Do you ever make something and it just doesn’t turn out how you had hoped? I am certainly guilty of that. Remember those tiny yo-yo’s I made back in the fall? Those were a bad idea – just too small. They sat forgotten under a mound of fabric until this week. Then I shifted the pile to my table and looked at them each time I went in there to clean. So this is what I did:
I strung them on a piece of embroidery floss. Why? I don’t know, really. I didn’t want to throw them away, but I don’t have a use for them at the moment. I kind of like them strung up like that. And where did the lone red one come from? I can’t even remember why I have that.
I think I am going to hang them on my inspiration board, once I make it, that is. Maybe they will inspire a project. A doll quilt, perhaps?
The good news…some pattern filing and some memo boards to make for the sewing room and I will be 98% finished. The other 2% – well, it requires a sewing machine. That’s the bad news…I am still waiting.
Sorry, your machine is still in the hospital. I saw your photo on flickr and had to run over to see what you were up to with those sweet yoyos. They make a great caterpillar. Or have you seen the yo-yo dolls? Love those too. And I love the random red one…it makes me smile.
they make a great picture if nothing else!
I just bought a new sewing machine and I am soooo in love with it – so far I have made; 2 hand bags, a tote, 2 pairs of jarmies, a toy rabbit, a baby wrap…I haven’t cleaned or spoken to my family in two days. They are sewing machine orphans. So you are probably just as well not to have one around. Your poor children aren’t orphans to your craft like mine are.
You just need to make a few more yo-yos and you’ll have a very cool fabric lei.
I took a longer blog break than expected a few weeks back because of Crafts Gone Bad Syndrome. One or two things, heck I can roll with the punches, but nothing seemed to be working and then things cleared up. Craft Malaise – maybe it’s the equivalent of writer’s block.
So cute! My andrew would want me to put some eyes on it so that he could slither it around the house! 🙂
oh that’s happened to me too, but they always turn into something good in the end… I’m sure you’ll think of something creative… maybe you just need your machine back 🙂 then it will hit you!
I saw the cutest little needlbook today made out of linen and they had a tiny yoyo as the flower. The stem were embroidered and so were the petals. If not, they’re cheery on the string just like that. 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/heylucyloo/463622983/in/pool-vintagebuttonswap/
I bet your kiddos would enjoy using it for a caterpillar. I know mine would.
I could really see those working as tree decorations during the holidays or even stringing them across the top of a curtain. If you could string some elastic with the embroidery floss, you might be able to make a neat hair scrunchy. But I’m with you, too cool to throw away. Sorry about the machine. I keep telling my husband I need to send mine in, but then I start another project and it just gets pushed back.
My grandma had a yoyo caterpillar with a face on one end, and we really liked that thing. It looked just like this.
I hope the machine comes back soon!
You could stick some eyes on the front and have a cool snake! Or add some more and have a great garland.
oh, poor you! i’m so sorry you are still w/o machine! but i’m glad you have such a lot done on your sewing room! that’s pretty cool.
98% finished? I’m jealous! Right now I’d be happy with about 70% finished.
I know that I have seen a doll somewhere, a rag doll type, and the legs and arms were made of yo-yo’s strung together. It was so sweet. Maybe you could find a pattern and you’d be part of the way there!
I enjoy your blog so much. It is very inspiring and creative.
Wylie
A tiny yo-yo quilt for a dollhouse would be very sweet–great idea! I seem to recall I had a similar doll that Wylie Hunt, above, is talking about, where its arms & legs were strings of yo-yo’s…Still without the machine, though. Hope it returns to its mommy soon–LOL! Happy Days! :o)
sometimes you just need a bolt of lightning to come down and give you an idea! i think you will make something absolutely fabulous with those tiny yoyos and i can’t wait to see what that will be!
Could you feed elastic through those yo-yos and make a hairband? Or could you use them for legs to make a doll? I don’t know just something that popped into my head when I saw them
I like what you did with the yo-yos. I often make earrings that just don’t look right to me, so I toss them in a box and return to them, sometimes months later, often to find that with a little tweaking – a new bead added or something taken away, they look just fine. The yo-yos on a string like that make me see them in a whole new light. Nice how that works out…
I like the idea of a doll quilt. Although I am sure they are lovely just strung up on your inspiration board. And I also like the oddball red one! 🙂
Key fob!
ohhhhhhhhh … for the yo-yos.. how about making them into a dangle off of a pull chain ceiling fan???.. divide them in 1/2 and string them up!
Maddie