Clown Boy

And the last custom order for Tuck and Daisy. He's my favourite, because he sort of looks like my friend Dustin. 

Piggy girl

Here's the second character for Tuck and Daisy!

Flower Girl

My friend Dustin wrote a show, Tuck and Daisy! He asked me to make up some dolls to match the characters. The first one I did was this flower girl.

It took awhile, but I think she turned out ok. I'll post about her piggy friend tomorrow.

Sneak Peek

I'm working on a mystery project. Here's a little sneak peek: Me, trying to give this dolly a little perm.

Blank slate

This little doll is ready for adornment!

Crocheted Jack Sparrow

Yesterday I posted about a crocheted Elsa for Dustin. Well here is the second part of his custom order request: Captain Jack Sparrow. Here is the inspiration pic he sent me:

And here is crocheted Jack!

I love his little goatee, it cracks me up. Here they are, the happy couple:

Have an idea for a custom order? Holler at me, I love a challenge!

Crocheted Elsa

Remember Dustin, from Hairspray? I made him this set of Avengers. Well, he asked for two custom orders for his wife. The first one is Elsa. Here's the inspiration pic he sent me:

And here is what I cam up with. Elsa - before her haircut:

All done, with her signature braid. What a fun project! Stay tuned tomorrow, for part two of their custom order.

More Avengers

This was such a fun project to work on, I decided to make more Avengers.

The gang's all here.

And look, they do pyramid stunts!

I'm not sure what I'll do with this set, maybe put it in the pile for things to sell at my next craft fair. 

Crocheted Tracy

How could I refuse Erin, when she asked for a crocheted Tracy?? She is a dear friend and was the STAR of the show, so I was happy to immortalize her in yarn form. Here's the starting pic:

And here's Tracy!

I love how her hair flip turned out. I mixed two strands of yarn to try to get a patterned look for her dress.

Erin also traded me a bottle of wine. That's an interesting business model: dolls for booze!

Crocheted Velma

After the Seaweed I made, next up was Lori, who played Velma in Hairspray. Here is the starting photo I used:

And here's my crocheted version of Velma.

Her hair gave me a bit of trouble, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Lori gave me a bottle of wine in return. That's a fair trade, I'd say!!

Crocheted Seaweed

Now that Hairspray has closed, I have a bit of free time before the back to school madness begins. A few people asked me to make up some yarn people, especially after seeing the Avengers set I made for Dustin. I was also commissioned to make a crocheted Seaweed. Here's the picture I used to copy his outfit:

And here's what I came up with:

I like how the pattern of his shirt turned out!

And here is David with his mini-me!

Crocheted Madeline

I made a little Madeline! This is the picture I used as reference.

And here's what I came up with:

This is a gift for Nicol, by way of her Hairspray Secret Friend. A few people saw the Avengers set I made for Dustin and ordered a couple of characters for their friends.

I thought about flat ironing her hair, so it didn't stick out so much. But then thought, what the heck, it gives her character!

I like her little yellow hat, it makes me smile.

Hope she makes you smile too!

Avengers week: Crocheted Avengers Set

Here's the whole gang, together at last!

Don't they look bad-ass, like they could save the world??

Well, maybe not from my couch. I'm so happy with how they turned out. And Dustin is happy too!

I got his fiancee to hide a couple of them in their apartment, so he would find them. Tee hee - sneaky Avengers!

And here is a post taken from Dustin's Instagram account. He loves them, yay!

Avengers week: Crocheted Captain America

I made a set of crocheted amigurumi items for Dustin, who's playing Link in Hairspray. This week I'll post character a day, and the final set in Friday.

Captain America! I had to buy a specific blue because I didn't have the right colour in my stash.

You can't quite see them, but he has wings on the side of his helmut. They gave me so much trouble, but I think they turned out ok!

Tune in tomorrow, to see the entire set. 

Avengers week: Crocheted Thor

I made a set of crocheted amigurumi items for Dustin, who's playing Link in Hairspray. This week I'll post character a day, and the final set in Friday.

Here's Thor!

I didn't make him a hammer, because I was trying to get them all finished in time for one big reveal. My hubby said he kind of looks like a stoner with his hair and helmut!

(Maybe I should make him a hammer. My hubby said he kind of just looks like a stoner dude without the hammer!)

Avengers week: Crocheted Ironman

I made a set of crocheted amigurumi items for Dustin, who's playing Link in Hairspray. This week I'll post character a day, and the final set in Friday.

Here's baby IronMan. My hubby said he looks like a baby, and he kind of does! Maybe it's his eyebrows.

It was a challenge getting his mask just right.

Avengers week: Crocheted Hulk

I made a set of crocheted amigurumi items for Dustin, who's playing Link in Hairspray. This week I'll post character a day, and the final set in Friday.

It's Monday, don't we all feel a bit grump on Mondays? The Hulk does, he's a grumpy guy!

His hair gave me a bit of trouble, but I think it turned out in the end.