Bye bye 2013....

2013 has been a great year for me. A lot of great things had happened, new memories, a lot of laughs and new challenges .... and of course, great friends (and a  husband!) .

Here's what 2013 has been craft-wise:

I just  ask for 2014 to be at least as good as 2013 has been  in my personal life and creativity. I'd wish for will to try and learn new things (like knitting). And also that my cat Trufa would leave alone at last my yarn and theads!

Happy New Year to everybody ! May you have love, health and work this year... if goverments lets us.

Frodo

This is the Frodo I made for Paco as a wedding favor. It is also one of the dolls I'm more proud of how they turned out. Paco is a huge Tolkien's  books and world fan and it was easy to choose which character was going to crochet for him.

My Frodo  has big blue eyes (just like Elijah Wood's), big pointy ears and ultra curly hair. It actually took a while to give him that look.

He's wearing a red felt vest over his white shirt  and a maroon jacket.
You may recognize the green elvish cape. It's made of green  felt and it's removable. He's also wearing the ring around his neck, ready to be brought to its destiny.

The only detail missing in his outfit is the leaf brooch... but if I had made him one, the cape wouldn't have been removable and it would have belittled  the ring in his neck.

Another important detail was the feet. The had to be big and hairy as hobbits' feet are.

The person who received it like it very much. I had a great time making Frodo and all his little details, so I'm sure I will make him again in the future.

PD: To all who ask themselves why crafty people keep and almost hoard things  even if we don't have a immediate use for it.... The Ring was made from a broken earring  that I kept just in case. It was the perfect color, shape and size for this purpose. Who would have known that a broken piece of an old earring  was going to become such a key piece in my work!

Do you like him? please let me know what you think!

Amigurumi as wedding favors

Well , the reason behind the lack of blog updates during this year was that I was really busy crocheting things that couldn't be shown. Why? Beacause they were the wedding favors we were going to give our guests in our wedding, so they had to be a secret!

 Each amigurumi was customized according to the guest's preferences, fandoms, hobbies... And they were presented to each of them in a hand stamped and washi tape-decorated box (also hand assembled) with a picture of the character in which the amigurumi was based.

I'll be posting the dolls one by one (I have blog material for at least a year!)

It has been a hard work some times, but totally worth it. Wish I could post pictures of the guest's faces when each of them found out which character they received. It has been really rewarding and all the work has been paid off with all that joy. Since some people couldn't make it to the reception, these are not all of the dolls I made, but I can show you those we did give that day (we have to mantain the secrecy of the rest for a while!)

I can't remember the last time I crocheted something for me or a comission out of this wedding craziness!
Now I'm open for both again. Thanks for being patient and keep on following the blog even if it's not regularly updated!

love, 

    Laura

Mulder and Scully

These chibi dolls were a gift for a friend who is a huge X-Phile (X files fan). She recognized them on the spot, I feel very proud of it hehehe.

I was a huge fan of this series too and I have a great time doing these amigurumi. I wanted Scully to have her classic hair cut. And of course Mulder has green eyes and Dana's are blue.

Mulder wears a blue tie because when I was designing the doll he looked like this in my mind.

 He also has Duchovny's  characteristic (and sexy) nose

Dr Scully and her red medium-short haircut

I'm glad Judith liked them. It was hard to let them go...just as the characters in the series. Mulder and Scully are probably the fictional characters I miss the most, I'm not sure why.

Please, tell me what you think!

Scrump 2.0

I want to dedicate this post to my friend Lara. She's the one who told me to watch Lilo and Stitch because she loved the movie as much as I love it now.

When I made the Scrump I have already shown in this blog (you can find it in here), Lara was her biggest fan. I promised her that I'd  make one for her, and here it is.

This is a smaller and  improved version of Scrump (at least I think it is). I think this version  looks more like Lilo's doll. Lara loved it and I wish I could have done a picture of her face when she saw the doll.

Scrump 2.0 is made with  Cotton Natura DMC,  and she has the same buttons as her bigger counterpart

I had to take a pic of Scrump with Stitch...

And with the bigger Scrump...

The three of them now...

And  photo-bomb!

A Count that counts

I was asked if I could make an amigurumi doll of Count von Count (or Conde Draco, as he is known in Spain.) Remember him? He is a character  from Sesame Street who loved to count the things in his castle. This commission made me very happy, it reminded me when I was a kid and counted along with him.  I'm glad more people remember (and preferred) good old vampires, not the modern ones who just whine and shine in the sun, lol :)


I made him in short time notice since it was for a birthday present. I think I beat my own record crocheting  and sewing that many pieces in just two afternoons work.







The eyes and mouth are made of felt. The monocule is made of black wire and it's removable.

The cape is made of green and black felt and it's also removable (I forgot to take a pic of him without it!).
 I attached a mobile strap so the new owner would be able to hang it up.

I'm sorry for the pics, they are also made in a rush!

I hope you like him!