Crochet Cat Bed: Mission to Use Up All Scrap Yarn

As I mentioned before, I'm thinking of project to depleted the rather large yarn collection I've accumulated. I have a bunch of special yarns that I bought because i thought they were pretty, but they were hard to work with. I'm trying to use up my supplies and Leia needed a new bed, so I got to work. I crocheted in the round to make a tube shape and crocheted until I ran out of yarn. I did double up to make the sides extra thick and comfy. Then I sewed the ends together into a circle shape. Leia absolutely loves it and was lounging around in it this afternoon. It took me about 3 weeks to finish it, but I didn't work on it everyday.

Nintendo Inspired Crochet Rug: Mario Star & Mushroom

I made this rug for our front door. I adapted a few cross stitch patterns I found online by searching for mario cross stitch patterns. I had a bunch of acrylic yarn in my stash (that I've been meaning to thin out) and decided to sit down and make something. It took me about two days to finish. I used the biggest crochet hook I had (which isn't labeled, so i don't know the size), and doubled up on the yarn to make it thicker. I still have to figure out a way to keep the edges from coming up as we open/close the door, I'm thinking some sort of rubbery material to line the bottom so it won't shift. Any ideas?

Cute Cat: Leia

Here are a few pictures of the newest baby of the family, Leia. She was adopted from the shelter last month. She's a tuxedo kitty, which I think is super cute:) She's only about 5 months old right now, she and Indy get along great as new friends.

Back With New Crafts

So it's been a ridiculously long time since I've updated, I'm not going to prattle on with an apology because sometime real life creeps up on you and you have to take a break from the inter-web world to get your bearings back on straight. But...... that doesn't stop me from doing what I love, which is crafting things. So I thought I'd share a few projects that I've completed in the last few months.... you know sometimes there's no time and such to take as many pictures as one would like. which is a shame and a totally different tangent. So there are new crafts, there's also a new addition to the family, our little kitten Leia, which I'll be posting under the "Cute Cat" section.

Side Note: Sorry About Infrequent Updates:(

I'm moving to Cali in October, I've been super ridiculously unbelievably busy with packing and what-not. This means that I've got all my craft supplies sealed in boxes ready for the movers to come and move them cross-country for me:). I have left out my jewelry making supplies, but I've been so consumed with packing correctly *perfectionis*, that it's pretty impossible to do blog posts. However, I did snap some pictures of my first visit to Cali and here it is for your viewing enjoyment!