custom orders

make something days one hundred through one hundred-three

I finished this sweet custom order for a rasta fringe bikini top and I've also been working on some little extras for the shop. I guess every one's getting ready for summer by showing off their One Love pride!

mushrooms lighter holders // bow hair clip // bikini tops

ninety through ninety-nine

I've been doing nothing but filling orders for the past ten days. Most of my orders are for the same fringe bikini top in various colors and sizes. Because of that I haven't bothered to document everything and instead I've been putting most of my energy into my shop. There are a lot of time consuming aspects of running it even though Etsy makes it pretty easy there's still effort in packaging, shipping, marketing, advertising, keeping everything up to date, communicating with customers, making improvements and of course, creating the products to meet my buyers expectations. Oh, and my computer has been damaged and the tracking pad isn't working properly which has been making blogging and other computer work pretty difficult. But there's always time to crochet!

I know my posts are usually clumped together and not as frequent as they were in the beginning. I thought that maybe I could really make something new, that I've never made before, every single day but now I realize how impractical that sounds considering some of my projects take a few days to complete and I still have a shop to run. I'm not going anywhere though I might be terrible at documenting and I'm definitely not going to stop making awesome stuff. If I don't blog for a while, don't think that I've quit, I'll just be working and crocheting in the background.

xo neena noel

make something days eighty-six&eighty-seven

For the past two days I've just been filling shop orders, but I have a few projects up my sleeve that I intend to carry out soon.

seventy-nine through eighty-five

A bow a day. I finished my bow ring project and even got them up for sale. I made a whole rainbow but I have even more colors available in my shop. These are so much fun to make, I really hope that the public likes them as much as I do. You could even pick out a bow ring to match your bikini top, how adorable would that be? You can check these rings out on Etsy and look for the rainbow on my facebook page for a special offer. :)

make something day seventy-eight

Today I made a bow ring, yes, a bow on a ring. I'm really excited to add these to my shop, but I don't want to over work myself by making a bunch of them all in one day, so I'm going to make a different color every day for the next six or seven days until I have a whole rainbow of bows! That will save me from having to think up different projects this week too because even though I'm capable of making something every day and I consider myself to be a creative person, sometimes it's hard to get inspired. But I always love working on new products and filling orders for my shop.

make something day seventy-seven

Today I made a simple silver bracelet with a single coral bead in the middle. I'm just piling on new wrist candy and so far all of the bracelets that I'm wearing have been made this year thanks to my 'make something' project.

make something days seventy-five&seventy-six

Crochet for days.

make something day seventy-four

Today I made a red bow tie pin. My friend, Torrie, made and designed the bow stamp so I can use it for my shop. I make them to order in a bunch of different colors and each one comes in an adorable little box.

bow pins on Etsy

make something day seventy-three

Today I made a couple of bikini tops which will be going out to new homes tomorrow morning. I've been super busy with shop orders, spring cleaning and a few other projects and responsibilities, so I'm definitely taking advantage of any little chance that I get to sit back and crochet. 

Happy Pi Day!

We ate pie, thanks to Brittany for bringing it over.

The circumference of our pie was 25.12in. and it was delicious.

make something day seventy-two

I've been cleaning and crocheting all day.

make something day seventy-one

Today I made a simple hand chain. I thought that it would look nice plain, with nothing else on it but now I'm beginning to think that it needs something more. 

make something day seventy

Good morning sunshine! Today, I tried to crochet a sun, hung out with my friends on the roof of our
house and watched the sunset.

make something day sixty-nine

Today I made a bow out of a brown hemp cord. I was wondering what to put in on when Torrie suggested that I attach it to the hook I used. Now it's perfect!

make something day sixty-eight

Today I made myself a new bracelet. I made it just by using a crochet hook and chaining. I added the beads to a hemp cord first and then started hooking loops until it was long enough. It's an easy project for anyone that knows how to crochet and you don't even have to wear it as a bracelet! You could wear it as a necklace, a belt, an anklet or whatever. I actually have a box full of wrap bracelets like this that I haven't done anything with yet.

make something day sixty-seven

Today I made: a bag of scarves. Actually I only made the purple, or "fig" one, I just thought the two looked nice together. This scarf is in my shop in a bunch of different colors and it's exciting to see which colors people choose, make them special and send them off to new homes. <3

chunky cowl scarf on Etsy

make something day sixty-six

Today I made: a doggy scarf for Six! Yes, he loves it. His birthday was yesterday so it's kind of like a late birthday present. The weave is so loose because it's finger-crocheted, meaning I passed on using a crochet hook and just used my thumb and index finger. It took a minute to get used to but it's really fun once you get the motions down. I used Homespun yarn by Lion's Brand, it's perfect for fingering because it's thick and bulky.

make something day sixty-five

Today I made: a set of coasters. Do they look like lollipops?

make something days sixty-two through sixty-four

The beanie alone took me two days to make, but it was worth it because I really like the outcome. It was kind of a lengthy project but now that I know what I'm doing I'll be able to make them a lot quicker. I'm still counting it for both Sunday and Monday because if I never took the time to finish anything I'd just be piling myself up with side projects. Oh yeah! I used my first tag for this beanie, I think it makes a pretty nice finishing touch. 

Today I made, a couple more bow pins. I wanted to make up a variety of colors so I could get some good pictures for my shop. So I did that and put the bows up for ten dollars each! Request a new color and help me expand my color options.

Bow Pins on Etsy

Beanie coming soon!

make something day sixty-one

Today I made: a new lighter holder. While shopping for yarn I picked out this multicolored blend because it reminded me of Easter, so I couldn't resist using it right away. Plus, these are just fun to make. I have some for sale in my shop and I also have a tutorial on how to make them yourself. :)

make something day sixty

Last night I sliced my finger open with razor blade on accident. So, today I made a bow for my bandage to cheer me up. It worked and looks like it's going to heal okay. This all happened because I was cutting up my own business cards using with an x-acto knife. Needless to say I did not finish the task. But hey, I can still crochet so this shouldn't affect me too much.