My Happy Place

I am always seeking out new stress relievers.  For me, art therapy proves to be exceedingly effective in both relaxing me and elevating my mood.  Unfortunately, while I have discovered a few methods by which I am able to release my creativity, I have always felt somewhat lacking in the drawing department.  Rather than enjoying [...]

After a visit to Arby’s (I know, I know) one day, I started thinking about horseradishes.  I realized that I had never actually seen a horseradish.  What did they look like?  I figured there had to be a reason they were called horseradishes.  I naively envisioned a root with equine characteristics.  Picture my disappointment when [...]

Inspiration for plushes can be found everywhere.  Sometimes when I see cute illustrations I like to translate them into felt.  One such illustration was this button from Animallows:

The result was Frankenkitty, a 5″ tall undead kitten that’s fun to love.

For my 23rd birthday, I decided that I wanted a tattoo.  Technically, it wasn’t my first.  I had previously had a small black star tattooed on my fingertip, but (much to my chagrin) it disappeared after two weeks.  Serves me right having a tattoo done in my sister-in-law’s bedroom!
Anyway, this time I wanted it to [...]

As much as I enjoy dabbling in various craft media, I always come back to felt. There is nothing like felt. The texture, the youthful effect that it lends to the finished product; I simply love felt! Below is an example of one of my favorite pastimes: making plushes. Right now [...]