Strawberry plush

I admit it!! I've been too lazy to craft or post on my blog these days.. Sometimes it feels good not to do anything and just relax reading a book or watching your favorite show. Well, at least that's the excuse i say myself for ignoring my blog at times ;)

Here's a little strawberry felt key chain that i made recently. You can whip up lots in a short time as these are very easy to make. Tutorial for this available here. I added eyes for a cute look and used stones instead of beads for the seeds.

 Hope you like this little fun project. Happy crafting!!

A little bit of everything..

Hello lovelies!! here are some random projects that i didn't get to show you before..

Chubby cat felt key chain.

 A small flower basket made from Fimo air dry clay. I loved exploring airdry clay and it's quite fun to make. I applied acrylic colors and just coated with clear nail polish for shine.

More plushies..

Happy July everyone!! The holy month of Ramadan started last month and will continue till mid july. It's one of the important festival that UAE celebrates. The city comes alive at night time with shops and malls opened till late night and specially made iftar buffets served in restaurants to break the fasting in the evening.. As for me, i'm confined at home during day time as it's too hot to go out and enjoys visiting malls and dining at night times.

well, onto my crafts, i've made some small plushies watching youtube videos and here they are..

Mochi felt plush made using tutorial from Sweetorials 

Joy is...

                  .... seeing someone's face light up when you give them a gift.

I'm happy to say that the felt plushiest i made for my cousins were a huge hit. They loved it so much and here's the entire collection of them..

The plush with cute big eyes is inspired by FD forever and i've no clue what they are.. i think they look like Dango.

The lion plush template and tutorial can be found here and here.

Some funky colorful penguins...

And kept this one for myself..

Have a wonderful week ahead.. cheers :)

Work in progress..

I'm not a procrastinator... I just prefer doing all my work in a deadline-line induced panic.

I guess this quote applies to me very well. There's only 4 more days till i leave for vacation and i'm still in the process of making last minute gifts. I had a whole lot of free time last month but didn't started the project until last week.. Now that the time is nearing, i'm rushing up all my projects at a great speed..

Here's some of projects in progress...

Many liked the felt key chains i made, so i thought it would make a nice gift for my friends and cousins.

Making some crochet phone cases for my Uncle and Aunt.

Will soon come up with the finished project.. Have a fantastic day my friends :)

Taking stock : 002

Remember the List i made inspired by Pip from Meet me at mikes?? i skipped doing the list last month and determined to make them at least this October. So here's what I've been up to lately...

Cooking : Chicken gravy and steamed rice.
Making : a little bit of everything (crochet, felt, drawing and quilling).

Reading: Annie's song by Catherine Anderson.
Wanting: a new dress.
Admiring: this beautiful Crochet clutch from Caught on a whim.
Playing: with clay.
Deciding: to learn how to draw Zentangle.
Waiting: for the weekend.
Liking: the fact that two of my good friends from school moved here to Abu Dhabi recently.
Enjoying: the time spending with them during weekends.
Drinking : Watermelon punch.

Loving: the way my neighbor's cute little kid reciting animal's sound.
Pondering: how many days left until i visit India.
Hoping: to make some booties and beanie for my nephew before that.
Considering: tidying the house (it's messy with all my scrap yarns lying around).
Watching: Adventures in babysitting ( love the 80's ).
Needing: a good sketchbook.
Hearing: Christmas songs.
Noticing: My husband mumbling, 'isn't it a little early to listen to Christmas songs?'.
Buying: some craft supplies from Daiso.
Laughing: at this..

Getting: to know how to needle felting.
Bookmarking: a Chocolate burfi recipe from Sharmispassions.
Opening: Pinterest to look for crochet baby shoes pattern.
Snacking: roasted peanuts.
Thinking: i'm terrible at making this list.
Feeling:  sorry for those who gets to read this ramblings of mine :)
Weekend is just around the corner.. have fun my lovelies. XOXO.

Taking stock: 001

Inspired by Pip from Meet me at mikes, I've decided to take stock every month. It's a fun way to list what's going on with your life at the moment... i love when people make lists although i never made one (except for grocery list, that is). Here goes my first try at it..

Cooking : Roti and chole masala.
Drinking : Apple juice.
Admiring : this beautiful Daisy granny square pillow from Dada's place.
Making : More felt plushies.

Reading : 'Loving Mr.Daniels' by Britainy C.Cherry.
Listening : 'Arms' by Christina Perri.
Wanting : a good sewing machine.
Looking : at my old photos and feeling nostalgic..
Deciding : to exercise at least 15 minutes a day..
Enjoying : doodling in the afternoon

Wondering : how time flies by so fast.
Noticing : my hubby scowling at me for reading ebook from my phone
Loving : Alisa Burke's sketches.
Pondering : what to make for lunch..
Considering : to clean out my wardrobe.
Watching : Community (soo loving it! )

Hoping : to spend more time blogging.
Needing : a small nap.
Thinking : of the good time i had with my friend who came to visit last week.
Feeling : lazy
Buying : some comfy clothes to wear at home.
Bookmarking : sites with crochet baby hat patterns.
Disliking : the weather.. soo hot!
Giggling : at my hubby's weird expression when i started to sing..
Feeling : okay.
Snacking : peanut butter cookies (Yum...)
Wishing : to spend each day productively..
Hope you are all enjoying your weekend.. have fun!

Fun with felt!!

You know what my latest addiction is???....  it's making felt plushies. They are fun and super easy to make. I found loads of felt tutorials in youtube and they are easy to follow even for beginners.. most of the plushies i saw on the net are overloaded with cuteness that i can't wait to try my hand at them.

Made this baby penguin plush as i decided to stick with simple one for starters.. You can find the template and tutorial on Happy friends shoppe blog.

 Also added a small ribbon to attach keyring to it. Since it's small, i think it would make a lovely keychain or bag charm..

so what do you think of my penguin plush??
Have a fun filled weekend!

Blog hop!

It's monday and time for posting my 'Around the world blog hop' post. Thank you, Ranjitha from Hookingtheyarn for inviting me to this blog hop..  Ranjitha is one of my very first blogger friend and her crochet creations are wonderful! do check out her blog. You'll fall in love with her lovely blog:)

This blog hop comes with some questions to answer.. here it goes..

1) What am i working on?

Nothing big at the moment. whipped up a peter pan crochet collar with matching bracelets

Making flowers with some scraps of color paper...

Also working on with the felt that i bought recently.. made this small pooh key chain plush. Happy that my first trial came out well :)

2) Why do i write/create what i do?

I create because of the sheer joy of making things! It feels wonderful when my crochet project turns out good or when i finish a drawing. Another reason is to avoid boredom.. i'm not much of a TV person and like to learn some new things everyday. I also love to see someone's face lit up when i give them handmade gifts.

3) How does my writing/creating process work?

I enjoy drawing, quilling, papercrafts apart from crocheting. So i tend to hop from one craft to another very easily. Sometimes, i'll be working on my project all day while other times, i'll put all my project on hold to read a good book or to watch movies :) I'm not much of an creative person and tend to depends upon written patterns for crochet from the net.. i modify a little to my liking.. I get a lot of inspiration from other blogs and Pinterest..

I'm passing this blog hop to
Joy from Loving crochet

Have a great day! Cheers :)