Photography Inspiration

Life of a Tree by Aaron Reed

Love this shot that came through today's Earth Shots email.

New items for our booth at HeroesCon 2013

While working on new theme ideas for the hats I crochet for HeroesCon, I came up with the idea to make phone cozies that will fit the all three iPhone sizes.  After three prototypes I came up with a easy design for the base so I could decorate the case easily.  I have two completed right now: a Hello Kitty and a mouse that wears pants (don't want to get in trouble with the copyright police at Disney).

The mouse one is already sold and I have three more people wanting one.  Lets see if I can keep a stock of them before the convention in June.  Going to work up more superhero themed ones soon.

Chicken Mission - Complete

Need to play around with the head a bit to make it lay better then I will write up the pattern and share it on my blog since so many people on instagram have asked for the pattern.  This was fun to make trying to figure out the stitches from the picture.  My co-worker loved it as is but I if I don't play with it a bit more it will drive me nuts.  :)

Chicken Mission

I came into work the other day and found some pictures with a note "I want these chickens" from one of my co-workers.  Luckily the picture was clear enough for me to count out the stitches to try to make her this chicken since I could not find the pattern on the internet.  The other two pictures that were attached I was able to find patterns for to make them.  Her kitchen colors are apple green, apple red and country yellow.  

While watching The Hunger Games last night I got started on my chicken mission project.  I normally crochet very tight but I had to make sure that I stayed loose on this little guy other wise he would have been a very tight mess.  So by the end of the movie here is what I completed.

Just have to figure out the head and then the placement of the shells around to finish off the chicken.  Have to look up how to do a french knot to make the eye.  It has been forever so I just need to refresh myself.  Will keep you updated on the chicken mission.