14 posts tagged “crafts”
Wikipedia defines amigurumi as "the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures." If you Google the word "amigurumi," 837,000 links come up, and there are 196,000 images. On Flickr there are 68,900 photos tagged with "amigurumi." A few years ago amigurumi was a difficult-to-explain, hard-to-pronounce craft that few knew about. Today it has exploded into a craft revolution.
There is an amigurumi for just about anything you can imagine, and most of the patterns are available too. How about a pig, cat, dog, bear, bunny, dog in a bear suit, pear, apple, tree, hamburger and hot dog, fish bones, robots, a skeleton, any cartoon and pop culture character you can imagine, dolls, mermaids, and of course mushrooms and snails.
I learned to crochet more than 25 years ago, long before crochet was cool. Crochet used to be thought of as little old ladies making afghans, slippers, and scarves. With the introduction of amigurumi, that has all changed. Crafters have embraced amigurumi and even created micro businesses. They sell amigurumi dolls and patterns, and there are even those who sell the materials used to make amigurumi.
Crocheting is popular again, and it's being learned by a whole new generation of crafters. What a wonderful way to keep the art of crochet going.
I've just added a bunch of new colors. Here they are:
They will be added to my website this weekend (fingers crossed) and are available upon request and through my Etsy shop.
I am really excited about the response to the Suncatcher Eyes Treasure Chest contest. There are still 4 weeks left, so there is plenty of time to enter for a chance to win $60 worth of Suncatcher Eyes and noses in a convenient storage box. The response has been so wonderful, in fact, that I'm thinking of running a contest each month. Maybe next month it will be for a box o' noses. What do you think?
I've been working on a new look for the Suncatcher Eyes website. What do you think? (If you go wandering around the site, keep in mind I haven't had time to update all the pages yet).
To help everyone get a head start on their holiday crafting, large combo packs of Suncatcher Eyes have been marked down 15%. That's more than $16 off the 112-pair pack. What are you waiting for? Get them in my Etsy shop or through the Suncatcher Eyes website.
Introducing new kits that include six pair of clear acrylic safety eyes with washers and instructions how to paint them like I do. The instructions include my tips and tricks, the brushes and paints that I find work best, and even how to paint polka dots, stripes, and glow in the dark!
These kits are only available on Etsy for the time being. They are available in sizes 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 15mm, 18mm, 20mm, and 24mm. Cat eye kits are also available. If they are sold out, just let me know and I'll list another one for you.
With these new kits, you will be able to paint eyes that look like these in minutes:
The Suncatcher Eyes business is still growing! This month I have added lots of new colors, including neons and even glow-in-the-dark eyes! These new colors are gorgeous!
I will be rolling out new listings in my Etsy shop over the next week, and hopefully life will be kind enough to give me a few days to work on my website and list all the new eyes.
Here are some of the new colors:
This bulk pack of Suncatcher Eyes includes all 10 colors shown in all 6 sizes (6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 15mm, 18mm, and 20mm), 60 pair in all, at a substantial discount.
