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Category: Making

I lost interest in Inktober after only two days

October 10, 2024 by Bill Ward

is there such a thing as bagtober or sewtober? Bagsewber?

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Categories Making | Sewing Tags #handmade #handmade zipper pouch #inktober #sewtober #zipper pouch
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More zippers found -> new bag!

October 9, 2024 by Bill Ward

Rosa and I went through some boxes of scraps and I found a stash of zippers so here’s a new bag!

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Categories Making | Sewing Tags #handmade #handmade zipper pouch #sewtober #zipper pouch
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Another bag sewn!

October 5, 2024 by Bill Ward

Same pattern as the last one, but a bit larger.

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Categories Making | Sewing Tags #handmade #handmade zipper pouch #sewtober #zipper pouch
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I sewed a thing all by myself!

October 4, 2024 by Bill Ward

It’s 8″ by 6″ with a zipper and a lining and I think it turned out quite nice. Pattern: https://youtu.be/n_Tp5wpBoLQ (but I adjusted the dimensions) sewing

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Categories Making | Sewing Tags #bag #sewtober #zipper
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Inktober 2024 day 2, “microscope”

April 25, 2026October 3, 2024 by Bill Ward

Quick sketch of a microscope for Day 2 (“Discover”) of inktober2024 inktober My first time using any of these: grey paper, fountain pen (“Preppy”), and white pen (Uni-Ball Signo).

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Categories Art Making | Sketching Tags #inktober #inktober 2024 #sketch
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Inktober 2024 day 1, “backpack”

April 25, 2026October 2, 2024 by Bill Ward

Just a quick sketch based on a google image search.

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Categories Art Making | Sketching Tags #inktober #inktober 2024 #sketch
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Travel sketching workshop at Wild Wonder

April 25, 2026September 22, 2024 by Bill Ward

Thanks Anastasiia Morozova (IG @natura.illustrata) for the inspiring class on travel sketching at the Wild Wonder conference! I used color pencils for my gecko instead of water colors though.

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Categories Art Making | Nature Journaling Making | Sketching Tags #colored pencil #gecko #sketch #travel sketching #wild wonder #wild wonder foundation
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My first attempt at a sketch using charcoal and pencil

April 25, 2026September 20, 2024 by Bill Ward

Attending the Wild Wonder online conference class on “Drawing with Charcoal and Graphite” taught by Maggie Hurley

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Categories Art Making | Nature Journaling Making | Sketching Tags #charcoal #drawing #pencil #sketch #wild wonder #wild wonder foundation
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