3 posts tagged “crochet”

Next, I have also made these knitted Multicolored Fingerless Gloves out of the same wool used to make the scarf - 100% Merino Wool.  These are great to keep your hands and arms warm - useful for the Fall, Winter, and Spring!  These are great for typing at your computer, or wearing when it is cold outside while still being able to move your thumb and fingers around.

The scarf and the fingerless gloves are sold separately, but would also match as a set!  I have many other knit items for sale in my Etsy Shop, since it's time to start thinking about bundling up and preparing for the winter weather that will soon be coming our way!

Today, I'd like to feature a super awesome & really nice Etsy seller who owns the shop, Kirstenlovesdinner!  She sells the cutest crocheted purses and bags, with stylish extra touches - from the chunky wooden handles, to delicate patchwork or a touch of girly lace.  She pays close attention to detail and adds fun elements that makes her purses stand out in the crowd!  Other items in her shop include geeky gadget cozies, scarves, cards, and accessories.  A very talented crafter, indeed! 

And look!  She was nice enough to purchase a set of my Kawaii buttons from my Etsy shop, and use them in her crafting!  That is one of my buttons that you will see pinned to the bag that she has for sale.  I love how the orange button goes with the green wool.  It's so fun to see one of my buttons used as an accessory to compliment her purse!

You should definitely check out the rest of her shop - excellent craftsmanship (craftswomanship, I should say!), quality stuff, super cute shop, and a really nice seller!

Just in case you didn't catch yesterday's post, I participated in a swap on Craftster with a video game theme.  Basically, you are matched up with a swap partner, and you craft for each other.  I crafted video game themed items for Ashley and her favourite video games, and I received some awesome crafts in exchange!

The first one is this crochet Yoshi hat!  Fits me perfectly, and it's super fun.  There are red little spikes down the back, just like Yoshi has, and two eyes in the top of the hat.  It is so adorable and I can't wait until it gets cooler outside so I can wear it!

Next, she made me a pouch/case for my Nintendo DS.  It is a great little fabric case that my DS Lite fits into perfectly.  It is great that she made this - Paul and I ended up with 3 DS Lites between the two of us (he got me the pink one for Christmas even though we both already had white ones) so we could definitely use a third case!  It has two little spaces in the front where you can put games.  And it has super cute heart fabric!

The third item that Ashley sent me is this awesome Toadette scarf!  I wrote down in the survey that we had to fill out that Toadette is one of my favourite video game characters - Toadette rules.  She is crazy and spunky, and this scarf perfectly captures the character!  The fact that it is pink rules, since pink is my favourite colour.  The yarn hair is fun and cute and the fact that she is winking is wonderful!  :)

The fourth item that I received is this tote bag - which I must say, is such an original idea!  Some of my favourite video games are Bubble Bobble and Bust a Move, both of which feature the dragons, Bub and Bob.  Ashley used fabric paint to create Bub and sewed buttons to the bag to symbolize the bubbles that you try to bust in Bust a Move!  So bright and colourful, lots of fun, and will be great to take to the store instead of using those wasteful plastic bags!

And the last item is this Mario zippered pouch.  I always have a use for more zippered pouches, to carry make-up, to carry things in my purse or bag, and they're great to carry things on vacation.  And anything with Mario & Donkey Kong on it rules!  Ashley was nice enough to include 5 gifts instead of 4 in the package - what a sweetheart!  She is a really talented crafter and I'm so happy that I got her as my swap partner!  She also has an Etsy Shop, Oh That Ashley.