New Sewing Experience: Fox Making

Having worked with yarn and crochet hooks for the past few years, working with needle and thread is a whole new crafting experience! My first and currently only self designed sewn project is a brown fox, made with felt. I love foxes~ and I'm glad that this project came out looking okay. The pattern still needs some editing, but it's a good start~! :D This one was made for Kimberly, but I'm planning on making more with other colors, and with each one I'm hoping to improve my stitching skills!



Above: The side view of the fox. As you can see, the bottom area is a little deformed, but I hope to fix that in my next one.

Right: The front view of the fox. The nose is a little crooked... but that can be fixed too!

Any suggestions will be accepted :D

Kusudama in progress

I love kusudamas! Back home in San Diego, I used to collect college ad magazines just to make kusudamas with. When I went to Davis, I didn't bring any with me though, so I stopped making them for a while. But one day, I was cleaning my room and thinking about how bored I was, when BAM! something caught my eye: an old StaTravel booklet! My first thought was "KUSUDAMAS!" :D So, obviously, I started making kusudamas! Turns out the paper is the perfect texture and colors (it's from a travel book, after all!). Here's some pics of my first two completed flowers: 

Aren't they pretty? :D If you'd like to make your own, here's a link to my absolute favorite kusudama site: http://foldingtrees.com/2008/11/kusudama-tutorial-part-1/ They just have the most gorgeous tutorials!

New PanzerCrafts!

Since it's been over a year now since PanzerCrafts the Club disbanded, I figured it was time to start anew! My little sister and I have been wanting to make a little business by the same name since forever, and since I did found this whole PanzerCrafts thing, I thought heck, why don't I just do what I've been meaning to do anyway: turn this blog back into the PanzerCrafts the Business blog! :D So, that's what I just did. Sorry my beloved Panzers of old... hahaha. We're still a business-to-be though, so nothing's really going on; I'm just trying to tidy up this place. A few years from now when I actually have the time and money, I'll open up an Etsy shop with my little sister, then this blog will be full-on running. For now though, it's still the same as it's always been: lazy and idle. XD and for fun.

All of the posts from the days of the club have been kept and labeled as "Old posts from the Club times...". I couldn't bear deleting them, and the blog was sitting here being useless, so I didn't want to create another one by the same name... lol. Sorry, PanzerCrafts clubbers. Goodbye club, hello business! hahaha

Amazing Handcrafter *o*

Wow! One word: amazing. Maybe some of us can be a lil inspired by this place? :D
http://www.ajillionpieces.com/

I'm in love.

Ravelry

There's a little store in that little village in Balboa Park that sells hand spun and dyed yarn and is run by a tiny old lady who knits beautiful hats out of mohair. She owns several goats and an alpaca, and she loves what she does for a living.

Well, I stayed and talked to her for half an hour (it was Sunday; business was slow) and she mentioned this very useful website that helps you keep track of all your projects, needles, yarn stash, and patterns.

https://www.ravelry.com/

So I urge you.

Check it out.

Make an account.

Add me, my name is concordia.

Spam

Hey Panzers, apparently there are some bitches posting spam and viruses as comments on our blog. If we miss one and you find it, please inform us (the admins) so that we can get rid of it as soon as possible. Thank you.

Big Sis's Etsy Store

Yaaaay!! Sis makes my stuff look so lame!!!! ~feigned delight~ but anyhoo, hearts emanating x] this stuffs amazing.

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

Like the title of this post says, this is my big sis's Etsy store. Supportsupportsupport! :D you  it's amazing...!! >:D