are made from cutting the paper to fit a blank card and then using the gift tag to make it look a bit more personalised.

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Comments on them all would be appreciated.

WORKSHOPS FOR HOMEMADE GOODIES…

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According to the dictionary ‘home•made ‘ means –
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1. Made or prepared in the home:
2. Made by oneself.
3. Crudely or simply made.

Everyone is doing it, not just the ‘born again’ crafters but even celebrities are getting onto the band wagon of homemade goods. Consequently the websites can run into pages as the homemade list is extremely long.

On the craft side of homemade you can not only get ideas and tutorials online but you can also sell your goods without even needing to leave your home (except when you sell them).

There are also a number of workshops available, some of which I have listed below.

http://www.your-artsdesire.co.uk – art workshops
http://www.coolcrafting.co.uk – inspirational crafting and sewing workshops
http://www.makedomend.com – recycling your own things
http://www.fabricmagic.co.uk – how to use fabric
http://www.savesninesewing.co.uk – how to sew
http://www.cjcardcraft.com – how to make cards
http://www.threadsandpatches.co.uk – how to do patchwork
http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk – how to sew
http://www.makeanddoworkshops.com – how to recyle
http://www.merchantandmills.com – dress making
http://www.smashingchintz.co.uk – mosaics
http://www.vam.ac.uk – ceramics
http://www.coolcrafting.co.uk – sewing

RECYCLE, HELP CHARITIES AND LEARN TO SEW…

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TRAID is a charity which sells or reworks some one-off pieces of clothes given to them to sell in there shops, TRAIDremade.

TRAID works to make the nations unwanted clothes matter. They divert clothes from landfill at our textile recycling banks, and after hand sorting, resell the best in their legendary TRAID shops. The profits raised support projects fighting inequality and exploitation in the global textile supply chain, and projects establishing environmental sustainability in some of the world’s poorest communities.

Sew Good in 2012 with TRAID for FREE Learn to Sew Good with the fashion recycling charity TRAID at monthly workshops held in their Camden store throughout 2012.
Bring a garment you no longer wear and they will give you the skills you need to fix, alter and revive your wardrobe. These simple techniques help to extend the life of your clothes, and will give you the confidence and knowledge to adjust second hand, charity shop and vintage finds to fit perfectly.
Whether you need to fine tune your skills, get to grips with a sewing machine, or even learn to thread a needle, the Sew Good team will help you find creative avenues for transforming unwanted clothing, into something you’ll love to wear.
Due to Sew Good’s popularity, booking is essential. Please email sewgood@traid.org.uk The workshops take place the second Thursday of every month between 6pm and 9pm at TRAID Camden, 154 Camden High Road, London NW1 0NE. These workshops are free.
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