Project: Crochet Charmander

Did you ever notice that Charmander has green eyes? It's so weird, because for some reason, I thought they were blue!

He stands about 6 inches high and is made from yarn, felt and polyester fiberfil.

♥ Debbie

Learning to Knit

I picked up my knitting needles the other day. For some reason, knitting wasn't that hard. I think it's one of those things that you have to keep trying over and over again until you get it. I kid you not. This was probably my fourth or even fifth attempt to knit. I guess the learning curve varies a lot from person to person. I'm still better at the purl stitch over the knit stitch. Haven't figured why though. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

Overall, I'd have to say crocheting is easier. The stitches are easier to pick up because you have a hook instead of a needle. On top of that, you only have to deal with one hook rather than two needles. One huge downside though... crocheting is much bulkier than knitting! Knitting just looks better.

Anyway, if anyone is interested in picking up a hobby, you should definitely try crocheting first. Be warned though. Crocheting is way easier, so once you master crocheting, knitting may become a challenge. Are you up for it? :)

Next up: something that's white, fuzzy and makes a funny noise.

♥ Debbie

Project: Crochet Rilakkuma Bear

Many, many months ago, one of my co-workers had requested an Elmo amigurumi, but I never actually got around to it because I didn't like Elmo and didn't think he was that cute (sorry Elmo fans!!). So, in the end, she chose an alternative: a Rilakkuma Bear.

Here's how he turned out:

Pretty cute? He's only about 3 inches tall, so he was very travel friendly. I was able to make him fairly quickly since bears are actually pretty easy for me now. The only tedious part is attaching all those appendages and ears.

♥ Debbie 

Project: Felted Deer

My first patterned felt doll. This was from Felt Friends from Japan by Naomi Tabatha.

Felt dolls are really time consuming when made by hand. If I ever make another felt doll, I think I would like to try it by machine. Hope you like it!!

♥ Debbie 

It's been a long time..

So I haven't been updating in a while because I've had a ton of things going on in the last three months. I will not bore you all with the details, but the good new is I'm back and will shortly post up some new projects that I completed during that time frame!

Stay tuned!!

♥ Debbie

Project: Crochet Sanji (One Piece)

Hi everyone!

I've been meaning to update this. About a week or so ago, I finished Sanji from One Piece! It has been about a year since I made Luffy, but he finally has a companion now! :)

     

If you noticed, I've been having some issues with the lighting. Now that I live with at a new place, the lighting isn't as abundant as my previous house. Sooo.. taking pictures is much harder to do. :( And yes, Luffy's head is bigger than Sanji's. I never wrote down any of my patterns, so I forgot... Whoops!! Guess I should start writing them down... or maybe I should remake Luffy?

Anyway, since I'm stuck at home because of Hurricane Irene, I have time to get some crafting (and updating) done this weekend. Considering the MTA suspended all trains and buses, maybe we won't have work this Monday if we're lucky! Just kidding. I have a million things to do at work.. Looks like I'll have to work from home if anything. :(

I hope everyone stays safe and dry this weekend!

♥ Debbie

Project: Crochet King Panda

Hi everyone!

I know it has been a while, but I have finally finished up a project that I have been working on for the past, uh... say 6 months or so?? Yes, I know. I am the biggest procrastinator ever.

Anyways! This was originally requested (with crown and all) by my sister Janet. For some reason or another, I was having a tough time with his appendages. Either it was too big, too small, or too round - I just couldn't get it right! I pretty much just gave up and kept him around for a while until one day I decided to give it another go.

And what do you know.... Success!!

Here's a side view of him.

So... whenever you get stumped with one of your projects, just keep trying!!! Eventually you'll get it. Don't be afraid to put it down. Just make sure you return to it! :)

I hope you like him!

♥ Debbie

Project: Crochet Jiggly puff!!

Waaaay overdue on an update!!

So the last time I tried to update, Blogger was being uncooperative. For a whole week. I gave up. That was back in the beginning of January. Yikes! Where has time gone??

Anyway, to not disappoint, I have been working on a few projects since I've been done with my semester. (In case you were wondering, I was done late December and got A's on both of my classes!!) So, during break, one of my friends asked me to make Jigglypuff and of course, I said yes.

Here's how Jigglypuff came out!

Perfect, if I dare say so myself!

Love it? Hate it? Let me know! I rarely ever get comments, so my blog is feeling mighty lonely. Show it some love and leave me some comments! Thanks!

♥ Debbie

Project: Crochet Champeroni!

Soo juggling school, going to work, playing on my free time and crafting whenever possible is really tough! It took me a whole month to finish this guy, which is way longer than I had hoped. I'm not sure how I feel about amigurumis with a lot of attachments. It takes a really long time to make the appendages and even longer to sew them to the body. I don't know if it's really worth the time. For example, this dog probably took me around 4 hours to make.

Really cute huh? Sure, but if you had to make 8 pieces for his legs, 2 pieces for his ears and one more piece to his tail, I don't know how you would feel.

Yeah..... He's still cute, but a realllll pain to make.

He's cute in real life too! This little guy was made for my boss, whose birthday is this Wednesday. Here's Champ!!

Keep crafting! :)

♥ Debbie

I wish there were more hours in a day

I had two back-to-back exams last Wednesday so I was really drained last week. Fortunately, I didn't have any school this Monday (Christopher Columbus Day). Being able to have a few days off from school without having to catch up on reading/homework/exams is so relaxing! On top of that, I got a 93 and a 102.5 Everything is looking good! :)

I even had time to get started on a project that I'm making for my boss's birthday. It's another dog, but a different version. Now that I think about it though, I don't even remember if I ever posted up the first one? Oh well. If I didn't it looks just like the white kitty I made, but as a dog.

Hopefully, by the end of this week, I will have finished it.

♥ Debbie 

Already the end of September

Is it just me, or did the month go by really fast?

I was able to get off work early today which was great because I am reminded of how GREAT it is to have free time. I really wish it would stop raining though. It's such a drag and makes me feel gloomy. Anyway, for those of you who do not know, I work full time and I'm taking two classes per semester right now (just started this semester). I actually have two tests coming up on the 6th, but it has been a really long time since I've been able to settle down, relax and write in my blog. One entry won't hurt right?? So much for blogging every once in a while

It's amazing how fast life passes by as you get older. I remember thinking how long I thought summer was when I was younger. Boy, I was such a silly kid. I'd take those summers back any day.

Anyway, that's my rant for the day. Keep on crafting!

♥ Debbie 

Project: Crochet Bunny

Bunny bun bun,

I know it has been a while since I last updated. I've been super busy with work and on top of that, class started so I won't have too much spare time to craft. Since I won't have a whole lot of time to update, I will do my best in writing a little something here and there whether it is a daily rant, a helpful hint, or a mini project?

That being said, please feel free to post comments and I will do my best to answer them! :)

Anyway, I just noticed that I haven't posted up this cute little bunny that I made a few weeks (or months?) ago. I don't exactly know what was holding me up, but here it is now!

Cute? I hope you liked it!

♥ Debbie

Project: Crochet Luffy (One Piece)

Looks like I'm doing alright in keeping up with my blog. It has only been 5 days since my last post!

Anyway, not much has been new. I've been extremely busy at work. There's so much to do, but so little time! On top of that, school is going to start soon for me, which means I won't have much time to craft anymore.. :(

So I'm trying to make use of my time as much as possible and decided to make my boyfriend a complete set of One Piece characters! It's one of his favorite manga/anime series, so I'm sure he'll love them! First up is Luffy, the leader of the crew!!

First human! Not too bad, right? What do you think? I hope you like him! Sanji is next!

Stay tuned!

♥ Debbie

Prototype: Crochet Sackboy (Little Big Planet)

Ok... it hasn't been too long since I last updated, which is good! I finished Sackboy finally! He has probably been sitting around my room for a month or more... I know. One of the reasons for the delay is because I'm actually not too crazy about this one because I was making him off the top of my head. Since I never played Little Big Planet and was making this on the train, I didn't realize the picture I had in my head was wrong. On top of that, was he always knitted??? Whoops. I don't really know how to knit so he looks a bit different. Oh well! It is just a prototype after all right? (Actually almost everything here is!! hah!)

Here he is!!

So the differences are.... He actually has stumps for feet instead of actual feet. His eyes are felt instead of buttons. His zipper is gray, not white (in my defense, I didn't have any gray felt). His head is not round. He's supposed to be knit, not crocheted. His body is more cylinder, not body-shaped... and I didn't add any stitch detail.

Pretty much everything is wrong huh??

This is how Sackboy is supposed to know for those who are curious and do not know:

Isn't he so cute?! Too bad I butchered him! Maybe when I'm feeling up for it again, I'll try him again.

♥ Debbie

Facebook Fan Page

So, I started a Facebook fan page a while back, but got too lazy to actually do anything with it. I finally set it all up today, but I still need to figure out what to do with it. I'm hoping it will help me generate some traffic to my blog and maybe even get some followers.

Just in case you were wondering, the link to my fan page is here.

Now, I'm one more step closer to getting some products out and ready for sale. I'm still in the process of establishing myself and experimenting with crochet. It will definitely be a busy time for me this year and next. I have not yet set foot into any of the craft-oriented communities yet, but I do plan on doing so. In addition, I  probably won't be selling anything until later this year, or until I am more confident of my work. Constructive feedback is very welcome at this point. I would love to hear what you like or dislike.

Anyways, I have a lot of works in progress, and I still have not forgotten about my last post. It is getting pretty late, so I will work on that last project I was talking about tomorrow. I have a few other things that are almost ready for posting!

Stay tuned! More good stuff are in production!

♥ Debbie

So I've decided to give sewing another chance...

... because I gave crochet another chance after years of neglect.

It would be unbelievably awesome if I can sew as well as I crochet! This way, I can spare myself the headache from finding clothes that I like and clothes that fit and look good on me. Wishful thinking, I know... but I like to be optimistic about it :)

Anyway, here are some fun pictures!

For my oldest sister. And yes, I make her a lot of bears! It looks similar to the first one.. but the head is actually smaller and it's really, really tiny. Like tiny as in 1.5 inches short.

Next up are my beloved chickies!

Hehehehehe. They're just so much fun to play with.

Yes. I know. Nothing new. You've already seen them...  but they're just TOO FREAKING CUTE!! Just looking at them makes me happy. I'm making a whole army by the way. Yes. It will be amazing. They are already prepared as I type this. All I need to do is cut out their eyes, beaks, cheeks, and feet, then glue it on and they'll be done!

......... Oh, but I did forget to mention that I hate doing that part. I've been putting it off for a long time. Like... I think I have 20 of the balls ready to be assembled long. *Siiiiigh* Maybe tomorrow. If I do get to that tomorrow, I will have another surprise!

*Hint: He's brown, small and has fingers.

That's all for today! Thanks for reading!

♥ Debbie

Project: Crochet Swan

You know what kind of noise swans make? .... It sounds quite unpleasant. Next time when you see them, listen and think of me. :D

ANYWAY, I keep forgetting to update this account because I'm too lazy to write. Soooo.. I've decided to bombard you all with pictures instead! Yay! Pictures! :)

I didn't use any patterns to make this. It was made on a whim and I pretty much just used whatever instinct I had for amigurumi. I think it turned out really well for the first try! It's a shame that I did not have any scrap paper or anything to record the pattern because how am I supposed to make it's mate now?? Oh well. I'll just have to try it again. The hassles of making things on the train. My bag just isn't big enough!

I have a few more things that are in progress so be patient and I'll update again... when I remember to. =P

Btw, why doesn't Blogger have any emoticons? It really should! >=(

♥ Debbie

What happened to my blog?

Wait, what? I have a blog? Uhh yeahh.... So I've been a bit busy at work..

.... and super lazy with crafting. Whoops.

Gotta get back into the mode! I have SO many unfinished projects going on and it's not even funny. Ever heard of Little Big Planet? I have two bodies of Sackboy that are lying around without any limbs or facial features.. I also have like 3 blue bears that have been lying around for months (again without any limbs). I still have that whale that I mentioned a while back that I never finished and a bunch of other things. Oh, and I just started crocheting up a swan (not turning out that well though). Ugh. What is wrong with me?? I've got to finish some of those things!!

Yeah..... I really hate making those small, tiny appendages as you can see. My solution? I try to pick things that don't require too many attachments. See my last post as an example. :)

Anyways, I forgot to mention that I've joined deviantArt like a month or so ago. In case you don't know what that is, it's a site for amateur artists. It's a really awesome site. Great for inspiration and you get to see a really good mix of artwork by very talented (and not so talented) people.

I did make something a while back that I promised to post up, but never remembered to.

 

Here's the squid I was talking about! Waaaaaay overdue, but still cute! :D

Projects: Crochet Chick and Kitty Cat

I kept myself really busy this weekend and made a few patterns. One kitty and one chickie. I was also working on some patterns last Friday (a jellyfish and a whale) which oddly enough, I did not finish. I'm almost done with them though! More than half way there!

Anyway, just thought I'd post up some new things :)

Ta daaaaa! Don't you love them? I do ♥

I'll try updating more often!
♥ Debbie

First commission!!

So.. I'm waaaaaay overdue! Sorry!! I haven't really had that much time to update my blog.

A lot of things have been going on. I've been training for my new position cause I got the bookkeeper job! Yay!! Well, it's not official yet, but I'm doing just fine for my first week. I also picked up new materials for a new hobby which is... Beading! I'm actually having a bit of trouble with t though...

So since it's been a while, this update can't be considered an update without a new creation.

Here's my new little bear!!

Thanks for reading!

♥ Debbie