Julia

I am obsessed with the Port of Cork as of late. Today I went down to take photos of Julia. The pictures I was most excited about were the ropes keeping her at bay. Maybe mirroring is an easy way out but I just can't help myself.

Sewn Wallet 2

My brother's boss saw the wallet I made for him and asked me to make one for her. All I know is she likes red, black and white. I added on a clasp this time. Hope she likes it! 

Here's what it looks like doing it's job.

Sewn Wallet

I found this tutorial on sewing a wallet on Lola Nova. I made this for my brother for Christmas, wallets are such a manly man present. Originally I wanted to add in a zipped pouch for change but I had completely forgotten to buy a zip and Christmas was right around the corner so I didn't have enough time. I also had no fasteners to close it (button and clasp seemed too sissy for a man wallet) which I'll add to it next time I see him. 

In her tutorial she sews all the way up the middle dividing the note pocket in two. I don't get why she did that so I just sewed the two bottom pockets in half instead.

It's looking a little wonky in this photo. Honestly, I don't think it looks this bad in reality. I'm gonna blame using a different camera and the perspective here.. 

Merry Christmas No. 1

It's Christmaaaas! Here's a poster and CD sleeve I did for Agitate the Gravel. Photo by Emmet Curtin. They've released their new Song "Christmas No. 1" available to hear right here. So yeah, Christmassy gig at a Christmassy pub this Friday night. See you guys there!

Port of Cork

I just love the ugliness of the Port of Cork. One of my favourite places.

More pictures at Flickr, including originals.

John Blek and the Rats photos

John Blek & The Rats kindly asked me to take some snaps last month. They're currently trying to raise money to release their first single in February. Hop onto Fundit to donate as much or as little as you want! For 7 euro you get yer own copy of the single and a lovely letter from the band thanking you.

Here's one of their ole videos that'll definitely make you smile.

Blogger has some magical power to make photos look a little bit.. off so full view or go see more on Flickr.

Reupholstered Chair

Isn't she perty? Yet again, the fabric is Ikea. I was gonna just buy a new chair but I've always wanted to reupholster something. I bought a staple gun from woodies for €15, one of the best things I have ever bought. There's no real "how to" for this. The trick is really just to keep it as taut as possible. Around the corners can be a lill tricky. When you end up with too much fabric like this..

 ...cut off as much as you can and cut out a v shape like this...

..and just overlap the fabric as neatly as possible in a pleat like way, repeat it a few times...

kinda like this..

Look how well it goes in my little craft corner! Ima thinkin' of spraypainting the body of the chair orange but I'll leave that for another day

Bumble Bee Cushion

Before I ramble there's something I've been meaning to do for a while. I got a comment a while back about the Liebster Blog award. Heard of it? Yeah even google doesn't have a real answer for it. It's some blogger way sharing your favourite blogs and giving them a bit of a boost.. I think..

Anyway! One of my favourite blogs is Work In Prowess, who also happens to be a Corkonain. Okay, she did pass this "award" onto me but this isn't some blogger etiquette where I say how great she is because she said some lovely things about this blog. It's one of a few blogs that genuinely makes me laugh.. OUT LOUD. I gotta admit, it's pretty easy to get bored of peoples blogs. Heck, I don't even blame you if you're not reading mine right now. But this one. This one is a keeper. 

Numero 2! I'm not sure if this is even bloggy enough for this but Ian Francis is one of my favourite artists. The best thing I love about this is that it's not just images of finished pieces, it's the development of his ideas and studies. If you wanna see his finished work look see here.

And lastly, Stephen Morton. Another art blog. Another Corkonian. I absolutely love his style. You could look at some of his drawings for hours, go back to it and find something you never noticed first time. I hate trying to write out why I love something because it never feels justified so just look at it.

...So yeah, bees are cute. Cushions are huggy. It's a winning combination. 

I started off knitting a square cushion cover but it just wasn't bumble enough so I safety pinned the corners of the cushion together to get a rounder plump shape. After sewing the cover up I sewed the corners into a rounder shape as well and just tucked the corners into the cushion. If you do wanna try make something like this you should really knit it round but if you're a little lazy you could do it this way.