Daiso Felt Sweets Kit

The latest kit I finished was this cute Strawberry Swiss roll plush.  The strawberry and whip cream dollop are definitely my favorite parts of this project.  I was expecting this to be a pretty quick and easy project but this took me a bit more time than I had anticipated.  The packaging actually estimates this to take 2-2.5 hours, it took me approximately 3+ hours but I did mess up halfway through when I glued the swirl piece on backwards :P Silly me, but I do think the results are well worth it! How do you think I did?

Daiso Halloween Crafts

Anyone else loving these Daiso Halloween felting kits? I think they're adorable! The opened packaging on the right is a pumpkin with a witch hat. Can't wait to get these little guys finished :)

I don't know about you guys, but Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday of the year.

Hello Kitty Apple 5c phone case

So I just bought this *adorable* phone case off eBay. I wasn't so sure how it would work and didn't find any info online so I figured I'd put this up in case anyone is interested.

I purchased mine in The color "Rose" (which I suspect is the top second in the stock photo above) and am using it with my pink iPhone 5c.  As you can see, this doesn't really match with the colors of the stock photo. If you look around you'll see varying shades depending on the vendor and stock photo used. 

I ordered mine hoping to match it closest with the color of my pink iPhone 5c. It's not a perfect match but I think it's pretty close.

The first question I had was about whether the buttons would work well giving the chunkier edges of the case. I can say it definitely works very well. No need to push hard.

There's also easy access to the headphone and charging ports. 

I also tried this with an iPhone 5S and it fits great and all the buttons work just as well. 

Now in regards to phone protection I probably would not want to drop your phone too many times in this (or any other case for that matter). The chunky nature of the case I think helps with buffering any damage. My only concern is that the case is not exactly snug tight on the phone.  But I have tried shaking it in my bag and dropping it on my bed and no issues with the case coming off. 

Definitely would recommend especially considering this cost me under 10$. It is *super* adorable and I really have no complaints.  Mine also came with a screen protector and waterproof ziplock case which I thought was quite thoughtful. Shipping did take about two weeks since it came from overseas. 

Overall, very please and definitely no regrets!

Update:  After having used this case for about a month I definitely have to report that the phone DOES slip out the edges of he case quite easily. Sometimes I will pull it out of my purse with a corner of my phone out of the case. It can also shift so that the case covers the lower portion of the back camera and blocking the view very slightly. It also has this very artificial smell that I've tried to wash out a few times. The smell has improved but is still present even a month later.

Given that the phone slips out of the shell I definitely wouldn't consider this the most protective case out there. However I'm still using it because it is stinking cute.  

A little craft here, a little craft there

So I haven't been knit or crochet much lately but I've been dabbling in many other little crafty adventures. I've gotten semi-decent at nail art, made a tiny woven halloween pumpkin, was recently introduced to the world of felting... and then I discovered polymer craft figurines. I am smitten by how cute these things can be. I've taken up some needle felting and have a few of my projects down below.

 Little Felted bunny

  Felted Kitty

 

Hand woven Witch Pumpkin basket, couldn't help but attach a picture of my ever so unamused cat, hehe

 Note that all of the above projects were made from kits bought from my local Daiso store (which just so happens to be one of my favorite stores now!)

Boy has it been a while.

It's certainly been busy.

Remember that beaded shrug I last posted? I finally finished it.

[Apologize for the crummy picture quality. I'm dependent on my laptop webcam for any pictures these days.]

I also started and completed a single knee-high sock... haha. This first one took me multiple tries to get the right diameter down, but the second one should go by much quicker (i hope!)

When I was in 4th grade...

I was the only kid in my class that wanted to be a housewife. All the other kids wanted to be the president, or a firefighter, etc but not me! And then I went to school for too many years of my life and accrued to many thousands of dollars of debt and now have to work a real job to pay off all those debts....

Anyhow, my point was: I don't have nearly enough time as I wish I did to work on these projects!!

Beaded Pullover: I made a lot of progress in a few days. It's been more than half done for some time but the beading process was a little more than I was expecting! And I've had some trouble trying not to dye my yarn with bead residue while pulling them through.


Rainy Day Gloves: Knitting complete and buttons bought! Just need to weave in all the little ends.


Can't wait to start my Mrs.Darcy pullover with this cute cranberry colored yarn I bought! :)

Holiday Traveling!

beaded shrug- the beginning

Been spending the last few days in San Diego, where it's brilliantly sunny and almost hot during the day but ever so chilly at night. Why must ocean-side cities always be like that? I'll be traveling up north to San Francisco in a couple days where it'll be the same deal again. I might try to hit up a wholesale yarn shop I've heard of around there....

Since I'm traveling, I'm limited to a few things to work on (which actually results in better productivity, haha!). I've been making good progress on a the pullover that I started just yesterday. I managed to walk to the harbor today and knit by the shore for a little while too. So many cute dogs were out today! Makes me want one :3

In a few days, when I get up to SanFran I'll get my dad's old Olympus SLR camera which I'm super excited for! I'll make sure to take put it to use and grab some nice pictures of christmas goodies and so on so forth. :)