Tags I made for my Plushies

The other week, I was able to finish some of these tags just in time for Plush You. I've been working 50-60 hr weeks so it's been tough making much of anything... much less post about it. But soon, I should be back to a normal schedule and then vacation. Which I am so so looking forward to! I'm actually impressed I've been able to do as much crafting as I have been considering this has been going on for 4 months now. I am tired, very tired. Last week it really hit me and I don't think I could go on much longer at this pace...

Oh and I wanted to say thank you to Cathe Holden for sharing her tips for making these :) Btw, she has lots of useful crafty tips on her blog :) Now you can make them too!

Belle the Mushroom & 2nd Plush You submission finished

For this one I really wanted to add a crocheted detail because the little flowers reminded me of crochet. And, at first I wasn't sure about the result... but now that I've looked at it for a while, I like it. I don't think it would work on most of my mushrooms, but I like it for this pattern. Maybe I can do the spots on the head in crochet in the future when I feel it fits?

Sprouted: July 26th, 2009
Favorite Color: Peony colors
Favorite Drink: orange juice
Favorite Food: Greek salad
Favorite Activity: dancing
Favorite Season: Summer




My 2nd Plush You submission done! This was the most difficult mushroom EVER... Can you guess what he is?

Moo-shroom

This is for my brother's birthday, he likes cows, so only naturally a "Moo-shroom" was in order :)

Sprouted: July 16th, 2009
Favorite Color: black & white
Favorite Drink: cold milk
Favorite Food: Cheese!
Favorite Activity: hanging out in the field and picking daisies
Favorite Season: Summer

Jean-Michel visitait Paris

Thank you to Calix and his sister for sending these in to me!!! and there are more... I can't wait to see them all- how fantastic!

I love making mushrooms, especially when I see how appreciated they are :) truly so cool :)

My fave picture so far is of Jean-Michel drinking a creme, because I love the napkin with the drawing of the Tour d'Eiffel on it ;)

Baby blanket finished

My first blanket finished :) I have one that's been in the works since winter, that I just haven't finished but I'm hoping to finish that one up real soon too. But I love the way this one turned out, now I want to make one for myself and my sister... and who knows maybe one for the shop if there was interest in it. I just love crocheting those squares- definitely one of the most relaxing things I've made.

You can see more images in my flickr.

Astulabee via Lensbaby

Recently, I received my pony from Nicole. I love it!

I had been wanting a lensbaby for a while and the other day I decided to go for it. I figured for $75 it would be worth the fun even if it wasn't a very serious lens. Today I got it and of course had to play with it right away. Considering the bad lighting conditions and just starting out, I was happy with the possibilities. I think it'll be great for portraits and plushy photos!






















This is definitely one of my all-time fave plushies and that says a lot because I have a huge collection, bigger than I'd like to admit. I love my woodlander.

I've always thought Nicole's plushies are very dream-like and so this lens is perfect for taking pics of them ;) Btw, go check out her etsy, flickr & blog to see fantastic things ;)



Blanket is almost done, now I just have to put some edging on it.

What I've been up to lately...

I finished my first Plush You Submission. I might make some additions/tweaks as time goes on, but for now here's the sneak peek- what could it be?

Also I'm working on a baby blanket for a friend of mine... I decided to teach myself how to make granny squares, I'm a little over half way done. Each square is 4x4. This has been great fun to make because you can do it anywhere, on the bus, in front of the TV, at lunch... I've found it super relaxing and I'm thinking of making one as an xmas present maybe with a different pattern for someone special.