Dice Bags Everywhere!

My recent projects and what I'm working on seem to center around dice bags. What every nerd needs no matter what they love! Currently I am working on about ten dice bags to donate to a friend. I'll write more about that later on when I'm closer to being done.

Some other recent dice bags I completed is a Rock Lee themed dice bag for my boyfriend and a friend. I loved coming up with this on my own and it was so much fun. My boyfriend got me into Naruto and Shippuden this year. I watched all of Naruto fairly fast. I love the series so much and I'll be cosplaying as Hinata later on this year.

Anyways, on to the completed dice bags!

I will also be attending GenCon in a few weeks and was excited to find out that Wil Wheaton will be there as a guest! I have loved this man for years and everything nerdy he has done. So I wanted to give him something and thought a dice bag would be perfect. I'm not sure honestly how I will give it to him. I'm fairly shy and have been a fan for years. We will see and I'm sure, my boyfriend will give me a push.

Plants VS. Zombies is a awesome and addictive game. A friend of mine loves the game so much I think she has it on every electronic device she owns like her Kindle Fire, Phone, and Xbox. For Christmas last year I wanted to make her something from the game. She's a fan of plushies so I came to make this little guy.

Yes! Based on the Pea-Shooter. The first plant in the game you get to know really well. Pretty much your BFF for awhile for those wave of Zombies. He was fun to crochet and I loved hearing my friend get excited over him. I think he also would look great in a pot and go well in a office setting. Why have a normal plant? It's better to have this!

Pattern: Pea-Shooter

My Plushies!!!

Created this piece for my Boyfriend for Valentine's Day this year. He actually got me into playing Magic this year. I'm learning and with his 13+ years of experience I am being trained well. I fully admit I enjoy the game and the strategy to it. It's addicting and I love beating my boyfriend when we play.

Mana Pattern:Sprite Stitch
Words Pattern: The Domestic Scientist



I fully admit the only person I will buy plushies from is Lisa over at Ambitious Love. I have know her for years and her work is out standing/amazing/awesome/etc. She takes great care and pays attention to detail with everything she creates. She will make a plushie that you can cuddle for hours too. Personally experience based on that last comment.

Recently I commissioned her to make Captain Jack Harkness from Torchwood/Doctor Who and Cole MacGrath from Infamous. The other guy is Alistair from Dragon Age: Origins. Yes, both games mentioned can be easily named my favorites. I'm also a HUGE Doctor Who fan and fell in love with Captain Jack when he was first introduce. I started watching Torchwood but haven't finished. I secretly hope that Captain Jack makes an appearance in Season 7 of Doctor Who.

Posting again!? I'm on a roll! I forgot how this came up but random conversation with my boyfriend about dice bags. I started playing Magic thanks to him. I have also been wanting a dice bag too and he suggested I make my own. Don't know how it lead to this but I ended up making him a Pinkie Pie dice bag. Pinkie Pie is from the TV My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. I have loved the show since Season 1 and finally got him to watch it. He loves it as well and fully embraces being a Brony.

I did have a lot of fun with creating this bag. I got to use knitting, crocheting, and embroidery for this dice bag which made it even more fun. I'm thinking of making a dice bag for each of the main characters and maybe others like Doctor Whooves. My boyfriend suggested I sell them but not so sure yet when I would have the time. Maybe trade wise when I go to Cons? Trade some magic cards for a dice bag. :)


As I mentioned in my other post I am working on a Donatello cosplay. Here is a few things I created like his mask and arm/leg bands with crocheting. I have a few other things I purchased in the process and can't wait to show everyone. This is a female version of Donatello so pigtails and a skirt is involved.


My Donatello cosplay is based on the one from the TV show in the 80s. Course a few minor changes. I even got a foam practice bo staff to go along with my cosplay. I was looking at wooden ones but with how much they weigh and being stuck carrying it at a con all day...I'll settle for the one I have.

Dust Off The Cob Webs

Since It's been awhile since I posted and I've been jabbed a few times about why I haven't. I am dusting off the old cob webs finally on this blog!! Time to breath life back into it again. My excuse is things have been crazy busy for me once again with a new job, moving, and looking at buying a new home. I also started back to class working on completing my Masters program. With all this going on I still find time to craft but not to update my blog.

Time to jump back into it! More than likely I'll spend the next few months posting what I made for Christmas last year but better late than never?

My boyfriend asked me to create a Nyan/Poptart Cat scarf so I was happy to create him one. It was rather fun figuring out the pattern and working with all the different colors. I also wore it for awhile before giving it to him to "test" it. Another plus was actually writing this pattern down! Go me!

Also, created him a TMNT scarf for Christmas last year! I loved how it turned out and used our favorite pizza toppings as inspirations. We both have a long love of the turtles from our childhood. This also inspired me to start working on my own Donatello cosplay for conventions this year. I can't wait to show off what I put together. Pictures to come soon on that. I also worked on creating a Shredder cosplay for my boyfriend as well.

Star Trek:TNG Gift

One of my friends that is moving away in a few weeks was kind enough to give me one of the amazing shawls she knited! I can't believe she is going since we have become good friends within the 4/5 months we have know one another. I know, I will miss her. Not just the going for coffee and knitting parts but the conversations we have had. At least technology makes it so much easier to keep in contact.

My present for her. I wanted something that she could easily pack and take with her. We both have a love for Star Trek: TNG so it was easy for me to figure out what I should make her. Oh, and like two geeky women we have a love for Wil Wheaton so I made sure he was included too.

Yes, I was watching Star Trek: TNG while cross-stitching her gift.

Cross-stitch pattern is from: black-lupin on Deviant Art

Unicorn Birthday Gift

My best friend B's birthday is in another week. I already had created her a Strawberry Tissue Cozy but decided to make something else for her. B loves unicorns as much as I do. So Lancer was created for her. B's favorite color is red.

This is the first time I have ever done amigurumi and this was rather interesting for me. I more then likely will do more but not as often. Working on one of these patterns and trying not to lose my place is rather annoying at times. I won't go into how many times I wonder, "What stitch am I on!?"If you ever have watched My Little Pony Tales, one of the male ponies is named Lancer. Why did I pick a name from that show? B and me while we were in high school, meet for the first time in chorus class. Our first conversation was over My Little Pony.I'm not even sure who brought it up but we talked through out chorus class about it. I think we even set up a date to get together and show one another the ponies we had from our childhood. Yes, being 28 I can honestly say that I still own My Little Ponies from when I was a kid.

Swap & Birthday Gift For My Mom

Another awesome crafty swap through Swap-Bot came in the mail last week! All the way from Finland too. This package came from IiPuska. I love the fabric buttons and strawberry brooch. The other awesome item was a clutch purse which I love! I have a collection of purses so you can never go wrong giving one to me.I love that she included pockets on the inside. I am all about pockets and making things easier to find.
My Mom's Birthday is at the end of the month. She is always a pain to buy a present for because she always insist that she doesn't need anything. Just cards in the mail and phone calls are fine for her. She doesn't like if you spend "too much" on her or a lot of time creating a present. Yet at 28, my mom still insists on getting me a present when I tell her she has given me enough.

This year I created her a cozy for her iPad. Her favorite color is blue and the first initial of her name is 'C'. I'm hoping she likes it and it's a complete surprise to her. The pattern I came up with and had to pull a few stitches out at times. At least this time I wrote everything down as I went a long.

Finished Projects and New Ones

I attempted my first Friendship Books for a swap on Swap-Bot. I was to create 3 for me and 3 for my partner. It did take me a little bit putting these together. Since they were my first attempt I didn't want them to come out horribly wrong. I'm hoping my partner likes what I made for her. It will be interesting when I get my Friendship Books back to see where they have been.

Here is the pear scarf I was creating for my Best Friend C. I made it a bit longer then what the pattern called for since C's height is 5'10". Since I'm the same height it was easy for me to figure out the right length for her. Pattern is from Twinkie Chan's book Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies.

Now to start on other Christmas presents. I started working on a strawberry and kiwi scarf for other best friend B. I'm completely making up the pattern as I go along which has taken longer. I did finish figuring out the pattern so I should be able to start the scarf soon.


I also got everything together for my next epic cross-stitch project: Mario Thru the Ages. The cross-stitch fabric I have is huge and it's a 22 count. I started with my stitches today which is proving a pain to keep count of. I now have a notebook handy to write down every 10 stitches I cross-stitch to keep everything straight. I have started though which is usually the annoying part. Trying to count where the first stitch will go. Counting over and over again to make sure I'm right.

Birthday Gift

Last week I went to the post office and was pretty shocked when the postman pulled out this box for me to take. He gave me a strange look when he handed it to me. I had no idea what was inside but saw that my best friend B sent it to me. She also wrote, 'Happy Birthday' all over the box. I texted her as soon as I got the box into my car asking, "What did you send me!?" She replied back, "A vacuum of course!"


After opening up the box I was both surprised and shocked at what was inside. A Hello Kitty gum ball machine! Hello Kitty also moves when you turn the dial for gum balls to drop. I felt like a kid in a candy store and it will go nicely in my home that has pretty much Hello Kitty everywhere.


After looking further into the box I found other goodies that B sent along. Yes, all have to do with Hello Kitty, sugar, and baking. B knows me so well and I was happy with my gifts. I can't wait for her Birthday in August so I can hear her reaction to my gifts.

End Of May

I can't believe it's already the end of May! Watching my garden grow this past month has been a blast. Well my garden in pots as I think of it. Since I currently rent, I do not have land to dig into so I improvise with pots on my porch. My little garden has also given me the chance to practice with my macro filters on my camera. I also need to dig my tripod out as a few birds and humming birds like to visit now in the yard. Here are some of the photos I took today.
Finally, the last project I have finished for the month of May. My best friend B is having a birthday in August. We have know one another since high school so she knows all my embarrassing teen aged stories and I know hers. I figured out what to make for her one day right before I fell asleep. I seem to come up with the best ideas at that moment before falling asleep. I now keep a notebook handy by my bed to write these ideas down. Instead of waiting for July I went ahead and completed her gift. I'm excited to give it to her and I was close to keeping it for myself. We both have a love for strawberries.

Early Birthday Present

I was so happy to get to the post office today! I pretty much danced out of the post office and into my car with the package. As a early Birthday gift to myself I purchased a few graphic novels I have been wanting for awhile! I am now going to block out the the geeky sigh of disapproval at me for using the term 'graphic novel' and not 'comics' too. I rather not touch on that subject. That would end up in a lot of rambling and arguments. I rather read my graphic novels.

Anyway! My summer reading should be full for a little bit now. It's rather nice to be a adult and have the ability to afford them! Still the draw back of being a adult is those lovely bills that come every month no matter what I do.A little bit of my collection of graphic novels.

Already April!?

I can't believe we are already in April! Life just seems to be going faster and faster. I wanted to make a quick post of the fabric I got while back home in March; cupcakes, doughnuts, junk food, pixie sticks, burgers, and sushi!

I also had the chance to give a friend of mine her birthday gift. Another cake cozy of course. I had fun with this one and making it "fluffy" as my boyfriend calls the shag sides.
Oh! and I have another craft swap with Lisa over at Ambitious Love Blog. I think after I'm done with her tissue cake cozy I will be done with them for awhile. Not that I don't enjoy making them but I need to move on to other things. I want to start making some scarfs with food themes from the patterns I have. This is all wishful thinking and future Christmas presents...we will see if I do it.

It's Been Awhile!

It's Been Awhile!!!

I know the usual excuse about life getting in the way. I'll spare you that and just jump right back into my blog again.

My Etsy shop for the time being will remain closed. I don't have the time for it anymore but this blog I will try to keep going. I got to the point where I started to not enjoy the crafting I was doing. Anything I created went into my shop. I also have a number of things I'm interested in that I wanted to focus on too. I bow down to a few ladies I know that run a full time shop online. Working a full week and trying to do a shop on the side was becoming too much for me.

I will still be updating this blog with anything crafty/handmade including my own work and other people's work.

Some recent cross-stitching I did:




All of these cross-stitch pieces were given as Birthday presents. All the patterns I used are from the Sprite Stitch's Website.