Summer Fun

Oh, it's end of the first full week of July. Yayy.

Things around the blog have been a bit quiet, as I've been working on things for San Diego Comic Con. All will be normal-ish after the con.

Now that's out of the way, have some things I've created.


On my last entry, I shared an amigurmi I was working on. I actually finished it the next day >_>



TaDa! A mermaid. She was super fun to work on, and I want to make more ; w;



And the back. I had the most fun with her hair. I single crocheted down the back of the head in two rows, then looped the hair in the SC's.

And because it's been so hot here in SoCal, I made a little something that makes me happy to have in person, and in plush form.



I sent my mom a picture of this via text message, and she replied 'Why are you sending me pictures of ice cream...Oh, this is crocheted!!! Ahhh cute!!!!' Ahah, I love my mommy.



And a detail shot. Good way to get rid of some of the beads I have, I think.


A while back, I joined GoodnightLittleSpoon's MixCD swap, and here are the two CD's I made before I send them off.


CD 1


CD 2
I hope both of my recipients enjoy their CD's :3


So, on Monday, it will be my birthday! =D Yayyy. I still have no clue what I'll be doing that day, though. I'll figure something, that probably might include going to as many 7/11's as I can to get two free slushees .

How have you all been? Create anything awesome?

Take Care, and Happy Crafting.

PS- you should follow me on twitter. Just Saying.

Tired, and teaching.

I've been really tired lately. I'd wake up, shower and go about my day for an hour, then want to go to bed again shortly after. It sucks, and I hope it goes away soon.

But I've been a bit productive! On Wednesday, I spent a good bit of my after class time teaching a fellow student from my health class to knit and crochet! (Hi Sandra!) She quickly caught on crocheting, and as I had extra hooks, I gave her one, and a bit of yarn to practice. I can't wait until our next lesson. It's really great to show another person your craft. Such a happy feeling!

Yesterday afternoon, I decided to make my mom a little gift. She hasn't been feeling too well, so I wanted to brighten her day.


So I made her a red velvet cupcake amigurumi! Her favorite type of cake is red velvet, so I figured, why not give her one that can last a lot longer than a real one? :3

Sometime in the future, I'll be re-designing the blog layout. Might even draw up some cute headers or something. I've scribbled out ideas on scrap paper. I may share then soon.
I'm also planning a giveaway for the blog's 1st anniversary! Still not sure what to make the prize, but stay tuned! :3

Take care, and happy crafting!

Book and embroidery

One day, I'll come up with good blog titles. One day.

On Saturday, I arrived home to a lovely package. It was the book I won from the contest on Knit Cast!



The prize was Mags Kandis' book, Gifted. It's really an adorable book, filled with loads of sweet gift ideas. All the ideas can be completed quickly, so they can be given to their intended recipients asap.



In addition to various knitting, crochet, and felting projects, there are also little recipes for some nice edible gifts as well.
I am very happy to have received this book. Thank you Marie.

In other crafty news, I finished the unicorn embroidery!

I really love it, and I'm now doodling out other little things to embroider next.

And a week or so ago, I finally broke down and crocheted up an amineko. It was a great way to use up the huge ball of black yarn I had sitting around, and the result is an adorable crocheted cat!


He doesn't have a name, but he's not as lazy as other amineko.


He prefers a good novel to a nap any day.

Now I'll be off to do homework, and write pen-pal letters.

Take care, and Happy crafting.

Shop Update

I listed three new octopod in the shop earlier today.


A sunny colored one (who to me, looks a bit sad. -shrug- maybe I lowered his eye placement some.)


The green one from last month.


A fabulous red one.


And an Octo-Stack... or Rasta Octpodes xD

Hopefully if the sunlight permits, and I'm free from back pain, I'll be sewing something, and documenting it. SO that should be fun. And I'll be trying to work on that Shrinky Dinks tutorial I promised a while back.

And tiny reminder, I made a Facebook Fanpage. Mostly out of boredom, I shouldn't be left around technology, Ahaha! I still have to figure how to make a little button for it to stick on the side of my page @.@; Feel free to 'like' Tiny.Angry.Crafts on Facebook :3

How are you all doing? What new crafty things do you have planned?

Take Care, and Happy Crafting

Days keep breezing by.

I've been pretty busy as of late. Working on designs, making gifts for people, figuring upcoming travel plans, and figuring school schedules. Fun times, eh?

But none of you are here to read my complaints, just to see the pretty pictures :3

This baby was commissioned by a friend for an upcoming costume.

It will be about 3ft in length, and have tassels at the ends. Its been a stop and go process, as my shoulders have been aching as of late =<


Top Secret!

I think this will be the only progress I'll post of this baby. I need it done by new years xD. And so-far it doesn't resemble anything! ='D But I know when it's complete, my recipient will simply adore it :3 ya know, I hope :x

This nifty little number

Was made before I left for Vegas in late October, and during the entire trip, I didn't even wear it about. But its super warm, and comfy. :3


Of course I've been working on more of these cuties. I'll list him in my shop sometime this week.


And a little something for myself. Which will be put on hold, until after the holidays it seems. In a lame attempt to keep me from getting distracted xD;


How is everyone elses crafty to-do list? Mine is still a mile long, but I'm slowly working through it. Lucky for me, most of my gift recipients don't mind late gifts.

Hopefully tomorrow, I'll give sneak previews of other things I have been working on. (granted I'm not tired from being out and about...maybe I should say 'sometime this week!')

Take Care, and Happy Crafting!

Bears, stars and purses

Today is a nice rainy day. Rainy days are perfect for crafting. Or in my case, waiting for the sun to peak through for 5 mins, and take pictures! xD;

I've made a few cute things as of late, such as;

This happy bear.

I made my sister a 'polar bear' as a just because gift. Welll, more I was working on it, and she claimed it as her own xD So I made myself a cute little brown bear.

I felt the urge to make a little clutch, 1. To have. and 2. for a costume I need to finish. (I've been so lazy on the sewing front as of late.) So I searched for a nice pattern to crochet, and discovered the Berry Sweet Clutch pattern.

Its done entirely in shell stitch, which is fun, and quite addicting! And the handle is an icord. I still need to find a nice button for it, and line it. But I love it, and my grandma finds it adorable.

When going through my 'I need to make ____' sketches, I was staring at stars I scribbled out. I did some simple math, and figured out a nice pattern :3

So I made a Paopu Fruit. If you're familiar with the Kingdom Hearts series, you know what this is.

Then after do a bit more math figuring, I made a Mario Star!

Which I made in about an hour while listening to soap operas at my mums house.

And finally, In not knitting or crochet news, I made some envelopes for pen-pals :3

I have some letters I need to reply to, but I've been sort of hit with a writers block. Which always confuses me, as I've got a prompt 'reply to the letter!' but sometimes it just doesn't work out. But making envelopes helps!

I hope you all are having lovely afternoons.

Take Care, and Happy Crafting.

Lions and Fair Isle~

Hello all! I'm back~ =D
Miss me? -listens to crickets chirp-....

Anywhozle, I've been working off an on with little things to fling on the blog, as well as being social, and wanting to rage over schooling situations.

But enough about that, you're all here to see the cute things I make xD.



This is Griever. I made him for my friend's Squall cosplay (from the video game Final Fantasy 8 to those unfamiliar)
He was fun to crochet up. I just went on with my own little 'pattern' I vaguely scribbled out on a business card. In a few hours, I was finished :3


He's so cute ;; and my friend has already expressed great joy about him. I can't wait till she gets him and takes pics :3

I've also been busy with a few other things. Making 'just because' gifts for my friends who've been super supportive of me. Hopefully, I'll photograph their gifts before I give them out. I think all of them are getting some sort of amigurumi xD!

And as the weather has been getting colder, I've been thinking of a new pair of wristwarmers to keep my hands warm. So I thought of a fair isle patterned pair.


Just a simple stranded pattern I might incorporate into the warmers. The colors blue and brown looks quite nice together, I think.

So how have you all been? Learn any new techniques? Do anything awesome?

Take Care, and Happy Crafting.

Tea and WIPs

-sorry if this shows up twice...-

The other day, my mum bought me a shiny new teapot!! I decided to put it to good use this morning, so I brewed up some peppermint. Me being the clumsy creature I am, ends up burning my pinky and thumb of my left hand =<

So, as it hurts to close said hand, I've got some Aloe Vera on it, and typing quite quickly with my right hand =3

Last night/this morning, I was trying to figure what I should make. Something cute and something that could be made quickly. I asked on twitter , and steph suggested I make either a monkey or a kitty. I chose kitty, then mimi linked me to the Knitted Kitty (ravelry link) pattern.


Started casting on at 2am, got sleepy about 2 mins later xD;

A bit before I started the kitty, I figured as fall is approaching, I needed a new hat. I looked through the hat patterns on rav, and decided on the Meret =3



And earlier this week, I decided to make some little crochet hats for my Ball Jointed Doll, Cupcake.


Froggy!!


And a simple pink.

I might make a few more when my hand feels better, and I work the other things =3

Take care, and happy crafting!

NARWHAL

You guys, I modded This pattern a little bit, and came up with a Narwhal. I'm so stupidly excited over this, it's hilarious.


Narwhal by ~Lorthide on deviantART

(that's my deviant art account, btw. I have some of my cosplay photos on there, in case any of you were interested in seeing them =3 )

All you need is love

I've had various songs from the Beatles stuck in my head for a bit today... -cough-

Today I ventured over to visit my mum and flail to her about my etsy shop, and such. She was such a darling, giving me ideas for little cute things to make, and how to price some items. She also told me she'd help promote my shop once I fling more items up, which is super sweet and adorable. (She's also reading this blog too, which makes me smile. HI MOMMY!! <3 Love ya)

On the crafty front, Octopi. They're sooo fun to make ;; To think I was just durping about one day and made myself an octopus! Now I can't stop >_>


This dapper octopus is a gift to a good friend. She's already given him a name, it's; Mr. Squiggles Remmington III
He was fun to make. With his little tophat, monocle and moustache ; 3;


This little pink one was the next to be made. I'm actually going to be selling it....after I figure a good way to mail it off... Same with Mr. Squiggles.... >___>


And this mustachioed little octopus will also be for sale =3


Octopi pile! ='D


And I decided to keep myself busy yesterday when looking for podcasts to listen to, by making a cake... thing? Sponge cake?

Saw a picture on a Japanese blog of a similar one, and of course I had to figure how to make my own. I have to stuff it, and sew it closed... somehow.

I have some more adorable ideas brewing, I just have to get started on em! I'll of course keep you lovely readers updated!!

Take care, and happy crafting.

Oh, you're making toys? :)

Howdy all!

I've been keeping myself busy these past few days also know as, oh, you're avoiding editing that huge backlog of photos eh? and making cute little amigurumi!

First on the list is Elefante

Right now, it just looks like odd baby booties, and a triangle... I'm making this for my younger sister. Lucky for me, she loves elephants, and the color purple. Anything to kill that giant blob of Caron one pound. >_>


Next up, Octopi! =D

Aren't they adorable? I just started messing around and crocheting, and ended up with a blob. I closed it up, and thought 'Octopus! FIFA Octopus!' (as the orange one was the first to be made) Then I HDC'd some tentacles, and Tada!


This silver one is going to my friend, who after seeing Paulie, made sounds of adoration, and love.


My sister called him Paulie. She's sort of following the games, I'm not. All I know is Netherlands won a few days ago, and I found that out when friends and I went to eat, and saw to Dutch fellows in their orange shirts. xD;


Next up, is a SackBoy!

One of my friends messaged me on facebook, asking if I could possibly knit up a Sackboy. I said I probably could, and I could even crochet it. She mentions a friend would like one, and asked her if she could make it, but she can't knit/crochet (clearly, I must teach my friends >_> ) So I started to see what I could do.
I'm tinkering with my own 'pattern'. Why is pattern in quotes? I tend to do things by trial and error =3

Lastly on the 'Wow, you're seriously doing all of these at the same time, really? list, I've been making progress on my -semisekrit- amigurumi

Now to seam the back of the head, stuff, and complain as I figure everything else out.
Anyone wanna guess? XD


Well, tomorrow(July 11th) is my birthday. I'll be turning 21. I haven't a clue what I'll be doing. Maybe a zoo trip? Maybe I'll veg out at home, knitting, until someone gets me.

Tools of the trade+ a WIP

So as I had a late start to my day, I've decided to share with you, my knitting bag(one of...a few) and roll. (because I clearly have nothing better to do)


The bag was a regular canvas bag from Walmart, that I got bored, and painted one day at 2am. Yes, I let my geek card show all the time xD;


My knitting roll. Quite a fun sew, and good fabric stash buster!


And open, displaying my small collection of knitting needles and crochet hooks. (I have two other circular needles, but they're in use, atm. And my other bamboo straights were hiding in a pair of boots when this photo was taken >_> )


And my WIP. I'm slowly scribbling a pattern together for a plush -insert secret here- It doesn't look like much now, but if I keep at it, and keep good notes, then hopefully it'll turn out awesome!


Also, hello watermarks! I water mark things on my dollsite and dA, so why not here?
And don't mind the layout changes. I'm seeing how long it'll take before I get sick of certain ones.

Take care, and happy knitting.