A gift!

Today's my birthday, and my beautiful and talented roommate gave me this amazing creation.



I wish I knew how to felt! Such a cute little amiguri. He's something of a pin cushion, and she felt the need to include a little strawberry, so I wouldn't have to impale the kitten.

So adorable! Thank you, Janelle!

Happy birthday, Mom!

My mom's birthday is tomorrow, and in addition to a few other things I got her, I crossed off one of her plush wishes and made her a turtle:



His head is a bit floppy, and she says he reminds her of a hat, but I think he turned out well. I really like his shell, which is made of fleece with felt patches.

Next on the list is a crab!

... Ahhhh I want this.

This adorable kitten is by Astulabee

. Her etsy shop isn't really open yet, but I'm going to have to keep an eye on it. This might be where my stimulus check goes. I adore her design and the details and -- well, everything! Unbelievable adorable.

I need to learn how to -actually- crochet.

I was taught how to crochet by my roommate last year, and all I really know is one lonely stitch. Looking at amazing patterns such as these jelly fish! makes me really wish I knew how to -actually- crochet. A friend taught me the beginnings of knitting last night, and I think I feel comfortable knitting and purling now, but I need to find some way to learn how to crochet better. Does anyone know any really great online resources, or books I should look into?

How could I forget?

Browsing through old posts, I saw I had never posted this other zodiac pillow I made, for a friend's birthday in late March.



There's more beading on this one, and I figured out a few of the glitches that happened first time around. The back is pink fleece and deliciously cuddly.

Owl you ready for Mother's Day?

I made my mom a duo of owls for Mother's Day this year, as she's been making a list of various plushes she'd like. I think they turned out quite adorable. They're made mostly of fleece.

The finished product actually looks a bit different, as I added black buttons onto the eyes, for pupils. I think they look even cuter with the added buttons. She seemed to like them quite a lot, too, so I think I can count this as a grand success.

Curiouser and curiouser!

A close friend of mine is a big fan of Alice in Wonderland (as am I), and on a whim, while I waited for her to come over to watch some Disney movies with me, I decided to make a tiny Mad Hatter hat.



It's around three inches high, and quite adorable. Rather easy to make, too, and I'm excited to give it to her.

Cup of tea, anyone?

Late night creations

I literally didn't start this until 12:30am last night. I'm not even sure why I felt the need to craft that late, but I wasn't tired and I had this image of an adorable tiger pillow in my head.

I'm happy with how it came out, although it's made me question the present I made for my mom for Mother's Day. I based that design off of a tutorial I found, and I feel like it's not really my sense of plush design, but I don't know how to change it. I like it, definitely, but it doesn't feel like -me-. I'll probably just stick with it, because it is cute, and I'm sure she'll like it -- and no, Mom, I'm not going to say what it is, because I know you're reading this.

I need a name for my cat pillow. Anyone have any thoughts?

Where's spring?

We've had a long winter so far here in Washington, but at least the flowers are still blooming.



At the end of the school year last spring, I got my first vase, and became subsequently obsessed with having flowers in the house. It's a nice, cheap way to treat myself, and I love the sight of the beautiful colors.



I've had the carnations for a week or so now (I love how long carnations last), but I just picked the tulips today. I love the bright red of the tulips, although they do seem to make the carnations look a tad plain.





Last Wednesday, I hosted a St. George party, since one way to celebrate his feast day is to exchange books and roses. We all had a lot of fun, swapping books, and afterwards I got to keep a few of the roses that guests brought.



I've been a bit too busy to do much sewing, but I should be creating a few things for Mother's Day soon.

Braaaaains!

Braaaiiins!

I made this plush for a friend of mine who lives in Florida, and since she's gotten the package now, I can post the pictures! I had such a blast making this zombie, not only because I wanted to make something awesome for my friend, but because -- well, what a cool request! He has a lot of details, including exposed spine and ribs, and guts everywhere, and even wrappings around his feet and arms!



He's based off of a World of Warcraft monster, a ghoul, like I said before. I think the resemblence is pretty strong, but I added enough of my own style to make him into a cute little plush.



I put pony beads in his torso so he could sit up a bit, but he's mostly made of felt and fluff.