Tag Archives: Do It Yourself

Finishing the pink phoenix parasol

Posted on June 6, 2019 by kellymarietheartist

After crocheting the main cover for the Pink Phoenix parasol, it’s time to attach and add the finishing touches. Continue reading →

Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Festival Wear, How-to, Re-use, Textiles, Works in progress | Tagged Bespoke, Crochet Pattern, Do It Yourself, Festival Fashion, festivals, One of a Kind, Parasol, Parasol Making, Recycle, Reduce, Repurposing, Reuse, summer, Umbrella Making | Comments Off

Mermaid-y crochet

Posted on May 16, 2019 by kellymarietheartist

Life is a beach and I am just a mermaid flopping around at low tide. Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, Festival Wear, How-to, Textiles, Works in progress | Tagged Beach Cover Up, Blue, Cardigan, crocheting, Do It Yourself, Festival Wear, Green, handmade, PLUR, Shaggy, Slow Fashion, textile design, treble stitch crochet | Comments Off

Chainmail!

Posted on December 21, 2018 by kellymarietheartist

Learned how to do a bit of basic chainmail, used the skill to make a bracelet! Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Experiments, Festival Wear, How-to, Workshops | Tagged Chainmail, Do It Yourself, Gauntlet, Handmade Fashion, Hathphool, Medieval, Slow Fashion | 5 Comments

Crocheted Eye of Rainbow Providences

Posted on October 19, 2018 by kellymarietheartist

A recent series of crochet rainbows and all-seeing eyes. Continue reading →

Posted in Crochet & Knitting, Re-use, Sewing, Textiles, Works in progress | Tagged All Seeing Eye, Amigurumi, cardigan patch, crochet, Do It Yourself, Eye of Providence, Freeform Crochet, Handmade Fashion, Rainbow Crochet, Rainbows, reduce reuse recycle, secondhand clothing, Slow Fashion, tiny houses, van life, Wearable Art, Winter, Woolcraft | 1 Comment

A crochet parasol part 2; finishing off

Posted on September 27, 2018 by kellymarietheartist

I finished the crocheted parasol! Discussion on how to attach the canopy to the ribs, and what I would do differently next time. Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, How-to, Re-use, Textiles, Works in progress | Tagged crocheting, DIY, Do It Yourself, Doily Making, Experiment, handmade, handmade parasol, Parasol, Travel, Umbrella Making, wool art | 7 Comments

Crocheted technicolour pineapple bikini

Posted on June 8, 2018 by kellymarietheartist

Another handmade festival wear creation, hot pink, blue and neon green bikini Continue reading →

Posted in Crafternoons, Crochet & Knitting, Experiments, Sewing, Textiles | Tagged Art and Design, art project, artist perspective, crafternoons, creativity, crocheting, DIY, Do It Yourself, Fashion, Festival Crochet, Festival Wear, festivals, handmade, Psychedelic, sewing, Slow Fashion, Technicolour, textile design, textiles, travelling artist, van life, wearable arts, Wool, work in progress | 3 Comments

Beginner’s Land Art; we built a pathway

Posted on January 15, 2017 by kellymarietheartist

Collaborative stair building from recycled roof tiles, wall cement and slate flooring. In beautiful Olabe, Basque Country. Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Experiments, How-to, Re-use, Travelling, Works in progress | Tagged art project, Basque Country, collaboration, Creative Arts, Creative Reuse, DIY, Do It Yourself, Earth art, gardening, land art, nature, Olabe, reclaimed materials, recycled, sculpture, self sufficient, terracotta | 2 Comments

Paste-up, découpage or papier mâché glue

Posted on January 4, 2016 by kellymarietheartist

How to make paper glue out of flour for découpage, papier mâché or street art paste-ups. Continue reading →

Posted in How-to, Paper, Research, Workshops | Tagged artist perspective, découpage, DIY, Do It Yourself, experimentation, glue recipe, paper crafts, papier mâché, paste ups, Recipes, Street Art | Comments Off