New year & my first amigurumi friends

I'm starting this New Year with lots of projects in mind, after a very hard end of year I'm here with a renewed energy, excited about all the things that are to come. Since I've been absent for a long time now I wanted to start with something cute.

I don't know if you've ever heard the word amigurumi [Japanese], it is the name given to the art of crocheting little "friends" (may be dogs, monsters, cakes, birds, whatever). It may seem hard but it's really fun and quite easy once you know the basics about crochet.
Today I want to show you the first little friend I did with this technique. It’s a pastel color birdie; he/she is really cute. If you're interested in learning about this I’ll post the pattern later so you can have a friend like mine.

Since these birds are really easy, they are a fun beginner project. They take no time to make so easy + fun + the cute factor equals a great gift for children and even for some grown-ups. Another amigurumi was an also pastel colored piggy.

Lately I've discovered that from the things that seem really simple you can learn a lot. For me crocheting and amigurumi are ways to take stress out of my mind. They fill me with energy about trying something new, not being afraid of making mistakes, because later, as you go on, as you work, you learn from previous mistakes and make everything a lot better next time.

I'm sure 2012 means changes and learning. I'm eager to learn a lot more about everything; you name it, amigurumi, cooking, food science, energy, or anything that comes my way. I'm determined to take all the opportunities I can, I’ll smile every day, there's no reason for me not to. So, I encourage you to smile too. Seize the day, the opportunities. Live to the fullest & don't ever regret being yourself.



Much light & love♥

Something more than sugar

This is me! ^  :D

These days i've been cooking for me like everyday, since i can't eat dessert always and just as my complete meal i've been experimenting with my savory side. I must admit that i have a really good touch with that kind of food that wasn't my specialty.

I know that by now you may have noticed that I'm a sugar-color freak, and yes, I am. But since time (and my oven) isn't helping much, I´ve decided to give my blog a twist with the things I'm able to do in my tiny room (:

So since I love to crochet and it doesn't require much I've been crocheting, scarves and amigurumi (don't you love those cute-tiny-things?) So one of the themes I'll be posting about is amigurumi.

Another theme is painting nails, I know that since I am studying culinary arts, I'm not supposed to wear any nail polish, but I have some free days out of the kitchen so I paint my nails :D Great right?

And the last but not least topic of my posts is... all things handcrafted. Don't you like when a friend gives you something he did with his own hands? I do, and I also love to give presents that I've made, that's why I´d like to share the things I know about crafty world with you.

Getting into what we're interested... here's my most recent mani, since it was for Halloween I did some happy zombies (:

I hope you enjoy the things I post from now on & that you find them useful. If you have any suggestion I'm eager to hear it, also if you want me to post something special or do tutorials of some things. I'm happy knowing that you like the things in my blog.

Crafty Hugs & sugar kisses