Hand Sewing

Completed my first kit from Daiso! 

I found this store a couple of years ago and am so happy I did. The prices are amazing and the crafting items are perfectly cute and fun to play with :) 

I picked up the Felt Sweets Kit - Fruit Tart, earlier this summer and just recently had the time to sew it up. 

I did have a couple of mishaps on the crust and on the filling tip but, overall I am very pleased with the way it turned out. I also altered the strawberry's colors, using only red and white. The pattern had suggested using pink for the strawberry's flesh. 

The instructions were very clear and pattern pieces were very easy to follow. I would suggest making a photo copy of the pattern page to have the option of making this again and again! 

Below is a close up of the fruit details. 

Love. Peace. Happiness. 
B 

WIP's

Works in Progress that is :)

I have a lot. As in a whole lot. Due to this I am only posting a couple at a time as not to overwhelm myself. I love crafting and sometimes another project calls my name before another is finished. One of my goals this year was to completly stop working on more than 2 projects at one time and to finish up all my older WIP's. Therefore I plan to stick to this plan. I am either going to finish everything or finish most and frog the rest to use for another new project.

I am uber excited for the task at hand and am hoping that my blog will help in keeping me on track. Without further ado here goes it:

 A felt bear plushie I am working on. Everything shown is felt aside from the ribbon for attaching a key ring and the mouth which is a back stitch. All I have to do with this project is sew him up and stuff.

 Fingerless mitts in this gorgeous Carribbean color Knit Picks Swish Worsted. Lovely ribbed pattern happening and a nice quick project. I only need to finish up the second mitt and weave in all ends.

 Ribbed hat worked flat. I find that I sometimes enjoy working with straight needles over circular. Something "old fashioned" and relaxing about it.

Doll worked with wool to be felted. I can't wait to decide what to dress him/her in. :)

My first attempt at an infinity chain scarf/cowl/necklace. I love the colors!

That's all for now folks! I am going to get back to my huge task at hand. Wish me luck!

Love. Peace. Happiness. 
B 

Plushies!

I have been enjoying spending time crocheting and sewing lately, and I am oh so happy I have the time to do so :)

I was looking on Pinterest the other day and came across an Angry Bird pattern over at Obsessively Stitching. I have to say I have fallen in love with this blog as a whole and just had to "try" making the plushie. I say try because she is so talented and I am just starting out. I decided to use felt as opposed to the fleece recommended. I am pleased with the way my bird came out but will most likely make another red one as mines has a crooked beak :( I am going to try and make the whole collection as well. My daughter loves the red one, and can't stay away from the game on my phone :)

:( at the crooked beak 

I have finished my other granny square plushie as well as the Hello Kitty keychain. I decided to use pink felt for the center of the granny square and am happy with the results.

The flash brings out the colors so much better than natural light

For Hello Kitty I used no felt as a lining and decided not to add on a face, I like just having the shape and bow a lot better. I attached the crochet bow with hot glue as opposed to stitching it on so not to pull at the crocheted stitches as there was no felt lining to cover up the polyester stuffing.

peace and blessings, b 

Squishy Granny Keychains!!!

I'm back!!!! I hope everyone's Thanksgiving holiday was amazing!

I have finally gotten back to my crafting and it feels amazing! Craftings in my blood and if I don't do it I think I begin to have withdrawals, lol!

I had this idea to create Granny Square keychains but with a twist of... SQUISHINESS! I am super happy with how they turned out and can't stop making them. 

I used a sock/ fingering weight yarn and a 3.25MM crochet hook to make the squares. I then cut out squares of felt, whipstitched around, and added in polyester fiber fill. I then crocheted around the outer edge adding in the stuffed felt square and the loop for a keyring.

The bottom two still need to be finished. You can see the yellow felt that I already cut out  for the pink, yellow, and blue square. I think I'm going to use a light pink for the top square.

Hope you enjoy, more to come soon.

Love. Peace. Happiness. 
B