Hedgehogs!

What do you call a group of Hedgehogs?

This array of hedgehogs might also be called a prickle!

I have been making quite the array of hedgehogs myself! Thought not as prickly as their live counterparts, they are just as sharp (looking), but oh so cuddly!

They all rattle, and cuddle. And if there is enough interest in the pattern, I'd be happy to put one together. If you are more interested in just buying one, keep an eye on my etsy shop, I'll be add these little guys to it slowly.

The Owls Nest Boutique


 

Creative Friday

I have started several new goals... one of which is regular weekly posts, even if it's just a picture or two. On Fridays, I have no class, so I figured it'd be a good day to post about crafty things to do. This week, I made a stuffed turtle...

Squeeze!

Crocheted, embroidered eyes and smile

No pattern, just improvisation.

A while ago, I also made these:

This is Poke!

And this is Gayle, I have also made a zebra, but forgot to take a picture before I gifted him.
   

Sunshine, Bring on the Sunshine!

Poke has been soaking up the sun, here in Central Oregon, the weather has been a bit bi-polar. One day it is pouring rain, and blowing like crazy, the next we are soaking up the sun in 75* balmy bliss. I wish we had more of those days, because come July, it will be hard to get your house or car below 95* with AC.

After dark, it drops back to about 30* regardless of the day's weather. So thats when you sit down with a nice book, glass of wine, and some relaxing music...yeah right, I wish. Being the busy college student I am, I get to sit down watch TV and work into the wee hours of the morning on homework.

The show I have been watching the most (thanks to Netflix) is Castle

(Courtesy of MoviePosterShop.com)

Castle is the story of a mystery novelist, Richard Castle, who because of his friendship with the NYC mayor, gets to shadow New York's best, Detective Kate Beckett. Detective Beckett is Castle's inspiration for his newest novel series, following a similar character named "Nikki Heat".

You will never guess what hubby found in the Barnes and Noble...

Naked Heat

Cool huh. I am picking this up as soon as we have a few bucks extra to spare, probably after we move closer to school in the summer. If you're an avid Castle fan, you might wanna pick this up.

Now, off to watch another episode of Castle, and crack down on my Management Fundementals 2 Midterm... sounds like so much fun...not.

 

Giraffe!

I was working at my mom's antique shop yesterday, where she has this great 6 ft wood carved giraffe that she has lovingly named "Slim" and another made from paper Mache she calls "Stretch". A woman and her husband came is, and they ADORED them...but they weren't for sale. (I thought I had a pic of Slim, but I don't)

Their grand daughter is 1 month old, and her nursery is done in Giraffes. I told them I could make stuff that was in a giraffe theme, they just needed to contact me about it, and I'd figure something out. Well, they haven't contacted me, but I couldn't get my mind away from giraffes last night. So in the process of watching Stargate SG1, I searched ravlery, and I searched Google, and I couldn't find anything I liked. Too animated, too cutesy, too something...

So I made "Poke" The Giraffe...

Ignore the mess in the background...

He is doing an odd sort of twist.. must be really stretching to get those leaves... but that's what I get for sewing him up at approximately 2:15 am...

Stats: 12 in tall (standing on own), 4 in wide, 6 in long.

Materials used:
Vintage Sayelle Ombre Safeway Brand Yarn in a chocolate and caramel variegated
Polyfill

Crocheted using an I hook, and sewn together with a yarn needle.

I totally improved the design, so I don't have a link, but I will try to recreate him with a few tweaks and then post the design for you.

Let me know if you have ever made fun animals in your crafting?