My Monster Hoodie

My mom picked up a couple of pink hoodies pretty cheap (I keep fussing at her for not buying all of them!). I saw the following tutorial on Cut Out + Keep and just had to make my own. I wasn't too keen on all the teeth, so I just added two to my hoodie.

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Bumpo Writes for Turtle!

My pal, Bumpo, is now a featured writer on It Belongs to Turtle! Go check out his interview with awesome illustrator, Barnaby Richards, HERE. Bumpo, I'm so proud of you! You might make something out of yourself after all! (Just kidding, you're wonderful).

Adventure Time Plushies Finished!

So Busy!

I'm so busy today, but I'm excited about it! I have lots of commissions to do in addition to a swap for Cut Out + Keep. I got an early start this morning and I'm halfway done with a commission/art trade with my good friend Sugarlishes. I asked her to make an Emmers the bunny plushie for me and in return I am making Adventure Time plushies for her. Here is Finn, a work in progress, and Jake, completed.

Next I'll be working on three plush Christmas ornaments for my dA pal, Ruthie. I also have two stenciled t-shirt commissions to complete on top of that! It really feels good to have people think so much of my crafts that they have commissioned me!

Stencil Your Own Tees!

I can't get enough printed t-shirts! Since I'm on month 16 of joblessness, I can't afford to purchase the awesome printed tees that I see on Etsy and Threadless. So what's a girl to do? Make her own of course!

A few months ago, I discovered this tutorial on Cut Out + Keep that shows how to stencil images on t-shirts or other fabric surfaces using freezer paper. It is super easy to follow and just as easy to execute.

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Here are two shirts that I've made within the last 24 hours.

A Yeti

Cthulhu

Paper Folding Tutorials

Here are two paper folding tutorials that I posted on Cut Out + Keep last year. One is how to fold your own french fry box and the other is how to fold your own pillow box. The french fry box tutorial was actually featured on CO+K and won a paper folding contest there! Enjoy!


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See Pillow Box and 1000's of others - or share your own on Cut Out + Keep

Did You Notice My Favicon? Get Yours!

A favicon (short for favorites icon and also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon)

"is a 16×16 or 32×32 pixel square icon associated with a particular website or webpage. A web designer can create such an icon and install it into a website (or webpage) by several means, and most graphical web browsers will then make use of it. Browsers that provide favicon support typically display a page's favicon in the browser's address bar and next to the page's name in a list of bookmarks. Browsers that support a tabbed document interface typically show a page's favicon next to the page's title on the tab. Some programs allow the user to select an icon of their own from the hard drive and associate it with a website." (according to Wikipedia)

Confused? In Kiddo terms, it's the tiny image that shows up before the address in your brower's address bar or before the title of a page on a tab. You'll notice that the generic Blogger favicon on my blog has been replaced by a pint sized version of my logo, or MiKit, which was created for me by the lovely JMKit.

How did I do this? First, I chose my image. A favicon on Blogger is 16 x 16 pixels, so my MiKit had to be resized. I uploaded my MiKit to Photobucket, a free image hosting site, and resized it using Photobucket's editing function. After saving my 16 x 16 MiKit, I copied the direct link for the image.

Now is the fun part which I know my pal Laurel will absolutely love: HTML code!!! This is where a fabulous blog tutorial helped me out. The Curious Pug
created this super easy to follow tutorial on how to create a favicon. I had tried other tutorials previously, but had always gotten way too confused because they all seemed too complicated. The whole process probably took me 5 minutes to complete and now I have a cute little favicon to show for it! Let me know if you get your own custom favicon and if you use the tutorial from The Curious Pug, please leave her a comment on that post letting her know how helpful her tutorial was.

Kiddo for the Win!

I opened my e-mail this morning to discover that I'd won two giveaways! The first thing I won is this "Kickin' It Old School" t-shirt from Lolligag and Tokyobunnie.

Photo from Lolligag

I also won this awesome vinyl wall decal from Urban Walls and Spearmint Baby.

Photo from Urban Walls

I'm sure all my Facebook friends and Twitter followers are about sick to death of my constant giveaway posts, but today they paid off! If you'd like to enter some giveaways like the ones I just won, visit Etsy Giveaways. They update their blog daily with a ton of blog giveaways from all over the web. Have fun and good luck!

Cthulhu!!!

I've never read any H.P. Lovecraft, but I've fallen in love with Cthulhu nonetheless. I recently added some Cthulhu items to my shops. Here they are:

A Tiny Cthulhu Bag

A Plush Cthulhu Ornament

Cthulhu Earrings

The bag and ornament are available for purchase at my House of Plush Etsy shop, and you can snag the earrings at Cool + Kitschy Creations.

Batman Plushie

Just a little something I whipped up today. It's going to one of my Cut Out + Keep swap partners who enjoys comics. My inspiration for this plushie came from HERE.

Bumpo's Monsters

These are some monster plushies that I made which were designed by my friend, Bumpo. I'm terrible at drawing monsters for some reason, so I asked Bumpo to design a monster for me so I could make a plushie. The end result is the pink monster on the left. The blue monster is a design that Bumpo put on this awesome tee. You can purchase Bumpo's tees in his Folksy shop. I own three, and they are my absolute favorite shirts ever!

Tiny Yeti Bags Now Available!!!

These adorable little felt appliqued bags are now available in my House of Plush Etsy shop for $6 each plus shipping and handling. If you'd like the bag in another color, just send me a convo on Etsy and I'll see if I can accommodate your request!

New Kitschy Goodness in My Shop!

I added some new kitschy earrings and a ring for Halloween to Cool + Kitschy Creations on Etsy today. Here's what I listed:

A Hello Kitty Witch Scrabble Tile Ring

Steak Studs

Kawaii Cloud Earrings

Turquoise Owl Studs

All are very affordable and are available for purchase in my Etsy shop!

Little Plushie Swap

My partner has been warned that I would be posting pictures of the plushies I made for the Little Plushie Swap on Cut Out + Keep, so if she peeks at my blog it's her own fault! =P For this swap, we were required to make four or five little plushies for one partner (these are pretty tiny as they all fit snuggly into a 4 x 6 inch bubble mailer). I've made a Halloween Bunny, a little ghost (which was specifically requested by my partner and inspired inadvertently by JMKit =P), King Kong, a raccoon (the tutorial on how to make this cutie can be found HERE), and an Ewok.

I plan on making more woodland creatures from the same pattern that I made the raccoon from and hope to post the results soon!

Skull Swap

I was partnered up with my friend, Creativemind, a.k.a. Trish, for a skull themed swap on Cut Out + Keep recently. I just received my package in the mail yesterday and I couldn't be more thrilled! Here is what Trish sent me:

Starting on the left, moving clockwise: a photo album, a freebie cosmetic pouch revamped into a kick ass clutch, a shrinky dink skull and crossbones necklace, some flower beads I've coveted for years, a handmade stamp, a felt skull brooch, and a domino keychain.

Here are the goodies that I sent to Trish (I had to "borrow" her picture from Cut Out + Keep as I apparently forgot to photograph the things I made for her):

This swap was tons of fun!

Strawberry Needle Book

I'm currently in three swaps on Cut Out + Keep, two Newbie/Veteran swaps and a Little Plushie swap. I'm finished with one of the Newbie/Veteran swaps and am one project away from being finished with the Little Plushie swap (I'll be posting pictures soon). The other Newbie/Veteran swap has proved to be a challenge for me as my partner's interests could not be more opposite from mine. However, I find these prove to be my favorite swaps. We do have a love of food in common, so I decided to play up that angle.

While searching the internet for ideas yesterday, I came across an awesome craft blog called Happy Zombie. I had decided that a needle book would be a fun craft project to make and Happy Zombie had the perfect free pattern on their site! A felt strawberry needle book! Go HERE to download your free copy of this pattern from Happy Zombie. It's a super easy project to make and the results are really cute! Here is my finished version:

Outside Cover

Inside "Pages"

I used 3D fabric paint in lieu of embroidering all the little seeds on the cover. I also used felt glue to attach the leaves onto the cover instead of sewing them on. I've just recently discovered Beacon's Felt Glue (available at your local Hobby Lobby in the craft felt aisle or online at several retailers) and think that it's the most amazing invention ever! I highly suggest investing in a bottle or two!