Mushrooms…

I adore mushrooms, so after making and using my fruity pincushions, I decided that it would be a great idea to make some mushroom ones. I had some left over parts from another project, that I had no idea what I was going to do with, but when the mushroom project began, I immediately thought of them. It’s 3D. I’ve been using the prototype for a couple months now with no issues. It doesn’t constantly fall over on most surfaces when you put in pins. It stands perfectly on it’s own. No issues with toppling.

These will be available for purchase later this month at staceyjean.com and my etsy page along with more images of the product.

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more mushroom sellers:
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Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar… Monkey.

A customer contacted me earlier this month asking if I could create a monkey for her for her husband modeled after Eddie Van Halen’s Guitar. I looked it up, and decided to give it a go…

 

ruby spiders…

it’s finally done. from start to finish, it’s all ours.

i drew the pattern in illustrator, printed it, cut it out, sew’d it up… luckily i have the guidance of my wonderful sewing mother, who was there to give me some advice in learning to make these. i had my fears, because i’d never sewn a purse from my very own pattern i’d drawn in illustrator. but, it worked. and it worked well. i’d rock this purse… i’m sure i’ll have a whole collection of them, once i get more designs flowing.

so, zparkleys is now on the road to carrying full size purses.

crafting purses…

i’m so excited to report that i have taken a leap into purse design, not coin purses, already doing that, but actual purses.

it’s taken a few days, and for the first two, we studied patterns, i stared at purses i own, browsed some online sites, and finally, i sketched out the shape i wanted, and fudged a gusset, constructed two of them, testing size and thickness, and i’m so happy to say that my very first, from scratch purse, will be unveiled soon.

just have to finish the lining…

Willard Wigan…

when i first saw wigan’s sculptures i was so in awe that i just had to make a post dedicated to him… after all… this is one of the ultimate killer krafts.

wigan was born in england, 1957. he has astounded even the most intricate of professions with his teeny creations. he uses sand, dust, and hair from the back of a fly when creating his works of art, some of which are too small to see with the naked eye, and require a high powered microscope to view… sitting on the tip of a pin, the eye of a needle, a grain of sand, and even… a human hair.

visit wigan online, as his own website.
also: wikipedia

features for august…

- my lemonade pincushion is featured at Mon Motif, on August 22nd.

- my watermelon pincushion has been showcased at Smidge, on August 21st.

thanks, a bunch, to both!!!

sock monkeys…

jewelry was always the main focus of zparkleys, mostly because the 3 of us that had started it got the idea while beading.

i, personally, was raised by a crafter, and come from a line of crafting people. pretty much every family member has 1 to 20 crafts they do [mostly]. i personally dabble in all mediums, any medium i can get my hands on and try.

at some point, when i was using the name, i decided that i was going to start making sock monkeys. my first one wasn’t the best monkey, he was a direct attempt to follow the standard red heel sock monkey directions. eventually, i modified here, i modified there, and now, i have my very own, distinct, sock monkeys.