February 2011
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Bunny
After making the koala bear from Ana Paula Rimoli’s second book, I started working on the bunny from the same series. My sister Ashley requested that I make one for her after she perused the pictures of the entire book and deemed the bunny to be the cutest. The bunny pattern is actually the same as the koala: the only difference in crocheting are the ears. The bunny also has larger eyes...
January 2011
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Cupcake Bear
During the summer, I had a “Pretty in Pink” bridal shower. All the girls wore different shades of pink and brought pink food!
I loved my bridal shower cake with the damask pattern, the pretty wedding shoe and the pearl necklace (despite the fact that one pearl kept falling off, as seen in the picture). We also made cake pops, Bakerella-style!
Some friends made these cute...
“When you look at a cupcake, you’ve got to smile.”
– Anne Byrn
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Coffee Cups
I’m not actually a coffee drinker but the pattern to make a little cafe con leche cup on Ana Paula’s blog was too hard to pass up. This pattern can also be found in her first book. I loved the rosy pink cheeks and cute little smile!
I used green worsted weight cotton yarn (4 ply), and since the stitches were so big, we were actually able to stick two beads between the stitches...
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Koala Bear
When I went to Michael’s to pick up some new yarn and a smaller crochet hook, I found Ana Paula Rimoli’s book entitled “Amigurumi Two!: Crocheted Toys for Me and You and Baby Too”. It was the second book that Ana Paula had written, but the first book was nowhere in sight. I excitedly purchased the book after flipping through the pages and oohing and ahhing at every single...
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Jigglypuff
I was so excited to begin working on my first amigurumi. But what would I make? I was in the process of moving from my family’s house to my new house, and I only had pink and black yarn with me. Hmmm….who could I make that was pink? I narrowed it down between two round, pink Nintendo characters: Kirby or Jigglypuff. I ended up choosing Jigglypuff.
I used to play Pokemon Red on my...
“Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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And so it begins...
Let me explain. It was September 2010 when we returned from a whirlwind honeymoon after our dream wedding. My husband Ryan and I had been meticulously planning this wedding for two years as we wanted every aspect of it to have our personal touch. I had been immersed in excel files, printer ink and modpodge with our DIY items (including 900 bubble magnets and 300 damask boxes for our favours).
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