Anodyne Design » Design A Day http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog an·o·dyne noun. comforting thing: something that soothes, calms, or comforts. Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:20:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Spring Magnets http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/20/spring-magnets http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/20/spring-magnets#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:00:44 +0000 Shannon http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/20/spring-magnets It’s springtime. It’s been raining here for a couple days, and I’m wishing for warmer, sunnier days. Maybe some leaves on the trees and a few flowers, too. Until I can get the real thing, this set of springy little magnets I made last night will have to do.

[...]]]> It’s springtime. It’s been raining here for a couple days, and I’m wishing for warmer, sunnier days. Maybe some leaves on the trees and a few flowers, too. Until I can get the real thing, this set of springy little magnets I made last night will have to do.

Spring Magnets

]]> http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/20/spring-magnets/feed 4 Circles and Stickers http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/10/circles-and-stickers http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/10/circles-and-stickers#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:00:38 +0000 Shannon http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/10/circles-and-stickers I tried out some new tools over the weekend. I got a Xyron 510 for Christmas that I hadn’t had a chance to use yet. I’d been imagining the stickers I would make with it and I realized that all my imaginary stickers were circular. I don’t have the steadiest of hands, so I [...]]]> Fiskars Circle Cutter and Finished StickersI tried out some new tools over the weekend. I got a Xyron 510 for Christmas that I hadn’t had a chance to use yet. I’d been imagining the stickers I would make with it and I realized that all my imaginary stickers were circular. I don’t have the steadiest of hands, so I figured I would just have to buy a large hole punch to get nice, circular stickers. Instead, I found a cool Circle Cutter from Fiskars. I can adjust it to cut circles from 1 inch in diameter to 8 inches. That seemed like a better deal that a punch that could only ever do one size, because I’m sure I will want different sizes at different times. Paper circles, about to become stickers

I tested out the circle cutter on the latest Paper Source catalog (their catalogs are so pretty, and the next best thing to all the pretty papers they sell.) It makes excellent circles. My mom (who of course already had a circle cutter) gave me some tips for how to best use it. Specifically, you should only ever turn it in one direction (I chose clockwise.) Also, when turning, hold on to the blade end of the cutting arm and apply a little downward pressure to ensure that you cut all the way through the paper. Once I cut my circles, and you can tell from the picture that I cut a lot, I ran them through the Xyron and turned them into stickers. All in all, I was quite pleased with the results.

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I finally found a great use for that teeth fabric I picked up last fall! You can find the Oral Fixation Wristlet in my Etsy shop.

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Oral Fixation Wristlet

I finally found a great use for that teeth fabric I picked up last fall! You can find the Oral Fixation Wristlet in my Etsy shop.

]]> http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/04/oral-fixation-wristlet/feed 6 Design A Day – Day 3 http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/03/design-a-day-day-3 http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/03/design-a-day-day-3#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:20:59 +0000 Shannon http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/03/design-a-day-day-3 Day 3′s design is a wristlet for Knittinchick, the blogger who sent me the adorable baby Uggs. I sure hope she likes it. It’s got vibrant greens and blues tied together with brown thread and a brown zipper. I am really enjoying making these wristlets, and now that I’ve made the few I owed [...]]]> Day 3′s design is a wristlet for Knittinchick, the blogger who sent me the adorable baby Uggs. I sure hope she likes it. It’s got vibrant greens and blues tied together with brown thread and a brown zipper. I am really enjoying making these wristlets, and now that I’ve made the few I owed people, I can make one for myself and a few for the shop!

Patchwork Wristlet for Knittinchick Patchwork Wristlet for Knittinchick

Patchwork Wristlet for Knittinchick in Action

]]> http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/03/design-a-day-day-3/feed 0 Design a Day – Day 2 http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/03/design-a-day-day-2 http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/03/design-a-day-day-2#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:00:44 +0000 Shannon http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/03/design-a-day-day-2 I put together another wristlet on Sunday. I used some of my favorite Tracy Porter fabrics, the purple one I call “midnight garden” and the olive green one. Sorry, I don’t know their real names. I made this one for someone who says her favorite colors are purple and green. I hope she likes [...]]]> I put together another wristlet on Sunday. I used some of my favorite Tracy Porter fabrics, the purple one I call “midnight garden” and the olive green one. Sorry, I don’t know their real names. I made this one for someone who says her favorite colors are purple and green. I hope she likes it!

Midnight Garden Patchwork Wristlet Midnight Garden Patchwork Wristlet in Action

Design a Day came along at the same time I’ve been feeling a desire to clear off my crafty to do list, and it feels good to cross off one more thing. So at least until the to do list is finished (is that possible?) Design a Day’s rewards are twofold: the joy of creating something new and the joy of easing that ever present burden of things that must get done. I just hope Design a Day doesn’t itself become a to do list burden. I’ll do my best to keep it off my list.

]]> http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/03/design-a-day-day-2/feed 0 Design A Day – Day 1 http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/01/design-a-day-day-1 http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/01/design-a-day-day-1#comments Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:47:38 +0000 Shannon http://www.anodynedesign.com/blog/2008/03/01/design-a-day-day-1 Gemmafactrix recently issued a challenge via a flickr group, Design a Day. Her challenge: to make something new every day for a month. She wrote, “Often I get so caught up in selling my work – taking photos, packaging, shipping, updating my website – that I forget to just enjoy creating. Hopefully this group [...]]]> Gemmafactrix recently issued a challenge via a flickr group, Design a Day. Her challenge: to make something new every day for a month. She wrote, “Often I get so caught up in selling my work – taking photos, packaging, shipping, updating my website – that I forget to just enjoy creating. Hopefully this group will help me – and you – do that. ” With the start of the new month, I am taking the challenge. Here is my first design: a new wristlet that I’m absolutely in love with. I made it for someone else, and now I’m sad that I have to give it away! I will definitely be making more.

Patchwork Wristlet - View 1 Patchwork Wristlet - View 2

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