A Creative Journey...

Apparently, my latest hobby is playing with food dyes and silk rovings.

Silky Rosebud


Silly Flubber


Sweet Tang


Thistle Mist


Concord Grape


Cotton Candy


Fresh Poppy


Lil Smurfette


Lavender Mauve


Shimmery Peacock

What my swap partner requested (from fredflare.com):



What I came up with:

PROFILE

Name: Bellini

Nickname: Frenchielini

Height: 5.5 inches (head to feet measurement)

Birthplace: Provence, France

Favourite Colours: Lavender and Mint Green

Favourite Foods: Raw Veggies (especially radishes and carrots), Cupcakes and Cotton Candy

Likes: Playing In The Garden. Finger-painting. Listening To Classical Music. Hosting Tea Parties.

Dislikes: Bossy People. Math Homework. Sleeping Alone (there are monsters under the bed!)

Personality: Kind. Patient. Good-natured. Inquisitive.

Bellini moved to the United States when she was a wee bunny (her parents work in a research lab in Maryland). She is very sweet and eager to please. Her friends say that she’s generous to fault, and extremely loyal too! When she’s sad, a hug always cheers her up.

Warning: Due to her inquisitive nature, Bellini tends to get into trouble even when she’s trying to be good!

Layers and layers of regular and glitter tulle. Very frou-frou and waaaaay too girly, in my opinion. It wasn't difficult to construct, and it'll definitely look better on the kiddo. Lying on the ground...well...it just doesn't look right to me. I was toying with the idea of adding a bow to it. Then again, the bow would probably look like s*** as the tutu makes it way to the West coast. Hence, I'm leaving it up to my sis to figure out what she wants to do to embellish the tutu. Thankfully, this is the last tutu I'll make in this lifetime!

One of my Craftster buddies, MC, very kindly sent me a link for constructing kid-sized aprons out of dish towels. Hmm. All it takes is a couple of dish towels, some trim, bias tape, and thread. How wonderful, non?

Nope. In my world, things are never easy peasy. I couldn't find any decent dishtowels that met my expectations. In my mind, I had a clear idea of how I wanted the aprons to turn out - they had to look like mini versions of cool aprons that adults (okay...me...) would like to wear. Nothing kitschy, nothing that screams "I-Was-Once-A-Dishtowel"!!!

I ended up raiding my fabric stash and here's what I came up with. If the aprons are well received, there might be matching oven mitts to come.

Oh yeah. More goodies for the wee niece. This time round, felt hair clippies!! Each clippie measures just about an inch or so. I wish I took the time to create templates for the embellishments, but I didn't. Hence, these will be OOAK clippies. Oh well. Now, all sorts of ideas are swirling in my head. More flowers? Definitely. Animals? Hmmm. A monkey or a panda might be cute. Huh. And perhaps more fruit-themed clippies!!! Oh, the possibilities!!!

My sis requested a baby-friendly taggie blankie for my niece, S, and here's what I came up with. Based on my sister's description of what she wanted, I thought it was something I could do in an hour. Erm...right. Shopping for the right fabrics and ribbons/trims/whatnots took more than an hour. Cutting out the fabric pieces, trimming individual pieces of ribbon/trim/whatnot down to size, measuring the spacings between each piece and pinning the pieces took another two hours or so. The actual sewing bit was accomplished in about half an hour. I think I didn't too badly for my first (and last) attempt!

Oy vey *sigh* I'm seriously behind schedule!!!

I love all things kawaii! One of my swap partners sent me a trio of felt mascots: Hazel the Hedgehog, Primrose the Squirrel and Sophie the Snail. They are three forest friends that like to hang out (by their favourite mushrooms) and snack on nuts and berries. They are adorable!!

I've been blessed...again. Last week, I received another surprise package in the mail. This time round, from my friend CD. CD's forte is embroidery, but she also dabbles in other crafts. You'd never guess that the little box which houses a pincushion is just ordinary paper stained with food dyes. The little charms on that bracelet are items which are I love :) Each item was crafted with love and care, and that's priceless.

Let's say hi to Aoi (Blue) and Niiro (Red), shall we? Aoi was based on the Octopode Pandemonium pattern (with a few tiny modifications) and Niiro is a miniature version (using crochet thread) of my first attempt at amigurumi critters!

Mr. Octopus' Bio
Japanese Name: Aoi
English Name: Blue
Height: 6 inches (well, he's actually 5.5 inches, but he claims he's 6 inches tall)
Weight: More than an ounce
Birthplace: Japan
Favourite Food: Veggies and Protein Shakes (he's a bit of a health nut)
Likes: Traveling (to exotic destinations). Water Polo. Collecting Manga.
Dislikes: Shopping. Fast Food Joints. Rude People.
Personality: Very Shy. Always The Gentleman. Very Intelligent. Creature Of Habit.
Aoi has excellent multi-tasking skills and loves to solve puzzles. If you're ever in a bind, he's the one you should turn to for help!
Warning: He has neurotic tendencies!


Little Miss Shroom's Bio
Japanese Name: Niiro
English Name: Red
Height: 2 inches (yep, she's a shorty)
Weight: That's none of your business *glare*
Birthplace: Japan
Favourite Food: Sushi (not tako though!) and Lollipops
Likes: Dancing. Shopping. Posing For Pictures. Anything Uber-Girly.
Dislikes: Getting Dirty. Doing Household Chores. Confrontations.
Personality: Extrovert. Child-like Innocence. Peace-maker. Good Listener.
Niiro's usually the life of a party. When it comes to friendships, she's extremely loyal and giving!
Warning: She is emotionally fragile!

Princess Batt - For future adventures in spinning!!


Bitty Bear - So that Lumi (the neon bunny) won't be all by his lonesome self!

An Assortment of New and Vintage Craft Patterns: $0.80


Knifty Knotty Set: 2.00


Industrial Spool of Chocolate Cotton: $1.00


Thrill of finding crafty supplies when you least expect it: Priceless

Along with the usual goodies in June's installment of Care-Packages-From-Mama, I found these pretties in the box!!! Woo! My mama's gettin' good at this :)