So you tell me...

What kind of content would you all like to start seeing? Things in my life have slowed down tremendously. There have been a lot of...problems, for a lack of better term, happening in my life from 2012 to now. So while I was getting my life and my loved ones lives back together, I decided not to blog. I hated it really. I just knew I couldn't keep up. Now I'm moved out, my problems are considerably lessened, and I can start being more of an independent adult and worrying only about my day to day than ever before.

To do this though, and to do it right, I want to make sure that I can create the things you want to see. I am still going to be doing crafting obviously, cause its my life, but the anime and drama reviews seemed like they had mixed reactions. Would you all like me to continue those? As well as with the crafter's spotlight kind of stuff. Is that something you all are still interested in?

Any comments are encouraged and welcomed.

Thanks guys!

Hello everyone!

What have you all making lately? Send me some pictures and I'll put them in my next blog post!

Some more plushies to sate your cute crafting hunger

As I haven't been feeding anyone's crafty cuteness needs recently, I figured I'd post some pictures on here to do so. The pictures I'm going to post are mine. They are inspired by pictures I've found on the internet, but I worked hard on making each a reality.

Alphonse Elric from Full Metal Alchmist and FMA Brotherhood

Calcifer from Howl's Moving Castle

Inspired by Tammy Hallam's Duck Plush tutorial on Youtube

A satchel that I learned how to make at a Boy Scouts Order of the Arrow Fall Ordeal

Naruto Maki, a fish cake that is generally used in ramen dishes in Japan. You might have gotten to see one on Naruto.

On a side note...I'm working on making a Ponyo plushie. Here's the beginnings of it.

The pattern I have used from someone else's plush version of Ponyo. It was made using googly eyes though, while I'm planning on handstitching the whole thing and making it into a keychain. If you recognize this picture, please tell me who it is, because I can't remember for the life of me who made it.

Thanks much and De Colores,

Kay

Just a small note to my readers

I know I haven't posted much in the new year, or the whole past year for that matter. I've just got a lot of stuff on my plate at this point in my life. I'm an education major and am working part time as a cashier and taking care of children for my parents when I'm home. I just don't have a whole lot of time on my hands to write on here like I would prefer. It's easier for me to vlog because I can keep doing what I love when I have the time. I don't have to sit in front of a computer typing, which takes me forever and a day to finish before I am satisfied with the grammar and such. So if you want to keep in touch with me and what I'm doing, you can look me up on youtube, which my channel is named Craft Yori Dango. But until further notice, my blog is on a bit of a hiatus.

Des Colores,
Kay

Plushies? Yes please!

  All the time I've had to craft recently has been sparse and sporadic at best. So in order for me to kill my urge to craft 24/7, I have been making mini plushies here and there. Here are the ones that I have finished:

Pink tofu:

Potsticker:

 Onigiri:

 Mini cuppycake:

 Gameboy lookalike:

  Since that is all I have for you right now, comment and show me some of your creations as well.

De Colores!

Kay

Have you ever...

Have you ever spent the longest time trying to find out some minute detail about a show and once you found it you just said, "Jeeze, I knew that all along!" I did that tonight.

I spent probably around 5 hours tonight trying to figure out what that buzzing walkie talkie was called that Sana used on Kodocha during most of the first season. And if you wanna know what it is called, it's a burucha. Good luck trying to find a picture of the stupid thing, though. I searched and searched and came up empty handed. Insert exasperated sigh here.

Well, at least now I can remember what the stupid thing is called so that I can do things without being distracted by that thought. And if you can find a picture of the babbit barucha, can you please link it or something? It's driving me nuts.

Yours in fellow insanity,
Kay


UPDATE!:

(I've just found a picture of it!!!)

Coming up this week...

I will be posting another couple of installments to my "Crafting accessories" series. Also, I will be posting, pictures, links, and maybe a tutorial for the felt plushies I've been making. Thanks for staying faithful and patient everyone.

Toodles!
Kay

And the answer is...

On my last post, told you that I made something that I was excited about. Here are the hints again:

• It is made of felt.
• It is white, yellow, black, and red.

And the answer is this...

I hope someone likes Angry Birds so that I can give this little bird a nest to call home!

Don't fret my little crafters!

All is well. I've been working a lot, so things are slow as far as blogging. But know that I'm not just sitting on my fanny during my days off. I'm crafting while sitting on my fanny so that I can finish a plushie tutorial video for you! There will be the video version with templates here on my blog. I hope to write out the directions soon as well. :) My two hints to you about the tutorial are these:

• It is made of felt.
• It is white, yellow, black, and red.

Comment your guesses below and I might just send you a prize if you guess it right first!

Des Colores my lovelies!

Kay

My seed bead creation. You jelly?

But I don't know how I'm going to use it. Attach it to a headband? Brooch back? purse strap? key fob? necklace? What do you guys think?

Excuse the horrible picture, as my own camera has fallen almost completely apart and I'm now resorting to using my laptop's cam.

I used neon pink felt, pink and purple seed beads, pink and purple buttons, and purple thread.

Craft Accessories: Pin cushions

Even though crocheters generally don't use this stuff, most of us have our hands in a variety of different craft areas, such as sewing. So I figured, why not. This segment was mostly inspired by Secretlifeofabionerd's video on her personal channel on youtube. She talked about her pincushions. While I don't really have anything really classy or fun to show you of my own, I will be making some soon to sell now that I have gotten the urge to make them. Etsians really know how to spark a creative spirit in me. I'll show pictures of a few pincushions and such, then I will list links for honorable mentions.

I love nature. Hands down. Also, I love the fact that the mushrooms look like they are from Super Mario.

Tree stump

I love whimsical little fairy things. Not the Disney Tinkerbell kind of fairy, but rather the old school fantasy type. Such as the fairies in Fairytale: A true story.
Gray mushroom

I love the detailed bead and embroidery worked onto this one. You can tell the creator spent some time on this one.

Pink beaded pincushion 

The mixed media on this purple cushion catches the eye of anyone who sees it. It is a pretty feminine piece that any little girl would cherish in her sewing box.
Purple pincushion

This little guy is easily mistaken as an ordinary stuffed animal, which you could honestly use him for anyways. But, I think he'd be a much more charming companion to hold my pins and needles, sitting beside me when I while away my time working on my small projects.

Mr. Elephant

Don't you find this sweet little tarts to be delicious looking? They are also so easy to make, seeing as how there are so many tutorials posted on youtube as to how to make them. I would like to say that, if you feel that it takes too much time or effort to spend on making these, it would be nice if you would support the handmade community this season. Because many of us other crafters cannot.
Mini tarts

Who wouldn't love having this little guy stowed away in their crafting corner? Once you get him all filled up with pins, just imagine how much more handsome he would be! Such a cutey.

Porcupine

This looks like a fantasy come true. They also come in all other sorts of colors. I guess it's supposed to look like a castle on top of a cupcake. All I saw though was the castle part, at first. Oops!
Castle

Finally, there is this little embroidered ring. I love the colors, textures and the fact that it is easy to use. No more of that having to cover my wrist up with sleeves when using that harsh wrist pincushion.

pastel ring

Honorable mentions:
Chickens
Mannequins
White mushroom
Owls
Christmas deer
Vintage mannequin
Antique pincushion
Fox-y puncushion
Your grandma's style

De Colores!
Kay

Craft accessories: Stitch markers

I saw this article today and it inspired me to write a bit about crochet accessories. 

Crochet Spot crochet accessories

I've been wanting to write about this for a while now, but didn't know what exactly to do until today, so here we are!

First off I want to list some of the accessories that I like or think would be especially useful.

Stitch markers:

I love leaves, so this was an easy choice.

Maple Leaf markers

Like most crafters, I have a thing for buttons. I think these would be really cool with some antique post buttons. :) 

Button stitch markers

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I'm a Pikachu fan. Hehehe!
Pikachu!

Owls are really interesting looking creatures to me and seem to be very popular in the past few years.

Great owl family

Everyone I have met that has also heard of the game 'Angry Birds' loves it. But, I just love the comical characters. Haha!

Angry Birdies!

Who doesn't love brain slugs?
Brain Slugs

These have some of my favorite colors together and it has owls. :)

Purple owls

Macarons are just the epitome of cute to me. I love the look of those dainty little treats.

Macarons

Lord of the rings was a very popular series when I was in middle school and the fantasy was quite entertaining to me.

Lord of the rings

I love strawberries. I love the flavor, smell, and look of them. They are just an appealing fruit overall.

Strawberry cupcakes

Sushi is so vibrant. It all looks so delicious too. Too bad I can't stand the taste of it. :/
Sushi

I have been mesmerized by this little stuffed creature since 'Mr. Magorium's wonder emporium' showed this little guy. He broke my heart and won me over in the show. :)
Sock monkey

I love intricate looking metal work. That's why I'm always found wearing metal jewelry that is so intricately made rather than having jewelry with a lot of stones and such.
metal beads

Who doesn't love Mario? I mean seriously. He's one of the most memorable and adaptable characters in video gaming, as of yet.

Pirahana plants

When I saw these, I didn't realize they were supposed to be World of Warcraft themed. I'm just in love with anything that looks fantasy like. Such as traditional fantasy, when vampires wouldn't go out during the day because they would die or be weakened.

I'll talk more about the accessories in my next article. For now, I will bid thee farewell.

De Colores,

Kay