A Whole Lotta Crafting Going on

I have been busy, but I've not been busy.
I've recently started working 4 10 hour days a week, which gives me 3 days off. In those 3 days, I get things that needed doing done -but I would like to continue finding time to craft and make things.
While bouncing around Ravelry, I came along the pattern for Gorge The Monster. Seeing how amazing the original looked, I HAD to make one.

Like all the other things made from a pattern, compared to mine...the original always looks MUCH better. I love mine...as long as I don't look at Gorge1 too much.
The same night last week that I made the monster above, I decided to work on a friend's birthday present.
I made her a monster that has a friend. The little friend is a little seed of Happiness. Happiness is made for sharing.

The same awesome friend that is getting a small bit of Happiness will be recieving a Ponyo doll.

Along with crocheting, today Riana and I made bubble tea and little birds.
After everything was cut out and we were starting to sew did I realize something weird. Our colour choices matched the colour of shirts we were wearing. In the words of Riana "If we were going to do a totally *girl* thing, today is it. Colour co-ordinating our crafts".
The pattern for the birds has them made in printed fabric which has a different feel to it than what we used -felt.

Let the yarn sing to you

What started off as a small idea, quickly turned into a vacation away what I would normally do.

For a swap on Facebook, I decided I was going to crochet while others were sewing and what have you.
When I first started to make her, I actually did not like how she was looking. I was thinking that I was going to frog her and end up sewing my own plushie to swap anyway.

After her tail was done, I had to add some frills to match the tutu frill around her waist. From the fringe frill, I had to add some spines up the tail.
The spines on the tail made me add some to her arms. Her arms are bendy due to the pipecleaners in them, all the better to help her swim.
The muted sea-ish colours made me want to add bright, lively colours as her hair.






I don’t know. From Frog Pond to Open Sea is a big leap. I am so glad I like her.
That is one thing about me. I never give up. Eventually, the project will show the creator what he/she/it was supposed to be.