Sayomi

I recieved my trade package from Kat250 on Friday!


Isn't she beautiful?! Her name's Sayomi - it means night born beauty :) It was a total suprise when I got her - I wasn't expecting her for at least another week, but there she was on Friday afternoon!


Thank you soooo much Katie - I love her! She lives on my desk and watches me crochet hehe! I hope you like your ami's as much as I love Sayomi!

Ckeck out more of Katies adorable dolls at her DA page here!

Rioting Ami's

Hey Ho!

I have recently become involved in a trade over on DeviantArt with the fab and amazingly talented Kat250. In exchange for some ami's, I am getting one of her fab dolls! Check out her work here

So I have been busy lately, so you should be seeing a bit more of me lol So far I have these two made:


A pink Gibbley! He looks super cute in pale pink!! A also re-made my Apple In A Pink Cosy...


I have been asked to apply some more blush to the apple, because you can't really see it very well. That's no problem, I have some darker stuff at hand :)

I am currently in the middle of making a Kokeshi doll, in, yep, pink! I have the head done, and have been waiting until today to make the hair, as I had run out of black yarn. So it was off to Hobby Craft today :)

Talking of Hobby Craft - you may have seen in the news about the Riots in the UK. I myself am only 30 mins away from London, so it's been abit tense. On Tuesday night there were reports of Basildon town centre itself being set alight, including my beloved Hobby Craft. Scary times. My brother was out for the evening and went round near the town centre that night, and said there were a ton of police on horseback sealing off the town centre, but fortunatly no fires. Phew! Thankfully things have quietened down in the past few days - I hope things continue to be peaceful :)

What I've Been Making

Currently Listening To: One - Metallca/ Drinking - Blue Charge (cheap Red Bull :P)/ Making - Blythe Jumper

Got a bumper issue of What I've Been Making this week! First off I made this Mutant Cactus, he's (they're) number 105 :) The tall thin guy has a special eye and is crying, bless him! I'm gonna keep this one me thinks :)

This guy is the very first Morris Mouth I made. He lives with me :)

Another Mini Pillow Pal, this time for the craft fair I am taking part in in Southend on May 1st. While I'm in Southend I'm gonna get more of them cool buttons I use for their eyes, they're fab!

This is Lulu, my new doll pattern :) She's got a big head and a tiny body, and curley hair. I made the hair by cutting the yarn into little strips, then seperating it. The result is thin, curley hair! Pattern to follow...

I made these 2 for a fellow DA member last week, was nice to make a turtle again, haven't made one in ages!

And last but not least, an Alien Bunny in a yellow hoodie lol! I made him for my swap partner in the Amigurumi Addiction 2 Swap over on Craftster. He is made of baby dk yarn and the hoddie is made of Supersoft Aran, the same stuff the Mini Pillow Pals are made of. He also has wire in his arms and legs, so he is posable. My partner loved him!

Wow, alot of stuff! I'm still really busy with it all, was up until 3am last night crocheting. And I still have to post pictures of my girl Zoe, but we haven't had an oppertunity for a proper photo shoot yet. She got a mini guitar yesterday! It's a flying V! Weeeee!!

Hope everyones having a great weekend! :D

Monster Under The Bed Finished!

I finished Gibbley today! Here he is...

Yay! I'm happy with the way he turned out - though I would've liked for his feet to be a bit bigger.

He was made with the usual acrylic yarn and a 3.25mm hook. He has a horn in the middle of his head, folded ears, fangs, stripy body and a fluffy tail...

I entered him into the contest - see all the other enteries here!

The contest isn't for a Monster Under The Bed anymore - it's just for random monsters. But Gibbley is still the Monster Under The Bed! He won't hurt or scare you though - he just wants to jump in with you for a snuggle!

I hope you like him!

Monster Under The Bed

There is another contest on this month over at the Simply Plush group on DA, and I had to enter this one too when I found out what you have to make!

This month it's all about 'The Monster Under Your Bed'! I love monsters, so couldn't resist this contest! I drew afew ideas in my sketch book and got crocheting. This is what I have so far...


A monster head lol! It's 60 stitches round, using a 3.25mm hook and acrylic yarn. He has a horn in the middle of his head, 2 folded ears and fangs! Next I will be making the body. I'm all done on my custom orders now, so I can concentrate on this little guy! I think I'm going to call him Gibbley <3

I will post pictures as I progress with him!

I'm A Winneeeeer!

My Self Portrait won a prize in the DA Simply Plush contest! Yay!

I'm so chuffed! There were soooo many great entries in that contest (see them all here) so I didn't think I'd win anything lol! Escpessially since all the rest were made of felt and fabric; mine was the only crocheted doll in the contest :S

Yes, that's me. Yes we're wearing the same thing (told you I loved that shirt...) You won't see many pictures of me on here, so enjoy while you can *rolls eyes!*.

So big thanks to Sandfan and the other judges over at Simply Plush - you made my week! :D

As for what I'm up to this week - today I went to London with my Mum and my Little Visitor Gus the Turkey. We did some sight seeing and shopping - it was PACKED with tourists! And on the way home I was stuck in a train carriage with a sweet muncher, a heavy breather and a cougher *shudders*. I'll probably post some pictures of our day later in the week.

Also this week I'm working on a custom order for an Etsy customer - they want an orange Super Monstie and a green Uniloomph. I plan on having more Apples In Suits in my shop too by the end of the week - I've just got to take pictures. And I'll be sending off a package to Jill! Yay!

Self Portrait Finished!

I finally finished my 'Me' doll! Here she is...

She is 11'' tall, and made with a 3mm hook. I wanted to use a small hook so I could make the stitches really tiny and the doll smaller. She has her left eye missing, but I've already explained that here. :D

She was fun to make! I don't think I'm gonna win the contest because there are loads of very talented plushie makers taking part, but at least now I have a little me sitting on my desk!

I tried my best with the tattoos - it's difficult embroidering onto an amigurumi :(

To see all the other fab entries to this contest visit the gallery here! :D

Stitch N Bitch Chat

Just wanted to let you know I will be taking part as a guest in a Stitch N Bitch chat next Sunday, 1st August at 8am to 10am PST over on the Community Relations Chatroom on DeviantArt!
I'll be answering crochet and amigurumi related questions in the 3 hours the chatroom will be open, along with some fab crochet artists. So if you have any questions about getting started with crocheting, making your own amigurumi patterns on any general crochet questions come along and we'll do our best to answer them!
To check what time the chat starts in you area, check out PST Website. I know that for me in the UK it will be 3pm-5pm Sunday afternoon :)

Hope you can join us!

Self Portrait WIP 2

I've been working alot on my 'Me' doll recently, here's what I've done so far...

Nearly finished the 2 legs, and I've added a cross necklace and a lip piercing.

Legs and arms complete, plus...

I added some tattoos - this one is my cross and dates ones on my left wrist, and...

... this is my bat on my right ankle :) They're the best I could do lol!

I'm having a rest from doing this doll for now - it's kind of gettng on my nerves! But I will complete it by the 31st! :D

Best Of...

I'm gonna start doing my Best Of feature again, but just focusing on one site at a time. This week it's DA...

Amigurumi Giraffe
djonesgirlz

Mee, the plushie
PinkNyu
(I want to make this in amigurumi form!)

More tea
Displacedmind

Salvadore
ShoriAmeshiko

Teddy Love
HanaClayWorks

Best Of...

Craftster

I found this fab Star Stuffie by April Draven on Craftster! There's even a pattern, so you can make your own! I think this would look great at the top of a Christmas tree!

Photo (c) April Draven

Deviant Art


OMG, I SO want this Salvador the Kawaii Kuppycake! KAWAII! Made by Monster Kookies, she even has an Etsy shop where she sells all these fab polymer clay creations! Yay!

Photo (c) MonsterKookies

Flickr


I love this Amigurumi Christmas Tree by Ingolmo on Flickr! Check out the teeny tiny decorations!

Ravelry


Another week, another reason to learn how to knit from Ravelry! I adore these Cogette Lace Cuffs by Sarah Engelke! A beautiful green colour too, I think these are fab!

Photo (c) Sarah Engelke

Best Of...

Craftster


I really like this red 60's inspired dress by shesxautomatic on the clothing board on Craftster! I had a go at making my own clothes last year, it went ok, I made some t-shirts and skirts but I don't think I could ever make something like this!

Photo (c) shesxautomatic

Deviant Art


Aaawwww! This photo by moloko-yeah on DA is tooooo cute! I love hamsters and this one's so lovely!

Photo (c) moloko-yeah

Flickr


OMG, check out these Kiss Moon Buns by Moon's Creations! Amazing! I love Kiss, I was gonna get tickets to go see them at Wembley but they were £45/$90 :O Moon's Creations have an Etsy shop too where she sells these cute little bunnies, you can find it here. I only hope one day my Etsy shop will be as successful and full of great ami's as Moon's!

Photo (c) Moon's Creations

Ravelry


Yet another good reason to learn how to knit! I really like these wrist warmers by Jantje on Ravelry, the colours are great too, except I don't like wearing blue and green together as I think it's unlucky lol! I'm very superstitious!

Photo (c) Jantje

Best Of...

Craftster


OMG I really want this Yoshi Mosaic by anneandkita on Craftster!! I've been looking round the glass crafts board on Craftster as I'm interested in fused glass work, and found this! I'm addicted to Mario Kart 64 at the moment after buying it on Wii recently, so this really appealed to me!

Photo (c) AnneandKita


Deviant Art


Love Domo - love this Domo Needle Point by HardcoreEskimoKisses on DA! She said she made it because 'he's effin awesome', and I couldn't agree more! I'd love to try doing something like this! The possibilities!

Photo (c) HardcoreEskimoKisses


Flickr


The week before last on Etsy Friday I featured a cute little pink ninja by Lilley, and I've found more of them on Flickr! A whole army of Ninjas! Yay! I love the fact that they all have their own weapons! Though some of them look like they are holding an ice cream lol!

Photo (c) Lilley1


Ravelry


Look at this cute little guy! He's called Yokik, and he's made by Gotiks on Ravelry. I love the colours used, and the cute little bell on his hat! It says he's made with a 2mm hook - wow! That's tiny! Love the little mouse too!

Photo (c) Gotiks

Best Of...

Craftster


I'm very tempted by Inchies, and these lovely examples by Phizzychick make me want to try them even more! An Inchie is basically just a square of cardboard that's 1'' by 1'', and you just draw/paint/whatever on it to make mini pieces of art. I just wish I could draw lol!

Photo (c) Phizzychick

Deviant Art


I'm a MASSIVE Heroes fan, so naturaly I love these Heroes character cartoons by Eattoast! My fav cartoon here is Peter Petrelli - infact he's my fav character in the show too lol!

Picture (c) Eattoast

Flickr


I love this photo Momiji by Ladybastard_Harajuku over on Flickr! I love the tattoos, the hair, the dress, the shop - everything! I want tattoos like that!

Photo (c) Ladybastard_Harajuku

Ravelry


Loving this Scarecrow Bear by DawnToussaint on Ravelry, so sweet! Beautiful use of colour, and I really like the detail on the hat!

Photo (c) DawnToussaint

Best Of...

Craftster


I love these adorable critters by Gekkogirl on Craftster! Although I love amigurumi, I think the sock monkey is my fav! Cute face!

Photo (c) Gekkogirl

Deviant Art



These flowers by Lildevil on DA are so colourful and happy! Do you reckon they're really that colour, or have they been Photoshopped?!

Photo (c) Lildevil

Flickr


More beautiful work by ElizabethD on Flickr! I love the odd shape of the mushroom and the cute flower on the snails head! Super kawaii!

Photo (c) ElizabethD

Ravelry


Wow, check out this scarf by Jialuvsdogs on Ravelry! Look at the yarn! Can you even call that yarn?! I'd have a nightmare trying to crochet with that but it looks really cool!

Photo (c) Jialuvsdogs