pegkerr: (Delia)
pegkerr ([personal profile] pegkerr) wrote2008-07-22 09:23 pm

Delia the creative dervish

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Remember I told you that Delia needed to be entertained and asked you for ideas?

So far this summer, she has made:

A denim skirt, sewn with the assistance and guidance of [livejournal.com profile] dlandon. A matching jacket will be made on a future get together

Ten necklaces and "about a billion pairs of earrings" (and she helped me design a necklace and pair of earrings for me to wear)

Knitted bookmarks (several of them), tiny Gryffindor scarves from the book Charmed Knits: Projects for Fans of Harry Potter, using yarn that [livejournal.com profile] aome sent her

Started a knitted blanket

Started a cross stitch project from a package sent by [livejournal.com profile] haniaw (Thanks, we got the box!)

Made several soulcollage cards

Taken jewelry-making lessons

Taken a cake-decorating course

Cooked several dinners

Practiced crocheting (no specific project yet)

Started making a quilt ("although I'm probably never going to finish it")

She has bullied Rob into driving her to Michaels, Arc (where she can get secondhand craft supplies) and JoAnne Fabrics repeatedly in the last several weeks. "She's relentless" says Rob with a touch of consternation. "I never need to set my alarm in the morning because Delia's always waking me up and ordering me to take her somewhere to get craft supplies."

Yarn and stuff for Delia

[identity profile] bohemianspirit.livejournal.com 2008-07-25 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
That girl is amazing. I second the idea of helping her set up an Etsy shop. Her stuff can't possibly be any worse than some of what I've seen on there, and from the pictures I recall you posting, it's actually quite good and she could probably make a few sales!

Speaking of Delia, I have quite a few bags of stuff to pass on to her, if she wants it. Yarn, including some red and green and white for Christmas crafting. Beads, mostly plastic crafty type in various shapes and colors. Several (gawd, I started typing "Severus" instead of "Several"... habit) storage boxes, including some "celestial" photo-box sized boxes that are a bit worn but still in good shape and useful. A couple of scarves and stuff that might just be fun for her. And, if you or she can use any of it, some miscellaneous seasonal decorations and stuff. Whatever you can't use will go to Steeple People, so no fears that I'm just trying to shove all my clutter on you and her. ;-) But I wanted to give her first pickings, as it were.

Re: Yarn and stuff for Delia

[identity profile] pegkerr.livejournal.com 2008-07-26 01:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you want to get together Sunday afternoon (day after tomorrow)? We could meet for tea at Tillie's bean or where ever you like (I can drive, if that would help). We could go over soul collage cards and then we could see the stuff you have and decide whether we'd like to have it? Say about 1:00 p.m.?

Peg

Re: Yarn and stuff for Delia

[identity profile] bohemianspirit.livejournal.com 2008-07-26 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Sunday at 1 p.m. works for me! I'm open as to where we go. There's a nice place by me called Common Roots Cafe (Lyndale Ave. at 26th St.) but I also like Tillie's Bean a lot, and have several coupons to pass on to you for TB as well. I have too much stuff to bring on the bus, so if you are willing to pick me up, that will definitely help. I'll e-mail you with my address. Looking forward to getting together!