August Recap

Recap:

Read:
1. First Confessor by Terry Goodkind
2. 5 Centimeters per Second by Makoto Shinkai
3. The Holy Flower by Henry Rider Haggard
4. The Ivory Child by Henry Rider Haggard
5. Finished by Henry Rider Haggard
6. Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Crafts:
1. 2 strawberry amigurumi
2. Owl amigurumi keychain
3. Heart amigurumi
4. Takochu amigurumi
5. Sir Henry the Octopus amigurumi
6. Snail amigurumi
7. 2 mushroom house amigurumi
8. Blue bear amigurumi keyring
9. Panda beaded scissors fob

Sir Henry the Octopus!

Pattern: Lion Brand Yarn freebie
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Party Sparkle Teal
Hook: Size H
Start/Finish: 8/19-22/2012

Isn't he adorable?!?! And I think I'm doing a lot better at my yarn tension! Sweet >___<

The lighting in my picture doesn't do the yarn color any justice at all as it has blue flecks of tinsel thread in it that makes it sparkle all over and the yarn is actually a darker blue.

Here is the color of the yarn from a picture on Caron's website.



Even that photo doesn't do the color justice! I recommend going by your local craft shop and checking out the Party line of colors. They are gorgeous!!

Until next time ^___^

Woohoo!

I had my first sale in my Etsy shop over the weekend. Since this was my first customer, I added some freebies to the package.



She purchased one of the SM cell phone charms. She wanted it as a keyring charm so I changed it for her. I have lots of keyring findings in my stash so it wasn't a problem at all.

In her package, I included a cute thank you card, a sheet of kawaii stickers, the keyring charm in an Oriental bag, and a I Heart Nerds notepad. I hope she likes it all ;)

Until next time ^_____^

Cell phone cuteness!

Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Strawberry
Hook: Size G
Start/Finish: 8/8-9/2012

Amigurumi

I've been working on a few small amigurumi plushies over the weekend and tonight.


Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Autumn Red

First off, a tiny owl amigurumi! I wanted to make it into a keychain charm so I added some Halloween-themed ribbon, dark green button eyes, and orange felt for the beak and tummy.


Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Autumn Red and Limelight

Two strawberries using two different patterns. The strawberry on the left was quite large. I used a size G hook. I found another pattern in one of the books I got for my birthday so I tried that one for a smaller strawberry. I borrowed a size F hook from my aunt to make it smaller ;)


Yarn: Caron Simply Soft Limelight

A takochu! Isn't it cute? I used 6mm safety eyes on this one. This is a fun pattern, but stitching the bottom 'flower' part can be tricky especially if you are a beginner!


Yarn: Red Heart Worsted White

I stitched this one up tonight while watching the Olympics. I'm not too enthused about my stitching on this one! You have to join two magic rings and stitch around.......I never seemed to be right on my stitch counts. I'll have to try this one again some time when I get better at crocheting ;)

And I still need to work on my tension.....I'm a tight stitcher......>___<

Until next time ^___^

July Recap

Recap:

Read:

1. Allan Quatermain by Henry Rider Haggard
2. Snow White and the Huntsman by Blake et al
3. Allan's Wife and Other Tales by Henry Rider Haggard
4. Maiwa's Revenge by Henry Rider Haggard
5. Marie by Henry Rider Haggard
6. Child of Storm by Henry Rider Haggard
7. The Cranes Dance by Meg Howrey

Stitched and Finished:

1. Peace Sampler by Carol Emmer

Polymer clay:
1. Pastry cake and blueberries
2. 2 Peanut butter cups
3. Peas in a pod
4. 3 Donuts
5. Egg tart
6. 2 Cake rolls
7. 2 Chocolate bars
8. Panda head
9. Flower girl
10. Octopus
11. Burger ring
12. Chocolate cake ring
13. Fox charm
14. Robot charm
15. Macaroon charm
16. Panda felt pincushion
17. Panda amigurumi
18. Strawberry cake amigurumi

Olympics - Geekiness

Good morning! Are you glad it's Friday? To make the day even more awesome, it is the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London today. In honor of the Olympics, I decided to make cupcakes for everyone at work today.





I found freebie templates online for American and British flag cupcake toppers. I secured them to toothpicks using double-sided tape and presto, instant cuteness! (I apologize for the awful photos. My sister took my camera with her to RI this week so I'm stuck with the camera I used in England. Which is funny because I thought it was fabulous when I was there, but now it's just horrible. Ah, the changes in technology!)

I made two types of cupcakes, one chocolate cake and the other a yellow cake, both are decorated with vanilla frosting and sprinkles. I really wish I had picked up some 4th of July themed sprinkles this year before the holiday, but I wasn't thinking that I would make anything for the Olympics. Oh, well....they are still cute cupcakes and not bad for box mix ;)

Don't forget to watch the Opening Ceremony tonight! I can't wait to see what London has in store for the world to see!!

Until next time ^___^

P.S. Thanks to everyone that has commented on my finish on the Peace sampler ;)

♥ ~SQUEAL~ ♥

This morning I went across the bay to do some shopping. As always when I'm out that way I stop by B&N and the World Market.

I found the following goodies at the World Market:



They had a 'discover Britain' section so I picked up a can of Heinz beans, a can of spotted dick sponge pudding, a pack of McVittie's digestive biscuits, some German chocolate, a small packet of Nutella (to try it), and a fold-able bag decorated with a British flag, and a cute tiny takeout box featuring the Queen's Jubilee.



While at B&N I picked up several magazines including the latest issue of Mollie Makes and JCS issue of their Halloween designs. The Cranes Dance was published in paperback (I'd been waiting for it) so I picked that up as well.

On Friday we received a flyer in the mail for a Chinese restaurant near our house. Imagine my surprise when I saw something fabulous on the menu!!



They have a selection of fruit smoothies with boba (tapioca pearls)!!!!

Of course I decided to stop by on my way home this afternoon. I'm sure the lady at the counter thought I was an oddball just ordering a smoothie, but I love boba and we don't have any restaurants that sell it and if they do, they don't advertise it. Usually I have to wait until I go out to CA to get my boba fix!!! This may not be boba tea, but boba is excellent in smoothies! I got the strawberry smoothie with boba.

I always talk about boba tea to my friends here in Mobile. I will definitely be taking them by this Chinese restaurant to try it ;)

Until next time ^_____^

Happy Dance!

Design: Peace Sampler by Carol Emmer, JCS May/June 2012 issue
Fabric: 32ct cream Belfast Wichelt linen
Threads: DMC
Start/Finish: 5/29 - 7/21/2012

Big happy dance for the day! I finally finished the Peace Sampler for my aunt. I was determined to finish it this month because I'll have alot of things that I want to accomplish later this month and in August ;)

Overall, I liked the design except for the lettering which meant quarter stitches and backstitching. Not that quarter stitches are hard to stitch or anything just time consuming when everything else it stitched in regular cross stitches.

Until next time ^_____^

Bouquet of Flowers

My friend Amanda got me a new pin for my collection before she left. She found it at an antique shop that is nearby! It was only $5....love it!



Thanks for adding to my growing collection ^____^