amazing, amazing, amazing amigurumi

i don't know if any of you have had natto. don't bother trying it if you haven't had it. I PROMISE YOU, YOU WILL NOT LIKE IT. oh, i've tried it and i'm one of five non-japanese people in the entire world who actually LIKES it. really, don't even try to find a place to buy it

it smells like shite (literally) and the consistency.... well how can i describe it? it's like slime covered little eyeballs. (i'm being NICE with that description. it should have been far far far worse).


anyway, i saw these pictures yesterday and KNEW i had to post them.

NATTO amigurumi! via


スマートフォンということで、「納豆」にしてみた。
あみなっとう。　（←なんとなく、うまそうである。）

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oh, in case you're interested stop by welcome to nattoland for some info

more pictures of the neck warmer i made for erin

once again, i used kauni

i VERY loosely based it on the swiss cheese scarf. i added bobbles as well. when i was done, i felted it in the washing machine (ALWAYS in a pillowcase or something like that. you don't want all that fuzz clogging your machine, do you???). since, let's face it, kauni is NOT soft, i lined the back with fleece. i made sure the holes were cut out on the fleece to match the neck warmer. i also did a bit of bead embroidery.

i wish i had pictures of the neck warmer actually ON a human, but i don't at this point. i do promise to post them once i have some

0h bull!

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(it lasted 2 hours before being pulled off by da man)

this is cool

three neckwarmers

very loosely based on cafe au laine

here's a few pictures of the shawl i

made for amy.

(the lovely model is cathy not amy by the way).

it's anna's shawl but i didn't use the edging. i did an attached i-cord then i did a little crochet edge on top of that. i also did a little i-cord embellishment and i lined the lower edge with baubles. i used kauni yarn

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

design sponge has a cute lil' diy project for us; 

a crystal iceberg ornament


pic from design sponge diy linked above

craftzine has

some last minute gift ideas for you

and they're pretty darn good too!

(pic: Friendship Bracelet)

from craftzine, a couple of last minute decorating ideas

and man oh man, i LOVE the glitter bulbs!!!  by Lish Dorset |

pic from craft how to, linked above

cool!

Paper Man from Adam Rosenberg on Vimeo.

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blessed be to you all on this winter solstice

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i use tinfoil BUT

if you don't want to, whip up has ideas for TEN different gift wrapping ideas

here's one newspaper gift bags from how about orange (pic from there as well)

gifts and yarn and yarn and gifts (from lion brand)

lion brand

it's that time of the year again..........

i love garlands

and whip up has 10 different ones you can make

pic from crocheted jingle bell garland by curbly

from instructables

here's a BUNCH o' things you can do with CDs

pic from CDornaments by gmoon

the title of the crafting a green world posting is;

DIY Gift Ideas: Five Handmade Gifts for Him

 

but i actually would not mind getting any ONE of these gifts

pic is from the t-shirt quilt diy from blessings overflowing

wreaths wreaths wearths and wreaths

as y'all know i LOVE wreaths

and here are links to 17 of them from whip up!

here's just ONE of 'em. an acorn wreath from dana made it (pic from there as well. plus DO stop by and see all of the colored acorn wreaths. they're delightful!)

i know JUST who to make this for

oh chuck!!!!

from seremeres blog, a BACON ORNAMENT!

pic from seremeres blog as well

(she also has some iphone apps. check them out!)

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what what!!

i found it via craftzine

a vegan chocolate tart what what!!!
and the pic and recipe are really from notes on conservation and consumption