Frieze - Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Frieze, acrylic on canvas. Late 2018. 

This cute canvas is about 6"x6", and fits perfectly into small spaces. I love the vibrant stark black contrast, don't you? Sometimes playing with color is fun, sometimes playing with sharp contrasts and heavy lines is fun.

I love it so much that I might make similar ones, like a series. OMG, I'm a bit excited to do that! I might do it on paper though, and experiment with how much detail I could get into such a tiny painting.

All of my paintings are for sale, unless otherwise noted. Message me through Gmail or Etsy about it! Etsy.com/shop/jtphillpsmnr<3

-JTPMNR

Pineapple Table Runner in size 20 thread, wip

I am making a table runner/tablecloth for my mother. I'm testing out to see if I like the pattern. So far, I like the pattern, but not the thread and hook combo.
I'm using Aunt Lydia's Fine Crochet size 20 and a Boye size 10 hook. This might be too small for me: It will take forever to even make a table runner with this pattern! I've made about 4 motifs so far.

There's more info at my Ravelry project page.
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/murasakinoryuu/pineapple-square-s-742

jtp/mnr

My new Turkish spindle... ]= leaves something to be desired.

It left a little to be desired.
I got it from knitpicks at ~15USD.

I was having trouble spinning with it. Its not as smooth spinning as the other, more expensive turkish spindles I've tried.
I had to replace the shaft because it wasn't gripping the spindle arms properly. The larger arm kept getting stuck on the yarn.I mean, its OK with some sanding. I sanded the bumps on the underside of the spindle.

 For future reference, if anyone else wants to get a turkish spindle (they are fun to use and safe a lot of work, look them up on google), get one where the arms are smooth, and the spindle shaft fits tightly into the slots.
The shaft in the picture is my tighter fitting chopstick.

Here are some after pictures of the spindle, after I spent some time sanding it with 60 grit sandpaper.

At the moment, its only fast enough to spin some dk weight singles. I have been practicing trying to spin bulkier yarn than sport-weight or dk, so its good for beginners at least, after its been sanded. Here are some images of the spindle after it had been sanded, with my handwashed and hand carded romney fleece.

The cat... his name is Tiger. He didn't want to move so... I guess he's in the picture. The other two bottom whorl spindles are of polymer clay w/ chopstick shaft, and the other is a toy wooden wheel with a dowel shaft. Both handmade by me.

-MNR

Two new pairs of earrings on Etsy, check them out!

Hi hi everyone.
I've added two new listings on Etsy, please do check them out, earrings make great gifts and stocking stuffers for friends, family and coworkers. <3 p="">

Turquoise Faceted Beaded Drop Earrings

Blue and White Porcelain Pelican earrings OOAK

-MNR