Thursday, July 21, 2016

I'm back....

Hey! I'm back. It's been a crazy 7 months since 2016 started, and a lot of changes since the last time I posted, almost a year ago! Got to get better about that.

1) I'm single, managing a grooming salon for the time being, and down to my beloved Dini the dachshund, and Delucca the Green Cheek conure. 

2) Finishing up healing from a car accident in February that totaled my car and resulted in 3 limbs broken, 4 bones total. (Kids, if the roads are icy, do not, I REPEAT, do NOT decide to drive. Bad things happen)

3) Trying to sell my house to move to Georgia.

4) Been crocheting up a storm (graphghans are my new favorite thing to make, though amigurumi are a blast as well). Star Wars and Disney are where it's at, and making blankets and pillows and little stuffed animals has not only kept me occupied until I could return to work (just started back on the 18th), but also sparked my creative bug again, thankfully. I have so many ideas that I can't wait to make, as well as maybe even sell, if people are interested. We'll see.

5) The above mentioned creativity gave me the courage to try my hand at sewing... And I'm loving it! It feels good to not only crochet, but to sew something for my dolls, since I adore them, and AG clothing is both expensive, and sometimes a bit young for my dolls (not to mention that they don't have a guy's line, and I now have 2 boys, and plan on making 2-3 more!!!! Jack Cassidy and Troy (who needs a last name, lol). Jack is a prep/tough guy, and Troy is a surfer guy. I want to make an army guy, as well as a cowboy... And maybe an attractive nerdy guy too.

6) I'm on a mission to try and cut sugar from my life... And I'm craving pretty bad. So we'll see how well that goes. I just know I want to get healthier the rest of this year. 


There will [hopefully] be doll updates and reviews coming in the next month, though work looks like it's going to be taking up a lot of my time, and trying to sell my house is going to keep me from being able to just go all out and craft (since that tends to be kinda a mess when I get into it. I will post up my creations as I can, since some of them are gifts. For now, I have 3 outfits, 2 dolls, and a few little amigurumi to show you.... Enjoy!
Pixie faire pattern for the dress and crop top, simplicity for the capri. (Please ignore Linnea's lack of eyebrows. She's "studying abroad for her fall semester" a.k.a. visiting my doll hospital... I tried swapping Marie Grace eyes for her... and when I was shifting them around, accidently popped one of the little pegs that makes them open and close... yeah. She is always my work-in-progress doll... guess that's typical, since she's my Mini-Me.)
Lee & Pearl Wrap Dress pattern

Left: our preppy guy Jack, Right: surfer Troy

Left: beautiful Betty Grable, Right: modern Kaya
Crocheted jellyfish for a going away gift

R2D2!
Eyeless Yoda (forgot to take a pic of him with eyes before sending him to live with a friend)