I didn't post yesterday!! Wow. It's been a long time since I didn't post at least once a day. That's kinda crazy.
Well, I tried intarsia last night...With not too awful results. I got the twisting part down so I didn't leave any holes in the front, but...I ended up swagging all the color changes and I'm not sure how to fix it. I've been doing some research and I think I will try again tomorrow morning while Chris is still sleeping. That way I can really sit down and concentrate. I have some pictures on my laptop, but I don't have them uploaded to flickr yet.
My monitor is making a weird ass noise and I'm not sure why. I think I will just have to come back at a later time and pick a different computer... Nevermind. It stopped.
I made a Pikachu while I was supposed to be working for Dan. It doesn't have any feet yet, and it's ears were hard to make. It's eyes are uneven and so are the red spots on it's cheeks. Chris saw it and asked me if it's cheeks carried an electric charge. Unfortunately, they don't. I would have gone to Wal-Mart and gotten strong magnets if I had a car. There is a pattern for a Katamari on Ravelry and I want to make it for Ande's graduation present. It's absolutely stupid and basically useless (except as a paperweight) but I know she will love having it in her dorm. I could crochet an applause monster. Think she would like that?
10. Katamari
11. Applause Monster
12. Start my damn sweater once my yarn gets here (and dyed...I have to do that too.)
Should have brought my yarn with me. I have some green and black at home. Although, I think if I make a Katamari, it should be in great bright colors. Maybe I'll go to Hobby Lobby and just pick out some ridiculous colors that are on sale and just stripe the hell out of them. I think she would like that. I hope that pattern is free...
Well, I think I'm gonna go start work on my cow. I told Gail I'd make her a cow and I haven't even started it yet. Actually, I started it, but it was ugly. So I frogged it and am going to remake it.
Ew. I work tonight. It's going to be busy. And I'm probably going to have to do drawers, but whoever else is there is just going to stand over me and basically do it for me, because for some reason, they all think they know how to do this job better than I do. Wrong. True, I've never counted drawers at my old store, but I can count, therefore, they don't need to hover. I'm a big girl. I'm sure I will be just friggin' fine.
Oh well. Off to start my cow and ponder the possibilities of Katamari colors.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Better Pictures and Tougher Projects
I want to make a sweater. Period. I'm surrounded by people on Ravelry that make me feel like I'm not doing anything worthwhile. I love my little menagerie, but I need to do something more grown up. I would really like to have the book I was looking at, but I don't have the money for it. Maybe if dad takes me to Barne's and Noble, he can buy it for me. Or Naughty Needles. That's another one I want. I want to make a friggin sweater.
Ronnie came and saw me at school today. That's good because I haven't seen him in ages and I wanted to hang out before he moved to New Jersey. I hope his fiance doesn't get all pissed off because he's talking to me again.
I want to make a sweater. I can't say that enough. I'm getting all geared up and ready to make a sweater, so I want to start soon so I don't loose my drive. If I can talk dad into buying me a book, that would be awesome. If I can't do that, maybe we could go to Hobby Lobby and I can talk him into buying me some yarn to start one. That would also be pretty cool.
My hands are jumpy again. I just can't get anything started that I like. The damn cotton got all tangled up and so I'm pissed off at my penguin, and I don't like working on projects that piss me off. I started writing a fish pattern, but it looks stupid. So basically, I'm in a rut. I need a sweater pattern! Not just need it... Like, I really need it! You understand, right?
Chris and I are....ok? We had lunch together and we talked. We were standing in line at McDonald's and my hands were in my sweater pocket and he kept grabbing at my sweater. I figured he wanted to hold my hand. I was right. He said I should at least pretend to like him. I talked to Matty about it and I don't really know what to do. I hope he tried to reconcile or something tonight. Like, tell me how much he loves me or something. That might help. Even if he just said he is sorry and will try not to yell so much in the future. That would be even better. I have to wait here at school for him until about 4:30. He is working a little bit extra right now and left me here. My dad is coming to Fort Wayne tonight, so I think we are all going to go out to dinner. That would be great.
I am so incredibly tired right now. Maybe I'll go outside and sleep a little bit until Chris gets here. It's really beautiful outside. I'm tempted to loose the sweater, but it's windy out and that makes it a tad chilly in the shade. Maybe I'll try to untangle my yarn. I searched for a swift and winder today because I want to wind my yarn. maybe not even a swift is necessary. I really just need the winder. Kathy had them in Warsaw. Maybe I'll just start there.
I'm gonna go take a nap. Exhausted.
Ronnie came and saw me at school today. That's good because I haven't seen him in ages and I wanted to hang out before he moved to New Jersey. I hope his fiance doesn't get all pissed off because he's talking to me again.
I want to make a sweater. I can't say that enough. I'm getting all geared up and ready to make a sweater, so I want to start soon so I don't loose my drive. If I can talk dad into buying me a book, that would be awesome. If I can't do that, maybe we could go to Hobby Lobby and I can talk him into buying me some yarn to start one. That would also be pretty cool.
My hands are jumpy again. I just can't get anything started that I like. The damn cotton got all tangled up and so I'm pissed off at my penguin, and I don't like working on projects that piss me off. I started writing a fish pattern, but it looks stupid. So basically, I'm in a rut. I need a sweater pattern! Not just need it... Like, I really need it! You understand, right?
Chris and I are....ok? We had lunch together and we talked. We were standing in line at McDonald's and my hands were in my sweater pocket and he kept grabbing at my sweater. I figured he wanted to hold my hand. I was right. He said I should at least pretend to like him. I talked to Matty about it and I don't really know what to do. I hope he tried to reconcile or something tonight. Like, tell me how much he loves me or something. That might help. Even if he just said he is sorry and will try not to yell so much in the future. That would be even better. I have to wait here at school for him until about 4:30. He is working a little bit extra right now and left me here. My dad is coming to Fort Wayne tonight, so I think we are all going to go out to dinner. That would be great.
I am so incredibly tired right now. Maybe I'll go outside and sleep a little bit until Chris gets here. It's really beautiful outside. I'm tempted to loose the sweater, but it's windy out and that makes it a tad chilly in the shade. Maybe I'll try to untangle my yarn. I searched for a swift and winder today because I want to wind my yarn. maybe not even a swift is necessary. I really just need the winder. Kathy had them in Warsaw. Maybe I'll just start there.
I'm gonna go take a nap. Exhausted.
Yup, My Mother Thinks I'm Crazy as Well
I told my mom about my tattoo idea. I said I wanted it as a birthday present. She told me it's a good thing my birthday is so far away. That way I can think about it. Lame.
I have been searching high and low on Ravelry for some good project ideas. I want to knit again for a while, and I'm thinking that I want to make a sweater possibly. There is the cutest little tank/short combo from a book that I really would like to get, but there are no copies available at the library and I'm currently out of yarn money to buy books or any materials. Something tells me I would need to buy a new set of needles for it as much as I don't really want to. There's also the question of yarn. It's made out of cotton which means I should have no trouble finding the same yarn or replacing it with something similar. The kind in the pattern is ugly to me because of the varigation. I like solid colors. Call me crazy.
My mom just lectured me via text that it's my body and that tattoo would be there forever. Need I remind her that she has a fairly large tattoo in the middle of her shoulder blades depicting a turned dragon that is in many ways similar to her ex-husband's in appearance and placement? Yes, I must. And...She said I am a brat. How fun.
School is giving away recycled grocery bags today. I think I will stop and get one. I need a new knitting bag that way I can throw my normal one in the washer. It has a coffee stain on it.
Chris and I are still arguing over nothing. It's starting to get to me. He doesn't understand that he should have apologized instead of waiting for me to tell him to. That's not how apologies are supposed to work, is it? Now I'm both upset and sad. I want this to be over, but not until he understands that I'm not going to just cave in every time. If he yells at me, it's not my sole responsibility to come running to him crying and saying "I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt you." He needs to step up and feel bad for hurting me. He said he is coming to school for lunch, but I have a feeling it's just going to be a waste of time. He's just going to pretend nothing happened and I'm still going to want an apology. This will probably continue until we get into another argument where it will just resurface. How do I know this? One: I am a girl. Arguments always resurface no matter how obscure and irrelevant. Two: Previous experience with guys. Guys want to move on, girls can't. That's just how it works. I love Chris because he isn't a typical guy, but he is still a guy. We'll see what happens.
My fingers are just itching to work. When not typing here, they are clicking and double clicking on Ravelry or even better, working with some scrumptious fiber just begging to become something beautiful. My heart is racing and my fingers fidgety. I want to work. I'm off to work on my penguin. I love my penguin. Oh wait, did I mention I'm making a penguin?
Oh by the way: I'm making a penguin.
Oh yeah: And I still want my tattoo.
I have been searching high and low on Ravelry for some good project ideas. I want to knit again for a while, and I'm thinking that I want to make a sweater possibly. There is the cutest little tank/short combo from a book that I really would like to get, but there are no copies available at the library and I'm currently out of yarn money to buy books or any materials. Something tells me I would need to buy a new set of needles for it as much as I don't really want to. There's also the question of yarn. It's made out of cotton which means I should have no trouble finding the same yarn or replacing it with something similar. The kind in the pattern is ugly to me because of the varigation. I like solid colors. Call me crazy.
My mom just lectured me via text that it's my body and that tattoo would be there forever. Need I remind her that she has a fairly large tattoo in the middle of her shoulder blades depicting a turned dragon that is in many ways similar to her ex-husband's in appearance and placement? Yes, I must. And...She said I am a brat. How fun.
School is giving away recycled grocery bags today. I think I will stop and get one. I need a new knitting bag that way I can throw my normal one in the washer. It has a coffee stain on it.
Chris and I are still arguing over nothing. It's starting to get to me. He doesn't understand that he should have apologized instead of waiting for me to tell him to. That's not how apologies are supposed to work, is it? Now I'm both upset and sad. I want this to be over, but not until he understands that I'm not going to just cave in every time. If he yells at me, it's not my sole responsibility to come running to him crying and saying "I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt you." He needs to step up and feel bad for hurting me. He said he is coming to school for lunch, but I have a feeling it's just going to be a waste of time. He's just going to pretend nothing happened and I'm still going to want an apology. This will probably continue until we get into another argument where it will just resurface. How do I know this? One: I am a girl. Arguments always resurface no matter how obscure and irrelevant. Two: Previous experience with guys. Guys want to move on, girls can't. That's just how it works. I love Chris because he isn't a typical guy, but he is still a guy. We'll see what happens.
My fingers are just itching to work. When not typing here, they are clicking and double clicking on Ravelry or even better, working with some scrumptious fiber just begging to become something beautiful. My heart is racing and my fingers fidgety. I want to work. I'm off to work on my penguin. I love my penguin. Oh wait, did I mention I'm making a penguin?
Oh by the way: I'm making a penguin.
Oh yeah: And I still want my tattoo.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Inked
No, I haven't actually gotten my tattoo. I was just thinking about it. I so badly want to get a tattoo. I really wish I had the money. If I could trade my entire stash for a great tattoo, I would do it. But it would have to be a really good tat. There's way too much money sitting here around me to trade for something lame or poorly done.
As soon as I finished posting, I sat down on the couch and took a nap. It's after 7:30 now and I haven't done a single thing to get more organized or even start a new project. (I really should finish one rather than starting a new one. Like Phoenix. She still needs legs!) Being on Ravelry makes me want to jump up and down and knit, but I'm having a hard time actually thinking of something good. I feel guilty about never knitting when it seems to have totally encompassed my life. Tattoos, my own business, these cute little animals, Ravelry...My whole world has tumbled into a fiber frenzy, but I just can't seem to pick up my needles and get cracking.
It could be the argument. Chris and I haven't said a word to each other since about 4:15. Wait, that's not totally true. I asked him where the battery charger is. And he was still kind of pissed off sounding when he answered me. I don't know why he is mad. This sucks. But I'm not apologizing this time. Period.
As soon as I finished posting, I sat down on the couch and took a nap. It's after 7:30 now and I haven't done a single thing to get more organized or even start a new project. (I really should finish one rather than starting a new one. Like Phoenix. She still needs legs!) Being on Ravelry makes me want to jump up and down and knit, but I'm having a hard time actually thinking of something good. I feel guilty about never knitting when it seems to have totally encompassed my life. Tattoos, my own business, these cute little animals, Ravelry...My whole world has tumbled into a fiber frenzy, but I just can't seem to pick up my needles and get cracking.
It could be the argument. Chris and I haven't said a word to each other since about 4:15. Wait, that's not totally true. I asked him where the battery charger is. And he was still kind of pissed off sounding when he answered me. I don't know why he is mad. This sucks. But I'm not apologizing this time. Period.
Another Day, Another Argument
I'm getting slightly annoyed with Chris. We had such a long talk Friday night. I really thought we had come to an understanding. I didn't realize he was just going to keep yelling. I know that he wants me to not talk down to him. I understand that, but what I don't get is how he interpreted what I said as talking down to him. He was driving towards a set of doors, and I said there were a set of doors closer. He never mentioned going anywhere besides the post office, so I figured we were just going in the food court doors and he would explain to me why. Instead, he just yelled at me. He knows how much I hate when he yells at me. I don't know why he can't just calm down. I've never yelled at him before. I've never said anything out of anger towards him. I don't get why he just yells. Especially after Friday. I thought he would try not to anymore. I try to make him happy. I don't get it.
Now I'm in my room (yeah, my room. Not our room. Mine.) with the door shut so I can listen to my music and sort my yarn. He probably assumes that I'm just being pms-y and doesn't want to talk to me till I calm down. But I am calm. Very calm. Just disappointed. I have Boys Like Girls and Spoon to help me relax. I had some really fun plans for tonight and he kinda ruined it when he yelled at me. Now I just plan on sitting in my room alone for a good portion of the night. I'm tired of him yelling at me and then getting mad at me for not talking. Then I feel bad because I made him mad. I don't get angry that he yelled at me, so I end up apologizing for something he should apologize to me for. I am very much capable of having an adult conversation. I can discuss a problem without yelling and screaming and getting all pissed off. He can tell me if he is mad. He doesn't need to get all pissy with me. Maybe I'll just wait for him to apologize this time instead of running to him feeling like a bad girlfriend. I'm not a bad girlfriend. I won't be a bad girlfriend. He needs to appreciate me the way I appreciate him.
There. Now I feel a little better. Typing it out actually keeps me from wanting to go to his room and throwing my arms around him and apologizing and having him pat me on the back and tell me that he has forgiven me for whatever it was that I did wrong. It can be his fault for once.
(Ok, Miss Anxiety 2008...Whatever you say.)
Anyways!
I'm cataloging my yarn. I think I want to put it all away. Again. It was all nice and organized when I got here and I feel like I want to organize everything all over again. I like how my mom had it all put away, but I can't find my hooks for my shoe racks. I think I might just stick it on my closet shelves since I don't have any clothes. Maybe I'll even put my laundry away and put my bed together. Haven't put laundry away in weeks. I usually just let it sit on my floor until I wear it and then I just throw it in the dirty laundry. Maybe. Big maybe.
I'm running out of animals to make. I can't really think of my next project. I just gave my flying pig away so maybe I'll make one of those. I want to make two cows. One brown and one white with black spots. I figure I'll let Gail pick whichever she wants. I also want to go on Ravelry and add pictures of everything in my stash. Maybe I'll stash dive something fun tonight to keep my mind off apologizing to Chris. That sounds fun. Ooooh. I could catalog my needles and hooks and little bits and pieces, that way I'll stop loosing shit. I should stash dive and make a needle carrier. I'd have to felt something so they don't poke through the fabric.
By the way, I absolutely love the song "On Top of the World" by Boys Like Girls. I really really love it. That was part of my plan with Chris tonight.
Wish he hadn't yelled at me.
Now I'm in my room (yeah, my room. Not our room. Mine.) with the door shut so I can listen to my music and sort my yarn. He probably assumes that I'm just being pms-y and doesn't want to talk to me till I calm down. But I am calm. Very calm. Just disappointed. I have Boys Like Girls and Spoon to help me relax. I had some really fun plans for tonight and he kinda ruined it when he yelled at me. Now I just plan on sitting in my room alone for a good portion of the night. I'm tired of him yelling at me and then getting mad at me for not talking. Then I feel bad because I made him mad. I don't get angry that he yelled at me, so I end up apologizing for something he should apologize to me for. I am very much capable of having an adult conversation. I can discuss a problem without yelling and screaming and getting all pissed off. He can tell me if he is mad. He doesn't need to get all pissy with me. Maybe I'll just wait for him to apologize this time instead of running to him feeling like a bad girlfriend. I'm not a bad girlfriend. I won't be a bad girlfriend. He needs to appreciate me the way I appreciate him.
There. Now I feel a little better. Typing it out actually keeps me from wanting to go to his room and throwing my arms around him and apologizing and having him pat me on the back and tell me that he has forgiven me for whatever it was that I did wrong. It can be his fault for once.
(Ok, Miss Anxiety 2008...Whatever you say.)
Anyways!
I'm cataloging my yarn. I think I want to put it all away. Again. It was all nice and organized when I got here and I feel like I want to organize everything all over again. I like how my mom had it all put away, but I can't find my hooks for my shoe racks. I think I might just stick it on my closet shelves since I don't have any clothes. Maybe I'll even put my laundry away and put my bed together. Haven't put laundry away in weeks. I usually just let it sit on my floor until I wear it and then I just throw it in the dirty laundry. Maybe. Big maybe.
I'm running out of animals to make. I can't really think of my next project. I just gave my flying pig away so maybe I'll make one of those. I want to make two cows. One brown and one white with black spots. I figure I'll let Gail pick whichever she wants. I also want to go on Ravelry and add pictures of everything in my stash. Maybe I'll stash dive something fun tonight to keep my mind off apologizing to Chris. That sounds fun. Ooooh. I could catalog my needles and hooks and little bits and pieces, that way I'll stop loosing shit. I should stash dive and make a needle carrier. I'd have to felt something so they don't poke through the fabric.
By the way, I absolutely love the song "On Top of the World" by Boys Like Girls. I really really love it. That was part of my plan with Chris tonight.
Wish he hadn't yelled at me.
Fiber Arts Coming to Fort Wayne!
There is a fiber arts festival coming to Fort Wayne in May. I am super excited. More about it later though. I'm supposed to be working. Ew.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Rock On Zebra. Rock On.
I have finished my zebra. He has two fingers and he says plainly "rock on". He also has a mohawk. I am excited. I need to finish Phoenix, but I can't think of how to make her legs. I think I just want to make them like the rest and have little peg legs. I don't know. It's frustrating.
I'm going to give my zebra an earring. He's too hardcore to not have an earring. I think he also might get a tattoo of a heart that says "mom" too. We will see.
I love Ravelry. I already have my Flickr and Blogger accounts linked up. I also have all the Fort Wayne girls added to my friends and all my patterns linked up. Wait. I need to add my zebra still. I think my next endeavor will be a cow. Gail wants one, and she will buy it. So, cow it is. I still need to finish Phoenix and maybe give my zebra an earring.
Right now I'm going to check my master list and see which animal I want to tackle next...
Fish?
I'm going to give my zebra an earring. He's too hardcore to not have an earring. I think he also might get a tattoo of a heart that says "mom" too. We will see.
I love Ravelry. I already have my Flickr and Blogger accounts linked up. I also have all the Fort Wayne girls added to my friends and all my patterns linked up. Wait. I need to add my zebra still. I think my next endeavor will be a cow. Gail wants one, and she will buy it. So, cow it is. I still need to finish Phoenix and maybe give my zebra an earring.
Right now I'm going to check my master list and see which animal I want to tackle next...
Fish?
I'M ON RAVELRY!
Me. Kassi Myers. On Ravelry. Yessssss.
I'm so happy. I've been waiting days. Almost two whole weeks but I finally made it!!
I have a half a Phoenix and a half a zebra. I don't really have much to say until I get these all finished and have some pictures posted up on Flickr. Until then, I'm gonna hang out on Ravelry a bit.
(Yesssssssss.)
I'm so happy. I've been waiting days. Almost two whole weeks but I finally made it!!
I have a half a Phoenix and a half a zebra. I don't really have much to say until I get these all finished and have some pictures posted up on Flickr. Until then, I'm gonna hang out on Ravelry a bit.
(Yesssssssss.)
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Polar Bears, Zebras and Headaches, oh my!
My polar bear is finished. Chris has started photoshopping the pictures to start on the video. It's kinda cool to see what went into making one of my little critters. I've started my iguana, but it's a lot harder than I thought it would be. The shaping is weird and I'm not entirely sure I'm doing it in a way to make him look like an actual iguana. Then again, which one of my animals actually looks like a real animal?
I think I'm gonna work on my new zebra. My head hurts. I want to make a Phoenix for Chris.
I think I'm gonna work on my new zebra. My head hurts. I want to make a Phoenix for Chris.
The Master List
I need to create a master list of what animals I want to make. Here goes.
1. Finish up my polar bear
2. Black panther
3. Iguana (named Jub-Jub already)
4. Fish (with sequined scales!)
5. Zebra
6. Penguin
7. Tiger (for all you Warsaw fans out there)
That's all I can think of for now. I just finished sorting through my suitcase of yarn and untangled a bunch. I got inspired to create so many things. The funny part is, all I want to create are these little animals.
I keep thinking to myself that I should make a monkey, but I really just don't want to. Everyone makes an amigurumi monkey, and I think they are all kinda lame. So, I really just don't want to make a monkey. Maybe a gorilla. That throws a lot of thought into making the arms look right. I just don't want to bring another poor pathetic sock monkey into this world without someone to love him.
My flying pig fits in so nicely with all the other animals. I think my shelf where they are all sitting together is going to be too small by the end of the day. Once I finish my polar bear, I'm going to need to relocate my precious menagerie or find an overflow shelf. Maybe one day in the future you will walk into my apartment and there will be a little crocheted critter sitting on every available surface. Oh, just thought of another animal to make.
8. Chicken
This is going to be a terrible master list because I can just see in two weeks having 12 different blog posts with 3 or 4 animals adding to my list each time. This little habit I have now could very easily get out of hand pretty soon. I'm crazed.
So, back to the polar bear. He is adorable. I made him to lay on his belly like the pig and his face is just so sweet. I made the face before I put stuffing in his head. I found out it's a little easier that way. Why did I decide to switch it up this time?
Chris is making a movie. Not a "motion" movie, more like a stop-time kinda thing. He's making a movie about my polar bear being made. Every round I finish, he sets it on a black sheet and takes a bunch of pictures. When the movie is finished, it will look like the polar bear is watching himself be made (which is why I put the face on first). I made the nose and then one eye pops up and then the other one. I'm really REALLY excited about this. Chris said he's always wanted to do a movie like this but didn't know anyone who could make stuff like this. He also said he would make me a knitting avatar with needles knitting a scarf. I can't tell you how excited I am about this. Today, I think we are going to his mom's house to get his tripod to take some better pictures. His hands shake when you turn the flash off. The best part about this movie? We want to turn it into a Coke commercial! We want the little polar bear to walk off the screen once he has legs and scoot back on to the screen with a can of Coke. I purposefully didn't put his mouth on yet (it will in turn look something like the lion's, only slightly more like a smile) because when he opens the Coke, he is going to have a little smile spread across his face! Isn't that just such a cool idea?! I can't wait till Chris gets up (I swear sometimes that boy would sleep all day if I let him!) because I really want to finish my polar bear so we can get this movie rolling. The song I want to play in the background? "One of these things first" from the Garden State soundtrack. Give it a listen. It's such a great song. I wish I knew how to turn that text into a link to that song. That would make me a master blogger. Oh well. Maybe Chris can show me once he wakes up.
I am going to go start on another animal until Chris gets up. Which one, though? Guess you will have to wait and see!
1. Finish up my polar bear
2. Black panther
3. Iguana (named Jub-Jub already)
4. Fish (with sequined scales!)
5. Zebra
6. Penguin
7. Tiger (for all you Warsaw fans out there)
That's all I can think of for now. I just finished sorting through my suitcase of yarn and untangled a bunch. I got inspired to create so many things. The funny part is, all I want to create are these little animals.
I keep thinking to myself that I should make a monkey, but I really just don't want to. Everyone makes an amigurumi monkey, and I think they are all kinda lame. So, I really just don't want to make a monkey. Maybe a gorilla. That throws a lot of thought into making the arms look right. I just don't want to bring another poor pathetic sock monkey into this world without someone to love him.
My flying pig fits in so nicely with all the other animals. I think my shelf where they are all sitting together is going to be too small by the end of the day. Once I finish my polar bear, I'm going to need to relocate my precious menagerie or find an overflow shelf. Maybe one day in the future you will walk into my apartment and there will be a little crocheted critter sitting on every available surface. Oh, just thought of another animal to make.
8. Chicken
This is going to be a terrible master list because I can just see in two weeks having 12 different blog posts with 3 or 4 animals adding to my list each time. This little habit I have now could very easily get out of hand pretty soon. I'm crazed.
So, back to the polar bear. He is adorable. I made him to lay on his belly like the pig and his face is just so sweet. I made the face before I put stuffing in his head. I found out it's a little easier that way. Why did I decide to switch it up this time?
Chris is making a movie. Not a "motion" movie, more like a stop-time kinda thing. He's making a movie about my polar bear being made. Every round I finish, he sets it on a black sheet and takes a bunch of pictures. When the movie is finished, it will look like the polar bear is watching himself be made (which is why I put the face on first). I made the nose and then one eye pops up and then the other one. I'm really REALLY excited about this. Chris said he's always wanted to do a movie like this but didn't know anyone who could make stuff like this. He also said he would make me a knitting avatar with needles knitting a scarf. I can't tell you how excited I am about this. Today, I think we are going to his mom's house to get his tripod to take some better pictures. His hands shake when you turn the flash off. The best part about this movie? We want to turn it into a Coke commercial! We want the little polar bear to walk off the screen once he has legs and scoot back on to the screen with a can of Coke. I purposefully didn't put his mouth on yet (it will in turn look something like the lion's, only slightly more like a smile) because when he opens the Coke, he is going to have a little smile spread across his face! Isn't that just such a cool idea?! I can't wait till Chris gets up (I swear sometimes that boy would sleep all day if I let him!) because I really want to finish my polar bear so we can get this movie rolling. The song I want to play in the background? "One of these things first" from the Garden State soundtrack. Give it a listen. It's such a great song. I wish I knew how to turn that text into a link to that song. That would make me a master blogger. Oh well. Maybe Chris can show me once he wakes up.
I am going to go start on another animal until Chris gets up. Which one, though? Guess you will have to wait and see!
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