Dominion

Tweet by the Director and an Executive Producer of Dominion on Syfy Deran Sarafian
#dominion costume fitting with mr @MrTomWisdom what a pleasure and gentleman need I say more

#dominion costume fitting with mr @MrTomWisdom what a pleasure and gentleman need I say more pic.twitter.com/7SASFXO620

— Deran Sarafian (@DeranSarafian) September 25, 2015

Sorry I've been MIA

Hi to whoever still follows this blog! :)

I have been posting more on my instagram: Panda8ngelCreations http://instagram.com/panda8ngelcreations

And my tumblr: PandaLovesAmi.tumblr.com

Please follow me there for more activity but I do hope to keep this page still going.

Also, I have decided on the minion pillow everyone likes...stay tuned, I will be posting information on my decision on all of my social pages. :)

Thanks everyone and have a wonderful holiday season!
Panda

It's July already!?!?!

I'm so sorry to those that check my blog only. It's been 3 months since I have posted here. 

 I honestly haven't been crocheting much. I've been playing a lot of tabletop board games. I hope to go at least once a week and I have lots of fun. :)

The last thing I really crochet was for Easter. Sorry! I just realized that never posted about it on this blog. 

But here's the link to the tumblr page if you want to check out more pics. :) http://tmblr.co/Z_x5dt1Dlc0K2

Let's see, some big stuff, I went to Taiwan for 2 weeks. Bought a lot of cute stuff and ate a lot of good food. But the main reason I went was because I had to see my grandma. It has been 7 years since I last saw her! O.o Terrible!!

This long holiday weekend has been filled with family, friends, and fun. And it's not over yet! Yesterday, I went to the Rose Bowl and saw a motorcycle stunt show, hear a concert with a teeny bopper (do they call them that anymore? O.o) and a Beatles Cover band and saw a really great fireworks show. Today I went to see How to Train Your Dragon 2 and loved it! 

By Lil' Panda

Taken by me. :)

Tomorrow I'm going to be meeting up with Stephanie from All About Ami and Josephine from A Morning Cup of Jo Creations, plus 18 other crocheters form the area! How cool! It's my first crochet meet up so I don't really know what to do there but gush! hehe

One cool thing, half of us are going to do a handmade pin exchange! I won't give away the surprise so you will have to wait like the others to see the pins I made but they are really quick, easy, and gosh darn kawaii! :) So I hopefully will remember to post pics. :)

I do have an Instagram and Facebook Page, both under Panda8ngel Creations if you want faster pics. :) I haven't figured out how to post to this blog from my phone. Sorry once again!

But I hope you all had a great long Happy Independence Day USA weekend. Stay safe and keep on making! :)

A gift for my favorite author

Made this #crochet #amigurumi #Coyote for the author with my friend, Ruby. It was her book signing ever! We finished just as the questions ended and the signing started. :) The author loved her surprise gift. :) It was a fun day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I crochet some 4 leaf clovers and added them to these inexpensive festive headbands so that my friend and I don't get pinched. :) Free large clover pattern HERE and Free small clover pattern HERE.

Yarnspirations has collected a bunch of cute green crochet and knit patterns for this day. I think most if not all are FREE. :)  Click HERE to see them all!!!

Have a happy and safe day!!!

Valentines Earrings

Since I didn’t have a Valentines, I decided to give mine to my first love, my mom. :)

She has been asking me to make her earrings but I’ve been acting like I was ignoring her. And since she wasn’t interested in chocolates, I decided to hide 6 pairs of earrings in a box of chocolates. Lol I had to ask her to open the box or they would’ve just sat there. I wish I had taken a pic of her face bc she was so surprised and happy. :)

Crystal beads on interchangeable lever backs.

I saw these earrings at my local bead store and fell in love. They were longer with one more set of beads in a smaller size on each end but that would be too long for my mom so I kept it more our length.

Here are the other 4 pairs of earrings. All used Swarovski crystals and were quite a simple design but I love them and so do my mom! :)

A Horse for Baby Kayley

3 of my friends are having their first babies this year, the year of the horse. And I've been making like crazy but behind on posting, as always. :) 

So, here's the first horse I make this year and some booties for the first of the horse babies that my friends are popping out. :)

My first time meeting this sweet heart I had to bring tributes so I brought a horse personalized with her info and a cute pair of booties that fit perfectly! :) 

This adorable horse amigurumi pattern is FREE from All About Ami. Just click HERE for the free crochet pattern. The little booties are also a Free pattern by Louise Mac.

I hope to remember to post what I gave them for their baby showers soon. :) But you know this panda, it might be a while. hehe

Granny Stitch Sun Hat

Granny Stitch Sun Hat free pattern by My Merry Messy Life. A very cute hat but I used a size 4mm hook and it came out sized for a premie baby so I’ll have another go and probably with different colors. 

It won't go to waste or frogged through. I will donate it to a Neonatal ICU in my area. :)

R.I.P. Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple dies at 85yo.

She was a knitter!!!
If you want to read a little about her amazing life, click HERE.

Crochet Cable Wrist Warmer

I finally tried crochet cabling and I have to say it was pretty easy and beautiful. Here are a pair of wrist warmers I made. I love them! Thank you to All About Ami for introducing them on your blog post. :) HERE is the free pattern by Julee Reeves

I used 3.75mm hook bc my hands are small and Red Heart Soft yarn in turquoise. I love this color. :)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! :)

From a very cute comic about and called Panda and Polar Bear. :)

Wishing all Christians a Merry Christmas and to all Pandas and their family and friends, Happy Winter Holidays!!

No More Frantic Crocheting today

LOL … there are a lot of WIPs that I need to finish for the next gift, either birthday or Xmas. :p Sorry…..hehe

 I'm gonna take today to just feel the spirit of the season and not worry about gifts. :) I hope you all enjoy Christmas Eve!!! :)

Christmas Tree Bust

Here’s a cute little tree all dressed up for the season. :)
He’s a gift to my friend’s husband. I really never know what to give guys. :p I hope he likes him.

The free pattern is by DenDennis. (Free pattern HERE)  I only sewed on these multi-colored mini bells I had. :) I think they look like mini ornaments. :) And he was quick to whip up. :)

Holiday BYATWF!

Panda Ongiri had to get ready for the last BYATWF. So I made him a lil Santa hat to wear. All ready now but he’s getting a little Grey around the edges. I think he’s getting ready to retire soon if I can’t find a way to give him a touch up. :p

 

Here is the last BYATWF for the year, holiday version. We did last min. prep for a baby shower. Lots of crafting was done. :) But it was all worth it. :)

 

We hope your holiday prep is going well. :)

Have a Happy Panda Thanksgiving!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!! Thank you to all my lovely followers. Your likes and comments really support and inspire me. :) Have a great one!!

I'm making all the sides this year. We have a mix of American and Chinese dishes: green bean casserole, stir fried mushrooms, potato salad, and danko (white turnip) soup. We bought the turkey with sticky rice and a stir fried greens at a Chinese restaurant this year. I'm too scared to actually try to cook a turkey. hehe And 3 types of desserts: almond jello with fruit cocktail, red bean mochi bars, and apple turnovers. Yum!!!

Fluffy Lamb (Sheep) Amigurumi

Help! I’m so fluffy!! Too fluffy, I can’t bend over to eat. anyone know how to give a sheep a good sheering? I gotta still look good ya know.

I made her for a friend who’s the year of the sheep and had a birthday over the weekend. I made her in my friend’s favorite color and found this novelty yarn that was perfect. :) LOL She really is quite fluffy. :)

Yarn: Red Hear Boutique Fizzle (with Red Heart Super Saver in Off white) and Lion brand Vanna’s choice in Rust

Free Pattern: Lamb Baby Mobile by Repeat Crafter Me

Lovely Baby Lion Amigurumi

I was lucky enough to test another adorable version of LookAtWhatIMade's lion. The first was the amish puzzle ball, then came the lovely, and now this adorable amigurumi stuffed animal.

He's an adorable little hand full. He's the perfect size to be carried around by a little one. :) I'm going to give him with the lion lovely to a friend who's having her first baby boy. :)

She has lots of great patterns, some free and some not, on her website. :) It was a lot of fun to make him. :) I hope you guys try too. :)

Kawaii Piglet Pair

Here is a lovely piglet couple I made for some friends' birthdays. :) I hope you enjoy them.

The base pig free pattern is from Adorably Kawaii. I think it's an adorable pattern. :) (Caron Simply Soft, 4mm hook)

This adorable pair loves to just be together out on this beautiful day.

I hope you all are also having a wonderful day. Happy Veteran's Day!!! Thank you all for your service to our country.

And I hope you will keep the Philippians in your heart. :)

My largest amigurumi to date! Watermelon loving Elephant. :)

I was delighted to test Laura’s, Happyamigurumi, Elephant pattern. He turned out huge because I used a 4mm hook when the patten called for a 2mm hook.  He turned out to be 15in tall and took about 10 hrs to make. I loved the colors. And since they were watermelon colors, I had to make a yummy treat for him. :)

So here is my Elephant. He loves watermelon just like his grandma. :)

He found a great home with my step brother in Colorado. :)

Panda's new friend, Kogepan

Kogepan and Panda Onigiri just hanging out. Kogepan is went to the beach this weekend while Panda was at a Bday party and a wedding (2 months ago). Fun!