The Artwalk Experience Part 1

Hi, everyone! Kristina and I had a lot of fun yesterday at LODA Artwalk in downtown Mobile. We set up our table across from the Mobile Arts Council/Spot of Tea in the Cathedral Square.

Kristina and I were ill-provided for the sunny weather and hot temps. We will definitely be bringing an umbrella, water/drinks, and a portable fan when we set up next month at the Artwalk.

Here are a few pics of our table!

While making a quick jaunt down Dauphin Street to the Serda's coffee shop, I took a few pics of the crowds and some musicians outside of the A&M peanut shop!

Since almost all the galleries, shops, and restaurants were open for the Artwalk, the air was full of music with everything from those playing jazz music or playing quitars and singing.

Luckily by the time the sun went down, the temps were great with a little breeze. Perfect southern weather!

We didn't do alot of business, but it was a fun experience. I especially loved talking to people who stopped to admire our handicrafts and talk about crocheting. I had several people tell me how their mothers/grandmothers used to crochet or that they were learning or knew how to crochet too.

Thanks to everyone who bought something and/or stopped to chit chat with us!

If you guys saw anything you liked but didn't purchase yesterday, please see our Etsy shop on the sidebar ^__^ If you don't see something that you liked in our Etsy shop, but it was on our table, please let me know and I'll add it for you to purchase >___<

Until next time ^____^

Artwalk Mobile - Tomorrow (6/14)

Hi, everyone! Kristina and I will be at Loda downtown tomorrow night. We hope to have our Cherry Blossom Cute booth set up across from the Spot of Tea cafe. So please come out and join us. 

I will have some new amigurumis for sale and Kristina will have some fun bottle cap jewelry for sale.

Hope to see some of our customers from Mobi-con and maybe meet some new ones!

Until next time :)

Bday Fun!

Woohoo! Another year older! And lots of fun goodies!

First off, from my family:

Gift cards to Michael's! Some people don't care much for gift cards for bdays and holidays, but I love them because my family definitely knows what I like. And the 'Keep Calm and Craft On' tin is super cute!

While my aunt was in FL on vacation she found a perfect brooch in an antique shop to add to my collection. Lovely!

From my mom and sister, an Amazon Kindle Fire....

 >_____<  Totally awesome! I think my sister might steal it..........

After opening all those gifts, I was able to open a panda package from Amanda! It actually arrived on my birthday ;) Great postal service!!!

All the packages had little notes from Amanda! I love the wrapping paper......

Everything unwrapped...................lots and lots of goodies!

As you guys know, Amanda is an amazing crocheter! She made me a skinny scarf in two colors of blue. It is actually perfect for summer. I know what you're thinking.....a scarf in summer, but it is really light. It is great for a cold office ;)

What is this.....?!

A very tiny bunny brooch..........it's so.............*SQUEAL*................cuteness overload!

Amanda had packaged it in a British flag eyeglass case. The bunny was inside a blue sparkly drawstring bag that she had crocheted.

I actually wore the brooch to work today and got quite alot of compliments on it.  >____<

Almond soap...........smells so good. She knows how much my sister and I love almond soap. (As evident from our last trip to CA when we were exclaiming over the almond hand soap at the Getty........)

Notepad (can never have too many!), a cross stitch magazine and a fun bunny mug...........I will definitely be using that on lazy weekends!

Small skeins of yarn! Sparkly yarn..............O_o" Love it!

And lastly, zodiac star paper........*squeal*........hours of fun making zodiac stars for crafting projects ;)

As always, thank you everyone for a wonderful birthday!

Until next time ^____^

Oliver

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Party Sparkle Spring
Hook: Size H
Notions: 10mm safety eyes
Start/Finish: 6/3 & 10/2013

Oliver joins the ami gang! He is already best friends with my little ghostie octopus ;)

Until next time ^___^

Little Tiger

Pattern: Tony the Tiger by Morning Cup of Jo
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Mango & White and Red Heart Black
Hook: Size I
Notions: 10mm safety eyes and DMC 310 and 603 threads
Start/Finish: 6/7 & 9/2013

My finish this weekend! Woohoo! I hope to finish up an octopus ami tonight.....I went by a Walmart closer to my house and they actually had the sparkle color of Caron that I needed! I ran out of yarn just when I had one more tentacle to crochet...ugh....

Until next time ^____^

Bring Your Ami To Work Friday - Part 1

My ami are marveling at the fact that they have their own special day, Bring Your Ami To Work Day!

Until next time ^____^

Gaming Geekiness Round 2 and Amigurumi at Work

Pattern: Kirby by Nerdigurumi
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Strawberry and Red
Hook: Size H
Notions: Felt in black, dark blue, pink, white, and dark pink
Start/Finish: 6/6/2013

Another Kirby finish! This time I used one of the little felt hearts I had in my stash for his tongue. This is definitely a quick project, but I will say it always makes me smile when I make a Kirby........how can you not smile with a Kirby around?

In other news, Crystal Panda is promoting a great and incredibly GEEKY idea, Bring Your Ami To Work Friday.

So if you are fellow ami crafter, go wild and bring your ami to work and take a few pics of them! Head over to Amanda's facebook page and post them!

Who knows? You might get a fun reaction from your coworkers, possibly a million compliments, or even a few coworkers asking to learn how to crochet!!! And hey, everyone deserves to smile on a Friday after a long work week........why not give them something to smile about with adorable ami  >___<

Hmmm.............Amanda is right, though! What ami to bring to work? Oh, my..........I might have to think about this.....

Until next time ^_____^

Meet Ellie

Pattern: Elephant by Lion Brand
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Grey Heather
Hook: Size H
Notions: 10mm safety eyes
Start/Finish: 6/5/2013

After showing off  my ami creation last night, Amanda from Crystal Panda named my darling elephant Ellie. I love how tiny she is compared to her trunk! I wish I had taken a picture of her tail........it's like Dumbo's tail! So little ^____^ I hope to dress Ellie up with a bow of some sort........*cough cough* (an excuse to visit the craft shop!!)

I was intimidated by this pattern at first because it requires you to turn your work inside out as if you were going to stuff and 'finish' it.........but that's not the case. It makes you turn your work, stuff, and continue to sc for another 18 rows to make the trunk. I've never been comfortable with stitching after turning my work inside out so I'm glad that this pattern made me do it!

Until next time ^____^

To Tame a Kitty...

....you must have a tiny green bear........no, really........you must have one of these! Works every time!

Pattern: Alien Chibi Bear by Nerdigurumi
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Limelight
Hook: Size H
Notions: 10mm safety eyes and DMC 310 thread
Start/Finish: 6/4/2013

Who is the adorable kitty in the picture? She is our lovely calico named Bella. And no, she isn't named for a popular character you might have heard of. She is our adopted kitty. Once upon a time, she lived with a great family who had to move away to Hawaii. They couldn't afford to take all their pets.....and when we saw a picture of Bella, we decided to adopt her as our own ;)

Until next time ^____^

Mango the Roly Poly Kitty!

Pattern: Roly Poly Cat by Puchitomato
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Mango and White
Hook: Size F and G
Notions: 10mm safety eyes and DMC 310 thread
Start/Finish: 6/1-2/2013

Introducing Mango! I had fun making this little kitty.....mostly because the yarn colors just make me smile. Is that odd? Perhaps, but I think some colors just make you smile because they are so vibrant.

The only thing I changed with this pattern was the tail. It called for a long tail stitched in a magic ring, 6 sc around for about 12 rows. My fingers/wrists weren't making it easy for me with the F hook so I decided to make the tail by using a magic ring, 12 sc around for 5 rows....and viola! big bobtail and happy wrists! ^__^

On a side note, my mother wanted to steal my yarn! She loved the mango color too............gotta hide my yarn!

Until next time ^_____^