tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12542225215872117832024-02-18T20:36:42.232-08:00CraftmosphereAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-2192361138018455572014-11-08T20:47:00.001-08:002014-11-08T20:50:15.164-08:00I'm a member of Smiley360 and I got to visit the Sleep Number store for a mission (and get a free pillow from Smiley360 too)! The sleep Number store was really nice! There were a ton of different types of beds to try. The Sleep Professional that helped us was very helpful. He had us try out a couple of different styles and found our sleep numbers for us. Mine was 40 and my husbands was 45. We are going back to get us a Sleep Number bed after the holidays are over! I felt like I could have fallen asleep on the bed in the store!
<a href="http://h5.sml360.com/-/i5w6">http://h5.sml360.com/-/i5w6</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-52794892095284294672014-07-22T11:21:00.000-07:002014-07-22T11:21:02.762-07:00A much needed update...It's been far to long since I made a blog post. Oh I've been busy crafting but I've been too lazy to post! Here's a huge update on all the things I've made since the last post.
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<b>Birdbird & Laurie the Duckie</b><br />
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These were patterns I tested at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/harugurumi.ptt/">Harugurumi Official Pattern Testing Team Facebook page</a>.
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Pattern from <a href="http://www.allaboutami.com/">All About Ami</a></div>
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Pattern from the book <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/%E9%9B%B6%E8%B5%B7%E7%82%B9%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E7%8E%A9%E5%81%B6-%E7%B1%B3%E8%BE%BE/dp/B002U546G2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406051930&sr=1-1">零起点魔法玩偶 Beginners Magic Dolls</a></div>
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Pattern from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/tallib">Talli's Designs</a></div>
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Pattern "Murray the reindeer" by <a href="http://www.dawntoussaint.com/">dawntoussaint</a></div>
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A few months ago we got a cat! For years my kids have wanted either a cat or a dog. So when my husband and I drove his brother (and his cat) to the vet and saw an adorable kitten for adoption we had to save him. One of the vet's assistants had found him in her yard following her cat around meowing at her. She lives next to the freeway... I don't even want to think about what could have happened to him. Poor baby! So she rescued him and brought him into the office and nursed him back to health and there he stayed for a few months. As soon as we saw him we knew we had to take him home! <br />
When we brought him back into the office to get more of his shots done the assistant who found him came into see him and was really choked up. She loves him too but already had too many cats at home so she couldn't keep him herself.<br />
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Here's a project that took me a long time to finish. The patterns were in Chinese and were handwritten and photographed (so no google translate for me). She made some easy to figure out charts though. It was called "Dressing Bears" but I changed them to cats since I have a whole lot of cat's eyes to use up. I have quite a few different patterns I downloaded from her website all for these adorable bears in costume. <a href="http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!2jt9aGmFEUSKoHcbtOJ5/article?mid=37665&prev=38513&next=37636&l=f&fid=37">Silent Dolls's Nest</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-71331280871182986882012-02-29T13:13:00.002-08:002012-02-29T14:00:51.887-08:00Oh! Poop! My poor abandoned blog.Oh! My poor abandoned blog. It’s been forever since I’ve made a post. I just haven’t been doing as much crafting as I used too. So that being said I’m changing this blog from being mostly about crafting to a general everyday blog. It’s still going to have craft topics but it will also have a whole lot more!<br />Let’s start this revamped blog off with a topic that no one likes to talk about. That’s right… POOP. I’m talking here about the dog variety. I walk with my youngest son to school every day. It’s a nice short walk (although uphill). The problem we’ve been facing for the last month is DOG POOP. Some incredibly shameless person keeps letting their dog go poop on the sidewalk and then doesn’t have the decency to clean it up. Obviously they should be cleaning up after the dog but if they are not willing to do that at least keep the dog from taking a poop on the sidewalk. Have them do it in a yard!! Their own yard would be the best!! Every day there is a new poop land mine out there just waiting for us. It’s been a real miracle we’ve managed not to step in anything yet so I’m not sure why this bugs me as much as it does. <br />We live in a nice neighborhood (renting a house cheap from my sister in-law). Everyone takes nice care of their properties. Who could be doing this? My guess is one of the stuck up ladies living around here can’t be burdened with cleaning up after their animal. I’ve seen countless numbers of them walking around. At least half of them don’t bother to put the dog on the leash, yet they carry the lease around with them. I just don’t understand how someone could be so audacious. I mean they walk the same route with their dog every day. I hope they end up stepping in it. I have yet to catch them in the act and I really don’t know what I’d do if I did. Wouldn’t it be fantastic to follow them home with said poop and leave it on their front stoop. I wouldn’t have the nerve. Honestly I’m not sure I would have the nerve to even say anything to them. What would you do? Oh! That’s a great topic for that show on ABC “What Would You DO”! Ha!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-13886432028592297722011-03-05T14:16:00.000-08:002011-03-05T14:47:07.592-08:00Three new cuties!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKJvrbW7FXKnbkFgTQLv9OEbamxpeJsdVITiGo8x8XSXL2WIqcmJuBRN8Nf1l58w84gs1fYoM6MLWB-8nxD2RXga-DgD54AmyWpTaNGyOeqW04LdeP5U5KT2pnaZy8xoDuQkOHbDMUgs/s1600/zombiebearboyside.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKJvrbW7FXKnbkFgTQLv9OEbamxpeJsdVITiGo8x8XSXL2WIqcmJuBRN8Nf1l58w84gs1fYoM6MLWB-8nxD2RXga-DgD54AmyWpTaNGyOeqW04LdeP5U5KT2pnaZy8xoDuQkOHbDMUgs/s320/zombiebearboyside.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580730705427069746" /></a><br /><br /><br />Surprise.. Surprise! I've been busy crafting... :)<br />First up is Rawr!<br />I seriously love this pattern from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MrFox">MrFox</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KB1WOyHZC2xqCpnGnTAMYtlymSbVkjKYlsUMgd5co4guQvB2HMJzKAOVHTCt9YbOZQlByPbJ4wsYlF8EhYoaBpn0M0SsWkdxP4rVa3GqpwTTmSsq5m2RxWYv-AzLOuLMqIDRbNnT09E/s1600/zombiebearboy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KB1WOyHZC2xqCpnGnTAMYtlymSbVkjKYlsUMgd5co4guQvB2HMJzKAOVHTCt9YbOZQlByPbJ4wsYlF8EhYoaBpn0M0SsWkdxP4rVa3GqpwTTmSsq5m2RxWYv-AzLOuLMqIDRbNnT09E/s320/zombiebearboy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580724611268089922" /></a><br />Second we have Carrot Bunny by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/stripeyblue">Stripeyblue</a>. I altered the pattern on this a lot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtUA5y38QGusuxhLY5r0bfntTz_FwwcLHR40-nKRN3TxThXxEpc2nXnnRh9zHFAXB0pWcPMP4YQ8mAGbiCdJ4Ysfc_naMFGE2gpS0r-NnBytj6jmqXBSgFwx7MWZMCYxEuljDu5_jK1Q/s1600/carrotbunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtUA5y38QGusuxhLY5r0bfntTz_FwwcLHR40-nKRN3TxThXxEpc2nXnnRh9zHFAXB0pWcPMP4YQ8mAGbiCdJ4Ysfc_naMFGE2gpS0r-NnBytj6jmqXBSgFwx7MWZMCYxEuljDu5_jK1Q/s320/carrotbunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580725837213429138" /></a><br />and lastly we have this lovely Octopus from <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/%E9%9B%B6%E8%B5%B7%E7%82%B9%E9%AD%94%E6%B3%95%E7%8E%A9%E5%81%B6-%E7%B1%B3%E8%BE%BE/dp/B002U546G2">零起点魔法玩偶 (Beginners Magic Dolls)</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9RUw0daId0XxZr5RCwwtPienVf4YJCn4WoNPH97g4bZbDSPlzdH8XmunGWOlsRHluLUpwxChjv3d7vYxiOudNqtvsBVxW9-7tBNlX-w0cJ0w4SWgiH2OSKDoarMXnyTNdOh0f1ktics/s1600/octo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9RUw0daId0XxZr5RCwwtPienVf4YJCn4WoNPH97g4bZbDSPlzdH8XmunGWOlsRHluLUpwxChjv3d7vYxiOudNqtvsBVxW9-7tBNlX-w0cJ0w4SWgiH2OSKDoarMXnyTNdOh0f1ktics/s320/octo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580730524668651826" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-54980796310893480832011-02-23T13:44:00.000-08:002011-03-05T12:39:37.802-08:00Waiting for Spring to Arrive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZkRq2cqek360KNW9LL0OCgFwF4IXJ0_xdg96F3YoPa0h7IP3kt5GItZET2UrehjURZmT9WtkSHiwccz_WbHMuGaZW5lxMMrsumZowjEYr04F9fJtFJQK337HibmzTfxcgGJp0o6ysbM/s1600/snailmush.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZkRq2cqek360KNW9LL0OCgFwF4IXJ0_xdg96F3YoPa0h7IP3kt5GItZET2UrehjURZmT9WtkSHiwccz_WbHMuGaZW5lxMMrsumZowjEYr04F9fJtFJQK337HibmzTfxcgGJp0o6ysbM/s320/snailmush.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577005707071807410" /></a>I am so tired of winter! Mother nature is playing a trick on us here in Portland this year. It is going to snow here tonight! Snow this late in February is really rare for us.<br />I've been so ready for spring I couldn't help but make some fresh springy amigurumi. I originally started out making a snail for a swap at Ravelry but I loved it so much that I made another for myself. The white on the snail shell glows in the dark and so does the leaf one of the snails is sitting on. The mushroom didn't turn out as well as I expected but it was fun to make.<br /><br />I've also made a purple bunny (it's the year of the rabbit now!).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv906iZczaZe88zm8EppEZQrofYjlKOTgOdOCbU-f7ZqNNxN8_s4jfkw45EOg6vH-CjbT7OIOQfZdp3kC6ziMJ8Atx2sUagJJg61SooeJX_2wyowRX9j1VgsqfLT0ny4h6gvhxbFYnzzI/s1600/teatimebunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv906iZczaZe88zm8EppEZQrofYjlKOTgOdOCbU-f7ZqNNxN8_s4jfkw45EOg6vH-CjbT7OIOQfZdp3kC6ziMJ8Atx2sUagJJg61SooeJX_2wyowRX9j1VgsqfLT0ny4h6gvhxbFYnzzI/s320/teatimebunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580697978983750434" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-52612425570229952792010-12-05T10:54:00.000-08:002011-03-05T12:57:38.187-08:00The good the bad and the adorable.This has been such a busy fall! I've been working really hard trying to raise as much money as I can for my son's 8th Spanish class trip to Spain in June. The class is going to spend 2 weeks there with host families and take spanish classes. Plus they get to go on tours of the area and visit some really nice looking beaches. I'm really excited for him! He worked very hard on his application. Only 18 of the students will be picked to go so we are anxiously awaiting the final pick. <br />In other news.. My husband is out of a job. The crappy economy forced Hollywood video to bankrupt! My husband worked at it's corporate office. So now he's on unemployment and there are just no jobs available in his field (real estate lease administration). I think I'm going to have to go back to work after being a stay at home mom for almost 9 years! It's scary!! I have absolutely no idea what I want to do. The last job I had was working as a R-Zone (electronics/video games) department manager for Toys R Us and before that I worked in a department store for almost 5 years. I'm not sure if I really want to go back into retail.<br />Anyhow here are a few projects that I've worked on lately.<br />Sitārā the blue elephant. The pattern was <a href="http://dawntoussaint.blogspot.com/2010/08/crochet-long-1.html">Padma by Dawn Toussaint</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pO-s4UCCw0PpO_d2VmfqUlje_r_7AnwzvC_3NFBAGLrmscU91Yeqp3jOWVTQvAPUunJek_r4uXsr2aimE8uYuTYzkNie1GbJ1nQuA6Hq6OFsjziO4L9PXdiHXnwOvglHMEr2SzhOEUg/s1600/Padma3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pO-s4UCCw0PpO_d2VmfqUlje_r_7AnwzvC_3NFBAGLrmscU91Yeqp3jOWVTQvAPUunJek_r4uXsr2aimE8uYuTYzkNie1GbJ1nQuA6Hq6OFsjziO4L9PXdiHXnwOvglHMEr2SzhOEUg/s320/Padma3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547279032067453554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SRb3rMgoYkXOYUUfY9on9rM8Xfp7v5DsmHO3NJAtkhHJshupr48Ad6PbcoHZ2mX7tc8JTk1LhSx1ne8co8dnx8V-cl3DQY-7gZxcL_idk0E9WBBcEjicE73vHmUVzSMrai7yiJYr3ug/s1600/Padma1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7SRb3rMgoYkXOYUUfY9on9rM8Xfp7v5DsmHO3NJAtkhHJshupr48Ad6PbcoHZ2mX7tc8JTk1LhSx1ne8co8dnx8V-cl3DQY-7gZxcL_idk0E9WBBcEjicE73vHmUVzSMrai7yiJYr3ug/s320/Padma1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547279023406987458" /></a><br />Yet to be named purple monkey. The pattern was <a href="http://dawntoussaint.blogspot.com/2010/09/crochet-long-manuel-part-1.html">Manuel the Monkey by Dawn Toussaint</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4w8Td1U2YvYGLQaKsuGhvNlxifROV3Xag5s_buJRHjTDfU2ifcZUpzNxSe4SKACW8HIAtYhlG53NsiL8yfJVX_qOPYFacvgmIcKRKN90r_aso1nVSqiwSRAUCU27qboL4TuzQVQJne8/s1600/pmonkey2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4w8Td1U2YvYGLQaKsuGhvNlxifROV3Xag5s_buJRHjTDfU2ifcZUpzNxSe4SKACW8HIAtYhlG53NsiL8yfJVX_qOPYFacvgmIcKRKN90r_aso1nVSqiwSRAUCU27qboL4TuzQVQJne8/s320/pmonkey2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547276609992555490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmSWwpeNrY6m3hcqTuMiIxvh71EO07S21nixlRrkHpE1EqA5oay0OvNnHwThEcz5WYNbOt1Mc9ElnS-laZWJa8_58QryORcSGUyc7XciCusGosQwYesLq4il5I2Rz0Khce53bFON630U/s1600/pmonkey1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmSWwpeNrY6m3hcqTuMiIxvh71EO07S21nixlRrkHpE1EqA5oay0OvNnHwThEcz5WYNbOt1Mc9ElnS-laZWJa8_58QryORcSGUyc7XciCusGosQwYesLq4il5I2Rz0Khce53bFON630U/s320/pmonkey1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547276606432321106" /></a><br />Sea buddies. The pattern was 27-3K <a href="http://www.gosyo.co.jp/img/acrobat/27ss/27-kujira.pdf">Whale</a>, <a href="http://www.gosyo.co.jp/img/acrobat/27ss/27-k2.pdf">Frog & Seagull</a> Amigurumi<br />by Pierrot. A Japanese pattern. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQfs1F8oxSNG5p3HgOZhCevPmVx0odV17QJ0bpeKmmVoiycwbqejoYccjR7UjKDa1m45Ukn9rotU2j9uFvRViyXFt13iiBakejfKuOzJj842AQy97tsEqAqWkAynIfm-bVuXfQBwfUXA/s1600/whale1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQfs1F8oxSNG5p3HgOZhCevPmVx0odV17QJ0bpeKmmVoiycwbqejoYccjR7UjKDa1m45Ukn9rotU2j9uFvRViyXFt13iiBakejfKuOzJj842AQy97tsEqAqWkAynIfm-bVuXfQBwfUXA/s320/whale1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547276594055823842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA04IfVGd6eLlMmqSSr91-T4pX5KzgxCxw4Wpn8X3OY1HQkdXuX3n6pt8zfcl9P6Ot8VCDWY7brHiNCrkUIGR66p4W7bgfmLe-YfPXhATvHQG40dcMtEZe1nPgl2r2jLSSf0r1scR1zNg/s1600/seabuddies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA04IfVGd6eLlMmqSSr91-T4pX5KzgxCxw4Wpn8X3OY1HQkdXuX3n6pt8zfcl9P6Ot8VCDWY7brHiNCrkUIGR66p4W7bgfmLe-YfPXhATvHQG40dcMtEZe1nPgl2r2jLSSf0r1scR1zNg/s320/seabuddies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547276581606928002" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-82806462959719325682010-07-12T10:14:00.000-07:002010-07-12T10:18:00.105-07:00Neat craft forumI found a really neat craft forum. It's in Chinese but it translates pretty well with google translate. They have sections for knitting/crochet, beading, embroidery, sewing, paper crafts and more.<br />Check it out! <a href="http://www.mydiyclub.com/?fromuser=Sugarcoated">DIY CLUB</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-17956338924694962272010-04-23T20:09:00.000-07:002011-03-05T13:13:02.293-08:00Better late than never..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JFlnbnWMShpdZP-87KGiMXqk2vuufOTi1HEAZ65v64xSYaFo0-_Nsa52-n48_qWJSCBJndHXtShLVMgqZEX_-w6M0_aAN1iDF4QPZ8amu0kI_7XCQbC8GAv37eAZHlOqjJUZdozQwUY/s1600/av.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JFlnbnWMShpdZP-87KGiMXqk2vuufOTi1HEAZ65v64xSYaFo0-_Nsa52-n48_qWJSCBJndHXtShLVMgqZEX_-w6M0_aAN1iDF4QPZ8amu0kI_7XCQbC8GAv37eAZHlOqjJUZdozQwUY/s320/av.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463536312616587154" /></a><br />It's been a long time since I've blogged! There's a lot to update...<br />My husband and I have been playing Final Fantasy XI again. We had taken a short break. On our 13th wedding anniversary we finally got married in the game. Pretty silly right? But it was fun and cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5yN-kXKFmkv9u3NshWBhemCPSm74q3wOyCGjmWkMQn6KTe-mVrpPsazdSfK0IVfuleblRugq36Ol7QB2YqazSL0I5eay5nZCpfKreFdkNlmzYZP2hm5YFcN56hYSoMLhypBR0BeeOvA/s1600/seabunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5yN-kXKFmkv9u3NshWBhemCPSm74q3wOyCGjmWkMQn6KTe-mVrpPsazdSfK0IVfuleblRugq36Ol7QB2YqazSL0I5eay5nZCpfKreFdkNlmzYZP2hm5YFcN56hYSoMLhypBR0BeeOvA/s320/seabunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463536336282677250" /></a><br />Last month a did another Ravelry $10 amigurumi swap. The theme was Hybrid Animals. So I made a Bunny/Seal using the Mimi Seal pattern from <a href="http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/wshoseaohb.cgi?KEYWORD=4309281702&AREA=02">Amigurumi Collection Vol. 8</a>. I used some Bernat Glow in the Dark yarn. I LOVE that yarn. It's so fun to work with. Bernat discontinued it though. I have about 10 skeins left of it. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk7Lf1clVKynOlV4RBNyH1n33ZPN8nK75XFY3dGN2DafkRKWjyybSqDCmDHLSvezUt5ovwAdEwndtZZiiYUiZQKdARmB_9gPjNEMKMoSChTXIMgEJyi58TowgzbZX57g6BxoZItFWNYU/s1600/seabunnyglow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk7Lf1clVKynOlV4RBNyH1n33ZPN8nK75XFY3dGN2DafkRKWjyybSqDCmDHLSvezUt5ovwAdEwndtZZiiYUiZQKdARmB_9gPjNEMKMoSChTXIMgEJyi58TowgzbZX57g6BxoZItFWNYU/s320/seabunnyglow.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463536339898058386" /></a><br />I also made a chick for my swap partner. I winged this one (haha). I should have written down a pattern as I made it. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWYFLygbowNKDgDKi_x7tlY8Tv3PcGGme_4__niI-vrP_YSU8lag5KknFO8vFajWObDNfnrBGdwL_ls56RDB_Umqh9al84vOfhi9H81496trgF7AIMyHEUDyALGz6FoI_Qu16wWLLtIE/s1600/babybird1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWYFLygbowNKDgDKi_x7tlY8Tv3PcGGme_4__niI-vrP_YSU8lag5KknFO8vFajWObDNfnrBGdwL_ls56RDB_Umqh9al84vOfhi9H81496trgF7AIMyHEUDyALGz6FoI_Qu16wWLLtIE/s320/babybird1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463536324237954754" /></a><br />I made this last amigurumi for Easter but it is still available for purchase in <a href="http://sugarcoated.etsy.com">my shop</a>. I also winged this one also... next time I promise to take notes for a pattern.. This was the first time I've used chenille yarn and I was very happy with the results. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CADm8bNrFsdr-bFkO21rZ4iR0kiOyR1pHcrUab2xt_yUIaAO_vympo3qfmiI5zzrqUAITb9etSPivfJn92Q99fa-9kwvWeNpmpstxmd2ha-JLQZT5mVLDdt-GJMSOiGIA3ild2kdtHE/s1600/easterbunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CADm8bNrFsdr-bFkO21rZ4iR0kiOyR1pHcrUab2xt_yUIaAO_vympo3qfmiI5zzrqUAITb9etSPivfJn92Q99fa-9kwvWeNpmpstxmd2ha-JLQZT5mVLDdt-GJMSOiGIA3ild2kdtHE/s320/easterbunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463536325925176930" /></a><br />I have so many project I want to do... but I have too many half finished projects started. I'm working on a Hexagon blanket, lacey gloves, a tonberry amigurumi & a frog amigurumi. Plus I have a whale & a bird amigurumi finished just waiting to have their photos taken. So much to do and so little time!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-77955307779376768462010-02-24T13:28:00.000-08:002010-02-24T13:40:18.053-08:00So much fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV72Pq8TZkiUggCqyPsA6NXTugXXt-Xx5F8ndKHA6JUROali91Gcljo7dmep39QEeQrmcTOOIgzoB-jG516Q8nFonMqejlQxPygl6IbJ3u_A_5GW2mfDgJyHapOyIPw_VcdHqL4PJK8iA/s1600-h/DSCN0052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV72Pq8TZkiUggCqyPsA6NXTugXXt-Xx5F8ndKHA6JUROali91Gcljo7dmep39QEeQrmcTOOIgzoB-jG516Q8nFonMqejlQxPygl6IbJ3u_A_5GW2mfDgJyHapOyIPw_VcdHqL4PJK8iA/s320/DSCN0052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441927607308005586" /></a><br />I was sick and tired of having messy lopsided balls of left over yarn.. tired of trying to roll them up.. sooooooo I bought myself a yarn winder!<br />I didn't want to pay <a href="http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=prd36107">Jo-Ann's $33.99 + sh</a> so I went over to trusty eBay and found one for only $10.51. They sold it as "vintage" but it looks like the exact model from Jo-Ann's and it is like new! <br />I've had so much fun today making neat little skins of left over yarn. Now my stash will be neat and tidy, making yarn so much easier to pick out!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-77614933709167766812010-02-23T11:45:00.000-08:002011-03-05T13:15:46.683-08:00Busy oh so busy!Wow it's been a long time since i've blogged! I've been just way too busy... I haven't had much time to craft... but here's what I have been able to work on..<br />My youngest son wanted a brown tiger.. so I had to try out a pattern from <a href="http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/wshoseaohb.cgi?KEYWORD=%39%37%38%34%33%30%39%32%38%31%34%31%34&AREA=02">Amigurumi Collection Vol.7</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzA2rit7d0Te0K5CAOGGqmpGx2WwBdhN7DCEacotp9ANBJ0G2zbKJtqPgMJCRN-zgLArpIOKeoK0JASME4zsId4MfoO_XilJn2yZ-hOfA8qJGYr_vyVVVwYSUuIx21PwnZ2UUNku1IqrM/s1600-h/browntiger.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzA2rit7d0Te0K5CAOGGqmpGx2WwBdhN7DCEacotp9ANBJ0G2zbKJtqPgMJCRN-zgLArpIOKeoK0JASME4zsId4MfoO_XilJn2yZ-hOfA8qJGYr_vyVVVwYSUuIx21PwnZ2UUNku1IqrM/s320/browntiger.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441529432164643698" /></a><br />I had some scraps of wool that were just too narrow for cozies so I used them to make a couple cupcake pincushions. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGchJH61cwN4OSXbcw9EG4ndj8tyAg71_mcfeW9THbrqGE6pMHa2QUtjPSaqLrv3x4QlDrnpRdqljwHGA3bm5L1IGV2Xa8Qz1yeZ90iaehG8zyExkKNPEh9GTXGG_o6shToL-jN844TYw/s1600-h/cupcake2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGchJH61cwN4OSXbcw9EG4ndj8tyAg71_mcfeW9THbrqGE6pMHa2QUtjPSaqLrv3x4QlDrnpRdqljwHGA3bm5L1IGV2Xa8Qz1yeZ90iaehG8zyExkKNPEh9GTXGG_o6shToL-jN844TYw/s200/cupcake2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441530137732015602" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExSBrso8XYOBBYswVhJ5vDNRt_MFIEe51FnwU5Z5U9v4KG644MQMYHP33YOzYhQdsZv9uaVTVdP8Ttj5uw5SixIiPwJ0I5JQXSSpM7fcX93MIFy-wjkRH2s-HS0sF0L3TVHKXRh0Ep6A/s1600-h/cupcake1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExSBrso8XYOBBYswVhJ5vDNRt_MFIEe51FnwU5Z5U9v4KG644MQMYHP33YOzYhQdsZv9uaVTVdP8Ttj5uw5SixIiPwJ0I5JQXSSpM7fcX93MIFy-wjkRH2s-HS0sF0L3TVHKXRh0Ep6A/s200/cupcake1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441530131032011058" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-3531410190608669722009-12-25T09:52:00.000-08:002009-12-25T10:05:32.771-08:00Merry Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpys-kx0vA46gtugicfOTF8301MaIiE7C6a25ama9Nx6-wej7ds6jKEzHYlhZWTSX2OBl4TnSi02VMKYVY5Fo7G6118St6Y7HTqXVQY5WGRZ3gJcRDJummb0e-B2lVGcRHEBN0nXrGf4/s1600-h/santa3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitpys-kx0vA46gtugicfOTF8301MaIiE7C6a25ama9Nx6-wej7ds6jKEzHYlhZWTSX2OBl4TnSi02VMKYVY5Fo7G6118St6Y7HTqXVQY5WGRZ3gJcRDJummb0e-B2lVGcRHEBN0nXrGf4/s320/santa3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419236296226020210" /></a><br /><br />I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-68919744204964145542009-11-15T18:31:00.000-08:002011-03-05T13:17:45.568-08:00Totoro Costume, Snow Bunny & I Won A Hoodie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg94i4FNTZsyxk9JHyTDWdW2Ge41FRnnNBssjZc4PQiiAx9E7ePKh3VscyjJXSBJW4iOAca_oiqUsHiAzC8n0DdTAAvbGrm22l90SpMtqv-bWeFpzFwFjuLiWE1f2L3XAO6YyZX8mA_0/s1600/Boy-in-Totoro-Costume-front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg94i4FNTZsyxk9JHyTDWdW2Ge41FRnnNBssjZc4PQiiAx9E7ePKh3VscyjJXSBJW4iOAca_oiqUsHiAzC8n0DdTAAvbGrm22l90SpMtqv-bWeFpzFwFjuLiWE1f2L3XAO6YyZX8mA_0/s320/Boy-in-Totoro-Costume-front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404532710341984466" /></a><br />Last month I wanted to make a Totoro costume for my youngest son. He loves Totoro, but the said a costume would be too girly. He ended up being a ninja for Halloween. I still wanted to make that costume so bad. I ended up making a amigurumi using that idea. It was made for a swap over at <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/10-amigurumis">Ravelry</a>. I'm really happy with the way he turned out. I used the same design for the body as I did with the V Baby from my last post.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwr98lyFgIusv9AQF8FG0J41UA46Wp8mgVB-cLkm8Rhv6368yVE4qv8nrCZu5UlFj678rWEvuxFnOcCp2HP2A9aeNa2_KCEdjbIGRO7pJSw515ykYIVArqtNaT3bxi58v8PYZ7I2h9AY/s1600/Boy-in-Totoro-Costume-side.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwr98lyFgIusv9AQF8FG0J41UA46Wp8mgVB-cLkm8Rhv6368yVE4qv8nrCZu5UlFj678rWEvuxFnOcCp2HP2A9aeNa2_KCEdjbIGRO7pJSw515ykYIVArqtNaT3bxi58v8PYZ7I2h9AY/s320/Boy-in-Totoro-Costume-side.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404532713388317842" /></a><br />Have you ever looked at something you've created a long time ago and think.. I can make that better?! I did that the other day and preformed a major face lift on my Snow Bunny amigurumi. I cut off the muzzle, redid the mouth, sewed the muzzle back on with a bit of stuffing and fixed the eye patches. She looks like a new woman now (I mean bunny). <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBH_7kR3UPObfpNBbIZuBjN3odjZWQ1UYawEWiEsCdXZH3qF4XtKmtGk3AlWnBv0nrJ2lJJQEqP0KCMV4m6QlJGZ6SBindWWuqlgHGKhRf97YFsx2DelAcCGzwfxzDjU_dsymtJONw4xw/s1600/snowbunny.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBH_7kR3UPObfpNBbIZuBjN3odjZWQ1UYawEWiEsCdXZH3qF4XtKmtGk3AlWnBv0nrJ2lJJQEqP0KCMV4m6QlJGZ6SBindWWuqlgHGKhRf97YFsx2DelAcCGzwfxzDjU_dsymtJONw4xw/s320/snowbunny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404532036812341938" /></a><br />Yesterday I received an unexpected package in the mail. It was a hoodie from a Mountain Dew drawing that I had entered! It's really cute! I love the gorilla on it! This picture makes the hoodie look grey, but it is really black.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAuft1DgN8dP9TgDSJkDiteWVyfN08OUgepjrjVyOwFKII4mg0nxaW-et7CBi2qS7J1Hr0d708lrIUiyL5oYsmLi7TNuR1l7mGXwVDYZsFlZx-y7qAqhkFjfs7_J-Z624z2annpIsYoY/s1600/gla-3_jeff-mcmillan-zoo-york-570x854.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAuft1DgN8dP9TgDSJkDiteWVyfN08OUgepjrjVyOwFKII4mg0nxaW-et7CBi2qS7J1Hr0d708lrIUiyL5oYsmLi7TNuR1l7mGXwVDYZsFlZx-y7qAqhkFjfs7_J-Z624z2annpIsYoY/s320/gla-3_jeff-mcmillan-zoo-york-570x854.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404529029023050482" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-83304603265694373302009-10-17T15:25:00.000-07:002011-03-05T13:21:10.410-08:00Revenge of the V Baby<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9g3viQ8BDR2q0ZFIiEeoRHiteXfYYUFFPATuiVtYUW3UMnmLDG_W86XvjJWJd1Zq2_24_3aS0qwT4pvr5pQCbRiVV_k7a4PF1ZtMZhnWav-iRk1F3y3yLB619uph5nABCKcnd1GvtE0/s1600-h/vbaby2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9g3viQ8BDR2q0ZFIiEeoRHiteXfYYUFFPATuiVtYUW3UMnmLDG_W86XvjJWJd1Zq2_24_3aS0qwT4pvr5pQCbRiVV_k7a4PF1ZtMZhnWav-iRk1F3y3yLB619uph5nABCKcnd1GvtE0/s320/vbaby2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393704422583073410" /></a><br />Have you heard about <a href="http://abc.go.com/shows/v/">ABC remaking</a> the classic <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086822/">V alien miniseries </a>from the 80's? I loved the old series so much! I remember watching it as a child. Staring in aw at the special effects (lol) and I was shocked when the green Alien baby popped out during Robin's C section! I hope ABC's new remake can live up to the classic series.....<br />The anticipation got the better of me and I made my own version of the green alien baby. This one is just a bit cuter than the original! He has hand painted sparkle eyes, embroidered fangs and glow in the dark eye patches. Glow in the dark yarn is so fun to work with!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth4srALdObJfcppQoBJO5PIwrivnTzVgcRHF8PevorjKeTf3oA0_mz51jU-ggR_MKFurKziikEOOTEaMNQ7-rc05NiWZKwMEaQc8JCNMDvIclE3VMlGBPd8k3PJOi6VOAm44DCCidZvw/s1600-h/vbaby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgth4srALdObJfcppQoBJO5PIwrivnTzVgcRHF8PevorjKeTf3oA0_mz51jU-ggR_MKFurKziikEOOTEaMNQ7-rc05NiWZKwMEaQc8JCNMDvIclE3VMlGBPd8k3PJOi6VOAm44DCCidZvw/s320/vbaby.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393704404974427714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA7LmpUXEooMt9HqGOW8IzgG71fojn0DvPZgCK7rFoTVNnCGy2DxQp5IrtLIdmhEPn3ows98ltcfcAA3YgBPcxysJdpAEFj_ptltHTdr0mArrtWE3MKNOjUThVPkERWzxMyIezh8SgBE/s1600-h/vbaby3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUA7LmpUXEooMt9HqGOW8IzgG71fojn0DvPZgCK7rFoTVNnCGy2DxQp5IrtLIdmhEPn3ows98ltcfcAA3YgBPcxysJdpAEFj_ptltHTdr0mArrtWE3MKNOjUThVPkERWzxMyIezh8SgBE/s320/vbaby3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393704411670629778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAQAhSX8J9mJMc5h-f5JaeGBpxL28Ag5xzNWe6hmZ0za-VafbQp4cdUZL6DfnP5sY3zkZvllaaJ9xBCHooUUqSO08xp0bt11A2MKi3XYIhnkX2KGU48eiv7ESrgOH3V8qpvLxzJA7g8E/s1600-h/vbaby4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAQAhSX8J9mJMc5h-f5JaeGBpxL28Ag5xzNWe6hmZ0za-VafbQp4cdUZL6DfnP5sY3zkZvllaaJ9xBCHooUUqSO08xp0bt11A2MKi3XYIhnkX2KGU48eiv7ESrgOH3V8qpvLxzJA7g8E/s320/vbaby4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393704434146999186" /></a><br />I've also had time to make a few more coffee cozies. The hippo and robot cozies have already sold!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA1hpui-iDThzbMYzpDhL-Grr1D-s76RLxjKXvwqUwTB3u4scYfdfu0m-48W409_zeTvW7WPaWFpOm2jrfmColUzxG0o065TjIE72Bs-zc5du-jWgfXLHug7k02G6a4CkdAU55UlseWY/s1600-h/octcozies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrA1hpui-iDThzbMYzpDhL-Grr1D-s76RLxjKXvwqUwTB3u4scYfdfu0m-48W409_zeTvW7WPaWFpOm2jrfmColUzxG0o065TjIE72Bs-zc5du-jWgfXLHug7k02G6a4CkdAU55UlseWY/s320/octcozies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393704451206784882" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-43784872345081418402009-10-02T09:04:00.000-07:002009-10-02T09:51:09.208-07:00Button Eyes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSB5Dp1Cfn8WWhRdlaGGtvWuj4aPs7Xu92-VNKERI5XFfwqeQy7UC_VvFC8SkoQvB1TCr2PkaZjFpL0zO-e524lpnwAK6gRHhHFW8_9dnFCbjmJ-dj5WXEk3fKdnpMg3M-Ciz_Tr2uqg/s1600-h/buttoneyedbear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSB5Dp1Cfn8WWhRdlaGGtvWuj4aPs7Xu92-VNKERI5XFfwqeQy7UC_VvFC8SkoQvB1TCr2PkaZjFpL0zO-e524lpnwAK6gRHhHFW8_9dnFCbjmJ-dj5WXEk3fKdnpMg3M-Ciz_Tr2uqg/s320/buttoneyedbear.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388045896325216306" /></a><br />Have you ever used button eyes for your amigurumi? I've always used safety eyes until I fell in love with a few patterns from <a href="http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/wshoseaohb.cgi?KEYWORD=%39%37%38%34%32%37%37%31%37%32%32%34%30&AREA=02">Handmade Knit Amigurumi (大好きなあみぐるみ)</a>. Dachshund (いたずらっこのダックスフント), Button eyed Rabbit and Bear (ボタン目のうさぎとくま). I've only made the bear so far, but the Dachshund may be coming in the future. It's so darn cute!<br />I made the bear for a amigurumi swap over at <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/10-amigurumis">Ravelry</a>. September's theme was fruit so I added some strawberry buttons and crochet a big strawberry for her to hold. The pattern for the strawberry was from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Amigurumi-Super-Happy-Crochet-Cute/dp/1600590179/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254500261&sr=8-1">Amigurumi!: Super Happy Crochet Cute by Elisabeth Doherty</a>. It was an easy pattern but adding the seed beads was tedious(although well worth it!).<br />This months swap is Halloween! I already know what I'm going to make but it's a secret. <br />Yesterday my computer arrived back from the repair shop! It seems to be back to it's old self. I spent most of yesterday updating Windows and putting programs like FFXI back on it. Luckly I had a chance to save all my files and photos, so I had to get those back on there too. Phew what a day! I even had to go flag down the Fedex driver to get the computer! >< They always have a hard time finding our house. He had to back up from halfway down the street.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-38719033223068112122009-09-29T12:18:00.000-07:002009-09-29T12:51:31.084-07:00Crochet-Along Pandas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P9wIEAO__1ewIsgWx6Bz04_eiP2jR1Q1BYk1xsOJhvivpP91J4de2SjtAmWH4qdBxndPPE70cB6ABaa4YhxGqFkHYLrkNFClFbPj9SLYIFOxYoJi1rnX28oiSmZB6cxl3uwytbNi75A/s1600-h/mommaandbaby.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_P9wIEAO__1ewIsgWx6Bz04_eiP2jR1Q1BYk1xsOJhvivpP91J4de2SjtAmWH4qdBxndPPE70cB6ABaa4YhxGqFkHYLrkNFClFbPj9SLYIFOxYoJi1rnX28oiSmZB6cxl3uwytbNi75A/s320/mommaandbaby.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386971512781598802" /></a><br />Last week I finished up my panda for the <a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/09/crochet-along_fuzzy_panda_amig.html#more">Craftzine Crochet-Along</a>. The pattern was made by the fantastic Tamie Snow from <a href="http://www.roxycraft.com/">Roxycraft</a>. She made some wonderful video tutorials that really helped with the crocheting process.<br />My panda was looking pretty lonely so I reduced the pattern down a bit and made her a lil baby. I also made a bamboo twig (they need to eat right).<br />Today they announced the <a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/09/crochet-along_show_and_tell_gi.html">giveaway winners</a> and I won a signed copy of Tamie's <a href="http://www.roxycraft.com/tiny_yarn_animals.htm">Tiny Yarn Animals</a>! Yay!!! All the pandas everyone made at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/craftcrochetalong/">flicker group</a> were so adorable!!<br />Dead computer update: Last time I blogged I was in the process of shipping my computer to the Gateway Repair Center... What a pain!!! Computer's are so hard to ship. Finding a box it would fit in was terrible. On the bright side it only took 4 days for the package to reach the Repair Center (gotta love FedEx) and the repair center only spent 3 days with it and mailed it back. It should arrive here on the 1st! I cannot wait! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M7x4al6P7a1006EqYh1IDu26XwlmdtiNER7Mm3nelBy7v6cYjdHPJo66_uJoHo96d9zywnAdGU6nIlhC2s1gRwcsC2uga4fT7CfVayR5n7Ub5APKDD0ILCPnQcs7xWMPGVhUVWaLJFQ/s1600-h/mommapanda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8M7x4al6P7a1006EqYh1IDu26XwlmdtiNER7Mm3nelBy7v6cYjdHPJo66_uJoHo96d9zywnAdGU6nIlhC2s1gRwcsC2uga4fT7CfVayR5n7Ub5APKDD0ILCPnQcs7xWMPGVhUVWaLJFQ/s320/mommapanda.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386971514761109394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxTI7kYVHWeZV2oJ8Ml_4Ddqzn7JCithj2f2f9vDAZ9s3LfPbaXNFZJdueDBwgEDGYxZ6fCXo9VFH_OlzDgCm0hNmPnH-K77ooDpizS98r03N4z5OqF6NTUotiBHOXJPVmOv7ZeHZc6s/s1600-h/babypanda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxTI7kYVHWeZV2oJ8Ml_4Ddqzn7JCithj2f2f9vDAZ9s3LfPbaXNFZJdueDBwgEDGYxZ6fCXo9VFH_OlzDgCm0hNmPnH-K77ooDpizS98r03N4z5OqF6NTUotiBHOXJPVmOv7ZeHZc6s/s320/babypanda.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386971524925536706" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-46658436389919662892009-09-13T15:08:00.000-07:002011-03-05T13:22:50.354-08:00Sea Critters & the Dead Computer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJiwD9uubyp2ZkoZIM9sUREBDC-mJW18dZjHE4mw_X_h36fZmKcSYJQAMI28WPqreNa8vLC1C2LMebTRpsL3uEYVFMO-cV_KMtaN44n7afW-tI280GeOgrTy1qmKGuohaGcRMCvsUwSs/s1600-h/blueotter1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJiwD9uubyp2ZkoZIM9sUREBDC-mJW18dZjHE4mw_X_h36fZmKcSYJQAMI28WPqreNa8vLC1C2LMebTRpsL3uEYVFMO-cV_KMtaN44n7afW-tI280GeOgrTy1qmKGuohaGcRMCvsUwSs/s320/blueotter1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381082817193930450" /></a><br />Last month I joined an <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/10-amigurumis">amigurumi swap group</a> at <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/">Ravelry</a>. That months theme was Sea Animals. My swap partner made me some adorable fishies that were her very own pattern. ^^ So for my swap I made an Orange Sea Otter from <a href="http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/wshoseaohb.cgi?KEYWORD=%39%37%38%34%33%30%39%32%38%31%34%31%34&AREA=02">Amigurumi Collection Vol.7</a> and a baby Sea Turtle from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Amigurumi-Two-Crocheted-Toys-Baby/dp/156477922X">Amigurumi Two, Crocheted Toys for Me, You and Baby Too.</a> I loved how the Sea Otter turned out! So I made another one. This time in blue! I also made a little basket to put him in. The pattern was a free pdf from <a href="http://www.rakuten.co.jp/gosyo/461397/713923/826132/840161/">Pierrot</a>. <br /><br />Last week my computer started to freeze up and then completely died on me! Luckily I had enough warning to back up all my files. It's still under warranty and I have to mail it to Gateway for repairs.... this is going to take forever. Right now I'm on my kids Mac.. I can also use my husband's Dell (he has a suckish mouse ><). I still miss mine though.. it's just not the same. Also I cannot play FFXI since my husband plays. Taking turns is not so much fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLu40ocPrbtyFj-lmxwdvITwvqZ0TzV5n4SwNloDdznvGa7pCS_2hOdnUKXjsqIKBDmmxxCJTigjTscrWK1k8VcXrLov0tMwVnuM-b9-NoHTNPN03fu2BNKRbAlGcuxdPGCorGb9vLHAw/s1600-h/3853036768_8f379d9443.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLu40ocPrbtyFj-lmxwdvITwvqZ0TzV5n4SwNloDdznvGa7pCS_2hOdnUKXjsqIKBDmmxxCJTigjTscrWK1k8VcXrLov0tMwVnuM-b9-NoHTNPN03fu2BNKRbAlGcuxdPGCorGb9vLHAw/s320/3853036768_8f379d9443.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381084354698727202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwZ0jbenZVIcIwP0Jtdwd9IdS_audYVndXbbxmiYC9_w_yBjjYKqEV7V4bg7kGtgvVg49yvxLRnxg1rTVYYhe0hrD5V7E3W6jRP3NfiDylARCtcCXYbuWv8rQ06qYRs9i-AE9hsQYKsQ/s1600-h/3812151966_a55f6c3de5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwZ0jbenZVIcIwP0Jtdwd9IdS_audYVndXbbxmiYC9_w_yBjjYKqEV7V4bg7kGtgvVg49yvxLRnxg1rTVYYhe0hrD5V7E3W6jRP3NfiDylARCtcCXYbuWv8rQ06qYRs9i-AE9hsQYKsQ/s320/3812151966_a55f6c3de5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381084343165125218" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-44573779214173154642009-09-02T09:36:00.000-07:002009-09-29T12:27:32.305-07:00Come Join Craftzine's first Crochet-Along: Fuzzy Panda Amigurumi<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/craftcrochetalong/"><img src="http://craftzine.com/images/craft/ads/crafters/craft_crochetalong.gif" alt="CRAFT: Crochet-Along" width="150" height="140" border="0" /></a></center><br />This month Craftzine will hold it's very first Crochet-Along! The pattern that will be followed is Fuzzy Panda Amigurumi from Tamie Snow author of <a href="http://www.roxycraft.com/tiny_yarn_animals.htm">Tiny Yarn Animals</a>.<br />The first lesson with Tamie starts on Sept 7th at Noon PST. <br />Visit <a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/09/crochet-along_fuzzy_panda_amig.html#more">Craftzine</a> for more information including the pattern and list of materials.<br />You can also join the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/craftcrochetalong/">Crochet-Along Flickr Group</a> to upload your photos and to join in on discussions. They will be having random giveaways to participants who upload photos in the Flickr group. Prizes include: signed copy of Tamie's book, Tiny Yarn Animals, Feltique by Brookelynn Morris, CRAFT T-shirts, and Lion Brand Yarn!<br />This sounds like so much fun!!!!!!! Please pass the word around!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9jCJs7STjyu6wA9IIfZoaa4lk5P4ZrZRULjrp8s3MaNuCU_tf74Vse_t9x6f1xxZTGZTZm5SjNxCd4o9g_JryFbHlteojci02TSKqUAaTpL2woviht7Ip8gvdhWFASEWsZH-RUtCao8/s1600-h/fuzzypanda_main2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 170px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9jCJs7STjyu6wA9IIfZoaa4lk5P4ZrZRULjrp8s3MaNuCU_tf74Vse_t9x6f1xxZTGZTZm5SjNxCd4o9g_JryFbHlteojci02TSKqUAaTpL2woviht7Ip8gvdhWFASEWsZH-RUtCao8/s200/fuzzypanda_main2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376913656159340178" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-82717318844704189202009-08-21T12:46:00.000-07:002011-03-05T13:24:54.209-08:00A Japanese Paradise!Last weekend we went to the <a href="http://www.japanesegarden.com/">Portland Japanese Garden</a> and to the <a href="http://www.rosegardenstore.org/">Portland's Rose Gardens</a>. It was our first trip to the Japanese Garden and I was very impressed. The kids had a fun time exploring. I really could have spent a few hours there looking at EVERYTHING.. but we had a 2pm <a href="http://portlandbeavers.com/home/">Beaver's baseball</a> game to get to. The Beaver's lost.. oh well.<br /><div><div style="width:480px; text-align: center;"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" src="http://w1005.photobucket.com/pbwidget.swf?pbwurl=http://w1005.photobucket.com/albums/af179/skyjordan23/a06d89da.pbw" height="360" width="480"></embed></div>I've been so busy during the summer I haven't had much time for my crafting. But I have managed to make a few things.</div><div>Mini wooden mushrooms! </div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNXjGI70_4-18nxMKTrLIcFgGjBgiLmkfjMfrJd005_CR-nsFU1jGpAMCMYmKZQXstBD6bru_sWADzbdLLUz8KIifTQ1mVGHBjY-Gpyo3-mwmpFUxI0NKR2PV-qrDc-L8mmi0HLoAo4w/s1600-h/smush1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNXjGI70_4-18nxMKTrLIcFgGjBgiLmkfjMfrJd005_CR-nsFU1jGpAMCMYmKZQXstBD6bru_sWADzbdLLUz8KIifTQ1mVGHBjY-Gpyo3-mwmpFUxI0NKR2PV-qrDc-L8mmi0HLoAo4w/s320/smush1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372509696518017730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA86OR_6f3wXcwiOh1ThXrT955d_e-iveBgigWBU6v0OHJ-8Vs45qu3hgig2u49-tzGNeFhB-NBbDj1W2-Tz-kNn4gyd6FTgm5S5USMbvCJoyIC-MwdGrdPcWRSAe5lfwB4eNlYeQlIM/s1600-h/tmush.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA86OR_6f3wXcwiOh1ThXrT955d_e-iveBgigWBU6v0OHJ-8Vs45qu3hgig2u49-tzGNeFhB-NBbDj1W2-Tz-kNn4gyd6FTgm5S5USMbvCJoyIC-MwdGrdPcWRSAe5lfwB4eNlYeQlIM/s320/tmush.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372509689953711106" /></a><br />Sleeping Lamb made with a pattern by <a href="http://harugurumi.blogspot.com/">http://harugurumi.blogspot.com</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzBqeWjKuAH8B0qXKREtw4XecC_9ECq4D-iZtZK97CN_EmXXoqAul8cNVZl0czGuiSwktppz3HCiAjNpMcxroWHOhWjGlV8CFGNAWW77rJsu6i3FOlutNBqCpKK24rm2zmaW3GVFwWhs/s1600-h/sheepwhite1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzBqeWjKuAH8B0qXKREtw4XecC_9ECq4D-iZtZK97CN_EmXXoqAul8cNVZl0czGuiSwktppz3HCiAjNpMcxroWHOhWjGlV8CFGNAWW77rJsu6i3FOlutNBqCpKK24rm2zmaW3GVFwWhs/s320/sheepwhite1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372511047442131538" /></a><br />Coming soon: Sea critters, classic button eyed bear & more..Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-39431802008183949272009-07-30T11:36:00.001-07:002009-07-30T11:50:31.499-07:00Hot Summer Days! Poor Chibi Totoro!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjBLonvSK5tbyuHDc3C84Hv5EfyuxpDZ8Fc_tb0j8m49NLWM4-caR7e07z5cybigYh-Zw7T8xYHQ_MpmlZQQ9kei0xdPvo3dCrNQMSUBpTf6fmhlA35VBFHmlJYe2DJjqk5skyOgLt1o/s1600-h/Chibi-Totoro-side.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLjBLonvSK5tbyuHDc3C84Hv5EfyuxpDZ8Fc_tb0j8m49NLWM4-caR7e07z5cybigYh-Zw7T8xYHQ_MpmlZQQ9kei0xdPvo3dCrNQMSUBpTf6fmhlA35VBFHmlJYe2DJjqk5skyOgLt1o/s400/Chibi-Totoro-side.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364323979376216610" /></a>Portland is having a heat wave! It hasn't been so hot here since 1981... Yesterday the high temp was 106. Yikes! It's not supposed to be so hot here. Plus it's very humid so it feels worse. We don't have AC so as you can imagine it gets pretty hot inside our house. Yesterday it got up to 96!! It's a good thing we have a semi finished basement that we've made into a family room. It stays much cooler down there. So the boys and I have been chilling in the basement watching movies. This has also given me a chance to work on a few craft projects that I have neglected. <div>Poor Chibi Totoro had been sitting on my desk for six months with only the felt around his eyes needing to be sewn down. I made Chibi for my oldest son and he was so happy for me to finally finish it!</div><div>I took Chibi's picture on one of our pumpkin plant's giant leaves... Yay for miracle grow! We don't have any pumpkins growing on the vine yet but without a doubt if they survive this heat we will have giant pumpkins too! </div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2O3MeM3zf10CJoTZyyA_N7b_joCQZTwp7c8KU444kmZdkfRaeLHssbnMJRvAAW9BU5rC3QQYdyA4CeSpoY7dcjCCL7-dfcQIIuIYilY7bmsvqNgR1r5bprAJ6Et5QWXl8ux0fVBJBgA4/s1600-h/Chibi-Totoro-front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2O3MeM3zf10CJoTZyyA_N7b_joCQZTwp7c8KU444kmZdkfRaeLHssbnMJRvAAW9BU5rC3QQYdyA4CeSpoY7dcjCCL7-dfcQIIuIYilY7bmsvqNgR1r5bprAJ6Et5QWXl8ux0fVBJBgA4/s400/Chibi-Totoro-front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364327255323298930" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-43051470255424181272009-06-16T14:05:00.000-07:002011-03-05T13:26:06.002-08:00Woot! Summer is here!Yes! The lazy days of summer are finally here. School is out! The sun is shinning! Now I have time to get some mega crafting done!!<div>I have 3 different amigurumi projects I'm working on. I'm about to start a hexagon blanket (this one will take months).</div><div>Plus I just finished another batch of coffee cozies/wrist warmers.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8k2fTRW-u1ST_OdjglySskCAxhmx09N_3LuTTcCafE-HW9-6XQerRcwLRoMVn67tAYg4XXXOKM18sIQKha8eESO3Xq5ed9xVb93A8swkt5gSKxNfI4l19nnhJzJGSr6Xg9YrpyuVChc/s1600-h/cozylot2.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8k2fTRW-u1ST_OdjglySskCAxhmx09N_3LuTTcCafE-HW9-6XQerRcwLRoMVn67tAYg4XXXOKM18sIQKha8eESO3Xq5ed9xVb93A8swkt5gSKxNfI4l19nnhJzJGSr6Xg9YrpyuVChc/s400/cozylot2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348035503481200210" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-68153843647167859992009-05-06T13:36:00.000-07:002011-03-05T13:26:47.954-08:00Little Fawn (Bambi)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjSGQp-GZ16OkAELBgpkcGR8PKAJyulVsU0Rozpq2vzVfCq_KqM15IQ1l5QHZ1tKxN4v2mo0LZbQnLC9PVsfnRycDTu-fcEBZt1darMFOsa-Ylh9LMCfgWUW7iGt7vLnJyLBcrqVdyzE/s1600-h/lilfawn2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332816233773329506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 321px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjSGQp-GZ16OkAELBgpkcGR8PKAJyulVsU0Rozpq2vzVfCq_KqM15IQ1l5QHZ1tKxN4v2mo0LZbQnLC9PVsfnRycDTu-fcEBZt1darMFOsa-Ylh9LMCfgWUW7iGt7vLnJyLBcrqVdyzE/s400/lilfawn2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>While I was up in Seattle in February I picked up a copy of <a href="http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/guest/cgi-bin/wshoseaohb.cgi?W-NIPS=9983813866&AREA=02&LANG=J">Amigurumi Collection Vol. 7</a> from the very large Kinokuniya Bookstore located inside Seattle's Uwajimaya. I wasn't as thrilled with this volume as I have been in the past with some of the other collections. However, there are a few really cute patterns! </div><br /><div>This is the one that made me buy the book.. Bambi!</div><div>If you ever use this pattern I recommend using something to weigh her backside down a bit. Like plastic pellets. This one is top heavy, but she will stand if you place her legs just right.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMgp6zsm1ohAIs-IzLxp-WHqUVaSCGUj5MOnB2tOkYlX5OX8nulhLx6J7RwR1pEyUithd5TYAnoIwm2NTb-ixbgkr9CP2-cBVrHCMNjfuw-RXMVsf06XpFdnwEswHdb1vcIx5ngl1dsc/s1600-h/lilfawn1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332816228894547666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMgp6zsm1ohAIs-IzLxp-WHqUVaSCGUj5MOnB2tOkYlX5OX8nulhLx6J7RwR1pEyUithd5TYAnoIwm2NTb-ixbgkr9CP2-cBVrHCMNjfuw-RXMVsf06XpFdnwEswHdb1vcIx5ngl1dsc/s400/lilfawn1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkyh4MSrJQHrhT-KmKYfZ0vCsQLCrhgmcKs2nyixNyGHAwyCT097jZyqaZQUjNQwib_Kw2qy00tsT9gPBIwn1Rw2Q_TbnCQ6Y8VKvGKBzWEYbtv286GgWwob-nglFoVtFPp254xbEpv4/s1600-h/lilfawn3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332816233573538722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkyh4MSrJQHrhT-KmKYfZ0vCsQLCrhgmcKs2nyixNyGHAwyCT097jZyqaZQUjNQwib_Kw2qy00tsT9gPBIwn1Rw2Q_TbnCQ6Y8VKvGKBzWEYbtv286GgWwob-nglFoVtFPp254xbEpv4/s400/lilfawn3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-40479870169025054132009-04-26T10:27:00.000-07:002009-04-26T10:53:25.686-07:00Spring SewingI've been neglecting the blog again.. so much to do so little time. It's spring and with that comes spring cleaning, yard work and a lot of school projects. I however have not been neglecting my crafting.<br /><br />Lately I've been using my sewing machine a bit more than normal. I found 2 purse patterns that I just had to give a try. The first one I saw on the Martha Stewart show a long time ago and just now finally used it. It's a little reversible bag. Super simple and easy to make. I used coordinating Michael Miller China Doll fabric. The reverse side is black with colorful umbrellas. I was too lazy to take more pictures. <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/reversible-purse?autonomy_kw=purse&rsc=header_3">http://www.marthastewart.com/article/reversible-purse?autonomy_kw=purse&rsc=header_3</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOd67-y9iLVLDVbEQriEiuptd0lR2lkvlXVnp3QTv9EmPdilpDKKM9uoH9kz2ukmPKB9VgmiZx9CyaW6KAOGGLt9-qNEHBLzCBYWOt0vD_eCNfNnS7oVww9BlNqxmns-3_nkArDVRNdKs/s1600-h/minibag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329058828962903058" style="WIDTH: 336px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOd67-y9iLVLDVbEQriEiuptd0lR2lkvlXVnp3QTv9EmPdilpDKKM9uoH9kz2ukmPKB9VgmiZx9CyaW6KAOGGLt9-qNEHBLzCBYWOt0vD_eCNfNnS7oVww9BlNqxmns-3_nkArDVRNdKs/s400/minibag.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><p>I found the tutorial for this second purse on Craftster. <a href="http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=149376.0">http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=149376.0</a> It's a pleated tote. I'd been looking online for a pattern like this for awhile. Everything was either too expensive or looked to complicated for a novice like me. This tutorial was very well written and super easy! I used some decorater fabric I found in the remnant bin at the Joann superstore (my favorite place to find fabric).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeP2XE2zsxWCvxZXZsPraotiR71SYYg-bQiQ77fKKyE8_cHlUwgXsZlTzFL7YyhSS6hpOZ9xjmQ1okstbRFnoMPX_B8eR0LrmeXyAyKfXeISrw2sKe3YgGV68_E1l-VojhHxa4l9oHWI/s1600-h/summerbag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329058506602998962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeP2XE2zsxWCvxZXZsPraotiR71SYYg-bQiQ77fKKyE8_cHlUwgXsZlTzFL7YyhSS6hpOZ9xjmQ1okstbRFnoMPX_B8eR0LrmeXyAyKfXeISrw2sKe3YgGV68_E1l-VojhHxa4l9oHWI/s400/summerbag.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1254222521587211783.post-43918620084546600442009-03-11T15:52:00.000-07:002009-03-11T16:08:08.358-07:00Lacy Crochet<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkLTK664mqB4n7SdSOltHK1OF4gd6tc2j3W1WdeuyUkbolE0Lo1UQpFZcyrxjornV8xulblz4FTHPdahugk0k-L7eXdUTToYIxE3dpp_udesFQSDhqxgQZwHaDzmTJljz_Tt2XVnQGhA/s1600-h/crochetcase1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312069244266074978" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYkLTK664mqB4n7SdSOltHK1OF4gd6tc2j3W1WdeuyUkbolE0Lo1UQpFZcyrxjornV8xulblz4FTHPdahugk0k-L7eXdUTToYIxE3dpp_udesFQSDhqxgQZwHaDzmTJljz_Tt2XVnQGhA/s200/crochetcase1.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><br />I've had this book sitting around forever... <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kyuuto-Japanese-Crafts-Lacy-Crochet/dp/0811860582/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236812040&sr=8-1">Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts: Lacy Crochet</a>. I was afraid to crochet anything from it because I've never really used crochet thread before. It looked so tiny, delicate and difficult! So I gave in and tried it out... and ta da! I love it!!<br />I made the crochet hook case first. So simple and fast to crochet. The part that killed me was using the sewing machine for the liner. I seriously need to practice my sewing skills!<br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZvESxe-14Pdke8QBU5aeWEO9qmKnr-c_GOk7KMWJ1grgZ39EOQoqzUChK8sUdbaAbLoQT-tOuXY0yqXWMV9vqfuoHJEueCGSzafIZ9krNKoe57xL3F3EqMbXZh0cQjVoKg0fjFOpGC0/s1600-h/crochetcase3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312069249593690114" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZvESxe-14Pdke8QBU5aeWEO9qmKnr-c_GOk7KMWJ1grgZ39EOQoqzUChK8sUdbaAbLoQT-tOuXY0yqXWMV9vqfuoHJEueCGSzafIZ9krNKoe57xL3F3EqMbXZh0cQjVoKg0fjFOpGC0/s200/crochetcase3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51DRfNVEfaYPXqL93Hav72i7NwgS4J4bnKl__CK6dJUJOz1BbzT7qasQB8h6MHN-BM2wmghNyrzX4mPpikQIe13LyOprwkioACHHt-D-yOJcE8mLwpIkqE7PvlqdTs2EzKZ5vh7yvJjw/s1600-h/crochetcase2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312069247728376290" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51DRfNVEfaYPXqL93Hav72i7NwgS4J4bnKl__CK6dJUJOz1BbzT7qasQB8h6MHN-BM2wmghNyrzX4mPpikQIe13LyOprwkioACHHt-D-yOJcE8mLwpIkqE7PvlqdTs2EzKZ5vh7yvJjw/s200/crochetcase2.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br />The scissors case was a bit harder.. and only because I made it harder by wanting to use matching fabric. So I didn’t use felt as the pattern called for. I ironed my fabric onto a heavy duty interfacing. It made it stiff and sturdy so the point of the scissors won’t make a hole in the fabric.<br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi4KRm0pTbHs18nB2KgCRepH_hyphenhyphenzprgsBlFS9aR617yJezAwazRK_zaOqsUNW3zSdTHuP8cFKQ2RiJmbw-inM_lz3Z4crnk-IENw0yVq092GQKDhXQpqFaYpbU9cGiEEbHC8Uu72Qu-Q/s1600-h/scissorscase2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312069252742424386" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 121px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHi4KRm0pTbHs18nB2KgCRepH_hyphenhyphenzprgsBlFS9aR617yJezAwazRK_zaOqsUNW3zSdTHuP8cFKQ2RiJmbw-inM_lz3Z4crnk-IENw0yVq092GQKDhXQpqFaYpbU9cGiEEbHC8Uu72Qu-Q/s200/scissorscase2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerTxnBw3-idBcH-Gjg6CexEM1UY7YU2rFS1A86-K-6lKxvQDqODLls5IK-XGyKRr_2i56rG-zeECOZ5H0YkrvNHNEOk-rahVOmahCAawaYXx3yAy_bjRvo9niOZukugEvAsBjDuUC95c/s1600-h/scissorscase1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312069255167040178" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 138px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerTxnBw3-idBcH-Gjg6CexEM1UY7YU2rFS1A86-K-6lKxvQDqODLls5IK-XGyKRr_2i56rG-zeECOZ5H0YkrvNHNEOk-rahVOmahCAawaYXx3yAy_bjRvo9niOZukugEvAsBjDuUC95c/s200/scissorscase1.jpg" border="0" /></a></center><br />I'll be doing more things from this book! Maybe a case for my mom!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868959527330785912noreply@blogger.com3