Ponyo (on the Cliff by the Sea)

I apologize for not wishing everyone "HAPPY THANKSGIVING!" on Thursday but I was caught up with the celebrations & feasting.

I've been wanting to make a plush Ponyo ever since seeing the movie, another adorable Miyazaki masterpiece.

Ponyo was made with felt, her wool hair is hot-glued piece by piece & she has googly eyes.

My Beloved was so impressed with the plush he stated it looks like the original & suggested trying to sell one on Etsy.

What do you think, would anyone be interested in adopting one?

NOTE: Please credit me when using my images/creations, thank you!

REMINDER: don't forget to apply to my GiveAway for a chance to win a plush of your choice from the "Xmas Plush Collection"!

POSSIBLE PROJECTS: SackBoy, Strawberry Shortcake & Custard

Strawberries with Custard

I made this round strawberry back in September.

Ever since my Beloved got me these adorable figurines on Monday I've been dying to take pictures of them all together, it's just so appropriate!

REMINDER: don't forget to apply to my GiveAway for a chance to win a plush of your choice from the "Xmas Plush Collection"!

GiveAway!

♥ DURATION: from 25th November to 15th December

♥ PRIZE: one plush of your choice from the Xmas Plush Collection!

♥ RULES:
1) Put this blog on your favourite blog's list;
2) Follow my blog on the right sidebar;
3) Make a little post with the link of this Giveaway on your blog;

4) ACTIVELY follow my blog with occasional comments on posts other than the GiveAway one (this to me is the most important rule).

If you don't have a blog, don't worry!

Just leave a comment telling me which Plush you'd like.

You'll know the name of the winner on the 15th December.

If you don't win, don't worry!

You can always purchase one from my Etsy Shop!

NOTE: There is more to this blog than the GiveAway, so please take the time to actively follow it instead of just signing up for the GiveAway.

In fact I'll only consider the people who are contributing to the blog as participants to the GiveAway.

Sorry, folks, but I've no intention of being taken advantage of nor wasting time+effort on lurkers.

Moreover this GiveAway will influence whether there will be more or less of them in the future.

Thank you for your understanding!

Etsy Shop now open!

As promised, here's the image of the new Xmas Plush Collection on sell in my Etsy Shop for only $5 (+shipping) each!

Get them while they're available!

Etsy projects finished, need to open Shop

New "Xmas Plush Collection" set is complete & ready for selling- once I've opened my Etsy shop & gotten padded envelopes (hopefully within the next couple of days).

Oh the relief, I've finally finished the plushies in time for the Holidays and without burning myself out!

I must admit they turned out cuter than the first set.

In fact I'm currently touching up the first set based on the second one.

I apologize but I won't show pictures until the shop is officially open, wouldn't want to ruin the surprise (*wink*)

I really hope they sell!

PS I hope to make Ponyo, SackBoy & Custard plushies soon!

Not sure if I'll be making a turkey & scarecrow by Thanksgiving.

I'm also rethinking making stockings from scratch this year, we'll see how things stand in a week.

Must come up with presents for the rest of family & friends.

Water Lily

Freshly made this morning with one of the patterns I worked on 15th November.

I studied both Water Lily & Poinsettia and realized I couldn't use the same pattern for both flowers.

Note: I think some felt flowers would look better with yellow beads as pistils.

I might try with other patterns if I find the right beads.

PS I hope to make a Ponyo plush soon!

Busy working on Etsy projects

I'm sorry but this time I have no new creation to post about.

The past couple of days I've been working in chain production style nearly non stop on a new Xmas Plush Collection I'm hoping to sell on Etsy at the beginning of December.

Needless to say I'm very tired at the moment, in fact I'll admit I feel a tad burned out with the result of two failed plushes, sigh.

Since I started my crafting it's become a routine to have felt & needle constantly in my hands at any moment.

But the down side is, it's easy to get either overwhelmed with all the projects on my mind or burned out trying to bring them to life.

It's gotten to the point whenever I take a much needed break I feel like I'm wasting time and my fingers itch for action.

Thanksgiving is just a week away and I want to make a turkey & scarecrow by then.

Right after is Christmas season, I need to make stockings for my Beloved+his nephew+niece and think of something for the rest of family & friends.

And let's not forget the random projects running through my mind, like creating a Ponyo plush (of which I made the pattern this morning) or finding the right Ddung to customize.

Phew, time doesn't seem enough!

On a positive note, thanks to my Beloved this afternoon I ordered an adorable Felix Brownie named Tobby.

Unfortunately he'll be arriving around the time of my Birthday in February.

Patience is not my strong point!

I also got a Doll Making Kit from Amazon because I've been wanting to make a Bunka for a while and all my attempts have failed so far.

Felt is very easy to work with, other fabrics are not and a felt Bunka wouldn't be the same. That's not to say I won't eventually graduate to cloth but at the moment I'm sticking with felt.

I'm still a beginner with these crafts, everything is completely hand made & sewed and in some cases the details are painted with fabric paint using a toothpick. So you see everything is made with lots of patience+love and of course take time+effort.

I hope having an Etsy shop won't turn a hobby into a boring job.

To prevent this, I'll take occasional breaks either from crafting or from working on Etsy items.

My creativity needs the occasional spur of freedom.

Anyway it's been a long two days and I'm going to take a short break now.

Write you later!