Organizing and Pen Pal Goodies

Sorry it's been a while.  I've  been more into getting stuff organized and decorating than really crafting lately.  I finished an embroidery for the kitchen and am working on the last, and I am also working on a pillow for a friend's birthday.  I'll post photos when they're all done.  But here's a photo of the last kitchen embroidery that I did.  It was Allen's request.  It's a Red Velvet Art pattern but I used my handwriting for the letters.  Note the lack of vegetables on the burger.  That's how he likes his burgers. 

Today, I got a surprise package from my penpal/friend Jo, who lives in Wales.  We have the same name :)  She sent me the cutest things!  Thanks so much, Jo!

Until I get my other stuff finished, here are some pictures of cute tiny things that I collect!  Please excuse some of the blurriness- I'm not very good with a camera and some were taken with my iPhone.  Tiny things make me very happy.

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

See ya!

I Made a Hat

I made a hat!  It's the first thing I've ever crocheted.  There are a few imperfections, but all in all, it's pretty good!  I just wanted to get a pic of the hat itself, and didn't want to distract you with my unearthly beauty, so I used my webcam to get just the hat.  I don't usually wear hats, but this one is gettin some publicity tomorrow!

It was super easy.  I must make more!  I need other colors.  I wanted to make a pink one, but I didn't have any pink, and the yarn I want to use is expensive and I'm a cheap person.  But next time, I will do a pink one!  

New Embroidery and a Weird Pillow

I made this embroidery pattern from just a doodle I did.  I'm gonna put it in my Etsy shop.  

 

I finished this embroidery for the kitchen.  This is a WildOlive design.

And here is a face pillow.  I got this pattern from Lia's Space (http://www.liaspace.com/).  Mine turned out much smaller and wonkier, but it's because I was lazy.  But I do like it.  I'd like to learn to sew more things like this and get better at sewing the stuffing hole up where you can't really see it. 

As promised...

Here are the things I made for Valentine's Day.

I made these two for Allen:

I made these for my friend Liz and her girlfriend Deanna.  These are patterns I created- the wood one, I just sort of doodled up and I created the pillow pattern from clip art of a pumpkin and a cupcake.  She said that's what they call each other and I said "Barf but yeah, I'll do it!" How do I have friends?

 

  

And here is what Allen made for me:  

I am very lucky to have such a thoughtful boyfriend.  He is the best thing in the world to me.  He makes me feel very, very special every day, not just on Valentine's Day.  Oh, and he took me out for a fantastic Tex-Mex dinner!  

Happy Valentine's Day!

Feeling quite inspired...

I'm feeling very, very inspired of late.  I've started doing little things to spruce up our apartment, and it's looking much better.  I made a few pillows, put some of my pretty ribbon, pompom trim,  and bias tape (I have a ton of vintage bias tape, too) in a big jar, organized my craft area, put some more contact paper stickers up, drew a bunch of stuff I'm gonna embroider, painted some wooden placards I got at Hobby Lobby and put hooks in for my cute measuring cups and spoons, organized my fabric and felt and put it in one of those closet organizer hangers (I have some really cute stuff I need to use!!),  I'm getting better at embroidery and am making a really cute hat, and I'm going to be working on more pillows for around the house, and a few embroideries for the kitchen.  Whew!  PLUS I made a few super cute things for Valentine's Day, some for a friend to give and some for me to give to Allen.  I don't really buy into all of that V-Day junk, but I do like any excuse to make him something cute that expresses how I feel.  I'll be posting pictures of all of it after V-Day. 

I hope everyone has a lovely Valentine's Day, those of you who care to celebrate! 

While I should have been working...

I made a lot of stuff!!

Here are some hair bows.  I've made more that I'll post a photo of later. 

I made my second pillow cover.

And a hat for my little wind up toy!

New Bib Design

Here is a bib I sort of finished.  I'm gonna add a panel of fabric to the back so that the stitches won't show and so it won't be so flimsy.  I think it came out okay.  

I drew the design and got the words from a song called "100,000 Fireflies" by Magnetic Fields.  It's a really good song.   Here's a close up.  The words are my handwriting.  It gives it a really personal touch.  I think the stitches for the words may  need to be a bit lighter, like maybe only use two strands of floss. 

Lastly, I have two really ugly pillows in the living room.  So, I went to World Market and got a couple of cloth napkins, and then found some cute fat quarters at Michael's, and I whipped up this cute cover from the fat quarters.  Awww, my kitty loves it.

I haven't done the one with the napkin, but will do it soon. 

Today...

I made this owl. I think I will use felt for the eyes on the next one. I just loved the color of this fabric too much not to try it out!

 

Amps did not make friends with this owl.  Bathing was much too important.

I also made this amazing pizza.  I know it's not really crafty, but it was really good.  It's on a piece of whole wheat pita bread.  I sauted some mushrooms and garlic in olive oil,  and brushed a little olive oil on the pita bread.  I then sprinkled it with oregano, and basil.  I put some organic pizza sauce on it, then some low fat mozzarella cheese.  I topped that off with black olives and the sauteed mushrooms.  It was amazing.  YUM.  

That's all for today!

Space... The Final Frontier

I want to get this tattooed on me. For now, I'll have to settle for just having an embroidery of it. I drew it myself!

Quilling continued

Here are some things I've made the past couple of days!

Here is a boat scene I made.  I will make changes on the next one, like make the sails a little bigger, but I think it turned out great for something I just came up with!

Here is a chicken and some cherries.

Here's a hermit crab.

Flowers and flowers in pots

Whale, bug, and butterfly

And here's my favorite!  The picture doesn't do it justice.  It's a sheep!

And man, I tell you whhhut, you can do a lot of things with these! I will definitely be delving into these more.

Quilling

I was editing my entire blog, and just realized something- I never posted any photos of my adventures in quilling!  Welllll.  Here ya go!!  And I'm gonna make a second post to show you my newer stuff! 

I don't like babies but I like making baby things!

New onesie! I am on a robot kick as of late. I want to draw them, I want to get them tattooed, I want to paint them and I want to stitch them! One outta four ain't bad.

Happy Belated New Year!

I had to take a break from a very busy season of embroidery. So after decompressing for... oh maybe a week, I am back at it! I found these cool camera patterns and purchased them immediately because I like vintage cameras and Allen loves taking photos so they will be perfect for our little apartment!  They are from Kitschy Digital Goods.

Can't wait to get these framed up!