Monday, December 29, 2008

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This is a crocheted snowman beret i made for my mom since she loves/collects snowmen. I didn't use a pattern for it i kinda just double crocheted chain 1 and joined the rounds til it was big enough then i decreased for 3 rounds and single crocheted in the chain spaces to finish. And for the snowman i did 1 round with triple crochet and one with double crochet and glued them together and then on the hat. The snowman's hat is 3 rows of single crochet and a small piece of yarn glued over it.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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These are pumpkin empanadas I made for thanksgiving this year. They were uber tasty and flaky AND cinnamon free. So my daughter got to eat as many as she wanted. They're spiced with cloves, ginger, and smoked sea salt to really add some "fall flavor".

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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I made my baby her first birthday cake!! It's Brobee from Yo Gabba Gabba! The balloon is lemon cake and Brobee is chocolate with dark chocolate filling. Oh and... That's my brother as "Dj Rick Rock". My mom made his costume. I think she did an awesome job considering she's only seen the show like twice.

Monday, October 20, 2008

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I made this cake for my mom and brother's birthdays (they're 1 day apart). So since my brother is doomy and my mom likes bows, i added the dia de los muertos skull and the bow to kinda personalize it. I tried to use some food color markers to decorate the skull but the tips were all wonkey and spongey. So i just used q tips(with some of the cotton taken off) and my gel food colors to finish decorating.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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I made some cranberry almond biscotti from cat morely's recipe on cutoutandkeep. They turned out really tasty. My daughter really loves them and they don't make a mess! It's a win win <3

Monday, August 18, 2008

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This is my first amigurumi. She is made of sugar and creme cotton yarns and is weighted down with 16¢(3 nickels and a penny for luck) so she can stand on her own. Her hair took more time than i thought it would... i think it took over an hour. Its 3 packets of dmc variegated red embroidery floss with red baby rubber bands to put it up.

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I made this cake for my friend's birthday. He is a huggggeeee TOOL fan. So yea its the third eye from the Ænima cd. Its a triple chocolate cake with chocolate icing, covered in marshmallow fondant(tutorial found here) and painted with gel food coloring. lol this cake really made me want an airbrush kit... and now that i'm lookin at it i should have domed the top to make it look more like an eye... damn hindsight is definatly 20/20.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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This is one of my favorites! It's a pin up pillow i made for the retro 50s swap on craftster. It's about 7"X3"(i think) in mainly split stitch with back stitch and french knots for the eyes. I used this pic for reference. I wanted to do french knot cherries on her bikini but i decided to make them pink to match the barn swallow.

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This is a pink diving barn swallow patch i made for a partner in the retro 50s swap on craftster. It's about 5"X4" in a split stitch with gold and pink variegated embroidery floss ...I wish I had edited the pattern a bit so there was a space between the tail feathers.

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This is an embroidered henna style peacock iron on patch i made for kittyraja on craftster. It's about 5"x 4" with the following stitches: satin, back, split, whipped back, french knot. It took about a month to make since i had to go back and cutout alotta uneven stitches. Except for when i got to the purple by then i was like "crap i need ta send this thing out already". Overall, i think its pretty awesome and it's the most ornate embroidery i've done so far.

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Hi,
I'm Kitty and i make stuff so this is my craft blog. You're probably gunna see alotta embroidery, crochet, and cakes that look like stuff, since those are my favorite things to do. Hopefully, i will remember to take progress pics on some of the stuff i make so can put up some tutes as well. Oh and i'm starting cosmetology school in october so you can expect to see some hair/make up experiments/assignments around then. =^.^=

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i just found a cute meme

One Word Meme

1. Where is your cell phone? Lost
2. Your significant other? here
3. Your hair? undercut
4. Your daughter? lovely
5. Your son? nonexistent
6. Your favorite thing? Candy!
7. Your dream last night? Stressful
8. Your favorite drink? root beer
9. Your goal? cosmetologist
10. The room you’re in? Living
11. Your church? none
12. Your fear? Failure
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? salon
14. Where were you last night? home
15. What you’re not? Trendy
16. Muffins? no
17. One of your wish list items? pattern
18. Where you grew up? texas
19. The last thing you did? Wists
20. What are you wearing? pjs
21. Your TV? silver
22. Your pets? spooky
23. Your computer? Dying
24. Your life? Full
25. Your mood? Sleepy
26. Missing someone? no
27. Your car? crap
28. Something you’re not wearing? Socks
29. Favorite store? Etsy
30. Your summer? hot
31. Like(love) someone? daughter
32. Your favorite color? violet
33. Last time you laughed? Morning
34. Last time you cried? Recently
35. Who will repost this? You?