On Life and some GoT

First of, let me warn you that this post might contain different topics as I've got too many things stored in my mind right now. It might even contain spoilers from the last Game of Thrones season as I've been a fan of the show ever since it started. So I might talk about it here as well so I'm warning you. If you don't want spoilers... stay away now. :)

Before I dive further into GoT, some life updates first... so I just turned a year older last month and ever since my post last June, I've done quite a few things. It was my first time to receive a commission to make an amigurumi (crochet doll) bear which will be used as props for a baby photography business. Since I've never done this before, it took me a long time to create my own pattern. Fortunately, I made a few adjustments from a previous pattern I made (bunny pattern) so that made it a bit easier.

I, my friends Nanz and Tin also went to Divisoria last month to buy some craft materials (for me at least). The two of them bought more stuffs though. They bought LOTS of stationary items since we're kinda obsessed with them right now. LOL I on the other hand only bought 2 (a notebook for my niece and a planner for me) since most of my money went to the crochet yarns  because I need to stock up for future projects.

After that wonderful experience (not really haha because it's really humid that day), we watched Finding Dory because hello childhood! We've been waiting for this for a long time! I did enjoy the movie except that this kid sitting beside me is too noisy and his shoes is like blinking lights whenever he walks (he does a lot of walking btw), and his mother didn't even know how to discipline her child. I love kids but this kid needs some disciplining...

I also had a post-birthday lunch with my besties Roxy and Nanz in this cool art restaurant one jeepney ride from where I live.

with  Roxy

and Nanz

The place was introduced to us by Roxy who lives closer to this amazing place. I brought another friend here prior to this meet up who also loves art. I'm thinking of selling my artworks on this place too but not this year though. I want to hone my artistic skills first haha. If I have time, I'll make a separate post about this place too.

Now, let's shift to the fandom that I belong... Game of Thrones! the last 2 episodes, Battle of Bastards and Winds of Winter were AWESOME! The cast and crew did an amazing job and you can definitely see just by watching it, the effort they did to make these episodes look like they were made for movie. My favorite part of the 9th episode was the battle scene (because that's what I love best in a fantasy/war show...hello LOTR). The scene when Jon Snow almost drowned from the dead bodies blocking him literally made me worry as we don't want him to be dead again right?

That LOTR moment as well... oh my! Remember the gandalf saves the day moment from LOTR Two Towers? It was the same feeling when those soldiers from House Arryn riding horses came galloping over Bolton's forces. As for the last episode of season 6... my favorite scene there was when Daenerys appointed Tyrion as the Hand of the Queen. It was such a great moment and I couldn't be happier for him. He deserves to be wanted and not be cast aside like what his own family did to him.

Whew! This post is getting long already. So there you go, my whole update for the past weeks. I'm not sure what to do after this. Maybe I'll do some crochet work and study patterns, maybe I'll draw or do some hand lettering exercises. I don't know. I'll figure it out.

Hope you have a wonderful day/night wherever you are! :)

Amigurumi keychain and Going 30's

Hello pixies,

My post title speaks about what I'm about to share to you in my blog entry today. I'll be writing about my new amigurumi creations and a post birthday celebration I attended last Monday.

Let me start with the amigurumi keychain first. Amigurumi is one of the things that I enjoyed doing. I'm an "all about arts and crafts" type of person and it's no surprise if I often post about these stuffs in my blog. My latest adventure with crocheting was making stuff toys with the help of some crochet yarn and my basic knowledge with crocheting. I've had posted several samples of my works in my past blog entries but none of them were keychain.

Lately, I came up with the idea of making a key chain or bag charm for my aunt and grandma who lives in Canada. I used the bunny pattern I bought a while back and inserted a chain and circular hook so it can be used as a key, wallet or bag accessory.

I also plan to sell this kind of keychain soon in my etsy shop. However, I have also added another keychain item on The Winking Fairy store and this is an Adventure Time amigurumi keychain. The character I did was Jake. I'm going to make a Finn keychain too but I need to find the right pattern for this first.

Adventure Time with Finn and Jake is one of my favorite shows and that's the main reason why I decided to create this keychain.

If you're interested in purchasing this item, you can check out the item here.

Also, last Monday, I met up with my college friends (our group name was and is still called "Angels") what a unique name right? Haha

Recently,one of our friend turned 30 years old. Since we didn't get the chance to celebrate her going on 30 on her actual birthday, she set up a lunch date last Monday. Only 3 of us (not including her) were available on the date she set but we still pushed through with the plan.

It was such a great day to reminisce about our college days especially the days we had our practicum at a local radio company where we learned a lot of things while having fun.

That's it for now. Hope you have a great day/night ahead! May the odds be ever in your favor! :)

Unplanned Trips and More Crocheting

Hello pixies! (From now on I'll be calling strangers/bloghoppers pixies) =D

Hope everything's well with you, whoever you are and wherever you may be. I've got lots of things to talk about, with some pictures to make my blog entry look like it's not text-heavy.

So a week ago, last Saturday to be exact, I met up with my college friends. Last time we saw each other was days before the end of 2013. During that time, we made plans to see each other as often as possible this year. That means a meet-up once a month or once every two months.

Last month, I sent them individual messages confirming their "availability" dates. We came up with a February meetup which is supposed to be an art session. This art session is sort of a way for us to hone our artistic skills. So we decided the place and time.

But, during the actual meetup day, one of us came up with the idea to check out the National Museum. Guess what? We immediately agreed because it will be fun to go on a field trip with no reason at all. We're not doing it for a project but for fun and it will be a bonding experience for all of us. 

We checked if the museum is open on Saturdays and we were in luck, it was! So we hailed a cab and we were off to our destination.

There were lots of things to see and it will take a LOT of time if I'm to explain it one by one. In place of explanations, I'm sharing to you some of the pictures I took during the National Museum trip:

The Philippine eagle is half my size!

 

Our main goal when we went there is to look at the original Spoliarium painting made by Juan Luna. Luckily we have found it.

My friends and I also can't resist posing for some pics.It's actually permitted as long as we don't touch any of the stuffs on display.

After a long afternoon of roaming around inside the museum, we decide to have dinner. Our original plan is to drop by Manila Zoo but we only have an hour before its closing time. So we went straight to Harbor Square instead (near Manila Bay and CCP) and from there we had our dinner and dessert.

It was a fun night. These girls are like my sisters and I'm so happy to have spent a fun afternoon and evening with them. Our next meet will be on the first day next month. It will be our post-Valentine's meet.

Now, there are also other stuffs that I recently made. One of them is, surprise, surprise, and amigurumi. This time I got inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's famous created character Totoro. The one in the picutre below is already in the hands of my 9-year old niece but I am also selling another one on my etsy store.

The price is a bit higher because I find that in amigurumi, the smaller the size is, the harder to make it. Hopefully someone who's obsessed with Totoro will find and decide to buy it.

Aside from this Totoro amigurumi,another thing that kept me occupied was  a commissioned work by my friend Nanz to make a Despicable Me Minion inspired hat for her MSD size ball-jointed doll. It turned out good and I'm glad she liked it. I still have it with me so I'll give it to her on our next dinner meet which is before the month ends.

I'm also posting here a sock monkey hat for SD size BJD which is for sale on my shop.

The doll modeling the hat here is my very own BJD Fritz. His face-up was done by my friend Mari. Check her instagram account if you want to commission her for BJD face-ups - @kyophile

I guess that's all I have to say for now. It's time for me to catch up with some series and check some emails.
Have a good day and may the odds be ever in your favor!

It's Fab Feb

Manila weather is slightly shifting from super cold to super hot. This means that summer is fast approaching. I don't have any summer vacation plans so I've been thinking of things to do to occupy my time. Anyway enough about summer, let me share what I did last weekend.  I spent most of my time bonding with my niece. I haven't seen her since last Christmas and I missed her so much. I taught her how to play chess and we also played game apps from my phone and tablet.

So the month of February started few days ago, and at the beginning of the month I wrote an article about Gifts for Men. I discovered a lot of items that I myself wanted. I'm not a guy but there are some items I mentioned there that can be given to ladies like me as well especially if you're into games, books, and gadgets. For those who want to have ideas on what to give on cupid's favorite day, head over to my hubpage account linked at the sidebar.

Alright, if you've read my other posts, you'll know that I'm fond of amigurumi nowadays. My first attempt was a success and so I continued doing so. I made some revisions on the bunny pattern to make a bear ears instead of bunny ears and I'm proud of its outcome.

These two are of the size of a key chain or key charm which I'll be giving as gifts for friends. However I didn't put any hook because these will be used as doll props. I decided to start selling these kinds of amigurumi in my etsy shop so if you're interested, watch out for it.

I also searched for crochet free patterns for amigurumi projects and found an easy owl pattern for beginners like me.

Since I don't have a yellow felt cloth available in my craft kit, I used a crochet thread to make the beak part instead. I'm happy that it turned out okay and it still looks like an owl.

If you want the amigurumi pattern for this one or other free crochet patterns, you can visit this link.

Have a great day! May the odds be ever in your favor!

Learning progress

Making crafts has been a passion of mine ever since I learned how to use a needle and thread. Recently, I've been collecting crocheting books so I can come up with some ideas next time I plan on creating stuffs. But for now, I'm currently fond of amigurumis.

Earlier I decided to to use again the same pattern I bought. I started around 1 in the afternoon with this:

It kinda resembles a snowman. I used a 4-ply acrylic yarn which my friend purchased from a store in Quiapo Manila. This one resulted into a much larger version of the previous bunny I made here.

After approxiamtely 5 hours, here's the result:

I'm happy with how it turned out. It looks like a bunny and that's all I've hoped for.

Amigurumi noob

Few weeks ago I bought an amigurumi pattern from Amigurumeria. This pattern is a bunny stuffed toy which is perfect for beginners like me. I find the crochet stitches easy to follow. It's a good thing that Amigurumeria saw my instagram account and offered me to buy the bunny pattern.

As you can see at the picture above I haven't perfected this one yet (specifically the putting it together part wherein you have to sew the parts) so I still need more practice. I didn't put a mouth on this one because I find it cute even though it doesn't have a mouth.

There are amigurumi patterns free in Ravelry and in other personal crafting sites. Amigurumi stuffed animals can even serve as your handmade gifts for Valentine's Day. It's just few days away so hurry up and make some not just for your significant other but for your love ones too (includes parents, kids, friends etc.)