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How To Crochet a Sunny Side Up

5 Apr

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Wishing you all a very blessed Easter from my family to yours! 🙂

Here’s something that’s Easter Egg related, sort of 🙂

 

 

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Here’s a simple step by step diagram on how to crochet a sunny side up! 🙂

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Happy Easter, my friends!!! 🙂

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Back to Being Mrs. Captain Hook

27 Jan
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Cute Vietnamese doll I bought in Ben Thanh Market 🙂

 

I miss my crochet hook so much.  If I’m not holding a makeup brush, I’m probably holding a beaker making perfume.  And now, as I look back on our photos during our trip to Vietnam with my husband, I remember the cute crocheted dolls we saw… I so want to pick up my hook and create my handmade creatures once again 🙂

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Last year, I was obsessed with making superheroes… I think this year will be different.

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Super cute amigurumi dolls in a small bookstore in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam 🙂

Fell in love with these Vietnamese amigurumi dolls 🙂

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Thinking of making Filipiniana dolls 🙂  Time to research… Think Maria Clara or Jose Rizal 🙂

Picking up my hook in 3…2…1…

Have a great Tuesday everyone! 🙂

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My Amiguru-Minis

21 Sep

 

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Lately, I’ve been crocheting smaller dolls.  I realized they’re much simpler to make than my big dolls.  I call them my amiguru-minis 🙂  I used almost the same pattern for the superheroes and just made everything smaller 🙂

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They look like chubby baby superheroes 🙂

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Mini shield for Captain America 🙂

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Here’s a yuppie zombie I made based on the pattern of Christen Haden’s book called Creepy Cute Crochet 🙂  I just added arms and legs.

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And since I’m such a fan of Game of Thrones, I crocheted my favorite character, Jon Snow.

“You know nothing, Jon Snow.”

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Can’t wait for the fifth season 🙂

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And finally, I was able to crochet Elsa, a character the litte girls love.  I haven’t even seen the movie! Haha!

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Just to give you an idea how small these doll are… Here is cute little Erin holding Elsa 🙂

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I’ll be making more of these amiguru-minis 🙂  Stay tuned 🙂

I really want to do more characters from Game of Thrones but their costumes are so detailed.  Oh let’s see what I can come up with 🙂

Hope you all had a restful weekend 🙂

 

 

Chinkee

7 Jul

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Here’s a short post to brighten up this gloomy Monday 🙂

I just wanted to share with you all my latest handmade creation, her name is Chinkee.  I wanted her outfit to be a simple black dress so she will always be in style, ready for her meetings 🙂

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I also made her two necklaces.  One is a key and the other is a keyhole heart that says, “made with love”.

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Chinkee is probably the happiest doll I’ve made so far.  Hihi… 🙂  She’s one of the few who has a smile on her face.

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Have a great week ahead, my friends, from me and Chinkee! 🙂

The Googlees by Crow’s Nest

2 Jun

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My latest project was a set of twelve toys.

They were inspired by one of my favorite arts and crafts item… Those googly eyes 🙂

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These two gentlemen are my son’s favorites.  They were inspired by the band called, “The Lumineers”.

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I am so into stripes right now.  Turned these dolls into DJ’s in stripes 🙂

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More striped googlees 🙂

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My personal favorite….  Two cats and a bear in hats and scarves 🙂

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My son loves them all 🙂

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This was one was inspired by my handsome husband.  Hahaha! 🙂  This is his usual get-up when he goes on his Sunday bike rides.

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And this is Snow.  We both love big glasses and bags.  Can’t have enough of those 🙂

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Watch out for my next set of twelve 🙂

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Have a great week ahead, my friends! 🙂

 

 

 

My Handmade Little Caterpillar

17 Apr

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My latest handmade project was a hat for an 11-month old baby 🙂  I asked my 5-year old, Crow, to try out the hat. Hehe 🙂  It still sort of fits.

The hat is based on the book, “The Hungry Little Caterpillar”.  Also one of my son’s favorite books when he was a baby 🙂

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I had a lot of fun making this hat.  Basic shapes and basic colors.

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I love braids 🙂

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It was a beautiful and sunny day to photograph this caterpillar…

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And my handsome son 🙂

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Hope you all are having a wonderful time with your families during this Holy Week 🙂

 

Handmade Paul Frank for Ericka

3 Mar

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Happy Monkey Monday, everyone! 🙂

Professor Severus Snape for Anna

23 Feb

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Late last year, when I joined the Escolta Market, I met this really nice girl who loved Severus Snape.  Her name is Anna 🙂

She asked me if I could make her a Snape handmade doll.  I got excited because I’ve never done any Harry Potter characters before so I agreed 🙂

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I crocheted Snape a little wand 🙂

“There is no wand more powerful. It answers to you, and to you only.”  – Snape

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It was my first time to crochet a coat 🙂

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I was really happy with how Snape turned out 🙂  So sad to see him go but he’s now with Anna 🙂 Check out Anna’s blog here! 🙂

I’m thinking of making Harry Potter now.  Let’s see.

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Have a great Sunday, everyone! 🙂

Daniella

25 Jan

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My latest project.

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A doll I made for Daniella 🙂

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Have a happy weekend, everyone!!! 🙂

Jaime the Pilot

21 Oct

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A very dear friend, Effie, asked me to make a special baby pilot helmet hat for her beautiful son, Jaime 🙂

Look how adorable this little guy is!!! 🙂

 

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