Neon Glitter Santa and Reindeer, or Always Test Colorfastness First

I was cleaning out my craft cabinet the other day and discovered eight unfinished wooden reindeer cutouts and a Santa. I didn’t have red and green paint, so I decided to decorate them with neon and glitter paint pens from a previous project. I painted the wooden cutouts gray and sprayed them with mod podge… Continue reading Neon Glitter Santa and Reindeer, or Always Test Colorfastness First

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Embroidered Sun Based on Rapunzel’s Drawings in Tangled

Embroidery based on the sun in Tangled

I finally finished embroidering the sun that Rapunzel draws in Tangled! I started working on it more than 2 years ago, and I repeatedly told my spouse that I would finish it “soon.” We even left space for it on the wall at our last apartment, but as you can probably guess, that space stayed… Continue reading Embroidered Sun Based on Rapunzel’s Drawings in Tangled

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Crochet Pattern Update for Filbo from Bugsnax

Filbo from Bugsnax video game

Earlier this year I published a crochet pattern for Filbo, a character from the video game Bugsnax, with five interchangeable limbs. I’ve since updated the pattern to have six additional limb options. I thought this would be a great opportunity to explain why I decided to design a pattern for the character, and how my… Continue reading Crochet Pattern Update for Filbo from Bugsnax

Free Crochet Pattern for Shield-Shaped Pill – Part 2

a pink crocheted shield shape with a smile, next to a smaller white shield shape

As promised in a previous post, I finished the pattern for a shield-shaped pill! This is the shape of Lamictal (generic name: lamotrigine), a medication used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder. I didn’t quite finish in time for Mental Health Awareness Month, but mental health isn’t something that stops being important after May. My… Continue reading Free Crochet Pattern for Shield-Shaped Pill – Part 2

Making a Crochet Pill Part 1 (Shield-Shaped, for Epilepsy and Bipolar)

Two pink crocheted half-shield shapes, arranged into a shield shape

I’ve seen a lot of cute crocheted amigurumi pills shared for Mental Health Awareness Month recently. Lamictal (generic name lamotrigine) is prescribed for epilepsy and bipolar, and has a very fun shield shape! The only craft or art I could find in the shield pill shape was a necklace charm. After a quick image search,… Continue reading Making a Crochet Pill Part 1 (Shield-Shaped, for Epilepsy and Bipolar)