Little Cuties and Big Stress

O.M.G. Their is a 20% rain chance on Saturday. SATURDAY IS THE DAY OF MY CRAFT FAIR!!! Please, no....


On a happier note, I took some pics  of my newest creations~! These little guys are made from a super simple body pattern that was easy to write up~! I'm very happy with how they came out, and I'm working on another one right now~! It's nice to take a break from anime style dolls once in a while to make something old fashioned-looking~! :)

Making overalls was a first for me, but it's essentially the same as making a dress...only with leg holes! XD

You can see how simple the body is, just circles and tubes, and no fancy detailing. The fact that their so simple is what makes me like them~! They work up fast too~! :D

               I'm seriously hoping it's not going to rain Saturday...that would kill me... >_>


                                                                      Lotsa Love,

Lisa's Minako

Lisa ( Iesadora ) Won my Minako pattern a while back, and a few days ago she sent me pictures of her finished bunny! Here they are!!

                                                Isn't it just a cutie!!?? I love the bow-tie! >v<

                                                     Thanks for sharing your pics Lisa!! :D


                       I made some plushies too! Some cute lil teddies!  Classy Teddy and Lemon Pie teddy!

I made some more custom ninjas too, but I don't have pics of those(besides, ninjas are getting a little boring aren't they?)

                                                                  Until next time then!!

Cattitude Kitties!

So I came up with the idea of making a basic body shape for an Ami, and then going crazy with details, and this is what came of it: Cattitude Kitties! It took me a while to figure out what kind of animal I wanted them to be, but in the end cats one over bears (teddies are so done) and dogs (I am NOT a dog person). The first one I made, I wanted the theme to be blue, so I used blue yarn for the hair, blue felt for the apron, and blue striped material for her turtleneck. She ended up as  "The Busy Mom Kitty" which was the best theme I could think of.

Her shirt is not very intricate, but I hope with practice, I will get better at making clothing for my dolls!

Making the hair took FOREVER. I peeled apart yarn for a very long time, until each ply was separate, then I laid it across the head and needle-felted it into place. It took a really long time, but It turned out looking nice! :)

          My Grandma got me a big Ol' bucket of buttons, so I used them too accessorize my kitties.

                  I found a blue heart button which went just perfectly with busy mom kitties blouse!



 The next kitty I made was way more fun! I've been watching The Pirates Of The Caribbean movies lately, and have been in a pirate-y mood. So Vengeful Pirate Kitty was born!!

I used another button for his belt buckle!

 I really love how his eye turned out! It's really fun experimenting with drawing different kinds of eyes for my Amigurumis!

I had kind of a hard time making his hat (I'm not much of a seamstress lol) But In the end, after much frustration, I turned it sideways, and It looked more like a pirate hat than it did from the front....
I'm really happy with how these guys turned out, and hope to make more soon!

                                            Both of these guys are in my Etsy store!

                                                                     -Brea <3

Lil Octopi

Hi again! Just a quick post to show off some more cuties I have been working on! :)

                           Cute little octo-pussies ( and yes, I know that's incorrect spelling)!

 Usually I shy away from making octopi, because it takes so long to make the legs. But with these guys, I worked the legs into the body, all as one piece! It worked out great! I'm very pleased with the result.The green one is my favorite! :)

These safety eyes are flat, and I painted them black.

                                         Hope these little guys inspired! Until next time! :D

                                                                         -Brea :)
ps. I will have a new pattern available for sale soon....and maybe a pattern give-away! ;)

Kawaii blogs!!

I saw a message about a kawaii linky party on twitter! Of course I had to look into it! Hawaii Kawaii is setting up a page for cutesy bloggers and shopkeepers to put up links to their sites!! I entered my blog!
If you like cute, you should totally take a look at this site. Also check out the links to the other cute blogs! It's always cool to find other bloggers that are totally obsessed with cuteness. ;)

                                                             Click HERE to visit the site!

Knit And Crochet Design Week: Day Five, Mess-Ups

Ok, So this is gonna be a fairly short post, because I haven't really made very many mistakes with lil panda so far (I'm happy about that lol). Anyhoo, the biggest problem I had was picking the yarn to go with my white. I delayed starting because I couldn't find a yarn that I liked. I ended up using Caron's Simply soft, in light country blue. It matched my felt, and it's, well...soft.

It's a tiny bit thick for the yarn I'm using for the head, but with a tiny (and I mean tiny) crochet hook, and tight stitching, it's working out alright.


The biggest mess-up I've had so far is panda's nose. I must have stitched it up and pulled it out three times! Here is a slightly disturbing picture of panda as i ripped out his nose for the second ( or third, I kinda lost count) time.

                                   It kinda looks like he's being eaten alive by blue worms (shiver)
Thankfully, that problem was resolved. I have finished panda's body and ears, I should have more pics tomorrow!

       Be sure to check out Stacey's post, and see what my fellow designers are up to HERE!!

Mini Owly And More!!

Aaah I'm back again! :) The other day my grandma took me out shopping, we went to Hobby Lobby and got some awesome beads!!

The ones on the left are glass beads.

Don't these ones look like cat's eyes?! I made grandma a kitty keychain to say thank you, sadly I forgot to take pics before I sent it off. :( 

 And I got new shoes!!! Yaaay! I LOVE shoes X) And these ones are just my type! In fact, they look a lot like another pair I have, only that pair is old and falling apart. ( I still wear them though lol )

I <3 Wedges :)

Aaah but too the point! I said I was going to make some amigurumi to put into those capsules, remember?
Well I did :) Another owl baby! ( Sorry I'm obsessed with owls lately XD )

His name is Howard. Cute huh? He's only about an inch tall, and fits perfectly in his little capsule :D
He's available for adoption in my Etsy store.

I started another capsule critter, a purple octopus. Should have pics soon :) Until then!

Congrats!

Congrats to Katie for winning the baby bat pattern! I should get back to regular posting again so stay tuned! happy new year everyone! :D

OH! What Big Eyes You Have!

 I made a cardboard thingamajig to mount my safety eyes on while I paint them.

 I initially painted them all black, but then I started painting random things on them...On one pair
I painted something like tiny suns...I have no idea what I'm going to use them on lol XD

 I sort of tried to make anime/manga style eyes with this pair. I'm Not really sure it worked....

 Here is a little poof ball kitty I created ( he's available in my Etsy store) He's modeling a pair of freshly glossed black eyes.

 Here is the start to a pair of hand drawn anime eyes....

 And here is the finished product! I absolutely LOVE drawing anime eyes. It is rare to find a piece of my schoolwork without an eye or two on it! :)

I started a little doll with my new creations, I kind of wish I had used them on an animal, but oh well I can make more :)

And here she is all dressed up and ready to go! :)  I think I'm gonna make some more anime dolls in the near future (gee it seems like I've been putting that a lot lately lol)  :D

Princess PetalBlossom