Character Bento

  I am addicted to making bentos. For those of you who are not familiar with what a bento is, it is a really just a lunch box from Japan. But I am not talking about just any kind of lunch box, I am referring to Character Bentos specifically. It is not the box that makes these lunches special, it is what is in them! In a character bento, you find a theme and design your box around it. So lets say you love Nintendo's Mario (or the person you are making the lunch for does) then you might come up with something like this...

This image is from http://www.weirdasianews.com/2008/05/10/kyaraben-bento-box/

  While I love making bentos, my results are not very satisfactory mainly because I lack technical knowledge and supplies. While cruising around this morning I found some pretty cool blogs that I thought others would enjoy also. www.justbento.com is one of them. This blog is amazing because it is in English (most bento sites are not nor are most of the books that you can get on them) and because she has links to suppliers!! I haven't made a bento for about two months and really I am all fired up to start producing these amazing little wonders again!! Just check out her handy work:
            

  Ok one more and I will leave you to it! 

This one is from www.anathered.com I love her work! She also goes into detail about how she does the amazing thing she does and even gets into what inspired her to create. If anyone out there is as crazy about these as I am, please feel free to leave a link in the comments area. I am always looking for inspiration!

Spring on a Stick Frock Grosgrain Giveaway

Spring on a Stick Frock Grosgrain Giveaway

If you have yet to find the fabulous Grosgrain's blog, click this link for her most recent give away. I LOVE this frock!!

Toy Society

   So I finally signed up with The Toy Society. I am working hard on my toy drop. It is a little crocheted kitty from Free Amigurumi Patterns. I have made one kitty but I like to think of it as my prototype. I am new to crocheting at such a small scale! I have made huge afghans, shawls, scarfs, hats, and even socks, but never a toy.
   I am having some camera issues that need to be resolved, but as soon as i can, i plan on having some pics up of what I have so far and of course there is the issue of needing to document the drop! Hopefully I will get these issues tackled today or tomorrow. I would love to make the drop by Friday. I am soo excited!

A Small Voice in a Big World

    When I first desided to start a blog, I shared the idea with my family. The general concensous was, "Uhggg not you too!". My son jokingly told me that he would disown me (I hope he was joking 15 year olds can be hard to read). My husband gave me a look like I was crazy and my mother gave me that patronizing look that she does when she knows that my mind is made up and no words in the world can stop me from what I've decided to do (or at least attempt).
   The idea for starting this blog came from my BFF Ruhammie who has quite a cute little blog. I looked hers up and started clicking on links and now I am kind of addicted to a couple err or should a say a few different blogs. The one that made me decide that I would start a blog is The Toy Society. I love the idea of such a selfless act! If you are not familiar with them, the idea is to make or craft a toy and leave it for a child to find and love. To me, this is one of the most amazing ideas; doing something without any motivation of recognision in the hopes of brightening someone's day. As I clicked on more sights, I found others that had the goal of adding to the world in a selfless way (i.e. Craft Hope). I have been searching for years to find a cause that I can put my efforts into that does not involve just simply donating cash. So, inorder to beable to contribute in a small way to help people, I have decided to shrug off the nay saying peanut gallery and add my small voice in this big world