This is what I did with lollypop sticks

[j*oono]

😄

What have you or your children done with lollypop sticks?

[the_great_she_elephant]

Here are a few of my craft projects - all made with beads and safety pins.

[katydidthat]

Cool, TGSE.  

My son saw the second one and said "Ooh, dalek".  I said "But only one arm".  

The beading in picture 4 is so clever.  

[the_great_she_elephant]

Cool, TGSE.  

My son saw the second one and said "Ooh, dalek".  I said "But only one arm".  

The beading in picture 4 is so clever.  

Thanks Katie - yes it is a Dalek, I hadn't realised when I made it that Daleks were supposed to have 2 arms. 

The bracelets use around 84 safety pins - half of them beaded. I have great fun working out the patterns.

[icyfroth]

those miniatures are just gorgeous, Flashie and Katydid 🙂

[icyfroth]

Love the jewellery too, ladies 🙂

[j*oono]

She_el, I have absolutely no idea how you did those bracelets.  They're great.

[katydidthat]

TGSE, I searched on dalek images and a lot only appear to have one arm.  My apologies.

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=image+dalek&qpvt=image+dalek&FORM=IGRE

How do you make the bracelets using safety pins?  Do you use the safety pins vertically?  

Thanks, Icy.  

[the_great_she_elephant]

They are not difficult to make, just time-consuming.They take about 84 safety pins depending on the pattern. I use 26 mm pins which I bur in 10 gross boxes from a lovely lady on ebay. Thread the beads onto half the pins and pinch each pin closed with long nosed pliers.

Measure a piece of hat elastic to fit doubled round your wrist with about 6 cms to spare, tie a knot in it about 3 cms from the doubled over end then alternating patterned and plain pins  thread them top and bottom onto the two open ends, make sure the heads of the pins point alternately up and down (plain one way, patterned the other.) when the are all threaded undo the knot and snip the elastic where it is doubled. bring the ends round tp form a circle and tie them off, making sure you pull the knots really tight. snip the ends off close to the knots and put a tiny dab of super glue on each one.

Hope this makes sense. if you're really interested I'll take some progressive photos of the next one I make.

[madammuck]

This seems to be turning into a craft thread. You ladies are all so clever. The miniatures are gorgeous and the beadwork is lovely as well.

The last time I worked with paddlepop sticks - that's what we called them at school - we assembled houses from cardboard cutouts and then stuck sticks for the roof. Unfortunately my sticks kept sliding off because the glue wouldn't dry - well that was the end of my career with paddlepop sticks, LOL.

Joono - I recall you posting some piccys of beaded purses you made once? I could be wrong, my memory plays tricks on me all the time.

Occasionally I make sample garments for a wool company but these were easy projects. I didn't like the wool but you knit what you get. These are some of them:

http://craftworks.saleutions.com.au/pm/resources/project_pdfs/13287414778168_craftworks_baby.pdf

http://seansheep.com/pm/resources/project_pdfs/13276287702114-1%20LITTLE%20GRINS%20sean%20sheep%20web%20ps.pdf

http://seansheep.com/pm/resources/project_pdfs/132763388311191%20filo%20grande%20sean%20sheep%20web%20ps.pdf

[j*oono]

She_el, please do post some pictures with instructions.  That's what I was wondering.  They had to be made with some stretch.

Maddamuck, yes I did make some beaded purses and some pictures were posted here.  I'm not sure I still have the pics on this computer but I will have a look tomorrow.  I used to love beaded crochet but in the end it was a hell of a lot of effort and with just a couple of things that was enough.