December is..

Craft fair month! The Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa was a success. My second fair with the colorful stuffed snakes. I'll be setting up an etsy shop soon too at http://emmilyon.etsy.com. Come buy your dang snakes.

A few other crafts that have been in the recent works...

I made this needlepoint for my friends Stephanie and Kane as a wedding present. The black and white image is where this started (Dover clip art). I scanned in the small image, added color to the design, made a gridded pattern, and went to work. The finished piece is about 6" x 6" and uses two-stranded embroidery thread on a 32-count dark blue linen.

From craft addicts

Hey, did someone say BACON? This was my Halloween costume for this year's holiday. It is made of large sheets of felt covering 1" thick nu-foam. Each panel has off-white felt sewn on for the fatty streaks. The inside is lined with a red flannel and is super-duper warm. It also has a pocket on the inside to keep up with keys, phones, and money -- and whatever else goes in pockets (gum?).

• See more pictures on my friend's facebook album.


• The idea came from this Food Network Magazine article.