My Creative Daughter

It's good to know that I am not the only creative one in the family. My daughter also seems to have a creative streak!

My mother gave her a pair of shoes and she hated the fact that they were so plain. She's 16 and very fashion conscious.

She came up with a plan to do something with the shoes, all she needed was some greaseproof (baking) paper, some sharpie markers and creativity. 

This is what she came up with.....

   

I love the way she's chosen a "theme" for each shoe. One for Dinosaurs and the other for Monsters. All her friends are nagging her to make them a pair, but she tells them they are "one of a kind" shoes. My girl definitely likes to be unique!

I think they turned out wonderful! 

And here's the creator....

She will most likely hate me for posting this photo of her here, but, thems the breaks kiddo! 
Love ya Eb :)  

Just Because....

This guy, as you know from my last post, is my favourite owl!

I just had to post a photo of him all on his own...

 And just so these other guys don't feel left out.....

This is Mr Hoot - my very first owl! 

Red Heart published this pattern in their 12 Days of Christmas patterns in December last year.

I felt the urge to have to make this. It was supposed to be tree ornament size, but I used thicker yarn

and a larger hook and ended up with an owl that stands about 6" high (lol) 

And this last one is from the Annie's Attic- Fantasy Doorstops book. 

I left out the bottle weight and altered the wings slightly so they have some definition. 

My son tells me that he looks constantly surprised :)  

 These are the only ones that I have taken single photo's of so far, maybe some time in the near future when I can remember to keep my camera batteries charged long enough, I may do a proper photo shoot with them all.....watch this space :)

Whoooooo Goes There.....

It's been a while since I've had a chance to update this page. Life has been pretty hectic, to say the least!
I've been on an amigurumi kick lately and have been making owls. I've made them in all shapes and sizes, knit and crochet and still have some more to make, but they have been put on a hold for now because I decided I needed a new tote bag instead :)
Here they all are:  

 

 As you can see, there is quite an eclectic collection of both paid and free patterns! My favourite one would have to be the knitted Alan Dart "Night Owl". You can't miss him in his green pj's and clutching his little teddy bear :)  Cuteness overload!!!

Laptop/Notebook Cosy

I finally managed to save enough money to buy myself a laptop and didn't have anywhere to store it. I looked around the shops and couldn't find anything that I liked in the price range I could afford, so I decided to go through my stash and see what yarn I had lurking in there.
I found some co-ordinating colours and just needed to find a pattern.
After hunting around forever for a suitable pattern, I couldn't find one I liked, so I decided to create my own and this is what I came up with.
Unfortunately I didn't write it down so don't have a pattern to share but it's pretty simple.
I even decided to make a similar cosy for my iPod Touch.

 

Little Green Man

I not only crochet, but I knit as well and came across a gorgeous Alan Dart pattern called Yuletide Gnomes late last year. I made a few of them in Christmas colours to give to my mother and mother-in-law and a couple of friends as Christmas presents and I couldn't resist making one for myself.
I chose not to have traditional Christmas colours with mine, so I made him in green and he doesn't have to get packed away for most of the year. I think he's way too cute to be packed in a box and he has been given his own little home and is on display for the whole year.
These are so easy to make...

Here Kitty Kitty......

My daughter is a huge Hello Kitty fan and after looking around the shops and seeing the prices they were charging for the mass manufactured felt Hello Kitty dolls that were tiny, I decided to surprise her and have a bit of a hunt around to see what was available on the web. I found the perfect pattern and within a couple of days, my daughter had her very own Hello Kitty.
I think she's adorable!!

Welcome

This is my first blog. I've been meaning to do one for a long time, but just never seem to get around to it.
Today I decided that enough was enough, so here I am finally getting it done.
I hope that you enjoy what I have to share with you and that you find something that you like.
I don't know how often I will be able to update this page, but hopefully it won't be too long between visits.