Tying up Loose Ends...

I have been so busy the past few weeks that I am going to cram a whole bunch of stuff into one post.

Cupcakes!
Last weekend my amazing sister Jess turned 35 and cupcakes were in order. Here they are, courtesy of inspiration from Whimsical Bakehouse.

Crochet!
Also this week my brother and sister-in-law celebrated their first anniversary. When they got married I made sand castle cookie favors but Josh (my brother) wanted an octopus instead of a sand castle.

Since the wedding, octopi have become a bit of a theme. When they had their wedding reception with their Canadian friends last summer, everyone had cupcakes with fondant seashells except for Josh and Celina. You guessed it, they had purple octopi.

This explains why I spent the last little while crocheting purple octopi for their first anniversary. Thanks to Rosemary Newman (RosieOK on Etsy) for the perfect crochet pattern :)

First Little Ami Buddy

Here is my first little Amigurumi creature courtesy of a free pattern from http://www.lionbrand.com. My kids have been calling him "Pinguie" so that is the name that will stay. After my early success I had wanted to keep crocheting every possible pattern I could get my hands on but, to my dismay, I had run out of eyes. You would not believe how hard it is to find child-safe 9mm eyes locally. Once again, thank you internet - there are eyes on the way and my sanity will be preserved.

Amigurumi...

OK, so I just figured out what this is. My amazing sister-in-law sent me a link to a crochet site that dialed me into the Amigurumi phenomenon. I have crocheted for years but got bored of my projects about half way through (also my hands tended to fall asleep) but this time I think I may have found something cute enough to keep me engaged. Wish me luck!