The Temkin Tribune

My new Etsy.com website

Well, I finally got my act together and put a website together on Etsy so I can sell some of my crochet projects and art work. You can find my ETSY site here: 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/mommymafia?ref=seller_info

I only have one thing up for sale at the moment but I already have two orders! 

I originally made The Maegan Coffee Cozy for my dear friend Maegan...because she has a great sense of humor and she would find the idea of a corset for her coffee cup as hilarious as I do. I wanted to make something that would be adjustable so it would FIT ANY CUP OR BOTTLE including the disposable ones you get at fancy-shmancy coffee shops...so the lace up back was just the thing! Now Maegan will never have to take that stupid paper doo-hickey that is supposed to insulate your fingers from the hot drink but really just wastes paper. I crocheted this cozy out of 100% cotton so it can be washed in the washing machine with like colors and dried in the dryer....and even COMPOSTED when it becomes to ratty to use anymore!

I made the first cozy one evening and it came out very well. I don't work from patterns anymore because I like the puzzle of figuring out how to make the yarn bend to my will...so speaks my inner control freak... Anyway, I think it came out rather well.  I plan to make them in a variety of colors and will be happy to customize to suit.

 

 

  

My crochet work in the London Museum of Science...really!!!

SO I promised pictures of my finished Stitched Self from the exhibit by Stitch London at the Science Museum in London.  For the full story you can go to my friend Lauren's blog on the Stitch London website.

http://stitchandbitchlondon.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/stitch-yourself-new-arrivals/

http://stitchandbitchlondon.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/stitch-yourself-night/

I think she came out rather well...even though she is HUGE compared to most of the other Stitched Selfs.  I had a wonderful time making her and I thank Lauren for the opportunity to have a piece of my work in a museum, even if only for one night! This second picture is Lauren's picture and if you look closely you can see a tiny, tiny stitched self on my stitched self's shoulder...so cute!  My stitched self was is about 12 inches tall, about twice as tall as I meant her to be...  The first picture is before she had her face and haircut...well, and her clothing.  She has thumbs and big toes...and other "features"...  The last picture is of the actual exhibit...see if you can find my Stitched Self among the 256 wonderful Stitched Selves!