This week I’m sharing my Laker girl amigurumi!  Let’s go Lakers!

Even though they didn’t win last season, I’m going to continue being the loyal Lakers fan that I am and cheer them on until the very end.  My inspiration for this Laker girl amigurumi, well, obviously came from watching the Laker girls cheering from the sidelines at the games.  They look something like this!  Hopping in place with their fists in the air~

The Lakers logo came from a cheering sign that they distributed out to people at the game.  All I did was just cut out the tiny logo from the corner of the poster and glued it in its appropriate place.  Of course my Laker girl amigurumi just wouldn’t look complete if I didn’t include a cap to go with it!

And of course, when I think of things related to the Lakers, I also think of crystals and rhinestones…you know, the usual bling to go with their logo.  The crystals were actually part of a long chain of cell phone decoration sticker that I just cut and trimmed to fit onto her cap.  It adds just the right amount of detail don’t you think?

As for the outer edges of the cap, I sewed in a single strand of yellow yarn in between the purple yarn stitches to give it some more visual interest.  To top it off, I also tied a nice little purple bow on each side of her braids.

This is what the back looks like for those of you who were wondering. 

Choosing the right background for this Laker girl amigurumi was quite challenging.  If you think about it, gold and purple is a very weird color combination.  You cannot match it to many other colors besides more purple and…gold.  At first I tried taking the picture with a black background but found that it really sucked the colors out of her dress and just made my amigurumi look dull and unlively.  So to fix the problem, I thought why not just use the Lakers towels (that I also got from a game) as the backdrop?!  Ah…being so cheap and eco with stuff lying around the house never felt so good. 

“Here’s to a fresh start to a new season” says my Laker girl amigurumi!

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This week I’m sharing with you my two purse girl amigurumi!

What girl doesn’t like purses?  I have a boat load of my own–each equally treasured.  When my kids were small, I used to crochet tiny miniature sized clothing and purses for their dolls to wear and accessorize with.  So I figured, why not just do the same for my girl doll amigurumi?

As for the purse, I decided that it probably didn’t need too much decoration.  I went for the simple and clean look with the single red flower accent.  It also gives a more homey feel, right?  So to top it off, I also gave her a small bandana to wear on her head.

This is the view from the top.  I cut the bandana from a real bandana that I found lying around the house.  It was actually this piece of fabric that inspired me to make this purse girl amigurumi.  It all started with the bandana and everything else just fell into place from there.  From the look of the bandana, the image of this kind of girl doll amigurumi popped into my head.

This is the view from the side and back.  Wonder who she’s waving to?

Ah, looks like she’s found her purse-loving friend!  So, this is my second purse girl amigurumi.

This time I made her purse out of felt instead of yarn.  I just sewed the edges to give it the homey and crafty look I was going for and glued a tiny gem in the middle of it.  The strap of course is crocheted from yarn like the previous one.

She waves too!

What I really liked about this girl amigurumi was crocheting and decorating her hat.  I bought the polka dot ribbon years ago and had a bit left over, so here I was able to put it to use again!

I just love to find random things about the house and putting them to good use.  You’ll never know just what interesting things you could do with them until you get your hands on them.  Who knew that a single piece of bandana fabric could produce forth a purse girl amigurumi ?

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After a very very long break from posting, today I bring you hula girl amigurumi!  Very fitting for the summer season right?   How is everyone doing trying to beat this heat?

Recently I’ve picked up crocheting once again and managed to crunch out a ton of different girl doll amigurumis.  This time I made a hula girl amigurumi.  My inspiration for this came from a recent trip I took with my family to Hawaii.  It was so hot over there…I’m glad that I live here in California though!

Instead of using shells to decorate her, I just used some very cheap and easy to find foam stickers from my local craft store.  It was very easy to do and produced the look I was aiming for as well.  Here’s the head piece up close..

The funnest part about making this hula girl amigurumi was probably the headdress.  It really adds the signature Hawaiian/tropical feel to it.  It brings me back to the fun times I had there too!

If any of you plan to go to Hawaii, you should really shop at this place called ABC Mart.  I literally spent hours there just looking through all their souvenirs!  Seriously, it’s THAT entertaining to look at.  I ended up buying a load of small things from this place and got a free mug for spending a certain amount of money there.  Can’t say that I use that cup myself though, especially since my daughter scrambles to get her hands on it everyday to drink ice water from it.  It’s just a cup!

Stay tuned for the rest of my amigurumi doll creations if you’re interested!  I’ll be posting more over the next couple of weeks.  I also have some animal amigurumis to post too!  Thanks for looking at my hula girl amigurumi!

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