Check-In Post - February 16th 2025

[badly_knitted]

Hello to all members, passers-by, curious onlookers, and shy lurkers, and welcome to our regular daily check-in post. Just leave a comment below to let us know how your current projects are progressing, or even if they're not.

Checking in is NOT compulsory, check in as often or as seldom as you want, this community isn't about pressure it's about encouragement, motivation, and support. Crafting is meant to be fun, and what's more fun than sharing achievements and seeing the wonderful things everyone else is creating?

There may also occasionally be questions, but again you don't have to answer them, they're just a way of getting to know each other a bit better.


This Week's Question: What kind of crafting supplies can you never resist buying?


If anyone has any questions of their own about the community, or suggestions for tags, questions to be asked on the check-in posts, or if anyone is interested in playing check-in host for a week here on the community, which would entail putting up the daily check-in posts and responding to comments, go to the Questions & Suggestions post and leave a comment.

I now declare this Check-In OPEN!

Comments

[wiseheart]

I've finished Emma the baby elephant. Actually, she's a tattoophant, as she has black lines across her left side because I was stupid enough to draw the outline on the patterned side of the fabric first. When I realized my mistake and re-did it on the other side, the lines didn't match, of course. But I decided that she's a rebellious little elephant who secretly visited a tattoo studio; that's my story and I stick to it. *g*

Behold the entire herd now. From top to bottom: Fanny and Flora (I rechristened Fleur), Ellie and Lola, Lilly and Emma.



Since I've run out of the nice, strong floral fabric, there won't be any more elephants for a while. Unless another old dress of Grandma shows up, which is unlikely. From the remaining scraps I'll make lavender sachets for the Christmas fair again.

Speaking of which, I got a brilliant (???) idea about how to recycle old lavener sachets that have lost their scent. I emptied them into an air-tight plastic box, mixed in two packages of freshly dried lavender flowers and will keep them there for a while until the entire amount gets scented again. I hope it works; if it does, it will enable me to make a great many sachets. Even some of the little sacks can be reused, which would save me a lot of work. *fingers crossed*

[marinarusalka]

These are lovely!

[wiseheart]

Thank you! :)

[badly_knitted]

Your herd of elephants look wonderful!

I hope your plan for the lavender works!

[wiseheart]

I really hope it will. So far, I mixed two packages of freshly dried lavender with one package of old flowers that lost their scent; perhaps adding a few drops of lavender oil (if I find it anywhere) will speed up the process.

[badly_knitted]

It might, if you can find some. The local health food store sells it over here, so if you have somewhere similar it might be worth looking there.

[nagi_schwarz]

Your herd is just lovely! Thank you so much for sharing! I love it. They all look adorable.

I hope your plan to re-scent the sachets works!

[wiseheart]

I wish I could send one of them to you, but postal prices have gone through the roof over here. Perhaps I'll make a really flat one and send it in a letter one day. :)

[yarnofariadne]

Oh I love the tattoophant :D They all look so cute!

I hope your idea works on the sachets!

[wiseheart]

The tattoophant and her twin sister have just found a new home. They're still with me but will move, soon.

[peaceful_sands]

What a gorgeous herd they are - complete with their little rebel. Good luck with the lavender - I hope your ideas works well.

[wiseheart]

I hope so, too. That would take care of a good chunk of my charity fair stuff.

[spiralicious]

What a beautiful herd!

[wiseheart]

Thank you. :)