Weekend Crafts

My productivity level sort-of waved this week. It mostly went into various planning stages. But I have some lovely completed items I can show off to you!

Now a bit before my Spring Break started, I got my first request on etsy(to which I squee'd and flailed about happily). A sweet lady asked if I could make a tiny octopus for her boyfriend. I gleefully obliged.



It's a tiny 1.5x1.5 in.



It was hard to part with, but I made one for myself, and it somehow ended up with 9 tentacles. Heh.

Next on the list is a granny square.



I remember when I was younger, I'd watch my grandma make a huge blanket from just one granny square starter. I might sink into the 'Must make huge granny square blanket' mode once it starts to get cold again. But for now, I'll make random ones, in bright colors as a form of relaxation.


Cross-stitch is quickly becoming my new favorite thing.



I made the red heart last night when my sister was visiting. And the pink heart just today, in aprox. 40mins. I can't wait to figure more patterns to make. I've scribbled out one, and I'm itching to start stitching it up.



And last on the list, a hair bow!



I knitted this one up while visiting a friend a few days ago. I finished it on my train ride home, while sitting with a nice lady who was knitting up some socks. :3

My sister liked the bow, and remarked it looked like it should be a bow-tie. Now, us being the nerds we are giggled, and after she left, I snapped it around my neck.



I wear a bow-tie now, bow-ties are cool. -11th Doctor.

Knowing me, I might actually wear this as a bow-tie.


Now tomorrow, my blog will be 1 year old! Hurrah! Do I have any plans to have an epic blog post? Nope. But I will be plotting to re-design the blog. I have it sketched out, I just have to re-look at some photoshop tutorials, and take some photos.
I'm still planning the give-away, but it won't be for a while.

How are you all? Create anything awesome lately?

Take Care, and Happy Crafting.

More nerdy things.

School still has a vice grip on important things in my life, so I'm doing good to get one crafty thing done a week.

This week, another nerdy cozy! =D


Dunananana, BATMAN! =D It was super fun to make this. Hand-sewing is very comforting for me. :3




Even though I don't own an iPhone, I felt like making a cozy for one. But lucky for me, I do own an iPod, which is the same size.


And detail shot.

I've got a few friends interested in other cozies, so that's exciting!

How are you all? Any new awesome things you've made as of late?

Take care, and happy crafting!

Nerdy card holders and hair bows

Hello every one!
Not a whole lot of crafting done this week. But the bit I did get done was lovely.

As I've been self printing my own business cards, I realized I really need something to put them in that can keep them all in order and safe. I walked by my little pile of felt, and saw the black felt and yellow felt just chilling out together. An awesomely nerdy idea popped into my head.



Dun nanananana Business Card Holder!
Its a wee bit wonky, but I love it all the same. Now my business cards have a nice place to live in my bag, and I have something adorable to pull them out from!


Here's the back detail. I love edging things with blanket stitch now!

I was also able to pump out a hair bow. I half knitted this as I waited for class to start, and nobody in the room noticed. I suppose it helped I introduced myself as a very crafty person on the first day.


I love this blue, it's nice a bright color, and it just makes me happy!


And here are the rest of the hair bows I've made, and (re)listed in the shop.
Hair Bows!


How have you all been?
Oh! I've also been on the look out for new blogs, to read. What are some of your favorites?

Take Care, and Happy Crafting.

What's to come?

Well school started up this week, so I'll be a bit wonky with my posting updates, but I'll try to at least have one post a week. I've got a full schedule for school this semester, so the little bits of craft time will be good for me.

The other day, I was over my moms house, and decided to embroider something adorable. I bought a couple of skeins of floss, decided to come up with this little cutie.



I'm working on the mane now, and looking for more yellow for the hoofs. I'm sure one of my friends is waiting for me a to make a Robot Unicorn embroidery, ahaha, we'll see.

One of the other things I'm working on, is super nerdy. I've been plotting and sketching out various superhero logos to use for different things. I'm just thinking of what to make first, and which hero.



I might pump out a Batman something and see who in my friends circle tries to battle for it xD; I'm sorta plotting to make a superhero scarf with as many hero logos as I can fit on it! That'll be a super nerdy endeavor, and I'd love to loose myself in making it. Or, I can just make superhero amigurumi. Hmm.

What are your crafting plans?

Take care, and happy crafting!

When you buy sock yarn

You better make some cute socks.

On the 23rd of September, my mom and I decided to investigate a LYS(The Grove ). I've been wanting to make myself some socks for...some odd reason, and I picked out some needles, and a colorway I found myself oddly attracted to.



And after many hours or dawdling about and watching tv, I wound it up.



Since then, I've been looking for a nice sock pattern to knit up. Now, fellow knitters, what has been your favorite sock pattern to use, or one you really enjoy? Thank you in advance!

Hmm, what else has been up with me? Enjoying this rain we've been getting ; ; Its so comforting! I've been wanting to work on my cosplay costumes for upcoming conventions. I still have two WIP cosplays, but I've sort of lost my drive to complete them, which saddens me =<
But there is one in particular I want to start on ASAP so I don't get angry and give up half way through... or go insane while working on it last minute. -sigh-

How have you all been?

Shrinky Dinks!

Hello everyone.
Last night a friend of mine invited me to a VIP shin-dig at a local science centre. It was nice to get out of the house and do something different. One of the things to do when everyone else was arriving, make shrinky dinks.


The Communicator badge and TARDIS were made at the event, and the heart was made at home =3
I scribbled out a tutorial, and will post it sometime next week. Hopefully tomorrow, I'll post up the test knit I did for Alyoops Which will mostly consist of squeeing and cooing over the object.

I believe I have rid myself of this funk. Who woulda thunk that something simple as scribbling on plastic and baking it would give me a creative kick in the pants?

Take care, and happy crafting

One of those days

Today was one of those days for me. I'm sure you know the kind. Where you want to do a million and seven things at once, and when you sit and try, you get up and walk away?

I wanted to work on something for a friend, I get the material and sit in front of my sewing machine. I stared at the machine for a minute or two, and got up and walked off.
Then I wanted to knit. I started for a row, and quickly got bored.

I went for a walk and it changed nothing. So I sat and started IMing a friend, then got the sudden urge to embroider.


Mmmm chemical structures. Anyone wanna try to decipher my writing and guess what it is?

I hope my sewing and knitting groove come back, and soon. I've got things to do! Maybe I'll make an effort to go and venture about tomorrow, that should clear my head and put me in a better mood.

Take care, and happy crafting!

Lazy Friday

Today was a bit of a lazy day for me. I planned to sew, but my back hurt from yesterday, and I didn't feel like sewing alone today. =< So, I visited my mum, and made another pin =3


Hehe, it's a knitting pin! I was wayy too lazy to fill in the entire circle with green, but I like how it turned out =3


Next on the pin list is a Tea pin =3 After that... well I have to buy more pin backings ^^; But I scribbled out some ideas.

In the knitting world, I'm still working on my little secret amigurumi, but didn't take pictures of it. I'm also working on another 'Bloom Couture Knit Headband' in this lovely light blue yarn. I have another ball of it, and I have no idea what to make with it!


I'm thinking a hat maybe? Maybe another Star Crossed Slouchy Beret... -shrugs-

When taking these photos (in my room, as it's now dark outside, and the light in the living room is crap) I decided to get a few self-portraits of myself in one of my pink headbows. Oh yay, you finally get to see the grump-face behind this blog.


...What, you want me to look at the camera? Don't ya know all the cool kids don't look at cameras?!
Ok. Okay, FINE!


Heh. :3 Finally found my Sonic Screwdriver Pen! Now to get the 11th Doctors @.@;

Take Care, and happy crafting.