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Aabye message #1
Not in progress - but finished
June 22, 2016 at 4:21:59 PM

Made some of my teachers a gift.

Left: A bird for my math teacher.. It's a 'Kay Bojsen' look alike (try googleing him, he's a danish artist making some wonderfull figures in wood).

Right: a chemistry flask, for my chemistry teacher..

The flask was acutually fun to make.. I love small projects... And now - back to the cardigan.. *sigh* it takes freakishly long time to finish...

- Line -

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Stitchboard Admin message #2
Re: Not in progress - but finished
June 23, 2016 at 2:53:11 AM (in response to Aabye message #1)

Line,

What lucky teachers!

I say you've really captured the look of the Kay Bojsen wood figures with your bird! (Yes, I did look him up online, and you've done a spectacular job!

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The flask is cute and does look like fun! Love the cotton "smoke" on the top, too...what a perfect touch.

You're not kidding...cardigans really do take time, sigh. Worth it in the end, but they can be very frustrating because they do tie up so much time. LOL, that's what TV is for, though, isn't it?

Thanks for posting!

Your work is always such a joy to see.

Hugs,
Melanie

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Aabye message #3
Re: Not in progress - but finished
June 23, 2016 at 4:07:14 AM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #2)

Melanie,

I almost hate the cardigan for not beeing finished.. :p lol

When i'm done with it, I need to wash the oil out of it.. The yarn still have some of the oil from the factory in it... Sigh... But I love the yarn.. it's wonderfull when washed.. Soft and cosy Cheesy

- Line -

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Stitchboard Admin message #4
Re: Not in progress - but finished
June 24, 2016 at 2:44:40 AM (in response to Aabye message #3)

Line,

LOL, I can so relate to you almost hating your cardigan! Every time I make something large, I get very frustrated that it takes so long.

Oh, yum, the yarn sounds wonderful!

Hugs,
Melanie

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Aabye message #5
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 3, 2016 at 4:12:58 AM (in response to Aabye message #1)

I'll just keep posting my projects in this topic..

So I got tiret of using money on cotton thingies for make up removal, so I though, why nok make some make-up removal pads?

I have a lot of cotton yarn, so why not use it on something for myself this time:

- Line -

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Stitchboard Admin message #6
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 3, 2016 at 5:20:28 AM (in response to Aabye message #5)

Line,

What a great idea!

They look perfect and they'll last forever!

Just pop them in the washer when they get dirty.

I like to use cotton for making dishcloths. Never realized how much better they are for cleaning until I made some! I don't use sponges on my dishes anymore. They fall apart so easily and don't do a very good job.

No doubt your make up removal pads will do a superior job!

Hugs,
Melanie

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Aabye message #7
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 4, 2016 at 4:18:48 AM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #6)

Melanie,

I sure hope so

I gave 6 to my MIL, so she can try them for me, I don't wear makeup everyday, and I don't wanna put it on, just to take it off right away, so I gave her some, and then she'll hopefully leave me some feedback at some point..

Hugs

- Line -

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Stitchboard Admin message #8
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 5, 2016 at 4:36:46 AM (in response to Aabye message #7)

Line,

Great idea to give some to your MIL!

I wouldn't want to waste the time or money putting on makeup just to take it off, either. Ingenious idea, to have someone else test them for you!

If they go over really well, maybe you'd want to sell some here and there?

Hugs,
Melanie

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Aabye message #9
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 6, 2016 at 6:14:22 AM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #8)

Melanie,

That was actually my though.. Making and selling them for a small profit..
Making them in all kinds of colors.. and maybe even different shapes.. I think that you could do a heart shape as well.. Or something

- Line -

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Stitchboard Admin message #10
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 7, 2016 at 2:16:41 AM (in response to Aabye message #9)

Line,

Exactly!

Love the idea of you making money from selling small items like this, and what a great idea to make them in different colors and shapes!

That would be really eye-catching, and who could resist something so visually appealing?

Hugs,
Melanie

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Aabye message #11
Not in progress - but finished
July 7, 2016 at 9:31:24 AM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #10)

Melanie,

My thought exactly

I just got some feedback from my MIL - she loves them.. So I had to try them out for myself..

So I put on my usual makeup, waited a couple of hours, and then took it off.. I only needed ONE pad for my entire eye makeup.. I usually use 4 or 5 of the cottong thingies you buy in supermarkets..

I am very surprised by this.. They are genious..
SO now i'll start making some more.. A lot more.. Cheesy

And I was thinking og making some slightly bigger, for those who uses makeup in their entire face.. Maybe it's easier if they are bigger

Hugs

- Line -

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Stitchboard Admin message #12
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 8, 2016 at 2:20:25 AM (in response to Aabye message #11)

Line,

Wow!

I love this!

You're a genius! I hope you sell a lot of them. They sound fantastic to use...they're great to look at...win-win!

Wonderful idea to make some larger ones, too! The smaller ones for eyes, the larger ones for everything else, perhaps? You could color code them...certain colors for the eye ones, certain colors for the face ones. Or just make them in random sets of colors!

Hugs,
Melanie

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Aabye message #13
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 8, 2016 at 8:25:17 AM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #12)

Melanie,

I'll try making some larger ones, it's just puff stitches, so it'll be easy to make the pads larger.. Cheesy

Don't know about colors though.. They be easy to tell apart just by the size.. But it's a good idea anyway

Thank you.. Cheesy

Hugs

- Line -

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Stitchboard Admin message #14
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 9, 2016 at 3:41:11 AM (in response to Aabye message #13)

Line,

Glad you can easily make them larger! Puff stitches give really good coverage and they look soooooo nice, too.

I was thinking about colors just to make them (more) eye-catching.

When I see handmade products for sale, such as dishcloths and potholders, I've noticed the ones I'm the most drawn to are the ones with a lot of color choices.

You're so welcome!

Though that's really all you...I'm just here for support.

Hugs,
Melanie

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Aabye message #15
Re: Not in progress - but finished
July 10, 2016 at 8:42:26 AM (in response to Stitchboard Admin message #14)

Melanie,

And support is 25% of the work IMO..

It's nice to have support for the things you make.. It makes the whole process a bit funnier..

Hugs

- Line -

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid!
- Albert Einstein

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