Here I Go Again….

May 2, 2018AmigurumiAmiArtist, Amigurumi, Crochet, Lil Luvvieslilluvvies Leave a comment

I’ve mentioned before that I am an enormous geek and nerd, and no where is that more visible than in one of my favorite quotes, attributed to Albert Einstein:

insanity

And over the past few months I feel this is very true about me.

In 2013, I was going through a severe bout of depression. I had no real reason to feel this way – but as is often the case with depression, it didn’t need a reason to attack me, it just did. My mother was starting her downward decline in health and I was at a loss. So, on the spur of the moment, I decided I was going to open an Etsy store and sell essential oil based products – despite only having made a few and knowing nothing about running an actual shop. Somehow, I thought a masters’ in Accounting and a bachelors in English and Political Science would automatically make me a successful business owner (Spoiler Alert: It didn’t). Read More…

Avengers, Assemble!

May 1, 2018AmigurumiAmiArtist, Amigurumi, Avengers, Crochet, Hulk, Yarnlilluvvies 1 Comment

So this weekend was a big one for the nerd community – Avengers: Infinity War debuted, and of course I had to be there…dragging my family along with me.

One of the things that I thought about in leaving the movie theater was that for all the Luvvies I have made, and all the patterns I have tried, I have never made anything Marvel – that was just a travesty. So, off to Etsy I went to see what awesome patterns I could find.

If you are like me and have slight OCD when it comes to finding patterns, books, yarn, whatever makes you happy – then places like Etsy are the best/worst possible places. It’s like being a kid in a candy store. I go there for one thing and end up with 15 more things that I had no intention of buying and may never use, but they looked cool.

So by the time I check out, I kind of look like the poor boy from “Matilda” who ate all the chocolate cake.

WIP – My Little Pony (Rarity)

April 13, 2018Works in ProgressAmiArtist, Amigurumi, Crochet, My Little Pony, Rarity, Work In Progress, Yarnlilluvvies 4 Comments

When I was a little girl growing up in the 1980s, one of the first “fandoms” I remember joining was the My Little Pony fandom.

I had the little Pony stables and the clothes and of course a hundred Ponies. I remember playing with them for hours in my room. They actually would put on full Broadway musicals. I remember more than one afternoon spent with my record player (I was born in 1977, vinyl was totally a part of my childhood) and having the Ponies act out the different roles to a musical. Read More…

What’s Yarn Got to Do With It?

April 4, 2018UncategorizedAmiArtist, Amigurumi, Crochet, Yarnlilluvvies Leave a comment

When I was younger and started to crochet, I don’t remember there being a plethora of yarn choices. I don’t even remember having crafty type stores like Joann’s and Michael’s, although I’m sure they were around (I’m only 40 😳).

I just remember having my little skein of yarn and crocheting and ripping it out and then abandoning a project. I don’t remember different thicknesses or feels or different hook types (aluminum, bamboo, that’s a whole other post). So, it came as somewhat of a surprise she. I came back to the craft at the wide array of choices there are on the market. Read More…