I was interviewed!
June 16, 2008 – 9:18 amI was recently interviewed by Chris over at elcamino.vox.com. We talk about future design ideas, my short attention span, My Little Ponies, Green Day, and more! Check it out here.
♥ Julie
The Elefoof pattern is here!
June 16, 2008 – 9:09 amI’m happy to announce that the Elefoof pattern is finally up for sale! Sorry this one took me so long! hehe! As usual, you can download it instantly at gleefulthings.com or you can buy it at glee.etsy.com.
Don’t be scared off by the crochet thread parts! It’s easy to substitute felt if you don’t want to use thread. This is one of my more complicated patterns though so it is not recommended for beginners.
My next pattern (which is already ready to go just as soon as I get a chance to photograph it!) will be a LOT simpiler. So if the Elefoof is too complicated for you, you’ll love my next pattern! :)
♥ Julie
What are you doing tonight?
June 13, 2008 – 9:23 amIf you’re in/near St. Louis you should consider checking out Crammed Organisms!
Some of my work will be there! :D
June 13th, 2008 @ Cranky Yellow - Opening 7-11 p.m.
(2122 Cherokee Street! St. Louis, MO 63118)
From last weeks show:
♥ Julie
I’m making kits!
June 11, 2008 – 1:13 pmGood news! I bought a yarn meter! This means I’ll be able to give more accurate estimates on how much yarn my patterns require AND I’ll be making more kits! Which of my patterns would you most like to see made into a kit? I’ll try to make it happen ASAP! :)
I’m trying my hardest to get a new pattern out this week but I have a lot going on right now so I’ve been pretty busy :(
♥ Julie
Crammed Organisms #1
June 7, 2008 – 12:09 pmLast night was the first of the Crammed Organisms shows! Did you go? I wish I could have. My first show and I couldn’t be there :( At least I found pictures online! This kinda made my day actually :)
Check out Cranky Yellow’s Flickr for more pics from the show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crankyyellow/
The next show will be June 13th, 2008 @ Cranky Yellow (2122 Cherokee Street. St. Louis, MO 63118), Opening 7-11 p.m.
♥ Julie
Meme!
May 31, 2008 – 9:35 pmI was tagged by Julie @ skamama.blogspot.com!
The rules; Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
1. What was I doing 10 years ago?
1998. That was actually a really bad year for me. heh. At this time, I was finishing my sophmore year in high school. I failed the majority of my classes because I seldom went to class :/ I would show up to my first period class, ceramics (my fave!), then ditch the rest of the day and come back for softball practice after school (until I got kicked off the team for ditching school). 1999 was a lot better :)
2. What are 5 things on my to-do list for today (not in any particular order)?
hmm.. since I’m doing this at 10pm, I’m just going to list my to-do list for tomorrow! :)
1. Visit Lowe’s, Home Depot, Bed Bath & Beyond, and who knows how many other stores in an attempt to buy everything needed for my bathroom which is being remodeled.
2. Pack up everything that’s currently in my bathroom since it’ll be demolished Monday.
I plan on #1 & 2 taking up pretty much the entire day so I don’t think I’ll get to 3-5 but if I do:
3. Possibly finish a hat that I started crocheting today.
4. Possibly make a plushie.
5. Possibly relax.
3. Snacks I enjoy.
- Goldfish crackers!!! Enjoy is an understatement! I loooooove goldfish!
- Chocolate. I have this wierd thing where whenever I eat something cheesy, I immediately crave chocolate. And whenever I eat chocolate, I crave cheese. Wierd, I know.
- Black Licorice!
- Guacamole!
4. Things I would do if I were a billionaire.
- TRAVEL! Until I finally found a place I’d be happy to call home.
- I would snowboard a lot more and in places I can’t even dream of going now. I’d also get into more sports like mountain biking and kayaking.
- Fly all over to see all of my favorite bands play.
- Buy a horse. I’m still very much the little girl who wants a pony lol!
- I’d deffinately spend way too much of my billions on craft supplies, toys, CDs, and clothes.
5. Places I have lived.
- Hawthorne, CA
so sad.
6. Jobs I’ve had.
- Easter Bunny in the mall (go ahead and laugh lol!)
- Ice cream scooper at Haagen Dazs
- Cashier at Best Buy
- Web Designer (freelance)
- Photo Retoucher for several different photographers/studios
7. Peeps I want to know more about:
I don’t think I have very many people reading my blog so I don’t really know who to tag. So if you’re reading this, consider yourself tagged :P hehe!
Blogroll
May 25, 2008 – 1:27 pmI’m trying to get my blogroll link list together. I’m not sure who reads my blog (if anyone lol!) but if you do and you want to trade links to our blogs, let me know! Or if you’re already linking me please let me know so I can link you back! :) I’m trying to keep the list crafty/toy/crochet related.
♥ Julie
I’m in a book!
May 21, 2008 – 1:06 pmWell not me.. but my amigurumis are! yay! I’m waaay late posting this. I’ve had the books for at least a month now. But I still wanted to share. The book is called Amigurumi Animals by Annie Obaachan. You can find my stuff on page 120! The patterns aren’t in there (just fyi). They’re part of the gallery for inspiration. The one on the left is the U.S. cover and the one on the right is the U.K cover. The obsessive toy collector in me had to have both. hehe!
Thanks you Annie Obaachan for including my work in your book! And thanks to Katy Bevan for sending me the U.K. version of the book! :D
♥ Julie
P.S. Sorry for the crappy pics!
Gleefulthings.com is back!
May 2, 2008 – 12:33 pmyep! I’m a little late on announcing this and I still haven’t had a chance to announce it to my mailing list (sorry!), but Monday night, I reluanched the website. All patterns are now available for download instantly after checkout! No more waiting for me to email them to you!
I’ll have some new patterns, including the Elefoof that I posted recently, up very soon! I’m working on another free pattern too.
♥ Julie
P.S. Use code: WOOHOO and get $2 off your order!
My Softie Awards Entries!
April 16, 2008 – 3:44 pm
and this is Loricus:
This is a pattern that I started like a year ago! I’m so happy to finally have gotten the motivation to finish it! Anyway, I’ll have to come back and yap about it some more later because I’m having one of those “there aren’t enough hours in the day” weeks! I just wanted to get these uploaded in time to enter them into the Softie Awards. The pattern will be for sale soon!
