Tiny Art

Perused the Fremont Sunday Market again today and found this tiny little treasure. Found it a home on a wall in my home moments after I walked in the door. I love it so much!!

Piggy Angel

Spent today designing and crocheting this tiny swine for my friend Krystal. Came out pretty cute methinks!

Red Bow Rings

I made two new rings today. Both in bright red. One a flat bow and one a puffy bow. They're both sweet little additions to my shop. Can be seen and purchased on Etsy now!

Emma Collar

Custom made dog collar for a sweet Emma pup who's Mom happens to be a classmate of mine from photo school a few years ago. She wanted a pretty pink bow collar her sweet girl could wear all the time. It even has a polka dot button to keep it snugly on!

More pictures on Etsy!

Yellow Bows

Yesterday I crocheted some bow-shaped yellow hair barrettes. Used acrylic yarn for one and that came out really bright, so cute! The other I used a cotton duo tone cotton yarn and it came out soft and more casual looking. I really like them both so up on Etsy they go!

You can see the duo colored bow here and find more pictures of the bright yellow bow here!

Matryoshka

For 20 years Fremont, a local Seattle neighbor and "center of the universe", hosts a European-style street market every Sunday. With deluxe junk, estate sale finds and nik naks galore it was a delightful way to spend last Sunday! After browsing the many tiny tents and digging through bins filled with anything from antique clock parts to vintage photographs I stumbled onto this adorable matryoshka doll. My obsession with dolls coupled with a dirt cheap price brought her to live with the rest of my pale painted faces.

Skully Tags Pockets

Got a request this week for a skull tags pocket so I made one for her and an extra. I love how they came out! Super cute and girly!!

More pictures of them on my Etsy Shop!

Banana Pudding

Rainy days call for some southern style banana pudding. Makes the house smell like visiting Grandma <3

Becky's Beanie

My friend Becky asked me to make her a beanie a few weeks ago and I found this super soft wool blend yarn that's perfect so here it is! Should keep her nice and warm while she's in Germany. Can also be seen on my Etsy Shop and if you'd like one I take requests!

Mr. Lego Cupcake

Last weekend I sent my best friend a baby gift package for her newborn little girl. In that package was the cupcake mobile I made some weeks ago and her two year old son fell in love with it! Well, I can't have him being jealous of his little sister so I decided to make a big cupcake plush that a two year old can kick around with. Will try and mail this out on Saturday with a little UNbirthday card! I hope he loves it :D




Here's a closeup of the strawberry and one with Clover for size reference...haha! mr. Lego Cupcake is the largest plush I've made thus far but I'm happy he came out so well for working pattern-free. I even free handed the strawberry!

Mango!

First mango of the year and it was soooooooooooooo good! Excited that all the yummy fruit is coming back into season. Can't wait for huge blueberries, strawberries, melons, cherries, peaches and nectarines! Our neighborhood farmer's market has their grand opening this Thursday and I can't wait. Seattle is great in that almost every neighborhood has their own farmer's market. Plus there are some excellent seafood markets as well. We're definitely food-spoiled here!

Disco Kitchen

My boyfriend took it upon himself to decorate my kitchen this evening. He comes home from work with strange and wonderful gadgets and a neon light kit showed up this week...haha!

Bow Accessories

After making a few crochet bows last week I fell in love with how sweet they are! Some people caught a glimpse of them and said they liked them, so this week I made new bow accessories for people to buy if they so choose.

You may either click on the Etsy link located on my blog or simply click here!

I also take requests if you'd like anything in particular.

Stuffed Peppers and Sweet Potatoes

Had a boring day of laundry and tidying up. For dinner I was getting tired of our regular weekly menu so I made something new tonight! Mediterranean Stuffed Peppers and Honey/Cayenne Glazed Sweet Potatoes. To my surprise it was really easy and only took about 15 minutes prep and an hour cook time. And now I'm SO full and ready to veg out with my two favorites for the evening!

Olympic Peninsula Trip

On Friday we decided to get out of Seattle for the weekend and head further west. Neither of us have been beyond the Olympic Mountain Range and Jon had never seen the Pacific Ocean! On Saturday we went down to Ocean Shores and spent some time on the beautiful sandy beaches with Clover. The town was nearly empty and the beach only had a few people on it so that was really nice. From there we drove up the coast along South Beach and Ruby Beach and climbed around the cliffs and crazy looking forests. The view of the ocean was breathtaking and I could have spent a few days in that area alone. That evening we pulled into Forks, WA around twilight(pun intended) and stayed in a cute hotel overnight. The next morning I got to be cheesy and see some of the Twilight sights in Forks, WA. After that we headed to the Hoh Rain Forest to see what a NW rain forest is like. We got to see HUGE trees, moss everywhere and some really pretty mountain scenery. After leaving the rain forest we went up to the top of the peninsula to Port Angeles. I'm so jealous of the people that live there, the Olympics tower over this little city! So magestic!! Once we left Port Angeles we were going to take the ferry from Kingston but the wait was really long so we decided to drive through Tacoma to get home. That was fine because we wanted to cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge anyway AND we were able to see Mount Rainier larger than ever.

We had so much fun and Clover did really well on the trip. It's nice to be able to pack up for the weekend and see such beauty in nature. I absolutely love where we live!

If you want to see my pictures from the trip they're on my Flickr page, just click here!

Bow Bracelet

A few weeks ago I made some baby toys with this super-soft green yarn I found at a local yarn shop. Having over half a skein left over I made this bracelet and a few other items I intend on putting up at my Etsy shop next week including: headbands, hair barrettes and maybe rings and necklaces. I'll let you all know when they're up!

Bows

I wanted a new headband so I decided to make one. Well, once I was done with the bow all I wanted was to figure out ways to make more bowy stuff. I haven't even really liked bows since I was a kid but I think I do now. I can't wait to make more headbands among other things I can think up. They're adorable and I feel all girlie waring them. SO CUTE!!

Beanie Stripes

After making Jon a beanie yesterday I got a little hat-jealous so I made one with new yarns and a few recycled. It's so soft and snug!

Bonita

It's Star Wars Day! I wanted to make a picture with an old Ewok toy I got at the FAO Schwarz in San Fran back in the early 90's but couldn't find him. Instead I stumbled upon Bonita, a marionette that has been a part of my bedroom since I was an infant. I'm not entirely sure where she came from, but my Mother seems to vaguely remember finding her at an Indian festival in southwest Florida. She's one of the few treasures from my childhood that has stood the test of time.

Organic Tam

A windy day here in Seattle. I posted a picture of my destroyed hair while walking to lunch on Twitter if you want to see how silly I look windblown.

Jon and I had yum sandwiches at Jimmy John's. A veggie on wheat with no mayo was PERFECT for today! I have to say they make an awesome veggie sandwich complete with lettuce, cucumber, sprouts, avocado, tomato and provolone!

After lunch we visited three different liquor stores that claimed, online, they were open but were not. FAIL! I also went into a Joanne Fabrics to see if they carried an item I was looking for but before I could even ask the sales woman about it she pointed at the door and told me to leave and that they were closed. Taken aback, I just turned around and left. So rude! Come to find out after looking at the hours on the door they didn't close for another 5 minutes. Don't worry, I'll leave them a review on Yelp, if anything but to make myself feel better. *shrug*

When we got home and played with the dog to wear out her excitement I settled down to watch reruns of Jerseylicious (so terrible, but it makes me laugh) and crochet this snuggly hat with some of the organic yarn I picked up yesterday. I like how it came out and I can tuck my hair up into it on the days when I'm feeling hair-lazy.

Hope everyone had a good Sunday!!

May Day

Out running errands this afternoon with Jon and snapped this. Wanted to make a different picture but didn't find what I was looking for so it'll have to wait. I DID pick up some organic yarn that was fabulously cheap because of a super sale I stumbled upon. Will have to get to work on some projects I've had in mind and I think I'll make myself another snuggly hat with my new yarn since it's still pretty cold out. Maybe even crank out a beanie for Jon's head since the hairs have forsaken him.

Hope everyone enjoyed their Saturday! I had yummy fish tacos for lunch with Jon at our fav Mexi place and got Clover some new treats while we were out. Even though it was a bit on the chilly side we went for an evening stroll before the sun went down and met a Bostie neighbor pup named Rocky that tried to hump Clobbs but thankfully that won't work on her...hehe. Oh! I showed Jon a little hidden park he hadn't been to so that we fun as well!

Good Night Everyone!!