Owl Bags/Purses

owls by rengawk

I've started a new product line for Rengawk's Unusual Wedge, Owl Purses!

The ones on the left are completed unlined, while the right photo's bodies ended up all being lined with fabric. I'm thrilled to be using my new(er, newer, as it took me months to try it out!) sewing machine as it is a breeze to use compared to the old one!

What color(s) Owl Purse would you like to see?

Cupcake Plush no. 383

383_Collage
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Hello hello!

I'm cupcake plush no. 383, and I sport a holiday-themed color scheme of Ruby Shimmer and Shamrock Shimmer, all over a base of crisp white.

378_Collage

378_Collage
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Hello hello, I'm Cupcake Plush no. 378!

My frosting is is made with a fun novelty yarn called Blue-Pink-Yellow Multi and light blue, while my base is made with a pale yellow yarn...all with a bright red cherry on top!

I was crafted especially for Miss J, and hope to be travelling across the sea to a new home soon!

A Special Custom Order

A Special Custom Order
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A little about the latest custom order in the Etsy shop...

314- My frosting is is made with a fun novelty yarn called Raspberry Mutli and a Bright Red, and my base is a Dark Orchid colored yarn.

315 - My frosting is is made with a fun novelty yarn called Sea Green Multi and Slate, White, and Teal yarns! My base is made with a Kelly Green yarn.

343 - My frosting top is made with a light pink mixes with a teeny shiny pink yarn, and my base is a sweet minty green along with Snow Shimmer.

344 - My frosting is a sweet mint green and Snow Shimmer, with Snow Shimmer edging, a cute pink heart accent, and a light pink base.

345 - My top is a minty green with Snow Shimmer edging, shiny beads to look like a candy flower, and a light pink base.

346 - A frosting top of Petal Pink is accented by two teeny heart buttons in mint and red. I have a creamy vanilla colored edging, and a mint green base.

347 - I'm in the holiday spirit! WIth a frosting top of shiny red and Snow Shimmer, I sport a reclaimed snowflake embellishment all over a base of Snow Shimmer.

348 - Cute as a button! I have a frosting top of an array of pastel colors, with cute and teeny buttons as embellishments, all over a base of shiny light blue.

349 - My frosting top is made with a rainbow of colors - orange, yellow, kelly green, blue-blue , amethyst purple, red edging; all over a base of creamy vanilla.

350 - RAWR! My frosting top is a medium teal with a shiny thread addition, over a medium purple with a special face style.

351 - RAWR! I sport a bright orange cherry, dark purple frosting with black edging mixed with a shimmery silver, and a bright green base with a special Halloweenie smile!

352 - RAWR! I have a lilac shade of frosting with tiny specks of glitter added, all over a pastel yellow base with a special monster smile.

353 - I have a frosting top made with a group of pastel colors; green blue, purple, white, with white edging, all over a base of a Ombre Pink. I also have clear shiny beads to look like candy sprinkles.

354 - My frosting is a mix of sweet mint and an array of pastel shades, over a base of creamy vanilla mixed with some sparkle.

355 - My frosting top is made with a rainbow of pastel colors - orange, yellow, mint, blue, lilac, with Snow Shimmer edging; all over a base of light blue mixed with a shimmery thread.

356 - My frosting is made with a shade of yarn called Orchard Mist, with teeny floral embellishments, all over a lilac base.

357 - My frosting top is made with Raspberry Multi and Candy Print, over a teal base mixed with a thread of shimmer!

 

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Added a new tag/label today, Cupcakes by the Number. This tag will be for my crochet Cupcake Plush! I was able to quickly add it to some previous posts too; the intent is for it to be part of my Cupcake Plush Catalog, so you can see ideas of previously created Cupcake Plush!

No. 284-288

April was a busier month for the Etsy shop, so I am trying to help keep the cupcake love going by introducing new cupcakes... and other projects! 

284 - My frosting top is made with a rainbow of colors built into a yarn called Bikini, with a base of bright a happy yellow, and I have pretty little blank eyelashes! 

285 - My frosting top is made with a light shiny pink mixed with Magenta Shimmer, and my edging also showcases the Magenta Shimmer on its own! My base is a light pink.

286 - I sport a bright orange cherry, dark purple frosting with black edging mixed with a shimmery silver, and a bright green base with a special Halloweenie smile! 

287 - My frosting is is made with an baby-print of pastels that has a bit of shimmer, and includes white, mint, light pink, light yellow, and light blue, and my base is a shimmery light blue. 

288 - My frosting is is made with a fun mix of jewel-tone rainbow colors, with teal edging, and a Orchid colored base!

no. 284-288

No. 278-281

No one is looking at the camera are they?

The newest numbered cupcakes listed in the Etsy shop  - this group features new techniques and new yarns!
278 - My frosting top is made with a chocolate brown yarn, swirled with bright pink with a slight metallic shimmer. My base is made with a magenta/pink called Shocking Pink (which is a little difficult to photograph.)
279 - My frosting top is made with a fun mix of colors (pinks, blues, and purples) called Bon Bon Print, and a teal twisted edging over a base of bright pink.
280 - My frosting top is made with a fun yarn that is a mix of blue, orange and white, and my base is a bright orange, with a royal blue cherry-berry on top! So who's team am I on; Boise State, University of Florida? Who else can I help you root for?
281 - My frosting top is made with cotton mix of pastels with a twisted-looking edging, all over a base of creamy vanilla.

Wednesday tidbits

For starters, this post was inspired by my brain reading things incorrectly...

Arizona Herbal Tonic. I was expecting more tea.

See the pic? Totally read it as Xanax ginseng.

Then I doubted they canned the right product when I poured it into a glass; I always feel so odd trying to drink from an 23 ounce sized can. Guess this tonic is more about citrus and less about tea. Still yummy, and was BOGO free at CVS, so that's 46 ounce for 99 cents.

I made a new Pandora station based on Modest Mouse. I blame this post. I would share the station link, but it is currently just Pandora doing its thing and giving me fun stuff, except the 'outrun my gun' song; I find that to be catchy yet disturbing. I also highly recommend making a station based on Cake. It makes a GREAT mix all on its own. Try it! ...wow I feel like I am recommending a drink mix; "try it you'll like it!" No wait, cake-flavored vodka is weird, definitely a try-it-somewhere-before you-invest-in-a-bottle kind of flavoring. Totally different Cake we're talking about here.

I changed the title from 'Wednesday sillies' to 'Wednesday niblets.' That sounds kinda gross to me. Lets go with 'Wednesday tidbits' instead. Giblets, riblets, niblets. Yup.

No. 278, without a crazy glowing base.

IT IS BEAUTIFUL OUTSIDE. So I have the deck door open, and finally got to retake pics for no. 278, which has Red Heart's Shocking Pink as a base, which I can't seem to capture well in artificial light. Looks like Red Heart also had the issue as well with the closeup shot. Look for it soon in the Etsy shop soon. Like right after I post this post soon. The cupcake, not the yarn. The yarn you can get anywhere.

Picked up M&Ms coconut eggs on clearnace on the CVS stop mentioned above; much less oily than their smaller counterpart. Good to not eat a TON of candy at a shot.

Well then, I swear when I sat down to type this there were AT LEAST three funny-assed things that happened in like the past hour that I was all 'OMG I TO BLOG ABOUT THIS' kind of funny. YAY absent-mind-oh-mine. Hopefully I'll be back to add to this!

Something different for the shop

Last night I posted something a little different in my Etsy shop, a Pear Critter!

I had made a pattern a few years back for a Pear Bird, and had made the parts for one quite a while ago. He sat as a sad Work-in-Progress (WIP) for a long time – which of course can cause silliness with the parts. I pinned them to his head, and liked the look! After sewing them on, he sat for even longer…

 

Then finally an outdoor photoshoot! Isn't he photogenic?


I like how somehow I am holding him in the exact same position he is sitting in the indoor shot…looks like that’s where his center of balance lies!

Oh and I have been posting the cupcakes as the are listed on my Facebook Page for Rengawk’s Unusual Wedge. This month has been awesome for sending them all over the world!

As for a little blog organization – I am going to remove the widget for my Google Reader recommendations – they discontinued the program, and now promote you to Share via Google+. Some links I share there, other’s on my personal Facebook page, some on my Etsy Facebook page. I feel like I need to focus – but where do I choose? Isn’t the internet grand. :)

No. 233

No. 233
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Wow, we're up to 233 already?

[A rainbow of colors with Snow Shimmer edging over Swimming Pool Blues]

Featured today on The Cupcake Blog!

no. 197 - 199

The newest to be listed on Etsy!
197 - My frosting top is made with a deep mix of colors look like shades of berries, and my cake base is a mint green.
198 - My frosting top is made with a mix of a light mint with streams of purple, while, and yellow, with lighter edging, and a bright yellow cake base.
199 - My frosting top is made with a mix of cream and a shimmery raspberry, with that same pink edging, and my cake base is a chocolate brown. Instead on a cherry, I sport a raspberry as my topper in the same shade as the pink as my frosting, just without the sparklies.

no. 192 - 196

no. 192 - 196
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192 - My frosting top is made with a rainbow of colors (orange, yellow, mint, medium blue, purple) with magenta edging, and my base is a crisp white with a touch of shimmery iridescent thread (Snow Shimmer)!

193 - My frosting top is made with a mint green colored yarn with shimmery white edging (Snow Shimmer), and my cake base is a light pink. I also sport a tiny pink-colored heart button sewn on with pink thread.

194 - My frosting top is made with a deep purple with a purple, pink, and blues mix (BonBonPrint) for my edging, and my cake base is a bright magenta (Shocking Pink). I also sport a cute little magenta heart button sewn on with black thread.

195 - My frosting top is made with a dark orange, and my cake base is a warm brown. I have three heathered-green tendrils than hang down from my top. along with a 4" loop so I can hang out and pretend to be a pumpkin! I also have a cute silver-toned leaf charm purchased from the wonderful seller Nichole de Briun.

196 - I am a little special, and am not currently available for sale! I'm sure we will share when I am and where ;)

no. 181-185

no. 181-185
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181 - I was made just for a giveaway on Gleeful Things! My top is made with BonBon Print, edging a dark sparkly blue, and a base of tan.

182 - My frosting top is made with a dark chocolate brown yarn, and my base is a yarn that is a mix of pinks, browns, and creams. Just to let you know, my creator only has a teeny bit of this yarn left, so I may be the last of my little group to be able to feature it!

183 - My frosting top is made with one of my creator's favorite yarns (called Swimming Pool Blues), and my base is a bright white with a bit of shimmery sparkle!

184 - My frosting top is made with one of my creator's favorite yarns (BonBon Print by Red Heart) and contains a variety of blues and pinks. My base is a simple tan, but my top is accented with a cute little puffy heart, isn't it adorable? Oh who am I kidding, I think I'm adorable!

185 - My frosting top is made with a mix of a shiny pink yarn and a mix of browns and white called Chocolate Ombre, and my base is a bright white with a bit of shimmery sparkle!

no. 176 - 180

no. 176 - 180
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176: My frosting top is made with a mix of a medium blue and a rainbow of pastels, with white edging. My care base is made with another medium blue that has a bit of a teal-tint to it named Little Boy Blue. Blue and blue wouldn't be very helpful to say would it?

177: My frosting top is made with a variegated yarn called Primary, so I can say that I AM SUPER UNIQUE. Okay okay we all can say that, but even if I end up re-made, no one will have the precise same color pattern as me. How cool is that? I have a cake base made with a light tan, and a cute hand-cut and sewn embellishment of golden felt.

178: My frosting top is made of Candy Print, a fun mix of pinks and blues, and my cake base is a lovely magenta called Shocking Pink that matches the darkest pink in my top...wonder why the camera hates this great colored yarn? IT IS BECAUSE I AM THAT AWESOME! I even tried to look online to give you an great reference but my color is too shockingly awesome to be captured well by anyone. HA. Not really but everything was a big complicated link, and I hate complicated.

179: My frosting top is made of two types of shiny white yarns, and my base is made with a great mix of deep colors look like shades of berries! Like red grapes; the lovely wine-color that they produce when crushed, or the amazing hues that blackberries will leave on your finger tips when freshly picked.

180: My frosting top is made with a medium gray yarn, and my base is a bright hot pink! I even have a cute button embellishment that almost looks like a flower!

Fly, fly fly!

September is a good as month as any to do my best to send some of my creations off into this world, right?





This owl has been hanging around here for quite a while now, and had shared his many faces over on Flickr...







He is now available for adoption in my Etsy shop! He even saved up to help cover the cost of his flight, but would need a little extra if he is traveling outside the US.

What color Owl would you love to adopt?

Hi!

Hi!
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A custom request for a fuzzy brown owl! Bernat's Boa seems to no longer be available in most stores, so I was one step away from ordering online when I found a skein at the Flower & Craft Warehouse in Blue Ball.

I've been using this particular yarn since back when I worked at Ben Franklin Crafts, so I was surprised to have trouble finding it! WalMart (a few locations, some with the expanded craft section that includes fabric), Michael's, AC Moore, Jo-Ann Fabrics...no luck. I hope to see it back in stores again, as it makes an awesome owl! I do have some unfinished projects that used it and some similar yarns, I may frog them to make more of these! What do you think?

Update: looks like Bernat is re-releasing Boa in new colors as the above link shows - good to see! I don't really want to buy yarn online....I want to see the colors in person! Although next time I get a custom order and can't find the yarn in stores, I will use the internet to expedite the process and just order online after all!

Cupcake Plush no. 127-131

Cupcake Plush no. 127-131
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July brings us more cupcakes to share!

• 127 - Pink Camo print over light pink,
• 128 - Melonberry over Warm Brown,
• 129 - Light Blue with White Frosting Edge over Baby Print,
• 130 - Light Purple (Mohair) and a pastel print of white, yellow, and green over Medium Purple, and 
• 131 - Light Pink with White Frosting Edge over Pink Camo print.

I will be sharing these tonight in my Etsy shop - have you seen it yet? :)

no. 120-125

Meet another new batch!

120 - Chocolate Brown over sage green mixed with grey and brown speckles (Green Aran Fleck),

121 - A mixture of pinks, browns, and cream (the last of this yarn I think?) with a Chocolate Brown edging, over Warm Brown,

122 - Pink Camo over Light Pink,

123 - not-so-traditional Rainbow (Dark Orange, Bright Yellow, Mint Green, Medium Blue, Amethyst) with Caron Simply Soft's Grape edging over White,

124 - Chocolate Brown over Bright Pink, and

125 - White with blue beads over Ocean!

Looking to adopt? Stop on by the Etsy Shop, Unusual Wedge!

I've shared this week's little collection as part of the I Made It Blog Party at Everything Etsy. This is a fun activity from the folks at Everything Etsy to share the lovely projects folks have created this week. Check out the links for more info - you should join in the fun!

No. 114-118

No. 114-118
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The next batch of crochet cupcakes that are free to travel the world!

These five are just a few of the many that will be showcased this summer in my Etsy shop.

No. 114 is the cutie with the white felt heart hand sewn as an embellishment; No. 115 has a cake speckled base with frosting that is full of color - blue, yellow, green - all with a red cherry on top!

Featuring a new yarn that I haven't tried before, No. 116 has a pink camo top with a tan base, No. 117  features one of my favorite purples and a base called Melonberry, and No. 118 features stripes of white, rose, and a pink edging over a medium brown base.

A new project!

This week I sent a new project off to its new and happy home; a custom dinosaur request!

Quite cute, eh? He's made from Red Heart's Ocean, one of my favorite variegated yarns, and a size E hook to make sure no stuffing escaped. RAWR!

Shown below displayed on our deck corner, I forgot to take measurements because I was so excited to share him with his new owner - but he had at least a foot foot-print, meaning he was longer when measured from head-to-tail, but sitting on my desk he covered my 12-inch measuring block comfortably.

Crochet cupcakes to share!

Cupcakes 81-85
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Something crocheted to share - a new batch of cupcakes incorporating some new textured yarns, and a brainstorm of adding embellishments - I have a ton of reclaimed buttons and things saved from the trash at work, why hadn't I thought to share them with my cupcakes sooner?

On the worktable are another batch brewing (cooking? baking?) that includes some gifts - I'll be sure to share them when they are ready!

The ones pictures are all currently available (at the time of posting, no fair being sad if you stop by and see this in three months) in my Etsy shop for adoption!