tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78462159075309858692024-02-19T06:44:20.543-08:00Crafty ChangoCraft and crafty musings...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-53817070145817389322014-05-18T21:13:00.001-07:002014-05-18T21:13:22.473-07:00New Project or New ProjectSo I have new two new procts floating around my head, but I’m not sure which to do first. I’m thinking about either doing the capelet from my last post or doing a little cellphone mini clutch, like my mothers, for myself. So this is my Lion Brand Amazing yarn in Arcadia. And the second option is a mini clutch with either lace stitches all over (haven’t decided what kind) or crocodile stitch, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-52610713455893169692014-05-14T00:01:00.001-07:002014-05-14T10:46:19.897-07:00Mom’s Mother’s Day Mini Clutch
So, strapped for cash as I am I wasn’t sure what to get for my mom on Mother’s Day (Raverly link). She had been complaining about being afraid she’d get scratches on her new phone and I decided to make her a little pouch for it.
My mom is one of those technologically challenged people so I didn’t have a problem picking out the right fiber to make her pouch with. It’Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0Wildomar, United States33.600961 -117.2692241tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-86977091896720950022013-01-23T13:59:00.001-08:002013-01-23T13:59:05.381-08:00Prizes from The Wool Lady!So I mentioned in my last blog post that I won some stuff from Ruth Molina The Wool Lady. I was actually really excited when I got the call because even though I was aware of her for year (first thing I did was Google local LYS’), I hadn’t actually set some time aside to visit. It’s a little shop but oh-so-cute and filled with her lush hand dyes. I really like the area too, Old Town Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-26159305148482723212013-01-19T17:31:00.001-08:002013-01-19T17:35:23.003-08:00Yarn, Yarn, and also YarnNew yarns :D I have them! So for today, I’ll add the Christmas gifts I got from my brother :D I got yarns 8D three of them, or rather two types of yarns. Yarn Name:  Two skeins of Lion Brand Amazing Colorway:  Arcadia (earthy tones, heavy on the browns and greenish blue with red and tan highlights here and there). Fiber:  52% Wool, 47% Acrylic blend; machine washable Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-1105501940317588022013-01-16T13:28:00.001-08:002013-01-19T17:46:25.682-08:00Made Some Salve! … last month…So I waited until after Christmas to make this post, only I kept forgetting/procrastinating about making it. As with the last post, I kind of messed up my salve, but I was hoping adding more oil would have fixed things. I still kind of think a little more oil would have helped though. Everything went pretty smoothly besides the adding of too much beeswax. OTL And it was kind ofAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-20000408918160810852012-12-18T02:29:00.001-08:002013-01-19T17:47:12.479-08:00Christmas presents mishap D:So, this year I decided to make a homemade salve for my mother, I had a pound block of beeswax and I was wracking my mind on what to do with it, so light bulb moment~ SALVE! I also had plans to send some to other family members and some friends if I had salve to spare, so I was really excited to make something like this for this years Christmas.I started out pretty good last night, prepped Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-39672745291702748382012-10-17T12:19:00.001-07:002013-01-19T17:48:10.571-08:00I am the maker of oil!!!So, blah blah blah, haven’t been blogging for nearly a year, blah blah blah. Now that we have that out of the way, onto my oil! In an effort to get a head start on some of my Christmas gifts, I’ve decided to attempt a salve for some people in my family. I settled on using Castor oil as the main base and mixed it with Grapeseed oil since the castor was so viscous (like really viscous, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-11283274077557688972012-02-16T14:23:00.001-08:002012-02-16T14:30:06.536-08:00A Fluffy JDAMSince this is obviously a habit of mine, I have returned once again from neglect. Given that I post to coincide with my mood and my mood is oft unpredictable, and apparently neglectful, I'll nonetheless apologize for my time away.
That out of the way, I had finished my brothers promised bomb sometimes the week before Christmas. In true Chango form, I have decided to post Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-23682632540693677572011-02-10T15:12:00.001-08:002011-02-11T09:38:26.361-08:00I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of CoconutsUmm, let me amend that, I’ve Got a Single Abnormal Buko, heh. I suppose it was a much too ambitious plan for me to do for my own made up sewing project. Way too many curves and way too many modifications :/ I hope when I get more proficient at sewing and can come back to this one and perfect it much more so I can at least not feel embarrassed to give one away :D lol.
1. Buko 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-8803278174288106312011-02-07T22:14:00.001-08:002011-02-08T13:50:01.352-08:00Mom’s booties: updateSo since my mother hasn’t been wearing her house shoes I decided to try them out. I opted not to line them before I gave them to her because, judging by the scrap fabric I had on hand, I thought everything would be too bulky to line them. I had already deviated and used a hook size too small since I had yarn too big and thought that would compensate, plus my mom has small feet. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-21603916961235493192011-01-16T22:20:00.001-08:002011-01-16T22:20:04.582-08:00Mom’s Crooked PillowSo my mom had wanted a neck pillow for a while now and no one knew where to get it.  I think she really needed one because she ends up sleeping while sitting up a lot, both in the car and at home lol. So, I decided to make one :D Notice, it’s crooked, lopsided, and lumpy x3 I don’t have a lot of experience sewing and sewing curves seems to be my breaking point right now.  The Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-32541879801314131902011-01-14T22:04:00.001-08:002011-01-14T22:18:21.054-08:00Amigurumi Optimus Prime Tribute Doll
Amigurumi Optimus Prime Tribute Doll
Originally uploaded by voxmortuumFound Craft on the Web: Optimus Prime
Awesome Transformers amigurumi by awesome crocheter voxmortuum. It's probably the best one I've seen, but then again I haven't seen a lot of them :p Check out his/her(?) other works, Pennywise is a creeptastic favorite of mine.
It always amazes me how creative people get with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-35716241008920659172011-01-01T22:03:00.001-08:002011-01-01T22:03:04.551-08:00Xmas Crafts Gifted, kinda…So I didn’t exactly make a craft for Christmas (btw I hope everyone had a Happy Holidays o/), rather I had made some things for my mom that I gave her for Christmas. First off here’s some house slippers, otherwise they look a lot like adult booties. 1. Mom House Shoes 002, 2. Mom House Shoes 003, 3. Mom House Shoes 001, 4. House Slippers WIP Yarn Used: Lion Brand Lion Wool Solids in Cocoa &Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-65297424919678913592010-11-06T17:50:00.001-07:002011-01-14T22:13:38.956-08:00The Buko is Not Quite a BukoSo my first ever conceived softie is a buko. Or a young/tender green coconut you cut open, stick a straw through the hole and drink. So far I have my paper mock up, pattern pieces and fabric that looks way too light for buko. I’m contemplating looking for a darker green or just going with the lighter one. Bleh.
Now the question is, if I get new fabric should it be solid or a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-65349728299011766642010-11-03T16:36:00.001-07:002011-01-14T22:14:29.677-08:00Yet again…I have bought two more craft books :p
あみぐるみcollection Volume 7 : another amigurumi book. I especially like the Kappaxile’s armed with toothpick wepons :D and the alligator.
てあみのクローゼット-カーディガン&ジャケット (Let’s Knit series) : A knit book of cardigans and jackets. I’m in love with the raglan cardigan on page 20
In another update, I wanted to crochet something in my かわいいレース編み (Let’s Knit Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-71995099776196371302010-10-23T16:56:00.001-07:002010-10-23T16:56:56.121-07:00Been a WhileSo yeah, I haven’t exactly been keeping up with my updates /understatement.  I’ve been busy getting my life in to order, and thankfully that I’ve been able to incorporate crafting into it :D One of the things that happened is the hiatus (yet again) of my Godmother Shawl I dropped some stitches and had no idea how to pick them up.  To be specific they were “sl 1 k2tog psso” stitches andAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-50668009020520702192009-09-28T22:46:00.001-07:002009-09-28T22:46:04.219-07:00Cross Postage – Ondoy Donation InfoI realize this has absolutely nothing to do with crafting, but it is something close to my heart, and something I think is important. I made a post about the Philippine typhoon flood on my other blog, if you’re interested in donating here’s some info   Typhoon Ketsana, aka Ondoy, swept over the Philippines and dropped over 455 millimeter into the Manila area, 341 millimeters of that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-50780518928909499192009-09-28T21:05:00.001-07:002011-01-14T22:16:24.769-08:00Plushies: The CuteTechnorati Tags: Plushies,softie,marshmallow,candy corn,pickle,craftyI hate marshmallows, but I adore plushies 8D These are tasty plushies by an artist I found via Plush You! You can find some of her other work on her Flickr photo stream, she goes by Scrumptious Delight.
I love the fact that they’re actually in a marshmallow bag, plus they’re just uber adorable! The nutrition Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-57746033145554551692009-09-20T23:03:00.001-07:002009-09-20T23:04:30.924-07:00Picked a Pattern!Technically my mom did :p  And the winner(‘s) is(are): Falling Leaves Wrap by Dory Brown for my Godmother, because it’s a large lace pattern and because I fear teh lace D: I have a backup pattern, which is the Eva’s Shawl by milobo.  Judging from some of the comments and looking at the time it takes for people to complete, I don’t think I’ll have a problem.  I also really want to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-60507589204229451182009-09-18T00:29:00.001-07:002009-09-18T00:29:29.954-07:00Shawl PatternSo I found the address and phone number of my Godmother from this post.  I was thinking of sending her something for Christmas and thought making something would be a perfect gift since she used to make me things.  Mom has been fishing for a shawl ever since I started picking up crochet again, and especially since I learned to knit, so I decided why not make two, one for her, one for Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-3995028420044355972009-09-10T16:20:00.001-07:002009-09-10T16:21:32.560-07:00Donna Downey Fabric Giveaway!I love me a good giveaway :D one of the best reasons to scan crafty tweets, and this one  was tweeted by Craft Critique. Pickled Pear Lane is giving away a stack of 16 fabric quarter’s (from a yard) from Patty Young’s beautiful new fabric line.  Thanks Marianne Johnson!  I’ve also found another Etsy store to bookmark :D If you want to join in the giveaway frenzy check out Donna Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-80596351973443685852009-09-08T17:39:00.001-07:002009-09-08T19:42:07.968-07:00Butterfly’sI saw this post from Craft Critique encouraging crafters to send butterfly’s to the Holocaust Museum of Houston for their Butterfly Project. I have two photographs of a Monarch I took a couple of years ago, and although it isn’t technically Handmade I think I’ll send a print anyway. Of course the one I’m going to send won’t have the watermark, and I’m thinking of taking off the text at the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-2008351765213887522009-09-05T19:22:00.001-07:002009-09-05T19:22:00.527-07:00Evangeline ReviewThe Pattern: Just in case you forgot, I used Evangeline (fingerless gloves) by designer Michelle Szeghalmi-Shirley. I actually really liked the way this written.  Considering the fact that my knitting skills are near to none, that I’ve only been reading actual patterns since August of last year, and that these are my first freakin’ cables (yey!), these were pretty clear.  I do have toAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-38261778693700281222009-09-02T22:08:00.001-07:002009-09-10T16:23:54.171-07:00Finished Evangeline!Granted it took me way longer then it should have, but they’re done lol.  It think I started in like March or April, frogged, frogged, frogged, knit, frogged, forgot about=, buried it in under yarn, took out in August, knit, frogged, knit, frogged, frogged, knit, knit, knit, went “oooh, that's not as hard as I’ve been making it!”, knit, frogged, knit, knit, knit, finished, and posted 8D 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846215907530985869.post-56388107904938962032009-08-30T16:56:00.001-07:002009-08-30T16:56:11.850-07:00DIY ToysI posted some toy stuff on my other blog an thought the DIY toys were craftacular (yes, I said craftacular…).  If you’ve never heard of them they’re toys that come blank, which allowed you to customize them in whichever way you want.  Two of the more famous DIY vinyl’s are Kidrobot’s Munny and Dunny.They usually come with an accessory, like an ax, banana, car, and just something that’s Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309961451032136148noreply@blogger.com4