What's on my desk #1

Starting today, I'm opening a new series on the Shimra Designs blog. I'm calling it "What's on my desk" at it will feature a snap shot of my desk and all or some of the things I'm working on these days. I hope that this little peek to my work desk will be an inspiration for you as well as a way for me to keep track of my ideas and projects.

So, let me proudly present my very first post in the new "What's on my desk" series:

What's on my desk #1

1. Crochet Flower Coin Frame Purse - Work in progress. The light green version is finished and you can find it in my shop, right here. There's also a Fuchsia version in my shop.

2. A new idea for bookmark that I'm trying out - Did these two samples and I'm working on a tutorial for you. Wait for it!!

3. I made these nice gold & raspberry mandalas with an initial idea to turn them into smaller coin purses than the flowery ones in no. 1, but I think they're two small, so I'll have to find another way of using both the mandalas and the frame. Thinking, thinking... Maybe you have an idea??

That's it for now, thanks for stopping by :)

What I'm Working On These Days

I have a lot of projects that I'm working on right now and a lot of ideas that I want to make. This really creates a problem for me because I'm always jumping from one project to the other and often working on several projects simultaneously. What can I do? I can't help it...

I decided to give you a little taste of what I'm up to these days, so you'll have something to look forward to. Shall we begin?

1. A sparkling cosmetic pouch:

Sparkling Cosmetic Pouch

I finished the body of the pouch and now I'm working on the flower motif that will be the cover (much like my finished turquoise cosmetic pouch)

How To Mend Holes Using Crochet Patches

If you have children, you are no stranger to knee holes. And if you're still a stranger to knee holes, don't worry! Your kids are probably too young and you'll get your chance.

From my experience, knee holes are the kind of holes my child gets when he plays soccer with his friends and he REALLY has to stop that ball from getting in the goal. So he slides on the ground (or the grass, if I'm lucky) because he simply HAS to, even at the cost of ripping a hole in his pants, right at knee level. And after stopping the ball and saving his team he comes home, and I immediately spot the hole and say "Again??". But no worries there, I just pull out my trusty crochet hook and in no time at all I have the hole all patched and done. This is how it looks from the inside: