Craft update

Blue = Karis

So, I took one class this summer and just took my final. That means no studying. Or homework. Or anything. It's a weird concept.

And my job is at the wee hours of the morning so by 10 o' clock am, when I clock off, I've already worked a full shift. 

So due to me not having class until fall term starts and only working in the mornings I have expansive days set before me. I can do anything I want! It makes me giddy as a school girl! 

While most of my time is spent playing Pokemon Conquest (so addicting) I've been able to explore some leisurely crafts. 

Check out what I made!  

They're leaves! Leaves.  This makes me feel like a champion among men. A champion.

 I don't think you can imagine how excited I was. Imagine a kid in a toy store and then you surprise them with a hundred dollar bill. 

I was at work and saw this book.

It's a wonderful book full of gorgeous stitches. It's perfect to have on your shelf as a reference or to flip through for ideas. It's going to be my best friend <3 

I made this with some sugar n' cream yarn to make a dish scrubby. (The fanciest dish scrubby on the block) I'm going to make a couple with different stitches and gift them to my boyfriends mom for Christmas. Thumbs up for multitasking.

Check out what else  I made.  

 

Believe it or not

Blue = Karis

It finally happened. Yes, my dear friends, I finally opened my Etsy shop. *heroic music plays*

It took me a good 2 hours but it has been done! There are only a few item up but there will be more. I'm popping out patterns, stitching, and trying to console my bank account. 

Wanna check it out? We're using Dea's account so it pops up under her name, I'm trying to work it so both our names are listed on it. (Or at least mine, tee hee)

One more thing before I go.

Who wants some pony cuteness? 

This is the horse pattern I previously mentioned. After a couple of trial runs and tweaking I've become happy with the final product. 

As you can see she has golden hooves and a rainbow mane. Her cousins going to be a unicorn.

Yeah, I know. It's pretty awesome.

New obsession

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Check this out. 

I was on the internet, as I do, when I came across these super cute amazing flowers.

OMG they're so pretty! geisha would wear them in their hair, kanzashi flowers. They are super easy to make, it's pretty much origami with fabric

Here are some of our results!

 

They're in that awkward first learning stage but I just geek at how adorable they are. I love it!

Most of this made possible by glue gun international. Helping people appear like they have skill since 1954 

And that's basically what I've been doing. I assembled a few dolls Dea crocheted and have finally finished writing up my horse pattern that's been in the works for a few weeks. I'll make a post about it sometime (maybe). And now I am going to make a dinosaur pattern! Who doesn't love a good dinosaur? 

And the Etsy shop is in the works : ) 

I've signed us up for the Beaverton high school bazaar which is on November 17 and should be amazing but now I'm being paranoid about stock. It should all work out in the end because crafting is the only thing that keeps me sane. 

See you next time!

Finally

Blue = Karis

Spring term is finally done! Thank goodness. 

It was like gogogo and then stop. And our production kind of went the same way, slow down to non existent. 

But now we are gathering our wits and trying to find a groove. It seems like as soon as term ended we both got really full schedules at work. Which isn't a bad thing if my shifts didn't start at five in the morning....

But enough jibber jabber! Cuteness I love and cuteness I shall provide. 

I had to write a speech about my house for Japanese class and thus make a power point. And of course I had to do some self promotion ; )

 I love orange cats <3

 女くま　thinks you are so cute!

  And all our ami's love the internet 

Speaking of the internet I plan to open up an etsy shop sometime this summer. It will be a consignment shop so it will include our work and some from fellow artists in the Portland area. It should be super amazing! 

This up coming weekend we have a rugby alumni game, baby cousin birthday parties and our 8 year old nephew is staying with us until September. So lets see how this goes!

がんばって！

 

Robot Randall

Fuchsia - Dea

IT'S THE FINAL COUNT DOWN!!!

Week 8 out of 11 has officially ended.
As Karis and I struggle to stay afloat amidst the whirl pool of job, school and crocheting......
The end is in sight. 

Karis drew a picture of a robot, and I made a pattern for it. 
Now don't get excited, it's a tube in various sizes, my pattern making skills are very weak. 

 This is the first take, He is awful cute isn't he? 

And of course I had to make them in bulk! So here is the whole freakn' family. The green one on the end is a little special, but we don't talk about it. We love him just the same. 

Karis made me take a picture of this bunny. She thinks he is adorable, and can't wait for him to find a wonderful loving family.
Gag me.
I don't know what rubs me the wrong way about this stupid bunny! I think it's the wild eyes, it makes me want to shoot it. 
Did I say that out loud?!
Well darn....

Yoda

Oh, hey. How you been?

I've been busier that snot. Which is saying something.

It's now officially spring term and we are in the full swing of rugby season. So that leaves little time to craft let alone just come home. Dea and I mostly go from place to place and catch naps in our cars.

It is the life we lead

But in the midst of this I am able to do a couple custom orders every now and then.

This is Yoda when he was still a WIP and I know! I forgot to take a picture of him before he went home!

He came out really good : / I gave him legs and pants and little yoda toes...

Like Dea said, our new goal for inventory is 250 and we're sitting on about 140. It's totally doable.

 We popped out 8 sushi magnets sitting and watching netflix for 2 hours. We're a perfect team.

I have done art!

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 Say hello to Charizard! Isn't he great? Adorable? 

It was my boyfriends sisters birthday and she knows that I crochet and so she asked me for a Charizard. I didn't really give her an answer because I was so busy with school and I'd have to buy the right color yarn, felt, and make 10 billion pieces and sew them all together.

But then my boyfriend asked. And then bought me storage drawers to put my yarn in. 

So here he is! I used Shelly Hedko's amazing pattern. 

I improvised on a couple parts (toe nails) and just felted the flame on his tail, which was actually super fun. 

And my mom is just smitten with him! She usually says "Oh, that's cute" but she just geeked over Charizard :3

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Charizard mugshot