Fun and Excitement

I have been working on some awesome Xmas presents.  I can't post them, in case one of the people for whom I'm making them visits the blog, but I'll post them after Christmas.  I've also been working on more bibs for Moxie.  Here is the last one I did- the trees are from ReviDevi:

I have three more drawn out to do, and then I'm going to do 5 more onesies, and then I'm done with Moxie stuff until after Xmas.  Whew. 

More Bibs to Stock!

I Luv Veggies and Lucha Libre Sublime Stitching patterns.  Babies using these will be the coolest babies. 

Restock- Etsy and Moxie

Moxie is going to be on the East Side Studio Tour in a couple of weeks, so I've been working on restocking my shelves!  These are all Sublime Stitching patterns.  

So It Begins

'''...needles and pins..."  Not so much pins.  I made these for my friend Jessica's birthday.  She cooks a lot and I think she'll like these potholders. They are both Cate Anevski/Bee's Knees Industries patterns. 

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like...

I'm gearing up for my handmade Christmas gifts!  I already have a lot of the supplies, and the perfect ideas in mind.  I can't wait to get started!

In the meantime, I have finished another onesie. This is a Sublime Stitching pattern too, maybe it's called Rock N Roll? 

Tada!  Now, I just have to iron the creases out and put that baby up for sale!

More of What I've Been Up

I stitched up this one using the Sublime Stitching Scooter Babes pattern.  It's on a onesie and is available at Moxie here in Austin, TX.

What I've Been Up To

Oyyyy, long time no blog!  I've been busy!  Wanna see?

I made this for my friend Elizabeth to put on her new baby's nursery door.  

Pattern from Big B:  http://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/bigbgsd

More Goodies

After the success of the last two hats I made on the knitting loom, I made a third.  I used a Medium 4 yarn especially for babies.  I think it was a little TOO soft, because instead of just folding up for a brim, I'm going to have to tack it down, or it looks funny. 

I do like the colors, though, and I think once I get the brim tacked, it will be super cute.

I also did this cross stitch.  I may have just found myself another craft to get obsessed with!  I bought the Zombie Cross Stitch book, and I was so excited about this, but didn't want to post it in case the person I made it for came to the blog and saw it. I mean, it was HIGHLY unlikely but still.

Someone told me it was the most beautiful thing I've ever done.  HAHA!!  I'll tell you, it was a BITCH to do!  But, I did enjoy it, and it was very well- loved, so it was totally worth it.  I decided to try some more cross stitching, which has always intimidated me.  

Now.  Here is one I am VERY proud of.  It's Moss from The IT Crowd.  If you have not checked this show out, YOU MUST.  It's hilarious.  I have a friend who's really into it, and I found a pixelized version of the three main characters.  I used graph paper to chart out a pattern for each of the three characters, and this is my first one.  I'm quite proud of the fact that I was able to actually create a cross stitch pattern!!!  It took me forever to start creating my own embroidery patterns.

The hat and Moss are for my dear friend Elizabeth, who lives in San Antonio.  She's also getting the blue hat I made for her new baby.  I am also working on a top secret fourth gift, that I will hopefully have done by Friday so I can mail her package. 

Another Hat

Hello!  I made another cute hat!  Wanna see?

It started out as a hat for my friend's baby Bella, who turns 2 this December.  However, it came out way tiny.  And, since that same friend is expecting another girl, this can be for her!  I will make Bella one as well, but I'll use different colors.  It was supposed to be a beret style but that didn't work out.  

The ears were hard at first, but when I picked up how to do them, they're super easy.  Yes, they're a little crooked, but I think it kinda gives the hat character!  I can't wait to do more of these!  I want to make them for everyone!  YAY!!

Oh, and here's another small embroidery! 

I'll be putting it up for sale at Moxie tomorrow.  In fact, I REALLY need to restock there! 

Knifty Knitter

I cannot knit.  I just can't keep up with what I'm doing.  And I don't have a lot of patience.  So, I started looking at these last year.  I had a look, and then looked at the instructions, and, for some reason, decided it was way too complicated for me. 

Recently, while at Joann Fabrics, I saw a single loom for a baby hat.  I picked it up, deciding that if I couldn't do it, it was cheap, and just one, and I could give it to someone.  I brought it home, and waited a couple of days.  It was intimidating me from its new home in my cute little avocado green vintage Samsonite vanity case.  I finally took it out, grabbed some yarn, took a deep breath, and dove in.

It's actually incredibly easy to use a round loom.  I can't speak for the longer ones, but I'd like to try them.  I decided to make a hat, and make a tiny hat, I did.  Yes, admittedly, after starting over, seriously, three times.  But, I just tried to look at it as practice, and not failure, and I finally came up with this cute little thing!

The ONLY thing I'm worried about now is, will it fit the baby for which I made it????  I just don't know, and that's what scares me.  I may dampen it and stretch it.  But I used the loom for baby hats, so maybe it will work.  Or maybe the yarn isn't stretchy enough.  I dunno.  I'm gonna give it to the Mommy tomorrow, and tell her if it doesn't fit, I'm sorry. 

I am now working on a bright blue beret type hat for someone, but I dunno who yet.  I highly recommend these looms, especially if you can't seem to pick up knitting!

Embroidery, Zombies, and GOMA!

I promise this post will be more than just more mini embroideries.  I just love them so much.  They're so much fun!  Quick and easy and so cute.  I dunno what I'm gonna do with all of them, though!! 


Sublime Stitching Brain from the Vital Organs patterns.

In Homage to Flo...

I used to watch this show called Mel's Diner when I was a kid.  Flo was my favorite and she often said "Kiss my grits!" So this is an homage to her.  Pattern by Subversive Cross Stitch.

Cross Stitch Madness!

So, my friend's bday is coming up, and his sister wanted to put together a book for him, with everyone doing a special page.  I thought about it, and wanted to do a cross stitch page.

This friend loves horror movies and Japanese cartoons and zombies.  So, I was sort of looking around online, trying to get some inspiration, when I came across a book called Nautical Charted Designs. 

It's a cross stitch book full of nautical designs!  I love it.  So, I went to BarnesandNoble.com to find it.  I found it, and added it to my cart.  Then I decided to see what other sorts of cross stitch books they have, since I'm really getting into cross stitch and enjoying it.  Then, I found the perfect book. 

I HAD to order it.  I even paid the extra for expedited shipping, so it should arrive by Thursday at the latest.  I can't wait!! It will definitely be the biggest cross stitch thing I've done.  I've only done three very simple ones, so we'll see how it turns out!

Right now, I'm working on this from Subversive Cross Stitch:

I can't wait to finish it! 

Custom Piece

My boyfriend's friend Patrick thinks he's a werewolf.

So, he drew himself as a werewolf, and when he found out I do embroidery, asked me, over a year ago, to embroider a version of his werewolf self-portrait.

I FINALLY got off my ass and did it.  It was something I was dreading, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do his drawing justice.

But I think I did an alright job.  I think he will be pleased.

He gets a vintage hoop with it too.

Mini Embroideries

Here are some more small embroideries!  I drew all of these.  

Weekend Goodness

I was so busy this weekend that I didn't take fun pics.  

I got to Coldspring about 3 in the afternoon on Friday.  I visited with my grandparents and mom until my dad came home from work.  Then he mowed the yard (because that's how he unwinds from a hard day at work- more work) and we got ready to go to dinner and karaoke.  Now, I WISH I had gotten a photo of my super cute outfit and hair, but I did not.  Just suffice it to say that it was really cute.  We had dinner at Pueblo Viejo.  I had two of the best strawberry margaritas and some of the best cheese enchiladas ever!  Then we went to karaoke, where I had two more margaritas.  They were pretty tasty as well.  We all sang, I danced with my dad and with an older gentleman, and a great time was had by all! 

Saturday, we went shopping.  I got some super cute stuff, as well as some of these babies!

They're measuring cups!  How cute is that??? We had dinner on Saturday and then Sunday, we just chilled out and Mom made really good chili dogs.  Yummmm.  I came home Sunday.  I always really love visiting my family, but it's always nice to come home.  Plus, Allen didn't go this time, and I really missed him. 

Now, back to real life...

More Minis

I am obsessed with making these little guys!  Is the button from Sublime Stitching, or did I draw it?  I really can't remember. 

Cupcake Dreams

I'm thinking a lot about making cupcakes today.  I used to bake a lot, but sort of got out of it when I moved out of the house I shared with my roommate.  I could always count on him and his girlfriend to eat whatever I baked, but my boyfriend really isn't so much into sweets, so I cut down on baking.  I just didn't want goodies sitting around the house tempting us.  But today, I decided that there are many, many things that I want to get better at, and making cupcakes, not just regular ones, but interesting flavors, is one of those many things.

My dream, like if I came in to a gigantic sum of money, is to move my friend Brandi down here and start a shop.  She loves to bake, cook, and make art, and I do, too.  We have talked and dreamed and talked about this forever.  We want sell handmade items and have a bakery as well.  And I added that we could have a bar, too, where we only sold sweet drinks and sweet beer.  We'd also have vegan stuff.    That would be the ultimate job for me!  Brandi is so much fun, and I really think it would be a successful shop here in Austin, especially the cupcake/girly bar part.  I know it's unrealistic- she's still in school and lives in NY, and I don't even know where I'd come up with the money to even think about starting this up-but it's always fun to dream!

In the meantime,  in addition to dreaming of a fun business and making any kind of cupcake you can imagine, I've been working on embroideries.  I don't know why I love doing these small ones, I just do.  They're so cute.  I may sell them at Moxie, or maybe on Etsy, or maybe I'll finally get motivated to make my own website to sell from.  Maybe people will find them on their doorsteps randomly.  Maybe I'll keep them and make a wall collage.  Who knows these things?

The anchor, sailboat, umbrella, and word bubble I drew myself and the sushi is from Urban Threads.  

Nigiri Sushi by Urban Threads

Maki Sushi by Urban Threads

Tobiko Sushi- Urban Threads

Pillow Talk

I finally got around to finishing some pillows!!!

These are from Cate Anevski/Bee's Knees Industries illustrations.  I did them for a friend.  I hope she likes them!  I really wanted to put some blue and purple pompom trim on them, but I couldn't find any.  

Also, I made these cozies for my high school friend Emily.  It's our sports team mascot in our school colors- Red, white, and black!  I just have to sew them so that they will fit around a cup!  I 'm pretty proud of them! 

I'm also working on some more mini embroideries, so stay tuned.

...And More Again

Here are some more smaller embroidery pieces I've recently completed.  


This is from the Sublime Stitching Craftopia pattern.

New Stuff

I don't have much to say, really, so I'm just gonna post some photos of some stuff I made recently.  This is a Cate Anevski design that I stitched up and made a pillow from.  http://cateanevski.typepad.com/cateanevski/

Are Those Rings?

Today, I also made some more cute rings for my shop!  The first are, obviously, buttons.  I love how versatile buttons are, and I keep saying it but not doing it, but I should really start incorporating them more in my crafting.  I used my new cups in a weird way that I want to pretend is "artistic" to pose the rings, and you can't even tell they're rings.  Dumb.

But that last one!  How cute is it?  I got a miniature plate and glued all the tea biscuits on it.  I may keep it for myself and make another to sell.  How cute is it?  These will be in my Etsy Shop soon, and hopefully people will read the title of the listing and know what these are.

Accidental Treasures

Okay, I really didn't even mean to go on a treasure hunt, but I found myself in a Goodwill store looking for a frame, and found these beauties.  I got them all for $3.09!!

I also got a small Beethoven bust for my sister, but it's sort of wrapped up and I forgot to get a photo!

Helicopters

I also made this cute onesie! I saw some similar helicopters on a kid's shirt somewhere and I can't remember where.  They inspired me.