January 28, 2013
by Tammy
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My younger sister has two little boys who have autism. As you can imagine, every day is full of challenges for her family, but recently this has been multiplied because one of her boys is now dealing with some related … Continue reading
January 21, 2013
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I have been in a “color” mood lately, so I decided to whip up a bright pink amigurumi. I purchased this pattern, Amigurumi Cliveton the Tiny Pig, when Stacey (from FreshStitches) was having a pattern sale on her birthday. He … Continue reading
January 14, 2013
by Tammy
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Yippy! I finished the last of four amigurumi for the Craftsy.com Woodland Animals Amigurumi class. I feel like I have graduated, at least with a B+. My work still is not up to the standards I want it to be, … Continue reading
December 31, 2012
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I’ve really been enjoying the Woodland Animals amigurumi class I’m taking from designer Stacey Trock on Craftsy.com. Though I’m not new to amigurumi, I still feel like I’m learning a lot from the class, and I find her patterns to … Continue reading
December 29, 2012
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The blue bird from the Woodland Amigurumi class I am taking was so easy and fast, I decided to make another one but this time using yellow and orange yarn. My idea was that it would look similar to a … Continue reading
December 26, 2012
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Because I had originally planned this guy would head off to Connecticut (see this post for an explanation), I had jumped ahead to the second project in the Amigurumi: Woodland Animals Craftsy class. The first project is a large bird, … Continue reading
December 20, 2012
by Tammy
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Ever since I made a batch of amigurumi toys for a charity drive this past summer, my love for making stuffed toys (aka softies aka amigurumi) was refueled, and I started wondering about how to use this to help children … Continue reading
December 10, 2012
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When I make an amigurumi toy that I know for sure will be used by a child, I either embroider the eyes or I use safety eyes. I saw this video from Knit Picks on how to attach safety eyes, … Continue reading
November 3, 2012
by Tammy
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The college craft club I advise is getting ready to participate in a holiday craft show that is run by another club at school, so of course, this means we are switching gears from making snuggles (our service project for … Continue reading
October 7, 2012
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Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at our crafty world This week at Craftside there is a tutorial on how to create your signature initials for your Zentangles, a fun portrait made from confetti, some zombie fun and a yummy recipe for tomato … Continue reading