Jess Boyer Crochet

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Featured Etsy Seller - Papersouls

Papersouls

Etsy Shop Name: Papersouls

Your Name: Jules Royce
Age: 28

What do you make?
I make polymer jewelry, mostly octopi, in bright awesome colors and clothing accessories (hats, purses) that are fun and out of the ordinary. Ever want an octoring in your fave color?

How long have you been sewing, and making polymer jewelry?
Lets see, I've been sewing since I was a kid, and when I was really small I made animals out of clay to play with my other toys. I really started selling about three years ago, with the encouragement of family and friends. I always thought my creations were kinda strange and noone else would like them but me, and boy was I wrong!

Shop description: Awesome Jewelry and Accessories for you to punk it up, rock it up or whatever you do! I make what makes me happy and hopefully it'll make you happy too!

Random fact about yourself: I'm a native Texan but I love to travel. I currently have no permanent address, and live in Norway. When I return I'll be selling/living out fo my camper in Austin, and this is just the way I like it!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/papersouls

http://www.etsy.com/shop/papersouls

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Today's Projects

I found this pattern http://stefanina.blogspot.com/2011/01/colored-granny-cover-for-pencils-step.html
today and remembered that I had some Mason jars that I wasn't using. The first one I made was using her pattern, I just added some rows. I think my jar was taller than the pattern called for. I now have a place for my crochet hooks. I LOVE her pattern!

Then I was wondering if I could make something like that, with acrylic yarn, but kept not fitting right so I used different stitches and made this. I was trying to think of what I could do with it, so I stuck a candle in the jar to see how it looked.

Not bad, but I'll probably use it to put change in :)

Why do I do these things.

I am starting my Mom's blanket over. It just seems too plan. I am still using the same pattern but I am making 5 squares across instead of 7 and making a really wide border. I just need to figure out how to go from a row of sc to a groups of 3 like you would do in a granny square. and I am making an extra sc row around each row of squares. I need to have it done by March 10 why I am deciding to try something new now is beyond me. Hopefully it will be worth it. I really want to make my Mom something she will love.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Metal Madness Bracelet from Crochet! Magazine

Just made this bracelet from a pattern in my Crochet! magazine. I didn't do the border because I think it would have been to wide, and I ran out of string anyway. I don't love it. I don't hate it. I'll probably never wear it in public. Just wanted to see how it looked in person.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Featured Etsy Seller

My first featured Etsy shop is DaVine Jewelry.

Etsy Shop Name: DaVine Jewelry
Your Name: Danielle Vaillancourt
Age: 30

What do you make?: Jewelry

How long have you been making jewelry?

I've been making jewelry in one form or another since I was a little girl- I used to play around with beads to make my own jewelry and proudly wear it to school as a kid. I was always fascinated by my mother and grandmother's jewelry collections, i would sit for hours trying things on and inspecting them. In 4th grade my grandmother gave me a bunch of her old costume jewelry to play with and take apart to make new things with- I loved it! By the time I got to high school I started manipulating wire to create my own links, chains, and fun patterns to incorporate with all the beads I had collected over the years. When I went to RISD I came very close to being a sculpture major since I enjoyed working in 3D, but then I realized that if I majored in Jewelry & Metalsmithing I could combine that with my passion for jewelry- making tiny "sculptures" that people could wear.

Shop description: I sell jewelry handmade by me and inspired by patterns and forms found in nature. Here in New England, there is much to be inspired by, with our miles and miles of coastline, beaches, forests, and mountains. I love finding treasures and incorporating them into my work!

Random fact about yourself: For the longest time growing up I wanted to be a marine biologist.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/DaVineJewelry

Featured Etsy Seller

I am constantly looking at all the great things people post on Etsy. Someone once posted one of my items on their blog. I think I am going to start doing something like that myself. Maybe a short interview, pics of their shop and a link. I better start thinking of some questions to ask.

Avery turned 1 yesterday! We had a cupcake party for her on Saturday.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Avery's birthday is coming up. We are having a cupcake themed party for her on Saturday. I can't believe how fast the year flew by. I think she is going to be walking by the end of the week.

I haven't heard back from leisure arts, but I posted my pattern on Etsy and it sold! I am definitely going to write out more patterns. A lot of people seem to like my alien rattle so I think I am going to go back and try to figure out how I made it. Now I regret not writing things down. I want to finish making my Mom's throw before I do all that. I wasn't able to finish for Christmas, so I want to have it done by her birthday.

Monday, January 3, 2011

Sleepy Black Bear/Polar Bear

I submitted pictures of my bears to Leisure Arts today. They said it takes 3-4 weeks for them to review the picture and decide weather or not it is something they are interested in. I am not sure if I should sell it on Etsy, or if I can sell it while I wait for an answer from them.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Christmas

Well Christmas didn't turn out exactly as I expected. I was fine Christmas Eve, and got to be with my family. Christmas morning I woke up with the flu (thanks Santa). So we opened gifts in the morning then my husband and Avery spent the day at his parents. Avery had a great time both days so I am really happy she enjoyed her first Christmas. She loves all of her new toys and has enough clothes to last her until she grows out of 18 months. I am also glad I at least got to celebrate on Christmas Eve.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Christmas plans

Christmas is going to be crazy this year. It is Avery's first Christmas and I am SO excited. We gave her one of her gifts the other day. She started tearing off the paper piece by tiny piece. Once she saw that there was something under it she started going nuts. We got her a toy cell phone because she is always trying to take everybody's. She loves it. My mom gave her a stuffed talking dog today while we were over, making stuff for Christmas Eve. She has so much stuff to open Christmas and Christmas Eve she isn't going to know what to do with herself.

We are going all over the place, tomorrow we have my husband's aunt's party. Christmas Eve we go to my parent's party then his parent's house to be with his family. Then Christmas we are going to Memere and Pepere's, my Dad's, his parent's to eat, my parent's, then back to his parent's for games.

Christmas hasn't been the same since my grandfather past away. I loved him so much and think about him everyday. Avery has brought back my Christmas spirit. If he was still alive I know they would have had so much fun together. This year going to be amazing not because it is going to be like it used to be, but because it is a new kind of Christmas, with new traditions and my beautiful baby girl.

Goat for Jill

Beer Coolie

Beer coolie I made for a Christmas gift.

Think this is going to be the first pattern I make.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Avery with Santa

12/21/10

Finished the elephant for Alyssa and the goat for Jillian before Christmas got here. Phew >_<; I was starting to sweat. I was going to make a bunch of slippers for people but I just don't have time. Hopefully I'll finish the throw for my Mom by her birthday. I decided for 2011 I am just going to make a bunch of stuff with a goal for having enough for gifts and a craft fair for Christmas time. I am going to post pics of the goat after Christmas is over.

Last week I joined the CGOA I am so excited. I want to take their master crochet program. Then I want to teach some beginner crochet classes. I feel like this is the start of something for me :) Hopefully I can do the projects they send me.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Finished Elephant

Monday, December 13, 2010

Alyssa's Christmas Gift

My sister asked me a while ago to make her a blue elephant. I saw a pattern I liked, and after finishing the head realized how much I hated it. So I started from scratch. I sketched what I wanted it to look like, and this is what I have so far. He just needs legs and a tail. I'm thinking of maybe adding a pocket. I made the elephant kind of in the same way I made the pig. My other sister asked for a goat. That is going to be interesting.

Monday, November 22, 2010

10 Years

My high school reunion is this Friday, and it had me thinking about what has happened in my life the past 10 years.

So lets see. I went through a couple of rocky relationships, and then met the love of my life :) I had to take some medicine that made me gain 30 lbs. that I had a bad reaction to. Lost some friends, but reconnected with an old friend who became my best friend and is now like a sister to me. My Grandpa passed away suddenly and I miss him very much. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and had to quit my job. I went to school and got a certificate in graphic design and made some great friends. I got married to my awesome husband. I sold some of my paintings. I had a miscarriage, which was very hard to deal with. A few months later I got pregnant with my daughter Avery, and she is absolutely amazing. I've spent the last 10 months loving every minute of watching her learn new things. I started crocheting again and remembered how much I enjoy it.

So, I am happily married, have a baby, and 2 cats. I have 3 tattoos 1 I regret. We own our home. I have great friends. My family is incredible. My Mom will always be my hero. I still love to paint and crochet. Fibromyalgia hurts really bad but I am dealing with it. I love being a stay at home mom! I am pretty happy where these past 10 years have landed me :)