Craft projects



Okay, these aren't very futuristic at all, but here are photos of some recent projects (all of which were made as gifts):



Crocheted owl pellet

Here's what it looks like with all the pieces inside. As the tag says, "It looks gross, but it is good clean fun."






And here is what the owl pellet looks like after it has been dissected:







How often do you get the chance to crochet a tiny bird skull? Not nearly often enough, if you ask me. I made that for my dad, because he likes outdoorsy stuff like owl puke. I thought it would be nice for him to have a crafty toy that resembled something an owl might vomit up.



Snow people

A long time ago I bought some blank Russian nesting dolls, because I thought they'd be fun to paint on. I finally got around to painting the first set. These are some snowpeople I made for my mom. If you can't tell, the snowlady is carrying a basket of snowballs. The big one is supposed to be wearing a top hat, but it didn't really work on his flat rounded head, so it mostly just looks like he's Jewish. Someday soon (so, um, in a year or so), I'll paint another set of nesting dolls as little robots or spaceships.







Cat-stronaut magnets

I made these for my friend who had a really great cat, but then it got sick and so now cat decorations in her apartment might just make her sad. I hope not. Maybe these catstronauts can wave hello to her cat if they pass by kitty heaven on their next mission.







I saw the glass magnet idea in a few places, but here's one set of instructions in case you want to make some at home. (I like her idea of giving them to people in a little Altoids tin).