Geekery Made

I finished some nerdy projects last night and thought I'd share :)

Fleece Super Mario Star Plush/Pillow

(available here)

Embroidered emoticon/text mini pillows!

(will be available in the shop this week)

I'm so excited - I seriously love them. Check out my Flickr for more photos of my recent projects!

Now I'm off to the Team Etsy Austin meeting :D Have a great evening!

Oh, which bag?

I'd like to get a vintage leather carry-on bag. Don't tell me husband - he thinks I have too many bags already >_< Oops! But I don't have any leather bags and I think it would be super handy and awesome :-) Annnd one of the Style School projects is to take something vintage and remake it as your own, sooo....

Help me choose?
I've narrowed it down to a few...

 

I've always wanted a bowling bag!!

(from VeroVintage on Etsy)

 

Love this color!

(from Coldfish on Etsy)

 

(from lookwhatifound on Etsy)

 

(found on ebay here) 

Or maybe one of these...

(from SFMissonFinds and Coldfish on Etsy)

These won't work for this project, but I love them and wanted to share ;)

(found here and here on Etsy)

So many beauties to choose from....Which do you like best?

You Amaze Me: Japanese Street Style

I love Japanese Street Style. I own Fruits and Fresh Fruits by Shoichi Aoki, which are photo books of the fashion (and I highly recommend them!). I just flip through those books and get the urge to create. I love the colors and the layers...I love the confidence with which they wear their clothes! I think most of all what I love is how happy it is ^_^

 How cute is she?? I'm in love with her glasses!

 Check out the socks!

I'm not big into pink, but I want that bag.

(above photos from Japanese Streets)

 

Apparently you can rock overalls.

(source)

 

I want her hair AND her dress.

(source)

Okay, now that's a handsome outfit.

(source)

Bows!

(source)

Rainbow Collections

Don't you love rainbows?

Here are some rainbow collections from around my apartment :)

 

 

Ah, color coding...it makes me happy ^_^

Chasing Rainbows

As I left work today, the sun broke through the clouds. And that meant I got to chase rainbows the whole way home :)

There were single rainbows, double rainbows, and rainbows stretching completely from earth to earth. I didn't catch any, but the sun shining through the rain was beautiful, and it's always worth the chase!

Custome Valentine Huggle

This weekend I finished my first custom Huggle order! I had a lot of fun with it :D HappyBuddha, who makes adorable bags, ordered it for her daughter. I really hope she loves it!

I made little hearts on the cheeks and used purple yarn for the eyes so there are no chewable parts. Isn't she cute and lovable?! You can always order one, too! I just really love making special orders ;D

Stamp Making

I thought I'd let you see the rest of my stamps :) Though I will be making more eventually, I'm sure.

I had a =duh= moment. I was trying to think of stamps to make that would be really me/my style. And then I remembered about my "Things I Love" drawing! =DUH= :P It helped me think of some ideas for stamps.

And there we have it, things I love ^_^

I've wanted to try my hand at stamp making for a while now, but I had too many other things going on (not to mention I was too cheap to go out and buy the tools).  This class is really making me do a few things: (a) actually spend the money to (b) try things I'd been wanting to do anyway, (c) thinking about my own style as I (d) finish them. It's really wonderful. The other Style School students are so motivational and supportive! It's a gift to have met them[/you] and be in contact throughout the projects (and hopefully afterward!) :-)

You Amaze Me: Trees

I'm what some may call a tree hugger. Not only do I want to save the trees, I love to climb trees, lie under trees, or just see them from a distance. I find them very calming. They can be cool or warm. They sway in the breeze, provide shade, glow in the sun, and filter a beautiful dappled light. They are happily peaceful, and that is why I find them inspirational.

  

  

 

 

 (all my photos this time :))

You may have seen trees show up in my work in the past ;) I have several ideas for more projects that would involve them, but they're on hold until I have more time to devote to them. I hope you love trees, too!

Busy Bee

Woo! Here are my latest projects!

 

I finally got around to finishing Project #4 - the fabric pom-pom necklace....but I made it into a headband ^_^ The last thing I need is more volume below my neck :P (TMI?) Honestly, I didn't think I'd like this project at all, but once I got it on my head...I kinda love it. In fact, I may have to see if my sis will let me wear it to her wedding, because I think it would compliment my black dress wonderfully!

  

Project #11: Button earrings. As you can see, these are not earrings. I was on the fence, but after seeing how big they were on my ears (I'm a small jewelry kind of girl), I decided to go the alternate route and make magnets! You know I adore magnets, don't you? Anyway, they'll look adorable next to all the bottle cap magnets I made!

  

 Project #12: Handcarved Stamps. I made a whole bunch! This one is my favorite. I knew I wanted to make a tree, but couldn't decide how to do it. Then I looked up on my wall, saw my painting, and =duh= decided to make one like this :-) Oh, and you can check out the rest.

 

Project #14: Headbands. This is the secondary project (the real one will come soon!). I love love love this gray yarn! I also used it to wrap my wreath (which fell and :'( broke). I had been dying to make one of these for a while, so I'm glad I finally made myself do it! I learned how to crochet a couple weeks ago, but hadn't picked it up again. I still need to find time to learn how to make a granny square! Anyway, the yellow buttons are vintage, as is the gray thread I used to sew them on! How cool is that?

Oh, there is so much going on right now!
• The next Knit for a Cause will be February 16 :D Mark your calendars!
• Style School is half over, which means in 3 weeks I'll actually have tiiime ;)
• 2 of the 3 mini Huggles have sold! Sooo happy I'll have to make more!
• AND I'm making a custom Valentine's Huggle!!! It's gonna be soooo cute!
• Oh, and you know, working full-time, seeing family and friends, etc...;)

Feature!

Hey, all! Just a quick note to tell you to check out my feature on Emily Mae's blog Divine Chaos! I feel very luck to be her first "Friday Friend." She's such a sweet girl :) I met her in Style School (fun fun fun!) - you can check out her projects on her Flickr. Yay! And happy Friday!



PS: Stamp making and pom-pom projects coming soon!