Crystal Moreno: 2015

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

My Small Project on Handkerchiefs

Awhile ago in Spring or Winter 2015 I did have a small project that I did that involved sowing handkerchiefs - if you have never made one, here is my DIY of what I have made.

I don't have the best camera, but basically.

1. Choose a cloth you want to make the handkerchief from.

2. Cut the size of handkerchief you would like.
(In my pictures I made mine more dainty - I am female. If you are male, your handkerchief will normally rectangle shaped, much wider and less feminine. Unless they go in the breast pocket of your coat,or blazer, in that case you would go for a round square shape, and what you may like to do before you sow the edges, is fold it in fourths, then cut the edge so that it resembles a sort of petal shaped edge, then you want to sow the edges you have cut.)
< If you want to have an example of this I will make another tutorial

3. You either sow a back to the handkerchief or sow the edges. If your fabric is pretty soft then I would just sow the edges to finish off the handkerchief, otherwise the easiest way to make a second side to this is to sow it like you would a very simple pillow case, then finish it off with a ladder stitch if you would like to hide your stitching. (Using a thread that matches the fabric.)

Many basic stitch examples have been placed on YouTube! One I have used that has the ladder stitch in it is shown here at time: 1:46 min. (Link Below)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4myn5GrPz8

Here is the link of pictures with the handkerchiefs I made:

https://www.facebook.com/BlueIrisIceDragon.Media.CGM/photos/ms.c.eJxFydsNACAIA8CNTAWkdP~;FfETj5~_XkMrIsexjBpm0MKpjMcS2tdxfeH4d~;W3VAnIwjEDs~-.bps.a.939270556143434.1073741839.455152917888536/939277826142707/?type=3&theater

Happy Crafting!

DIY Projects: The Jewelry Box Book Pt. 2!

I have always wanted to make something that displayed my larger necklaces. The
pages are not entirely filled, but eventually they will be. For now, it is nice to be
able to display these things like this.

Final thoughts:
Sheer Cloth with Velcro?
Clear Plastic sheet material with Velcro?

The necklaces are very heavy and have trouble staying in place when I turn the
pages, though in the future I want to be able to show others around me in person
the book, so I will be looking into that.

I will post a bigger picture of it on my professional facebook for your viewing.

https://www.facebook.com/BlueIrisIceDragon.Media.CGM/photos/a.939270556143434.1073741839.455152917888536/939270592810097/?type=3&theater

Thanks for looking into another one of my creations!

~CM

P.S Here is the bigger picture of Pt. 1

https://www.facebook.com/BlueIrisIceDragon.Media.CGM/photos/a.939270556143434.1073741839.455152917888536/939270592810097/?type=3&theater

And the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oui5TEPYFuc

Monday, October 12, 2015

New Short Story

Because of security I thought I would try out Deviantart .StashWriter for a short story.

As I've said before, I don't think sharing what I've written is a problem, it's more about people taking work and telling others they made it that bothers me, but that I love sharing and I think it is one of the best ways to get your stuff out there for others to enjoy.

I hope you will enjoy this short story about an orphan girl. I wrote it on the inspiration I got from watching Pan, though I've read several stories and watched a couple movies about orphans, the movie was such a happy one I wanted to write a short story.

Here's the link: http://crystalalice.deviantart.com/art/Diary-of-the-Longing-Orphan-Girl-565852006?ga_submit_new=10%253A1444692840

Happy reading and thanks! Let me know if you see any errors. My writing is just a little rusty.

~CM

Monday, October 5, 2015

DIY Projects Pt. 1

I decided to use this blog to show case some of the other stuff I am doing on the side of straight up traditional, digital, media since I like to do arts and crafts as well and as of recently the ones I have been making have been much more successful than past projects.

I have finished a couple of DIY projects! Here are some pictures of the one(s?) I have finished so far, (and then below that picture I will be posting a picture of what I am currently working on):

This is a pillow case I hand - sew.

This is a dress I hand - sew. AND it's a good example of

using up materials since I used part of the scraps to add

some color to my pillow case.

This is what I am currently working on.

A large jewelry box that will have a book to feature the

pins I have gotten from the button pin contest, pins from cons,

other events, and my larger jewelry that will not fit in

normal jewelry boxes and are better off displayed if not

worn often.

(Front back, back compartment, and then buttons on corkboard if you have trouble following the numbers.)

Thanks for waiting! I will finish off the jewelry box project with Pt. 2!

~CM~

Monday, September 14, 2015

Writing. . .

I have always wanted to post a blog where I can put my writing. However, I have mixed feelings on that since content is always shared and I have yet to get all the ideas for my different stories in an actual book format. So, having a writing blog is a sort of un-familiar territory I am slowly checking into.

I think sharing is a great way to get things to many people. That's why I periodically post things, though some find it easier to do it every day, I found that sometimes I just don't have enough content to be posting every day unless I am sharing something of someone else's on my website.

Something like "sharing everything" with everyone is usually found on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumbler. Although exciting - to me at least - it somewhat does not fit where a person's personal work should go.

Researching into how to attract flies and audiences is therefore spurring me even if it might take me yet another decade to figure out what I need to do what I've wanted to do the previous decade and a half before.

I hope one day there will be some secure website much like fan-fiction and the older Quizilla where I can post my own stories without fear of my work being ripped from my hands and claimed as someone else's, but for now I shall learn how to do it the better way.

~ Cheers and good luck!

- CM -

P.S - Look for the DIY project pictures in a couple of weeks to see what I have been up to. Many thanks as always.

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Friday, June 12, 2015

What's up Blu3Typh00n?

This is one vlog from my YouTube channel. I suppose lately no one has been looking at that either. So, for those of you that would like to keep up with anything that I am doing - check out my unprofessional YouTube profile, as I post more often on that than my professional YouTube channel.

Thanks!
~CM

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Updating Galleries

So, updating galleries on my website is somewhat slow going for me since I normally post works that aren't so well made on a normal basis, BUT - I have finally made a piece that I think is fully worthy of going on my website now and maybe once I get done with the others I will be able to even up the amount of images I have on my Digital Drawings gallery with my Traditional drawings!

Links to the new drawing here:
http://crystalgracem.wix.com/crystalmoreno#!traditional/c1co0

Thursday, May 7, 2015

So, is there anything new now? You ask, and I shall answer. . .

Though often a rhetorical question: Yes, I have made some things that are new and I have made a video about it, so here is the link:

Vlog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJdf-KY1Sk4

Something else to add, for mother's day I am planning on doing a charcoal drawing of my late step-father as my Mom's Mother's Day gift. I will post a picture up below when I am finished.

~CM

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Gardener Water Bird

Today I have decided to play with Sculptris for a little bit and make a model. I came up with a character of a bird that holds water within its large belly and propels itself through the air not only by fluttering its wings, but also with a large thruster. Because this creature is both biological and mechanic.

If I decide to make this into a more serious project the eyes will have to be added on later.*

Sunday, February 22, 2015

New Things!

~Low Quality Pictures~

*Cartoon Challenge - A group of AI graduates and friends of mine decided to take on a drawing challenge where we did a drawing a week of ourselves as a character in a popular animated show.

**Will be updating the drawings to digital works except for the colored pencil pieces, I will leave those the same, but then maybe also add the digital works.

Master Copy Speed Painting - Chevelle - La Gargola Album Fall 2014

Crystal Moreno