Here...kitty kitty kitty...

I have had a thing for vintage Halloween cats for a long time.(though I am not a big cat fan in real life)
 I decided to make myself one. Here is my kitty... Halle Ween. She is all crocheted, except her facial features are felt. I got the idea for her cute little smile from somewhere online. I just love her! After making her candy corn, I realized I had make the middle part yellow and it should be orange. Oh well, make another.  I am going to make her a dress or something from some of the Halloween fabric I have in my stash.
Today, I started making a similar Halloween bat. So far, he is adorable! I need to make his wings and legs and he will be finished too. Maybe a cape or little vest from Halloween fabric for him.
His name will be Sam Hain. Which is the Gaelic term for summer's end. It isn't really pronounced Sam Hain.. more like Sow-in, but..that is going to be his name.

Zombie/Apocalypse Swap September 2010

Here are all the things my spoilee vestasahla got from me! I was so excited by this swap, I got finished early and sent it all out already. Ok..here we go..

the brain bag

I LOVE THIS! I even made myself one, but with bats inside!

The Armadillo of Darkness.

She said she liked armadillos, so, now she has a zombie one!

Stone throwing scarf.

The end of this scarf has a little pocket in it to hold stones to sling at zombies, or

in a more normal time, hold some money, credit card or snack!

In one of her fav color combos.

Zombie project bag.

 I got the bag at the $1 store, made these stencils and voila! She is a dancer

that is why it says what it does on the front.

This other picture is the back.

Candies, toys, pins, and such for the zombie-phile. Zombie duck, name tag, Skully ice cube tray, tattoos, project bag. Brain candies, and brain flavored mints. yuck! The awesome shirt came with the half mask! Yarns for milady..

Finally, a zombie related toy for her kitty. Notice the "fur brainz!"

She doesn't post much, so I hope she liked everything!

The newest swap.. Zombies!!

Well, ok, Zombies or Apocalypse. But since my spoilee likes the zombie scenario.. let's go with that. Here is one of the things I made her. It is called a Brainbag. I made it up myself! You can carry your essentials in it, but if a zombie attacks, you can throw it on the ground as a decoy brain and get away!

I also had this idea for a project bag, and made a stencil from transparency paper, and ta-dah, a zombie project bag is born. Made myself one, too!

Here is another thing I made, and since she probably won't look here, it shouldn't give it away.

I made a zombie armadillo! Complete with brain coming out of his little head, and a rib showing on his side.

My Disney swap received!

I got my Disney swap from my spoiler Studioloo! Check it out. My favorite movie was Fantasia, and she had a hard time finding Fantasia themed items. Here is what I got. The hat she made with all types of yarns the front being alpaca and oh, so soft! And it fits great.
She sent me a Pookaloo Mickey Mouse, which Rebel wanted, a tree to grow, and the little jar she handmade with the mushrooms. It is now a ring holder.

The necklace has all dog pictures on it, as she knows I love me some dogs! A pretty stitch marker, and an antique Mickey skiing pin. Also, a needle tatting booklet I didn't have. The yarns.. I love both for different reasons. She hand dyed them both, and they are both so different, but lovely!

Thanks again Studioloo!

Disney swap sent

Ok, here is what I sent to my spoilee in the Odd Ducks Disney swap. You have already seen Lady.. well.. how could I not send Tramp, too? I also made the little bowl of spaghetti.. it is a pincushion.

A funny side note..several months ago I found this odd looking brush thing in a box I got at a yardsale. Me being me, I didn't throw it away even though I didn't know what it was for. I thought maybe it was a cat brush, as the bristles were very short and dense. Well, turns out, it is a brush used to 'fluff' up yarn, which is exactly what I did to Tramp's face, chest and so on. It made him look especially trampy!

All of my Fair entries with ribbons

Here is a photo of everything I did for the fair. As you can see.. little Lady won a 2nd place ribbon! yeah! Now I can tell her new Mom (she was made for a swap, remember?) that she is a ribbon winner!

Click on it to see a larger version.

Anyway.. 10 out of 14 entries won, and I received 13 ribbons total. I think that is the best I have ever done ... ratio wise. Ok, on to more knitting.. I started a pair of cuffs, finished one, and half way finished with the other. I will post a picture when they are finished. Also, working on another crochet amigurumi item.. also will post when finished.

Big hand for a little "Lady"

Here is what I have been working on. Not officially knitting, except her collar will be. I crocheted this little "Lady" from Lady and the Tramp for a swap in Odd Ducks on Ravelry. I just finished her last night, and I do like her. She is bigger than I thought she would turn out, but that's what happens when you crochet on the fly! Anyway, I am secretly entering her in the fair before I send her to her forever home. Wouldn't it be COOL if she won a ribbon I could tell her new Mom about?