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The actual: Twilight-inspired repackaging of Wuthering Heights
The imaginary, based on a comment by Luthien@Snarkfest:
The imaginary, based on a comment by Luthien@Snarkfest:
Hen na Amimono: Amishi 203gow
The blog of crochet artist 203gow. She renders some amazing things in single crochet. (Buddha statue, dragon, Japanese garden accoutrements, children's magazine illustrations)
Squirrel Antiques Blog
The blog of Squirrel Antiques/Sleeping Forest, one of those cutesy Japanese knickknack shops. Miniatures, frilly accessories, and some pretty cookies. Lots of rabbits. If I understand correctly, Squirrel Antiques sells English and French "antiques" downstairs, and Sleeping Forest has little handmade things on the second floor.
The blog of crochet artist 203gow. She renders some amazing things in single crochet. (Buddha statue, dragon, Japanese garden accoutrements, children's magazine illustrations)
Squirrel Antiques Blog
The blog of Squirrel Antiques/Sleeping Forest, one of those cutesy Japanese knickknack shops. Miniatures, frilly accessories, and some pretty cookies. Lots of rabbits. If I understand correctly, Squirrel Antiques sells English and French "antiques" downstairs, and Sleeping Forest has little handmade things on the second floor.
Amigurumi: Bandana Kitty
Jun. 10th, 2009 06:45 pmBandana Kitty encourages you to enjoy nature by growing tomatoes in your own home garden.
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Trip planning
May. 24th, 2009 05:49 pmSpent two hours wearing one black sock/black shoe and one brown sock/tan shoe, trying on different combinations of skirts and sweaters/jackets for Seattle. I think it's gonna be the blue/black series of outfits.
To pass the time on the plane, I'm planning to try to learn circular knitting, if the light is adequate (memo to self: FOR GOD'S SAKE, DO NOT BRING BLACK YARN). And if that doesn't work out, I'll also have some crochet hooks and can work on some chunky little amigurumi or something.
According to Google Maps and the Ravelry Group Sheepless in Seattle, there are tons of yarn shops in Seattle. It's not so much that I want to go buy yarn (I have enough to gag a buzzard); I just want to see what's out there, maybe get some ideas.
To pass the time on the plane, I'm planning to try to learn circular knitting, if the light is adequate (memo to self: FOR GOD'S SAKE, DO NOT BRING BLACK YARN). And if that doesn't work out, I'll also have some crochet hooks and can work on some chunky little amigurumi or something.
According to Google Maps and the Ravelry Group Sheepless in Seattle, there are tons of yarn shops in Seattle. It's not so much that I want to go buy yarn (I have enough to gag a buzzard); I just want to see what's out there, maybe get some ideas.
Amigurumi: Cotton Kitty
May. 4th, 2009 12:47 pmAgh, why is it so damned hard to finish a project? I had the arms and legs dangling in place for a long time before sewing them on; the face went better than I expected--I only had to move the eyes once--and then finally dragging myself to sew the tail on was like pulling teeth.
But anyway, here it is, Cotton Kitty, made for cat-loving friends who recently adoptedanother kitten a human baby.
How the heck do you do cuts in DW?
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But anyway, here it is, Cotton Kitty, made for cat-loving friends who recently adopted
How the heck do you do cuts in DW?
( More pics under the cut )
Recently discovered the manga/anime Axis Powers Hetalia via TVTropes. I haven't seen the print comic or the anime yet, just looked at some of the original Japanese webcomics.
All the characters in APH are anthropomorphic personifications of different countries. Some of the webcomics are based on historical and current international relations and cultural trivia, while others are just the characters interacting in a (sometimes slashy) funny way. Thus far, my favorite character is Greece, just because he's so adorable with his tousled hair and white T-shirt and his cats all over the place.
Still, I alternate between liking it and being a little disturbed by it. Almost all the characters are both goofy and endearing, so I don't find the stereotyping that offensive, but then there's Turkey, who I've only seen drawn as an antagonist so far, and China--the Japanese stereotype of Chinese people speaking broken Japanese with "aru" at the end of all their sentences has always bugged me. And while it's natural for a gag comic to avoid srs bsns like genocide, slavery, and other atrocities, given Japan's tendency to pretend its war crimes never happened, I can see why some people would be upset about a whitewashed historical comic.
All the characters in APH are anthropomorphic personifications of different countries. Some of the webcomics are based on historical and current international relations and cultural trivia, while others are just the characters interacting in a (sometimes slashy) funny way. Thus far, my favorite character is Greece, just because he's so adorable with his tousled hair and white T-shirt and his cats all over the place.
Still, I alternate between liking it and being a little disturbed by it. Almost all the characters are both goofy and endearing, so I don't find the stereotyping that offensive, but then there's Turkey, who I've only seen drawn as an antagonist so far, and China--the Japanese stereotype of Chinese people speaking broken Japanese with "aru" at the end of all their sentences has always bugged me. And while it's natural for a gag comic to avoid srs bsns like genocide, slavery, and other atrocities, given Japan's tendency to pretend its war crimes never happened, I can see why some people would be upset about a whitewashed historical comic.
Book: Tasty Crochet
May. 2nd, 2009 09:14 amI had a 40-percent-off coupon and a $5 credit from my Borders Rewards, so I bought Rose Langlitz's Tasty Crochet. Anyone can dimple a red ball and call it an apple, but Langlitz's patterns have more impressive shaping--properly pear-shaped pears, oblong fried eggs, and an awesome chicken drumstick. Hell, the samples in the book are photographed next to real food items and utensils to show off their realism. I bought this more to practice making different 3-D shapes than because I have any particular need for yarn food.
While I was at the bookstore, a bunch of teenaged boys had picked up one of those "How to swear/talk dirty in Japanese" books, and one of them was loudly reading the expressions for Who farted? and You idiot! while another tried to get him to shut up and the others giggled. Any Japanese tourists nearby must've gotten a kick out of that. ^_^
While I was at the bookstore, a bunch of teenaged boys had picked up one of those "How to swear/talk dirty in Japanese" books, and one of them was loudly reading the expressions for Who farted? and You idiot! while another tried to get him to shut up and the others giggled. Any Japanese tourists nearby must've gotten a kick out of that. ^_^
