I've always felt a creativeness inside. As a very little girl I loved to sing and dance. I can remember creating talent shows with my friends for our parents to watch and entering into school talent shows. In my teens, I enjoyed participating in drill team, cheer leading and yearbook. In college I took art classes including my favorite, oil painting. After college, I took a cake decorating class, learned how to make glass beads and made jewelry. I have always managed to have my hand in something creative at all times and NOW, I'm all about crocheting!
My good friend turned me on to crocheting about a 1.5 years ago. I was pregnant with my daughter at the time and thought this could be a good, relaxing hobby. My first project was a blanket for my husband. I went out and purchased a book filled with easy to make afghans, but it didn't turn out not to be to easy for me. After about 4 rows I was confused, irritated and gave up. Although I wasn't successful, I still loved looking at crocheted stuff, especially for my soon to arrive baby girl. While looking for items for her, I discovered Amigurumi dolls and I went nuts!
Amigurumi dolls have become an addition for me. When I first came across one it was made by a designer on Etsy, Mel Zafra. She called her creations Moomees and they were to die for! I LOVED the details that she put into them and had, had, had to learn this craft. So a couple of months, after my daughter was born, I picked up the hooks again. I started off with a scarf that turned out, well, pretty terrible, but it was a start. I then bought a pattern for an Amigurumi Bunny which I felt was pretty easy until I came to the face. I messed up on the eyes, got frustrated and put it away. I decided that I need to start off with something easy, very easy to get my feet wet. Since then I've created a turtle, a chihuahua, a flamingo, a walrus and recently a dolphin. I plan to make many more so stay tuned!!!
