Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food | Video on TED.com

Alright, I'm going for a change of topic today. I love to eat. I LOVE to eat. My favorite food is tacos and in fact, I see them in my future very soon.

I think my parents did a great job of teaching us to eat right. Every night we sat around our big table (everyone had their own seat) and shared stories, talked about hour day, laughed at jokes all while enjoying a yummy dinner. We were never forced to eat our veggies, but we had to try them. There were things I didn't like but as I grew, I wasn't afraid to try them again and guess what? I like them!

Dinner time was always a special time and I hope people still take the time to cook together and share a meal together. I hope people slow down and re-think the way our industrialized country has led us and that we should go back to our roots. We don't have to all have farms and gardens, but I think we need to be more aware and careful about what we are doing our bodies. And watch out for what food labels are telling us! I think I'd rather have normal sugar than a chlorinated artificial sweetener.

I saw this video on TED and thought I'd share.



Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food | Video on TED.com

Dextra of the Dream Demons

I've decided that besides creating and selling crochet patterns on etsy, that I will sell the dolls as well. I'm really enjoying the Angel Hair yarn because the overall look is soooo cute! I like to make "traditional" amigurumis such as bears and bunnies, but I'm also loving making made-up critters! With the help of my friends and family, I am getting great ideas for future amigurumi critters complete with a personal story to tell! Dimitri is the first amigurumi with a story. And now, I'd like to introduce Dextra of the Dream Demons!


I realize that the word "demon" is more commonly thought of having a negative connotation, but the real meaning of the word never originally intended to mean malevolence. These little Dream Demons are spirits that we allow to influence our thoughts.

Anyways, more amigurumis to come! Can't wait to buy more yarn...

Dimitri the Dream Demon

Dimitri the Dream Demon is one of the lesser dream demons. He likes to play those tiny tricks on your when you're having a pleasant dream--not turning it into a nightmare, but causing you think "...wha-?..." Remember that dream when you holding a beautiful bird in your hands and then it pooped on you? That was Dimitri. Or the one where you landed your job interview but then tripped and spilled the coffee on your way out the door? Dimitri.


I can't wait to make more of these little guys! I have to give credit to my boyfriend for suggesting he have cute-grabby-hands and also for his story. Thanks, Taylor!

Sprite Stitch

Yay! My Patapons were featured on Sprite Stitch, a blog dedicated to video game crafts! I'm glad they were cool enough to be noticed :)


Thanks, Sprite Stitch! Check out their blog for more awesome crafts made by gamers, about games! Woot!

Kawaii Bear - Doh!

Doh! Bear
I love the simplicity of amigurumi. It is a Japanese art of crocheting or knitting animals and personified objects, and we all know anything Japanese is super kawaii!!!! I've noticed sometimes when I'm crocheting animals I tend to make them in a realistic way or a just a typical stuffed animal style. I really wanted to make something that was truly a kawaii amigurumi. I gave this bear a large head, cute lil arms, and an expression that says "doh!" >.<


Doh! Bear is a very basic little guy. I used Sensations Angel Hair Yarn in Turquoise (SKU# 07796154, Color # 645). The funny thing is, I first bought this yarn several months ago at Joann Fabrics. I had made a blue bunny for my sister and still had leftover yarn so I began my bear. Then, I found out I definitely didn't have enough to finish his body. So, I went back to Joann's and picked up the only Turquoise yarn by Sensations they had--looked just like I had remembered. When I returned home and began crocheting the body I realized the yarns were actually slightly different. The overall color is a bit darker and there is a small, thin, fuzzy string that runs with the main yarn that in my previous yarn is a light color (almost white-ish-blue-ish) and the thin string with this new yarn is a turquoise color! I always keep the labels for the yarn and they are the same color name, color number, so I knew they were supposed to be the same. THEN, I looked up the yarn to link to on this blog and all the photos for their Turquoise yarn looks like it has a purplish tint to it!

Finally, my boyfriend pointed out the Lot #. It also says right on the label to make sure you buy yarns from the same lot to keep continuity in the color of your projects! Lol!

Makes me feel just like my little bear! Doh! >.<

SUPER LONG WEEKEND!

Only two work days this week! I work at an elementary school and we already had Friday and Monday off for President's Day. School was closed today AND tomorrow because of this blizzard! Snow, snow snow!

The dogs were hilarious in the snow. They had to plow paths and leap like bunnies to get around! Here is my dog, Soma chillin' in the snow.


Later on, my boyfriend I decided to go sledding and boy, was it a workout! Trying to walk through snow up to your knees is difficult, especially uphill! It was worth it though :)

Meet Ollie the Owl!

The photos I took after work today were pretty good except the daylight was still not enough. The skies are just so gray. Tomorrow is Saturday so I'm hoping I can get some better pictures to add to my pattern so I can get it up and move on to the next thing! It might snow so hopefully that doesn't put a damper in my plans. If I can't take photos, I'll at least be working on my next project.

In comparison to the last post with the parts of Ollie not yet attached, he had white wings prepared. I think the gray wings really worked out nicely.

For now, I think it's time to take a break from amigurumi and play WoW with the boyfriend :^)