guitar hero crochet scarf

over christmas i was given a whole stack of truly inspiring craft books. of these books world of geek craft has taken my interest, alot! 

i have alot of men in my life. brothers, sons, husband, bestfriend, etc. lots. men who are important and interesting and funny. well, to me anyway. and as a crafter i've found it challenging to turn my favourite things (crochet & sewing) into gifts that they would truly appreciate.  i am always on the lookout for new and exciting projects.

 so this brill book has opened up a whole world of cool (not only girly) craft that i hope the lovely men in my life will be proud of. 

my 1st forage is something i located whilst blog hopping.

 a guitar hero crocheted scarf. on craftster.

i was blown away.

i was quite desperate to make it but who for....? thankfully my older brother stepped forward to take the bullet. so here is my own homage to geek chic and guitar heros all over the place.

my Guitar hero 3 - muse knights of cydonia crocheted scarf

the scarf is around 300chain then hdc all the way down the side repeated until you have your desired width.  

then light and dark grey for the background details. i made sure i could fit 4 notes into each 'bar' but you can chose what fits you and the song best.

 

 after some seriously obscure searches i found a proper selection of notescores at scorehero . from this link simply select which difficulty level you want and then pick the track you love.  i tried to follow the score as faithfully as possible. i decided that each 'bar' could fit 4 notes and adapted the original score to suit.  each note is a magic circle with 7 sc then ss into 1st and cast off. i then sewed in the spare threads leaving me with just dots in red, blue, orange, green and yellow.

 having done what felt like a million of these i made chains to the various sizes needed. using a tapestry needle and the black wool i sewed each in place. chain 1st then dot over. 

And that left me with this...

its the closest thing to cool i'll ever get.

cheers angie xx

real fancy cakes...

ok so i know i was making a fuss of my own cake. and why not?? it was fun and fresh and not at all time consuming, like these....

(oh and yes it really is a cake, i even ate some)

all eddible except the can (shes not that good??)

 no all the little veggies are not nicked from the borrowers, but are all handmade.

 wedding cakes with class...

 

the cups and saucers were also cake and icing...

but not the dolls, they were beautifully hand painted by the bride.

 just in case you are an emo??

  or an extremely interesting artist..

 maybe you like your games???

 

 or like me just appreciate dark chocolate...

something pretty??

 or pretty scary???

 this ones a favourite and was for my sons birthday. lucky dog!!!

 a friends 60th birthday 

(he works for a flooring company, incase you hadn't guessed)

 my other favourite...

 its hard to tell sometimes where art stops and cake starts,

but i find its usually when i'm eating it...

best dad ever 2...

 I realise that fathers day comes every year, so we should have plenty of time to prepare. And with so many awsome things out there choosing what to do should be easy, but if you're a bit of a last minute betty (like me) Here are a few things i found that might make life easier??

i hope these help...

fathers day printable

 fathers day samples

  perfect for pictures from your little ones or messages??

if you feel a little more effort is needed here is an amazing tutorial on leather work

carved leather bracelets here

this tutorial not only shows you how to create word washers but also gives some great ideas for gifts

grandpa keychain tutorial

just incase you have a car enthusiast??

  fathers day carwash kit & cut out picture card.

something else perhaps?? try this...

 photo key holder

and if like me you've spent all your time looking at stuff instead of making it (you know who you are) its amazing what you can do with a stone and a sharpie...

find the original written in stone here 

 there are plenty more out there in blog land. if you have time to look... hopefully next year i'll have had an original thought of my own. 

well, it could happen....