Inspired by what I watch

Hello pixies!

I've been updating my Etsy store since last week as I got some new stuff up for sale. All of them are for ball-jointed dolls.

 

Anyway, two out of three of these ear flap hats I made were inspired by some characters most of you probably saw on film. If you know Despicable Me, then you know what is a minion.

So I saw this free crochet pattern online and I made some adjustments so that I can convert it to a doll-size hat. The original pattern is intended for human-sized.

Most of the patterns I actually have are fit for either adults or babies that's why whenever I download it, I need to put little or big adjustments depending on what size I'm making it for.

Another bjd hat I made is inspired by one of Marvel's popular heroes, Captain America. This is actually my own pattern. I based my design on the hero's color and his famous shield.

Voila!

I love how it turned out as it's my first time creating an ear flap hat based on my own idea and imagination. I visualized it first then applied it by using my previous knowledge with making bjd aviator-style caps.

And oh.... do you love my model? He's my first boy ball-jointed doll.
He's handsome right? My friend Mari did his face-up.





I also made another sock monkey hat based on the color requested by one of the buyers in my etsy shop. It is a light blue-white and navy blue combination.

Aside from these items I put up, I also made an ear flap hat for one of my girl dolls. I decided not to sell this item because it's something that I just tried for the first time.

I got the inspiration from Frozen's Elsa. I chose a turquoise for the actual hat color and light yellow for the lining. I searched for some snowflakes pattern and added it as an additional touch.

I gotta admit, finding a snowflakes pattern is hard, not because I can't find anything - I find lots of it, but are way too big for the hat. Luckily though, after hours of searching I find 2 patterns that looks right.

For those who have ball-jointed dolls, would you buy this Elsa-inspired hat if I'm to sell it?





So I guess that's it for now, I'm currently searching for other possible patterns I can use so i can improve my etsy store's list of items.

Have a good day!

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!