It's Becoming a Blythe Obsession!

We might be out of control here on our love the Blythes!!

We have made a few more things and received some more since my last post!!

Kira and I finished our dress for Violet!!

It came out really cute!!

 I still need some work on gathering the skirt just right.  I felt like there was too much fabric for the skirt so I would make some changes next time.

I convinced my sister to make a quilt for Violet :)

She looks so comfy now!!

Kira got the CUTEST package from Becky and Eli with lots of cute miniatures for her Blythe!

(Thanks again my interweb friends!!!)

Kira loves to arrange the snacks out for Violet to eat.  She trades out the different pets for Violet to play with. You never know when Violet wants to play with Panda, Green Kitty or LPS Penguin!!

She hung up her school board and put a purse with it.

Kira squealed over this laundry hamper and small clothes pins!!

AND Now we have Harry Potter books for Kira and Violet!!!

I'm busy putting together each book and getting the pages just right!

Becky also sent Kira some Skull fabric!!

I made Kira another dress for Violet from the new fabric.

I also got adventurous and made Violet some PJ pants from this DIY I found on Pinterest.

This was actually a GREAT DIY that I plan to use for my kids!!!

Kira says I need to make her a sleep shirt next!!

I'll never be done!!

Until the sleep shirt is done she is wearing her skull dress with her PJ pants to bed! LOL

Kira got both her Blythes ready for bed - the littlest is from Littlest Pet Shops and her name is Sarah.

They look so cute all in their PJs!!!

Cutest Gifts are Hand-Made!

My bestest girly friend had her Birthday this week and I wanted to make her something special.

I follow Annie on instagram and she posted some cute pictures of a sun glasses case she made from Lulu Loves's pattern.  I thought this was the perfect idea for my besty!

Here it is!!!!

This was a fun and quick pattern.

I used some of the yarn I got for mother's day and love how it looks together.

Hand-Made gifts really do make the best gifts!

She loved it and I am so glad to have made it for her.

I always love to see the in-progress pictures so here are some for you to enjoy!

Special Bear for a Special Friend

I LOVE the internets!!!!

One of the best thing about the internet is making friends through all the cool blogs, Instagram, twitter...

Well, one of the interweb friends I have made is Becky and I love following all her fun pictures on Instagram.

She has the cutest step-son Eli that is the same age as my daughter Kira and they have ended up becoming friends too - I'll have to share more about that!

Well Eli's Birthday was last month and Kira and I wanted to send him something special for his Birthday

I thought first of a party hat...

And then decided that a bear needs a party hat!!!

He turned out extra cute!!!!!!

Kira helped me decorate the shipping box too!!!

Becky let us know that Eli loved his bear :) YEAH!

I love being able to get Kira excited about making things for people, even when we haven't met them in person.  Also it helps get the an appreciation for the old fashion snail mail!! Who doesn't love getting real mail???

PS - You can see pictures of Eli with Teddy here!

Unicorn Request

One thing I really love doing is making things for my family and friends!

On Easter my cousin was showing our Granny a Crocheted Unicorn that she thought was cute.

Granny told my Mother-in-law and then the word got to me.

I knew I needed to make her a Unicorn!!

I really wanted to try to make one without a pattern and see if I could make it work.

I used different pictures on the internet to help me get some inspiration and to give me some idea on how to structure the project.

It was a lot easier than I thought it was going to be and I had a lot of fun trying to make her!!!

Here she is with her horn and purple hair!

And all done!!

My cousin loved her! YEAH!!! 

Valentines for the Hubby = Boba Fett

Before Christmas my husband came across a picture of a crocheted Boba Fett Helmet and he asked me if I could make that for him.  

WHAT??

It seemed a little overwhelming at first but then I found some great pictures and thought I could tackle it!

I decided that this would make a great Valentine's present for him.  

I didn't have it completely done on Valentines because I kept trying to make it work the way I wanted it to.  I think it turned out awesome!! Now we need it to get a little colder so the hubs can enjoy it more!!

It's a Turtle!!

My youngest sister's birthday is coming up and I wanted to add a fun handmade item for her present.

I found this cute pattern for a turtle and decided he would be perfect!

This is the CUTEST turtle!!!!

My nephew really likes him!!!

Daisy Coasters

I have been seeing these cute daisy coasters pop up all over pinterest and had to find the pattern to make them.  I found the pattern - in German of course.  Seems to be my luck to find awesome patterns in another language! Thankfully I found a picture version pattern and I was able to make them!!

My plan was to make them before Christmas for my Granny & Granna but obviously I'm a little late... But I can still give them these pretty presents!!!

One of the daisies

smaller flower coaster

Adding the border for the daisy

Spreading some Geekyness for Christmas -- Crocheted Yoda

One of my nieces made a request for a crocheted Yoda for Christmas.

I think he turned out SUPER cute!!!!

I used Lucyravenscar's pattern from Etsy and it was super easy to follow.  She has lots of other cute patterns so I would check her out!!!

I was able to make him in one evening! My husband thought he needed a lightsaber and I just kept forgetting to add it! Maybe I'll get it to him later ;)

I loved that I could make something geeky for Christmas and to see the smile on my niece's face was just priceless!

Nanny Granny

Finally I made a granny square blanket for my mother-in-law, aka Nanny

(The colors are actually grey and a bright teal blue but with my instagram pics they come out looking different!)

I love how simple this one is and yet it still looks awesome!

I made 4 giant granny squares and just joined them together.

For all of the blankets I made I used my favorite yarn from Hobby Lobby - I Love This Yarn!  The yarn is super soft and comes in amazing colors! It really makes finding great color combinations easy.  

And here are some of the pics from the crocheting process:

Lucy's Granny Square Blanket

 

The blanket I made for my sister-in-law Lucy gave me a new challenge - reading a pattern from just a chart.  Plus this chart was written in Japanese!  Ya, it was hard but I love great challenges!

Here is the pattern from Ravelry if you are interested!

This turned into a rather large blanket of 143 squares, but it's perfect for my SIL and niece snuggle under!

Here are some of the grannies before they were edged and sewn together

And the border up close

Amy's Granny Striped Blanket

The first blanket I started for Christmas was for my sister-in-law Amy.

(It's the one in the middle)

I saw OliveOh posting some awesome pictures of the Granny Stripe Blanket she was working on and she posted a great explanation for how to do it too! So I thought this would be the perfect blanket for Amy! 

Here is the actual pattern from Attic 24 for those who need patterns!

So here are some of the pictures of the blanket in process.  

I somehow never got one of it by itself -- may have to get my SIL to send me one!

I love hats

One thing I have loved making is hats! They are easy, fast and make great gifts!

I had made a bear hat for my nephew when he was born and my sister requested another one since he has gotten just a little bigger now. (why do babies grow so fast????) 

I couldn't say no of course and made two cute hats for him!

He has a new bear hat and a mohawk hat too!! He is so punk rock!!!  

I used this awesome crochet pattern from ravelry and added my own touches with the ears and hawk.  

Isn't he the cutest????

Hats and Booties for some cuties

Sorry it has been so long since I last posted! I've been making lots of things! Most of the items I am making are gifts for other people so I have to wait to post a picture! Don't want to spoil any surprises!!!

My Cousin had twin baby girls and I had to make them some special things!!!

They of course need the cutest hats and I found a great pattern from The Dainty Daisy.  These hats are much cuter in person!!

And of course every girl needs a pair of booties to match!  These were made from a lovely pattern I purchased on Etsy from Two Girls Patterns

The babies were just born and are only 3 pounds right now! They have some growing to do before they can really enjoy their new things.  

Bear Hats!

Saturday my world changed when my nephew was born! I am soooo super excited that he is here!!

I'm so glad I learned how to crochet and knit because now I can make special things for my littlest guy!

I crocheted this tiny bear hat using this pattern for him to wear now

And then knitted this larger bear hat for when he is 6-12 months

I used this pattern for the ears

They turned out so cute and look adorable on him!

I can't wait to make more things for him!!