wedded bunny bliss.

i had a wedding to attend this weekend!  it was actually the first of my friends weddings that i was able to attend, so i was very excited.  and i got to dress up with my dude!  bonus!

anyway, i felt bad about the gift that i'd gotten them.  i learned from my dad that photo frames were awesome wedding gifts, then i realized everyone else probably thought the same thing.  not very original, i suppose.  so i decided since i've been feeling crafty as of late, i'd do my best to make a little something more original than the silver frame that they'd probably get ten of.

here's the pattern:  http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/80306AD.html?r=1

it's a free pattern, but you may have to sign up.  occasionally they'll send you emails about yarn, but that's it.  not too bad.

i won't bore you with crochet talk, and it was pretty simple.  i did have to cut the brides arms off and make some more.  it sucks to have to cut off the arms of the bride!  but i had over stuffed them and they looked really silly.  

my only deviation from the pattern was the flowers.  they were just so tiny and i couldn't get them to flower up!  i had planned on using the pearls because i thought the pattern was just plain, and was going yo go with the flowers when i saw them.  but oh well!  hayley was wearing pearls with her dress anyway!

bunny heads!

stacking up.

with bodies!

and arms!  that's the bride's second pair.  :P

finally looking like bunnies!

 

close up of the bride's veil and pearls.

together in wedded bliss!  :D

these were too cute!  i'm gonna make some easter ones if i get some spare time.  maybe just some bunny girls in easter dresses, little yellow dresses.  yes.  this will be great.  if i remember to do it.

love and buttons, tiffers.

an owl craft.

i know it's been so long since i've posted here at the bugglette's blog.  i had a hard time coming up with things to blog about since you could get all the shop info and updates through the facebook page.  i've decided since i'm a crafty girl (and will be till i die!  you'll pry this glue gun from my cold dead hands!) that i'll just post about the patterns and projects that i'm working on and things that you can try yourself!

for the past two days i've been working on crochet owls.  the real bug wants a labyrinth themed birthday party, so we've decided to go for the ballroom scene with pearls, crystal balls, lights and owls.  

in case you haven't seen it.  but it's the greatest movie ever, so
go watch it on netflix if you haven't!

i am an owl collector, so i have a big selection of owl figurines that i can lend to the theme, but i wanted something she could keep, so i decided to find a cute animuguri owl for the party.  here's the pattern.  it's a free ravelry download, you have to sign up but if your a crochet or knit fanatic it's an awesome resource for cool patterns.  it has a knit and crochet version, i went for the crochet.  i was sad when i looked at the pattern and it didn't mention a size, but the picture looked to be a decent size and it was a simple pattern so i went for it.

he's cute really.

he wasn't nearly the size i wanted him.  D:

so i fiddled with the pattern and math-ed at it a little bit and figured something out.

see the difference?

he's much bigger and more cuddly, but as you can tell he's a little more squat, he's kinda short and fat compared to the small version.  he's still pretty adorable though.

i'm gonna try this pattern one more time.  i got thick and chunky yarn and i'm going to work the pattern as is with a bigger hook and see if i can't just make him bigger but still keep the shape.  i'll post on that when he's finished.  it only took me about an hour to work the original pattern, so i'll probably crank him out tomorrow sometime.

anyway, i decided to keep the little one in my craft box as a pin cushion.  he will be the guardian of my last remaining yarn needle so i don't lose it on the middle of a ball of yarn or something.

don't worry.  he's been thoroughly trained
for the job. 

love and buttons, tiffers.

bugglette's etsy shop is up!

that's right, people!  if you haven't been paying attention to the facebook, our etsy shop is up and running much earlier than expected!  we even made our first sale within hours of being open!  it was so exciting!

we've added two new bracelets today and started our hair bows section, so if you love super cute hair accessories, ours or the cutest hair bows made by adorable chubby girls in ever!  

a mandy's-eye view of bows in progress.

i must say also, i did have a small feeling of crafting rage last night.  had to make a tiny button bracelet for one of bug's little friends.  technically, mom was supposed to make it but didn't, so it fell to me.  so that bracelet may have had just a tiny bit of hate in it, just because i was tired from work (didn't get off till 10:30) and didn't feel like button-ing.  but it was for a little girl, so i tried to keep the hate to a minimum.  i did use some of the awesome orange and pink buttons from the mix that i used on the orange sherbet bracelet, i was saving those, but my dude is going to get me some more.  plus, he bought us three bags of a mix called 'citrus'.  it sounds awesome and citrus-y.  can't wait to see what i can make with them!

even though they do sound more like a mom-mix.  have you seen 'magic school bus on the beach'?  that was mom.  mom makes psychadelic bracelets, so she'll probably get the largest chunk of those.  :3

that's all on the button front, today!  don't forget our awesome coupon code, 25% off your order!  check out the facebook page to find it!

love and buttons, tiffers.