So I've been on a Harry Potter kick recently and I've been stockpiling fabrics to make some HP cloaks for friends/family. I made Shanon a Sytherin cloak today. Pic to come later, haven't taken one of it yet.
They don't take to terribly long ...I'd say from start to finish they take about maybe 4 hours. This one turned out so much better than mine, I used a way lighter fabric this time around (cause the pattern calls for almost 10 yards of fabric) and as much as I love my Ravenclaw one I think I'm going to sell it on Ebay or Etsy and make a new one cause I kid you not it prolly weights like 5 pounds. Plus the first one involved quite a bit of trial and error and I never quite liked how I had attached the hood.
This time around I figured out how to get all the seams hidden and machine stich the whole thing! Yayz!! =D *happy dance*
In other news I started up with Weight Watchers again cause I've gained 10 pounds from when I quit them almost 2 years ago ...and it really did seem to help, I lost like 20 some pounds while I was doing it. So I'm hoping that this can help me get into better shape and just be healthier in general. And it seems that they've changed how the points operate since the last time I was a memember. You get more daily points and weekly points but food items seem to carry a bigger point value this time around. So we'll see I bought a 3 month membership.
8 Bit Dr Horrible blanket is coming along, I've finally moved on to the last color of the granny squares ...only 78 more to go!! woo!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Monday, January 03, 2011
Nerdly Things
So I was intrigued by these dolls that Kell Kelldar got as a christmas present ...and thought to myself how hard could it be to make some for myself. So I researched the dolls ...apparently they're called amigurumi dolls and people have made all sorts of them (Firefly, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars ...and so on).
Well here was my first attempt at it, a Leia doll ...
I think it turned out pretty good for my first try. I hope to eventually make a whole set of them =D
Speaking of other nerdly things I was also inspired by this awesome Mario 3 rug i found while surfing the interwebs and I've decided that I'm going to make my own 8 bit Dr Horrible version *glee* =D
Well here was my first attempt at it, a Leia doll ...
I think it turned out pretty good for my first try. I hope to eventually make a whole set of them =D
Speaking of other nerdly things I was also inspired by this awesome Mario 3 rug i found while surfing the interwebs and I've decided that I'm going to make my own 8 bit Dr Horrible version *glee* =D
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Christmas and Stuff
Well the holidays have come and gone just as quickly as they always do. Jason got me the Mass Effect N7 hoodie *glee*
and Season's 2 and 3 of Private Practice guess I talked about wanting them enough =P
Went home for a couple of days and Jason came with me. Had tons of fun while back home, we went skiiing (Jason's first time ...he did really good), saw True Grit ...which I must admit I liked a whole lot better than the orginal, went to Chang Garden and did the Hibachi for dinner ...it was soooo good we were all stuffed about halfway through out food. Played lots of board games (what?, trivial pursuit, rummy, farkle, bananagrams) and played lots of Wii.
I've been motivated recently to start up crocheting again. I started a huge afghan last fall (2009) and I've just recently started it up again. It's going to be way bigger than I anticipated so by the time it's done it'll be about the size of a queen sized bed ...oops! =P
I've also been intriuged by these dolls that I've seen on various crochet websites called amigurumi ...so I've been trying my luck at it. I've seen some really cool star wars ones and some really neat Firefly ones. I hope to make a couple different kinds, cause it doesn't seem to be that hard, and it's fun for passing the time.
I'm also going to look into how to make granny squares so I can make more blankets.
Not much else going on as of lately, the hotel is really slow with it being the holidays. Jason and I went and saw Black Swan the other day and it was a fantastic movie but extremely dark and intense. Total mind trip. I'd be shocked if Portman didn't win the globe she was nominated for.
and Season's 2 and 3 of Private Practice guess I talked about wanting them enough =P
Went home for a couple of days and Jason came with me. Had tons of fun while back home, we went skiiing (Jason's first time ...he did really good), saw True Grit ...which I must admit I liked a whole lot better than the orginal, went to Chang Garden and did the Hibachi for dinner ...it was soooo good we were all stuffed about halfway through out food. Played lots of board games (what?, trivial pursuit, rummy, farkle, bananagrams) and played lots of Wii.
I've been motivated recently to start up crocheting again. I started a huge afghan last fall (2009) and I've just recently started it up again. It's going to be way bigger than I anticipated so by the time it's done it'll be about the size of a queen sized bed ...oops! =P
I've also been intriuged by these dolls that I've seen on various crochet websites called amigurumi ...so I've been trying my luck at it. I've seen some really cool star wars ones and some really neat Firefly ones. I hope to make a couple different kinds, cause it doesn't seem to be that hard, and it's fun for passing the time.
I'm also going to look into how to make granny squares so I can make more blankets.
Not much else going on as of lately, the hotel is really slow with it being the holidays. Jason and I went and saw Black Swan the other day and it was a fantastic movie but extremely dark and intense. Total mind trip. I'd be shocked if Portman didn't win the globe she was nominated for.
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