Lord of the Rings Crafts

This is amazing

Sat, 15 Mar 2014 09:39:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

Thought I would post this link from TORN:

http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2014/03/13/87537-more-magical-work-from-the-knitting-witch/

What an incredible project!

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Elessar

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 21:46:00 GMT

Posted by: elliska.livejournal.com

I made three versions of the Elessar for B2MEM and Dreamflower kindly invited me to post them here. :-)

I was working from this prompt: "My heart will be glad, even in the winter." (Fellowship of the Ring, "Lothlórien")
Winter brings with it the darkest time of the year but also a return to light. Write or create art about a moment in a character's life when she or he began to perceive hope in the midst of darkness.

And was further inspired by this quote from the same chapter:

'Yet maybe this will lighten your heart,' said Galadriel; 'for it was left in my care to be given to you, should you pass through this land.' Then she lifted from her lap a great stone of a clear green, set in a silver brooch that was wrought in the likeness of an eagle with outspread wings; and as she held it up the gem flashed like the sun shining through the leaves of spring. 'This stone I gave to Celebrían my daughter, and she to hers; and now it comes to you as a token of hope. In this hour take the name that was foretold for you, Elessar, the Elfstone of the house of Elendil!

The idea of the Elessar seemed perfectly related to the prompt--the idea of glad heart and a return to hope/light.

So, I decided to remake that jewel.

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Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:03:00 GMT

Posted by: fantasy-fan.livejournal.com

On October 29, 2011 I posted the first block in the Fandom in Stitches There and Back Again quilt project. Here's the finished wall-hanging sized quilt.

( A number of photos under the cut )

Patterns for all the blocks are available at the link above. Starting in January, they will start a LOTR project. I'm really hoping it will be similar in style and form factor, so I can make a matched set.

(Now I just have to figure out what I'm going to do with them.)

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Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:55:00 GMT

Posted by: fantasy-fan.livejournal.com

Like dreamflower02, I'm participating in the Fandom In Stitches block-of-the-month There and Back Again quilt project. Here's my first block:( Gandalf! )

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Hobbit Block of the Month!

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:59:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

I just finished my very first block of the month for the fis_bom's "There and Back Again" Challenge! They will be posting a new one every month!

Pics behind the cut! ( Read more... )
(Cross-posted to lotr_crafts)

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The first Hobbit Block of the Month!

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:26:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

fis_bom has posted the very first Hobbit Block of the Month! Its a really neat depiction of Gandalf.!

(cross-posted at my LJ)

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There and Back Again Quilt Block of the Month!

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:54:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

A signal boost for a project LotR Crafters might enjoy:

"Fandom in Stitches" will be posting "Blocks of the Month": quilt block patterns for The Hobbit! They also have an LJ community, fis_bom!

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Aragorn Plushie

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:47:00 GMT

Posted by: sparksflyout.livejournal.com

I hope this is allowed - I just stumbled on this community and thought I would share my ickle Aragorn plushie I made. :) He's my first ever plushie, be kind! lol. Pics over here if you're interested. :)

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Sam sock doll!

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:49:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

	Sam sock-doll My proto-type hobbit sock doll.
	Here he is with his cloak on I had trouble finding a "leaf", so it's actually a "feather", LOL!

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Painted Stepping Stones

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:35:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

I thought this would be an excellent way for a LotR fan to welcome guests:

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A New Community

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:41:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

I just joined a new community, fanac_united which is for the promoting of arts and crafts in all different fandoms!

Some of you might want to go over there and show off some of your LotR crafts! It looks like a fun community

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Bag End cake.

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:54:00 GMT

Posted by: obeliamedusa.livejournal.com

Hello, fellow crafty people. :) I made a hobbity cake for my friend's birthday party yesterday. Go here for pictures.

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Gingerbread cake with round windows...

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:49:00 GMT

Posted by: obeliamedusa.livejournal.com

...here

Come and visit! :)

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It's Yuletime at Tiny Bag End!

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:26:00 GMT

Posted by: obeliamedusa.livejournal.com

Hello, LOTR crafters! I decided I needed to decorate my hobbit dollhouse for Christmas...

Go here for the rest.

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My Lord of the Rings jacket...

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:45:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

I made a jacket, especially to wear to ScotMoot.

More pictures behind the cut:
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Here is a link...

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:02:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

Here is a link to an absolutely adorable sculpture, made by aina_baggins for lbilover's birthday, and posted by lbilover's permission:

http://lbilover.livejournal.com/229854.html

It's really marvelous work!

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White Tree

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:48:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

I posted some pics of the new black velvet dressy purse I made, beaded with the White Tree.

http://dreamflower02.livejournal.com/237941.html

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Painted Rock Hobbit Hole.

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:06:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

I've been painting rocks to look like hobbit holes, and my latest one is pretty big--a little over a foot long, weighing about 20 pounds. Anyway, I documented the process, which I adapted from Lin Wellford's books on painting rocks.

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Easter eggs

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:48:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

I made some LotR-themed Easter Eggs...

http://community.livejournal.com/hobbit_holidays/31769.html

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Frodo under a tree

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:05:00 GMT

Posted by: obeliamedusa.livejournal.com

Here is Tiny Frodo reading under a tiny tree. :)

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Polymer Wee!hobbits

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:38:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

A few weeks ago, I promised to try and get some close-up pics of the polymer clay wee!hobbits I made. Well, thanks to danachan I was finally able to do so.

( baby hobbits )

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More LotR fun with Polymer Clay

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 19:13:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

I've been playing about with my polymer clay again. See the picspam behind the cut:

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My very first polymer hobbit...

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:38:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

My very first polymer!hobbit was *not* polymer!Frodo, but polymer!Marigold, whom I made as a Christmas present for our own marigoldg a couple of years back. I thought that I did not still have my pics of her, but I recently found them, and danachan was kind enough to upload them for me:

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Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:22:00 GMT

Posted by: dreamflower

Here is some calligraphy I did for the story gryffinjack and I are writing. They are supposed to be Drogo's and Primula's Marriage Contract and Frodo's Adoption Certificate.

Marriage Document
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Adoption certificate

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Edit: For some strange reason, when I first posted this, it only posted the saved draft and not anything else--including the cut. Sorry about that.

Edit again: Well, I hope I finally have the cut working...

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Griffins Looking for a Good Home

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:16:00 GMT

Posted by: budgielover.livejournal.com

This is a REAL stretch, friends, but if you can accept star ceilings and flowers...

As for the rationalization, well, griffins are mythological creatures (representing nobility and bravery), so they might have existed in Middle-earth, and just didn't make it into Our Book.

Here they are in a photo album http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v326/gegoodwin/griffins/

These are puppets, designed to sit on your shoulder (with the help of pins or a tie-down). The control runs down the griffin's tail under your clothing into your hand, and is used to make the head nod and shake back and forth. The control doesn't work very well - I was never able to come up with a method to really move the head effectively.

ANYWAY, yes, I made these. I hired a sculptor to make the bodies, forming the molds out of hard resin and pouring the bodies, and I did the wiring together, glued on the fur and made the wings. If you are wondering why anyone would go to the trouble, I had intended to sell them at Renaissance Faires. I got the crafts committee approval (unanimously, which is very rare), but couldn't make enough of them to meet the demand. So I've sold a few here and there and given some away, and only have a few left.

Would you like one?

All of the fur is genuine, mink, beaver, mooton, rabbit, wolf, and about everything you can think of. The feathers also are genuine, mostly turkey but also exotics. The eyes are top-quality Toheken glass. The forepaws are curved to hold a crystal or something. They are a real show-stopper sitting on your shoulder at a Renaissance Faire or LotRs convention!

If you would like one, please let me know. I only have a few left. All I ask is you pay the mailing (parcel post). I'll pack them and mail them to you. I cannot promise to send you one from the photos - some are gone. You'll just have to take pot-luck. But (speaking as their mother), they are all beautiful.

If you'd like one, please e-mail me at budgielover_1@netzero.com, and send me your address.

EDIT - ALL OF THE GRIFFINS HAVE FOUND NEW HOMES. I'M SO SORRY I COULDN'T SEND ONE TO EVERYONE WHO ASKED!

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