Ki-Ki-Kitchen

In the process of de-cluttering and redesigning the kitchen to go with my new lights. (See 3 stories down.)

I have decided to embrace the industrial design, whether a red accent wall will make its way onto the scene is unknown. All I have now are these great accessories.

Cups for my high bar. I found a really cool clock at Walmart of all places (Picture will come in later) and another great flip clock off ebay!

Amigurumi Style Attack~!

I stumbled across this crochet style while on Overstock.com and was inspired by the cute teddy bears on the front cover of "Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts!: Amigurumi"

I decided this should be my weekend craft, and so I set about purchasing my goods. (without even making sure I had the right size crochet hook for the right kind of yarn, which resulted in 2 store trips.)

Unfortunately, no bookstores near me had this book in stock, and I didn't really feel like waiting, so I took to the internet. There are a variety of resources and videos that teach you the basics of how to make various items. It took me a frustrating hour to get the basics down and really get into the rhythm to where I could actually create a shape and understand the lingo. After about an hour I made a shape.

I didn't exactly have a guide, so I based my Teddy on the basics I had grasped from various videos, and what I wanted him to look like. Although my limited skill didn't get me to where I exactly wanted to be, I was happy with my end result after an entire night of Amigurmi.

I call him Teddy Wellington.

He happens to be very soft.

Esty on the Mountain Top

For those that didn't attend, the Etsy craft fair on Mt. Charleston, while short due to weather, was a quaint and enjoyable experience with a variety of cleverly made crafts.

As you entered the lodge, there was a fashionable blonde duck to greet you.

My favorites turned out to be from the 'knit' stands, and I ended up purchasing 3 different assortments of goods.

A wool mouse made from an interesting hook and pull technique, (I named him Fred)

and an amazing hat and scarf with different textures and colors. (That was just one of the many amazing items this particular table had to offer, her bags were amazing and very well crafted!)

Her Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/heatherp22

Here are some great fingerless gloves she had for sale!

Let their be Ambiance and Light!

Finally after first stumbling across the idea of light sculptures and some great examples across the web I created, through my own process, contemporary lighting for my home.

It's made a great difference in how I percieve my space.

I'm more interested in giving my kitchen an identity and spending time trying to cook my hard earned ramen. I've also had bar lights set up, which gives my kitchen a real industrial feel, and ambiance in connection with the living room.

(The kitchen will soon be getting a white brick wall)

In the living room, lighting has always been an issue and I can see it was the most important and neglected design aspect.

I have my round lightbulb lamp to welcome me as I walk in the door, energy efficient with it's night-light power source.

Hanging in the kitchen

I'm parkin my design bus here.

She did it, she made me come here~

Miss Ai~

This Blog will be dedicated to my pursuit of making something literally

out of everything.

Danielle Robbins