Crochet sidetrack

Inbetween trying to get my dolly "models" ready to be presentable with their little dolly make-overs, I do occasionally take little side-trips, when my friends and family have occasions to celebrate ...

Here are some of my crochet creations I have made specifically for each person, for their specific event so far this year of 2011 ...


My girlfriend's daughter had her Quincenera in May, so I made her this little mini-version of her ballgown:




It is a halter style dress, hanging on its own tiny little silver clothes hanger,
embellished with a floral motif.
(actual dress BELOW:)



I also have a friend who celebrated her birthday in JUNE, so I made her one of my copyright BIRTHSTONE CUPCAKES, featuring Birthstone for June:  PEARL

BIRTHSTONE cupcake pictured here with Little Lamb,
and with Jay~Anna, my Little Big Eyes (Blythe clone) DOLL

In APRIL, I made a little sweater ornament for my friend who LOVES red ... she just doesn't play with dolls like I do, so I made it "ornament style":

These too will be offered for sale for BLYTHE (and like) DOLLS,
another one of my original copyright Swan Love DESIGNS

This SHAMROCK CUPCAKE was created for my niece, who is our very own Family LEPRECHAUN, as she was not only born on St. Patrick's Day, but ... she has RED HAIR! 

She (my niece) also likes sock monkeys, for some reason ?, and at Christmas time, I told her I would make her one.  I think he turned out SO CUTE!  This is my own pattern:





WONDERING if perhaps I should offer these up for sale ...
I DID take a picture of him WITH one of my
Little Big Eyes dolls ... it is just about that size ... hmmm ?



Like an over-size stuffed animal for Blythe type dolls.


In February, my Daughter's Mother had a birthday, and I made her an "Amethyst Birthstone" cupcake:

The "candle" is just a rolled up piece of scrapbook paper,
and the "flame" is just a craft pom-pom  :)

FEBRUARY is also VALENTINE'S DAY, and since I am probably my only Valentine, I made these little pins to wear to work that day (they are a tiny bit over 1 inch in diameter):

I also have quite a few people in my life who celebrate their Birthday in JANUARY ... A male co-worker;  a female co-worker;  my nephew, and my new Daughter (okay, she is my "Daughter-in-Law", but I like the term DAUGHTER much more :)

I made this for my male co-worker:
It is my own copyright design;  a FOOTBALL (FACE) SWEATER
which I inserted a store-bought car-room-drawer freshner card,
so he could not only use it where he wanted to,
but when it runs out of fragrance,
he can replace it with his own preference.



This is the FRONT and TOP VIEW of the
JANUARY CUPCAKE I made.
GARNET is Birthstone for JANUARY, so I used garnet color yarn,
and I added little "confetti" sprinkles,
which are actually tiny little brads used for scrapbooking.
Added the face too, of course :)



For this little mini-BIRTHDAY CAKE, I used an actual version of a pattern.
It did not come out as well as it could have,
but I gave it to my friend anyway ;)
It is sitting on top of an upturned wine goblet stem/bottom.

NOW, I really must return to the business of INTRODUCING my newly made-over little models, and then start crocheting like MAD, so that I can open my new on-line storefront.  Hopefully there will be interest in my designs and items I plan to offer for (mostly) Blythe Doll lovers :)