new look continued

woo well i have finally finished my painted background for my creations, and have decided to use matt the sock cat to show you how it looks :)

hopefully i'll get used to my new camera abit better soon, but for now the pictures are ok! this is the original background design i made on my laptop before painting it all on wood :)

And what else have i been upto? well a few weeks ago i downloaded a pattern to make a teddy bear. However it's not something i've actually done before, so my little trial ted came out a little bit scruffy! But i think she's still sweet :)
She isn't jointed or anything because I decided to do a few practise bears before using any proper materials. I had a few problems with the gingham fabric as it kept fraying, and all of her stitching was hand sewn, so she could be much neater!

and on each of her arms and legs i've sewn on a little button, to help me attatch all her peices together :)

not the VERY messy edges! the worst part was attatching the head, i had absolutly no idea how to go about that, but i vaguely got there in the end lol!

NEW LOOK

wooo happy new year everyone. It's been a while since i've posted anything, but finally i have a new camera, and have decided to update the look of my etsy store :) which i think looks very pretty! also i intend to paint a background, to use behind all of my creations in photos for my etsy shop :) I can't wait to re-take all of my photo's, i hope you'll all like them!

FINALLY

phew! at last i've managed to get photo's of my most recent stuff, so what have i been upto lately? well mostly crochet and jewellery making, i've made 7 charm bracelettes which i'm rather proud of :) and will be popping up on my etsy account today
I've also been making a range of crochet christmas decorations, which i intend to post on my etsy, as soon as i have created a full set. So far i've made a set of 3 snow men decorations and one polar bear, but i intend to make 2 more polar bears and 3 reindeers in the next couple of weeks :)
I'm ALSO working on a new, full size crochet panda doll. So far i've only made the head but i'm rather proud of it so far
And finally, a couple of weeks ago i made this lovely ape doll for university. I intend to sell her later next year after she has been marked, but i think she's lovely :)

halloweeeeeeen

Phew! it's been SO long since i posted anything on here :( i really need the internet at home! I have been making things recently but haven't been able to get photo's to upload onto here yet because of crappy camera, and awquardness of knowing when i will next be able to use a pc! So what's new? Well obviously i've been in uni now for a month, and i'm working on 3 different project at the moment. One is an illustration project about a button going on a journey, one is an animated self portrait, and one is a little 3d model, which i will show and explain once he is finished! I've also gone on some mass walks of lincoln to hunt out all of the good shops, and managed to find a whole road of fab craft and traditional toy/sweet shops. I've also spoken to some shop people who want to take a look at the stuff i make, so i might get to sell a few of my things in lincoln, how cool?!
I can't wait for halloween this year, mostly because it's an excuse to decorate my own home for the first time, yay! Also the Craftzine have brought out a range of contests for halloween, which i intend to try and enter a couple, check them out on the link in my side bar :) . Etsy also have a halloween contest, but it's for US residents only so that's pretty poo :(. Other than that though everybody, stay posted! after halloween or hopefully just before, i'll update with mass photos!
Stay posted!
xx

news flash!

Ok time for another blog update :) I have finally had my uni place confirmed and will be starting in 2 weeks! This hopefully means i'll have a little more access to the net and can then update more often :) tres excited! And i have also managed to get some photos of my goodies, especially my sock monsters! which are now up for sale :D along with other things! Including some way cool gift tags i've made from amy butler design paper! Also, this wednesday i took a trip with himself down to birmingham, where NATURALLY we brought 2 boxes of krispy kreme doughnuts. They didn't last very long *rubs belly* but i also made a collection of gift tags from the k.k box :) which will be on sale and on show soon. My laptop battery died before i could get a chance to upload all of my photos *pout* Other than that all i've really done is paint the hallway and bedroom of my flat, so i haven't been able to make very much lately, need more inspiration! But i do feel another 'rag knitting' session coming on very soon. Stay posted!
xx

From down under

Woohoo i brought a Rosieok teddy a few weeks ago and today he arrived! meet brooklyn :D the super cuddely rabbit bear! i love him to pieces, he's had so much love already today and i'm no where near done! Rosie pays such close attention to detail, brooklyn came beautifully wrapped with a selection of cards with care instructions, information about rosie and a tiny amigurumi berry which i have attatched to my keys with a bunch of beads (in brooklyn's arm) I'm soooo happy with him!
This is me and brooklyn in my room at my parents house :D
Also as if recieving this wasn't cool enough, i also got a delivery yesterday from tongue tied jewellery. I brought a goody bag and a pack of beads, which meant i had the joy of opening a stash of way cute jewellery, beads and patches, and all the tools i need to create my own earrings etc :D it's like an early christmas!
yayyyy xx

away again

well today i'm back off to my internet-less flat so i wont be posting again for a while :( i still have loads of stuff to stick on etsy but i'm promising by the next time i come back here i'll have all the photo's ready! and i will be selling some of my beautiful little gift tags made from amy butler designer paper :) all lovely lovely stuff. Well now stay posted :)
ness xx