Tis the Season...

Of Halloween!!! 

Remember how I've been super busy?

Thus I had to abandon my other Halloween costume ideas and just go with a costume made out of stuff from my closet.

All I needed was a red hooded cloak - Red Riding (the bus) Hood!

Don't look now - there's a doll behind you!

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Here's the pattern I used for the cloak http://nenesta.deviantart.com/art/Simple-Hooded-Cloak-Pattern-286331009 .

It took a bit less than four metres with a self lining, and I made it over two days (though you could easily make it in a couple hours).

It Comes to Life!

Happy Halloween folks!

Bad Scientists

This one's a little out of place. Though being a scientist's love slave is pretty horrifying.

I Have No Idea...

Yikes

Godzilla

Eek!

Felt Wallet

I have a gross wallet. It's lumpy, ugly, and it has come into contact with a variety of unpleasant substances. Basically, I need a new wallet. But will I buy one? Never! I have all this felt lying around...

Note: if you try to make your own wallet, don't make it out of felt. It's way too thick, even before you stuff it full of cards. Although felt is nice because you don't have to finish the edges.

Unfolded with three rectangles for cards, a pouch for coins, and a closing strap.

1. Get some money! Seriously. Fold your fabric. Place a bill on your fabric along the fold and measure out a slightly larger rectangle.

2. Get a credit card! Or library card, what have you. Use it to measure out three rectangles of fabric, slightly wider and shorter than the card.

3. For the coin pouch I just eyeballed a long rectangle of fabric and folded it twice. I sewed the edges closed when I sewed the pouch to the wallet, and will put a snap on the flap to keep it closed.

Rectangles sewn on!

4. Stack your card-sized rectangles in a step pattern - each one going a bit further down than the last. Pin in place and sew the bottom edges of each piece to the wallet. 

5. Sew the sides of all the pieces and the bottom edge to the wallet.

6. Cut a strip of fabric for the closing strap and sew it to one side of the wallet.

7. Fold your wallet in half lengthwise and sew the edges.

8. Voilà wallet!

Eventually I'm going to embroider the back (the outside) of the wallet, but I'm busy now!

(If you want to embroider a design, do it before you sew up the sides of the wallet.)

More Photos

Ahh, sticks and sand.

Enjoying the sunny days.

Campsite.

Goodnight trees!

Once again, Pacific Rim - Green Point campsite and Long Beach.
Photos by friends.

Quick summary: I had a lovely time this summer, and getting back to school's been a bit chaotic. But now I'm sort of back into the swing of things I'll be updating again.

Here's a bit of a preview:

-Books, books, and more books!
-Holiday knitting (I don't know if I ever want to hear the words "cowl" or "infinity scarf" again)
-Sewing projects (slippers, wallet...)
-Halloween!

-And of course, four months or so's worth of horror movie posters :)

Now if you'll excuse me, I have three essays to write in the next three days!

Whoa!

Guess who's back from the grave (AKA working full time)?

Li'l old me!

And I will be pretty old as my birthday's coming up soon.

Much has happened in the past months, lots to be thankful for (see what I did there? Referencing Thanksgiving and all. But not if you're American. Silly rabbits, later Thanksgivings are for...people who can wait an extra week for their turkey! Although we had pulled pork...)

Instead of words, have some pictures. All photos taken by my lovely friends!

Ziplining in the rain.

Seals. On an island.

A secret harbour?!

Yay friends!

More rain, different place.

My glasses are falling off! Must be a good time.

Hmm, looks like that's all the photos I can add to this post! And it's rather late. More to follow on the morrow.

Adieu!

(Where are these lovely photos from? A treetop adventure place I forget the name of, Sidney Island and Pacific Rim - both of which are National Park Reserves.)