New Anime Girl!

Well, here she is! Completely finished! I actually used the wrong side for her head, because I thought it would help the eyes stay on better. This is the first time I've used the wrong side, and I actually don't mind it for the face, because it looks smooth. I think I will stick with the right side for all of the other doll body parts.

 

I absolutely LOVE red haired dolls, and I managed to give this little lady a fairly anime-ish hair style!

I love the yarn her hair is made out of (although I can't remember what it's called..)!

Her dress is made from the sleeve of one of my old shirts (recycling lol), I have a ton of old clothes that can be used up for doll dresses, if only I was a wee bit better at sewing...anyway, I'm going to look up some clothes making tutorials online, and hopefully that will help! ^_^

   Also, I made a cute badge for my blog! ( I'm hoping to get one of those html boxes up soon!)

                                             and...a signature! Now I can say goodbye with style! ;)

Minako Pattern Giveaway!!!

Well, She's finally done! A big thank you shout out to my pattern testers! Minako the Amigurumi Manga Bunny is now up for sale on Ravelry! To celebrate the occasion, I'm going to give away 1 free copy of her crochet pattern! You must follow my blog, and leave a comment with your e-mail address and name to enter!!

                                           Here is a link to the pattern page on Ravelry: HERE


                             The contest will end nest Sunday, May 13th. Look out for the results! :D

                                                                                 -Brea ;)

What I've been working on!

Hi all, I'm back again! I have been working like crazy the past two weeks! There is a craft fair called Old Fashioned Day Every Year in Benton, Arkansas. I have bought a booth the past two years, and plan to do so again this year! Last year, I ran out of owl babies, and people kept coming up and asking if I had any more!!! So this year I'm going to be prepared!! One thing I have learned from doing this craft fair the past two years is that you can never have to much stuff!! So I'm going to try and have a ton of stuff to sell this year!! That means a lot of owl babies! Here are some I have recently finished.

A blue one

A green one

And both together!!

Here is a picture I took of some of my anime pets together! I hope to have a lot more of these little guys for the craft sale as well! I'll show you  more pics of what I have been working on soon, stay tuned!!

                                                                            -Brea  :D

Just A Quick Update!

Hiya Everybody! I changed my blog AGAIN. I custom made the header, do you like it? I just wanted to pop in so I could show off my latest creation! A little orange anime doggy! :D

I really like my anime pets, they remind me of the mascots you often see in shojo (girls) manga and anime! He should be up on my Etsy soon!

Also, I wrote last time about a way to revolutionize capsule pet creation. This is what I was talking about, Crocheted Circles!! This is another way to use up your stashed scrap yarn by the way! I've just been making a ton of tiny circles with my scraps. Now whenever I feel the urge to craft, (but am to lazy to crochet a whole doll) I can just attach button or bead eyes, wings, arms, legs..etc. And I'll have myself a finished capsule pet!! :)

                                  Well....I guess I'd better get back to work! Until next time!
                                                                       xoxoxoxo -Brea

A Tragedy + Cute New Amigurumi

I'm sorry everyone ^_^;  I would have posted sooner, but a horrible tragedy has befallen me ( ok maybe that's a little dramatic..). Bet you can't guess....I LOST MY FLASH DRIVE!!! How am I supposed to upload pictures without the use of a flash drive!! But oh well....my dad said he'd give me a new one ;) Until then however, You will just have to do with these pics I pulled off of my Etsy listings. I had wip pics and more (I was gearing up for a long post) But for now this is it.

Here is the finished blue anime doll.She is a mermaid named Veera. I made her differently than I usually make mermaids. I added the tail after making the body instead of working it in. I slip stitched into the bottom half, and worked on both sides to make the opening,then I gradually decreased and added the fin. The difference is that now she can bend at the waist! I had some wip pics of the tails workings, but I don't have them anymore... :(

I sorta got the name from the designer Veera Wang lol XD I love her shoes :)

 Also, I made some new capsule pets! Chipper the bird, and Toki the cat!As you can see, I've been putting those beads to good use. :)

 Oh did I tell you about the Etsy team? No? Well there is a team on Etsy called Just Plush, and I was made first, an admin to the facebook page, and then a leader of the etsy team!! I know It's probably a little silly to be excited about it, but it makes me happy anyway. >v<   The team is doing a pattern trade soon, and I will probably be trading one of my amigurumi patterns with another members. Then we will compare work! Sounds fun right? If you are a plush maker on Etsy, you should apply for the team! here is a link : right here!


I said goodbye to Mimi and Sweeta today, they are off to a loving new home! I also made a custom order ninja, for another wonderful customer!

Bye-bye Mimi

You too Sweeta! I'll miss you!

I am working on a new bearling right now! I'm also thinking about making a mini capsule pet ninja, that would be neat....

Work In Progress And A Nifty Book

                        It's wednesday again!! Here is my Work-In-Progress pic of the day!

An Anime Style Blue Doll

She's going to be a doll....but I'm not entirely sure what kind yet. I've gotten her hair done, but you will have to wait to see that. ;} I haven't made a regular sized doll in quite some time! It's slow going right now, I just need to sit down and get to work!!

I just finished writing chapter four of my novel!! I'm about to begin chapter five (the middle section will be the most difficult I'm sure) :P

While I'm on the subject of books, here is a great one my cousin picked up for me at the library! This is a great book, if you feel your shop is lacking, or, are a new seller to Etsy, and need some tips and tricks.

It tells you how to get the most exposure on social networking sites, and has step by step instructions on starting, or revamping, your Etsy store!

I was inspired by this book, and made a new banner for my store! Maybe a custom twitter background is in order next..?

How to sell your crafts online: by Derrick Sutton

I should have more pics of the little blue doll soon! Talk to you later!

Another Mini Capsule Pet Amigurumi: Isabel The Octopus!

A new Mini Capsule Pet: Isabel the purple octopus!! I even had a purple capsule to put her in :)
This is my first project using the glass beads I told you about. I'm really happy with the way it turned out, and hope to use a lot more of these beads on dolls in the future! (after all I have, like, a billion of them)

 Sometimes it's kind of frustrating crocheting so many tiny parts, but it's worth it in the end! However, I always seem to have to shove in the last leg among the seven. I need to learn to space them more evenly!

I  needle-felted Isabel's mouth

 Here is something different. I have only ever posted one of my drawings on my blog, but I want to start posting more! This is a little girl I drew in 2010, and only recently came across in my shelf. She was inspired by Mei from My Neighbor Totoro (one of my favorite Studio Ghibli films). This was the first drawing I inked using a calligraphy dip pen.

Rosy The Kitty

Sweet Rosy the kitty! :) A new anime kitty-Cat available in my store! Take A look Here!

I made her while I was visiting with my grandparents :) I usually embroider the noses on my anime kitties, by I needle felted hers. A nice Change, and quicker too! :D

Super Duper Teeny Tiny Itty Bitty Needle Felted Hamster!

 This was a super fun and easy project! (I love needle felting...<3) :D One of the little toy capsules that I mentioned became a running ball! X) It's fun to make things so tiny! This could be a hamster for a barbie, or a bjd! Or just a tiny sweet buddy.....He's in my ETSY.


 

The picture was a bit blurry, so It looked like he was running!

Free Amigurumi Pattern: Kawaii Bearlings!!

Yay! A new free pattern! These are the bearlings, Pirate bears trusty crew! This is a great project to use up little bits of scrap yarn and little beads and buttons, plus they are fun to customize, because each is so unique!

Here is a link to the PDF file: Here



I have so much scrap yarn, you will probably see more of these little guys in the future :)

I gave them names too!

Bot

cocoa

mimi

sweeta

Hope you love these little dudes as much as I do! Hey! If you use this pattern, I would LOVE to see pictures of your bearlings! You can find a link to my e-mail address on my profile, I might just feature your bearling on my blog!!