Our World Our Art. Talk about freaking excited!!!

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Ok, so as some of you know, I am riding the magic carpet during the One World One Heart blogging event.  It’s still going on, by the way, and it ends on the 17th.  So feel free to still jump on!

But I was sad to learn that this year would be the last year for the event. I’ve wanted to do the event for years and just haven’t felt well enough to make something then blog continuously to entertain my new guests and show them what I’m all about.  But then I read a post today that got me all freaking excited!!!

The lovely lady behind One World One Heart is going to run a new event next year called Our World Our Art!  Eeeeee, can you handle it?!?  So basically this is going to be an all art blog event.  No commercial peeps allowed.  Everything handmade.  Couldn’t you just die?  Ok, while OWOH is mostly handmade there are some peeps that do not do handmade and I just didn’t connect with their blog.  So I like it going to all handmade.  Also there will be an additional rule that you have to tell about your artistic skill and show displays of it and a new addition next year is you will be able to add a link to your shop if you sell you items.  So cool!  So I’m looking forward to this event and I have a year to prepare.

Speaking of preparing, this event is still in the works and there is a newsletter you can sign up to, which yes I already have. It’s located on the right sidebar and you just fill in your email address and blog url.  Yes you still have to be a blogger for this event.

So yeah, just wanted to give you the 411.  The noticed was just given today and so I’m doing my part to spread it.  So spread it far and wide people and  be sure to sign up for the newsletter. 

Ok, I’m off to jump back on my magic carpet.  I am halfway through my trip and only have a couple of days left to finish meeting everyone.  So talk to you guys once I’m done with my journey.  Bye for now. 

Loves ya,
Mouse

What I’ve been up to.

Hey peeps, so I haven’t been doing much craftwise lately, but with the slow change in the season coming upon us, I am feeling more frisky and wanting to do things crafty.  The Earth is a-moving and it’s making me feel like good.  I don’t know why.  I hate the heat of Spring but I love the bright light, and the longer days, and the colors, and the smells, and the sound of kids playing outside again.  But I hate the heat, the bugs with their buzzing, mosquito bites, things overgrowing everywhere, humidity, bad storms, hurricane season later on in the year, 100+ degree heat later on in the year, and just blah.  But I’ll get by and get thru it and before I know it, it will be my beloved Fall again which I WILL celebrate this year some how.  I don’t know how but I WILL celebrate it some how.  But for not, Springtime is looming over us, everyone is getting itchy to get out there and plant, and I am getting itchy to start crafting again.  Yay!  My first plan is Valentine’s items that could easily be Spring items or just cute items in general.  I want to make some cute barrettes that could easily be used for humans or dolls with big heads. I want to more promote them for human use, but far be it from me to keep you from popping them on your bjd,Blythe, or Pullip heads from time to time. 

So yeah, you guys remember these two bits of fabric, wait, I don’t think I blogged about them here.  Yeah I did it on my doll blog.  Well I was going to make doll dresses from them, and I may still do it, but right now I’m seeing cute barrettes from the fabric.  So yeah I will be trying to make some of those.  If they don’t sell my Valentine’s day,it’s generic enough where it will be fine for anything really.  So woo hoo on that!  I’m going to try making a set in both fabrics and seeing how I like it.  Then I may make doll dresses with what’s left.  Just not sure yet on that.

But while I’ve been away I have been practicing crochet.  This is a 3 row round that I crocheted on a recent trip out.  I finally figured out how to do it and I’m so excited.  See I wanted to learn how to do crochet so I could make amigurumi.  Amigurumi is basically a knit or crocheted doll.  The knit ones just don’t look as cute to me, even though I will try making one some day, but the crochet ones always make me smile and go “aww how cute”.  So I wanted to learn crochet so I could design my own and maybe sell them or give them away as gifts.  This right here is the start of it.  I have been practicing the magic ring/circle, and I got it, but it comes a little loose on me so I need to work on that some and then I think I have to basics for making amigurumi.  Yay!  I also want to crochet myself some things eventually, but with me losing weight I will have a small window to make things for myself from the patterns I have and use it before I move out of the size range.  Which is fine.  I can still make these items because there is a lack of full figured clothing on Etsy, so I may still have a market to make these things.  I got the pattern book for myself mostly, but I don’t plan to stay in the size range for long so yeah I will either have to pass the book on or make clothing for others.  I choose to make clothing for others and see how they sell.  If they don’t, then good bye to the book…maybe.  LOL!

Well that’s about it for me.  Just wanted to update and say I’m still here and I’m itching to get crafty again.  I still need to update my blog on with great craft links, but with OWOH starting, tonight at midnight, I want to wait because I know I will come across some awesome blogs that I will be adding to my bookmarks.  So once it’s done, I will be Spring cleaning my bookmarks along with other stuff.  This is the year of downsizing for me.  I will be downsizing a lot of stuff so I will be having a big sale some time this year as well on craft stuff and doll stuff as well as maybe trying to arrange a swap with a few people.  Just some ideas floating around in my head.  I’ll keep you updated.  But yeah that’s it for now.  Talk to you all soon.  Stay crafty!

Loves ya,
Mouse

One World One Heart, final year.

So I found out about One World One Heart about two years ago and found it so fascinating.  The basic idea behind it is that it’s for bloggers, and each blog participating has a giveaway on their blog that you can enter by basically leaving a comment on the giveaway post.  But the gifts are not the only cool thing about One World One Heart, the other cool thing is the blogs you get to find out about that you may have never known was there.  This makes me sad that this is the last year for One World One Heart.  I loved all the blogs I found through it and I know I never would have found them otherwise.  I was thinking how cool it would be to do a similar idea for doll bloggers to do.  It’s just a great way to meet people and build on the community.  So this year’s One World One Heart starts on Jan. 30th and goes through to Feb. 17th.  I’m not sure if it’s to late to participate by doing a giveaway, but I figure you can always ask.  So if you are interested go to this page and read up on the event.  If you just want to visit the blogs, on the day the event begins you simply go to this page and start visiting! I HIGHLY encourage you to look through each blog you visit.  Since there are bound to be over 1000 blogs to visit you should start early so you can give each blog equal attention.  You won’t believe the gems you will find out there.  I’ll update again on the day the event starts.  I’m looking forward to it.  I love reading blogs so I can’t wait for the fun to begin!    Be sure to check it out! 

Loves ya,
Mouse