The Pink Brigade!
February 12, 2013 at 12:41 am | Posted in 2013, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Cats, craft, cuddle, Cute, dolls, fabric, Handmade, Happy, hearts, Hello Kitty, Kawaii, Kids, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, pig, piggy, pillow, Pink, plushies | 2 CommentsMore handmade dolls, made by me! :) I made these for a cute little girl who going through a tough transition time right now. :) They have different coordinating fabrics on the back. :) This time I experimented with using little pre-made ribbon flowers instead of all bows. I think it looks great! :) What do you think?
Lots of New Kitties!
January 5, 2013 at 11:22 pm | Posted in 2012, 2013, Animals, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Birds, Books, Color, Colorful, cozy, craft, Cute, design, dolls, dots, fabric, feathers, feline, Friends, Fun, green, Handmade, Happy, hearts, Hello Kitty, Holidays, Kawaii, Kids, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, ornament, parrots, plushies, polka dots, ribbon, scarf, sewing, sewn, snowman, Stuffed Animals, Valentine | Leave a commentI’ve been busy over the holidays making more and more kitties! They are so fun! :) Here are pictures of some more of them. :)
Cupid Fabric Just Rolled In! Yay!
December 20, 2012 at 6:57 pm | Posted in 2012, 2013, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Colorful, craft, creative, cupid, Cute, Decorating, design, design your own fabric, drawings, fabric, fabric design, Handmade, Happy, heart, hearts, hobby, Holidays, Illustrated, iPad Art, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, Love, Pillows, quilting, spoonflower, Valentine, Valentine's Day | Leave a commentI wanted to share the cupid fabric I made with you guys! It just came today and I love it! I went a little crazy with the cupids! haha. If you are interested in checking out these and other designs I’ve created, click on this link: http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/kristinbell
White Background Cupid Wrapping Paper! Yay!
December 15, 2012 at 5:11 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, artist, arts & crafts, craft, creative, cupid, Cute, design, design your own fabric, fabric, fabric design, Holidays, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, sewing, spoonflower, Valentine, Valentine's Day, wrapping paper | Leave a commentI just got my white-backed cupid wrapping paper today! I love it! Supercute! :) I made the drawings of the cupids on my ipad and then adjusted everything in Photoshop. Then I sent it off to spoonflower and viola! Here is the link to the page for this design on spoonflower if you are interested: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1636589
Beautiful Cupid Wrapping Paper!
December 13, 2012 at 1:41 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, artist, arts & crafts, cupid, Cute, design, design your own fabric, Holidays, Illustrated, Kristin Bell, Love, spoonflower, Valentine, Valentine's Day, wrapping paper | Leave a commentI know…it is a bit early for Valentine’s day, but while Spoonflower.com is still making holiday wrapping paper I figured I would get my cupid design printed! It turned out to be so great! I love it! The paper is nice and thick too, so you could use it for things other than wrapping. If you’d like to check out the design, it is available at this link: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1636622.
Kitty Pirate! Eh, Matey?!?
December 9, 2012 at 11:58 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Christmas, Cute, dolls, Handmade, Hello Kitty, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, ornament, pillow, pirate, plushies, sewing, sewn, Toy | 2 CommentsMade this pirate kitty for my friend’s son. His pants are removable. Bit of an OOPS in the fabric placement for the crotch area on the front. Luckily the pants cover it! haha. He’s also got an eye patch (but no eyes) and a bow tie. I hope he enjoys his matey! Arrrggggh!!! :)
Some New Kitty (or Bear?) Ornament Dolls
December 9, 2012 at 7:58 pm | Posted in 2012, artist, arts & crafts, Beach, Bears, blue, Cats, Children, Christmas, craft, creative, Cute, design, dolls, fabric, feline, Friends, Fun, green, Handmade, Happy, Hello Kitty, hobby, Holidays, Horses, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, ornament, pillow, plushies, sewing, sewn, Toy, yellow | Leave a commentI can’t figure out now if these are actually kitties or bears or some weird hybrid! lol. I decided to make some of these kitties for different people using different fabrics. Here we have: green kitty, beach kitty and horse kitty! :) SWEET! I’m currently in love with these little things! lol
Hello Kitty Holiday Doll Made by Moi!
December 7, 2012 at 10:45 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Christmas, craft, Cute, design, dolls, Handmade, Hello Kitty, Holidays, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, ornament, pillow, red, sewing, sewn | 2 Comments
My supernice friend Debby gave me some Hello Kitty holiday fabric and I decided to make a Hello Kitty ornament doll with it. I made two other smaller ones, but their hands were shaped more weird, so I enlarge the pattern I designed and came up with this Hello Kitty! I thought she could do with a skirt/apron too! hehe. The red stripes are the back. Even though she has no real face, I think she is pretty cute! :)
JOY!
November 27, 2012 at 9:52 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Christmas, Decorating, elves, fabric, Holidays, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, pillow, sewing, sewn | Leave a commentI just finished this JOY decoration. I turned my wreath into the ‘O’ and then I made a ‘J’ and a ‘Y.’ Not too shabby I say. It isn’t perfect, but I like it a lot! Yay!
Merry Little Elves Wreath
November 24, 2012 at 11:23 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Christmas, elves, Handmade, Happy, Holidays, Kristin Bell, merry, pillow, Pillows, plushies, sewing, sewn, wreath | Leave a commentI just completed this little wreath that I made to go with my candy canes! It turned out fairly well for my first ever attempt at such a project! Yay!!!
A Jingle Bell Candy Cane!
November 24, 2012 at 11:59 am | Posted in 2012, arts & crafts, Candy Cane, Christmas, craft, Cute, Decorating, Kristin Bell, pillow, Pillows, sewing, sewn | 2 CommentsI just made this little jingle bell candy cane! It even has a ribbon for hanging! I think it turned out pretty great if I do say so myself! Yay! :) The pic is a view of the back and front of it.
Some New Pillows!
November 24, 2012 at 2:34 am | Posted in 2012, Angelica Kauffman, Art, art history, artist, arts & crafts, body parts, Cat Break, Cats, craft, creative, cuddle, Cute, Decorating, design, design your own fabric, drawings, fabric, fabric design, feline, female, feminist, for sale, Fun, funny, gender, Goofy, Grrls/Women, Handmade, Happy, Humor, In Other Words, Kristin Bell, Magic, Mary Moser, pillow, Pillows, plushies, Portland, sewing, sewn | Leave a commentHere are some new pillows I’ve been working on. I’m going to be selling on consignment at In Other Words in Portland, Oregon. I’m pretty excited about it! The first one is Henry Miller Magic cat with red stripes. The second one is Judy the Utie(rus) with minis on the back. The third one is a pillow of Angelica Kauffman and Mary Moser having tea.
Henry Miller Magic Cat Pillow
Henry Miller Magic Cat side view
Judy the Utie(rus) pillow
Judy the Utie(rus) backside
Angelica Kauffman and Mary Moser Having Tea pillow
Back of Angelica and Mary pillow
Tea with Angelica and Mary
November 9, 2012 at 11:19 pm | Posted in American History, Angelica Kauffman, antebellum, Art, art history, artist, arts & crafts, Cartoon, drawings, History, kara walker, Kristin Bell, Mary Moser, mixed media, Royal Academy of Art, Saartjie Baartman, satire, tea, teapot | Leave a commentThis is my newest piece called “Tea with Angelica and Mary.” Angelica Kauffman and Mary Moser have just seated themselves for some tea that they pour from their Saartjie Baartman teapot. Above them is their silhouette of a nameless dead white guy who has apparently posed for Kara Walker.
Tea with Angelica and Mary by Kristin Bell
Physics Clicker Cozy
September 22, 2012 at 1:02 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, cat with glasses, Cats, clicker, College, cozy, Cute, design, design your own fabric, Education, fabric, fabric design, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Physics, quizzes, school, school supplies, sewing, sewn, spoonflower | Leave a comment
Well, I had to buy yet another clicker for school! This one is for Physics class. So, I decided to make a clicker cozy for this one too. I got this cute fabric at spoonflower.com at this link: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/425256. I just love this cat with his glasses and sweater! :) He’s sure to help me get an A in Physics! haha! I wish! :)
Pink Piggy Pillow!
September 16, 2012 at 1:56 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, creative, Cute, Decorating, fabric, Handmade, hobby, Kawaii, Kids, Kristin Bell, pig, piggy, pillow, Pillows, Pink, sewing, sewn | 1 Comment
I had this cute fabric with pigs on it, and I was just itching to use it in some way, so I decided to make a pink piggy pillow. BTW, you can find this supercute pig fabric at Hawthorne Threads. Here is the link: http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/david_walker/get_together/pig_toss_in_pink. It looks much cuter in person and is super soft and comfy too! Anyway, I started out with the pig shape face and hand-stitched the pig. I added a little bit of fluff to the feet and ears and when I sewed the pig on the pillow I added a bit of fluff between the pillow and the pig face. I also put on the back pig butt and added some fluff in that too. And what piggy could be complete without a ribbon on his tail?!? I’m including some pics of the pig in process and the pics of the finished pillow. Click to enlarge. :)
Earth Science Fabric for Spoonflower Contest
September 10, 2012 at 11:07 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, earth, earth science, fabric, fabric design, geology, Handmade, Kristin Bell, plate tectonics, quilt, quilting, school, Science, sewing, sewn, spoonflower | Leave a comment
I just got my Earth Science fabric in the mail today that I made for the spoonflower.com Earth Science fabric contest. I like the way it turned out, but I don’t know what to use it for yet. I might make another pillow or try something more exciting. :) Here is a link to the fabric on spoonflower if you are interested: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1407354. You can click the pics to zoom in and enlarge.
Finished Black and White Typewriter Pillow
September 9, 2012 at 8:16 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, black, Black & White, craft, Cute, design, design your own fabric, fabric, fabric design, Kristin Bell, pillow, Pillows, sewing, sewn, spoonflower, typewriter, white | Leave a comment
So, I took my typewriter fabric and made a pillow out of it. I like it a lot! It took a lot of stuffing to fill it, but it is super comfy now! :) The back has black and white polka dot fleece that is available from Joann Fabrics (http://joann.com). The front is made from the fabric I designed. If you’d like to get your own fabric with this design, just check it out at: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1399770. I messed up a bit on closing up the hole where I stuffed it, but it is okay. :) Yay! Click the pics to enlarge. :)
Stripey Black and White Typewriter Fabric
September 7, 2012 at 12:10 am | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, black, Black & White, drawings, fabric, fabric design, Handmade, Kristin Bell, sewing, sewn, spoonflower, stripes, typewriter, white | Leave a comment
I made this stripey black and white typewriter fabric for the weekly design contest at Spoonflower.com. If you want to sign up with spoonflower and vote for me, that would be great! Anyway, they have a different contest pretty much every week. This week it was using black and white with the theme of typewriters. I ordered the fat quarter of the fabric and got it in the mail today. I haven’t ironed it yet, but the pic is what the fat quarter looks like! I think I’m going to make a big pillow out of it. I love designing different fabrics and seeing them printed! It is so exciting! :) Oh, I forgot…here is a link to the fabric: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1399770
Nature Kitties Done 8/22/12
August 22, 2012 at 11:53 pm | Posted in 2012, Animals, Art, arts & crafts, bugs, Cat Stories, Cats, cozy, craft, Cute, Environment, fabric, Friends, green, Huge Eyes, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, Nature, plushies, sewing, sewn, Stuffed Animals | Leave a comment
I wanted to make these kitties for a friend who is a nature/environment lover. I hope it cheers him up a little when he gets it. :)
Hot Off the Presses: Blue Frog Kitties!
August 19, 2012 at 11:32 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, blue, Cat Break, Cat Stories, Cats, cuddle, Cute, design, dolls, fabric, Frog, green, Handmade, Happy, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, pillow, plushies, sewing, sewn, Stuffed Animals | Leave a comment
Blue Frog Kitties Front
Blue Frog Kitties Back
I just finished my blue frog kitty project for my friend who likes blue and frogs. I hope she likes this! :) I used the frog fabric on the back of both the big kitty and the baby kitty this time. :) Click any of the pics to enlarge. :)
Current Kitty Project 8/19/12
August 19, 2012 at 12:29 am | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, blue, craft, cuddle, Cute, Frog, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, plushies, sewing, sewn, Stuffed Animals | Leave a comment
Frog Kitty in Process
This is my current kitty project that I’m working on tonight. It is for a friend who likes blue and frogs. Amazingly enough I was able to find fabric with blue frogs on it!!! Yippee! I hope she likes it! :)
August’s New Kitties!
August 18, 2012 at 11:23 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, Cat Break, Cats, Colorful, craft, Cute, dental, dental hygienist, dentist, design, dolls, fairy, fairy cat, Fun, Goofy, green, Handmade, Happy, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Panda, panda bear, plushies, sewing, sewn, sneakers, spoonflower, Stuffed Animals, Teeth, Toy | Leave a comment
The Teeth Kitty
Front of the Cat Fairy Kitty
Back of the Cat Fairy Kitty
Panda Kitty
Funky Shoe Kitty
I’m pretty sure the people I have made these kitties for don’t read my blog, so I’m going to post the pics of new kitties I have made! The first one I just finished today for a wonderful young woman who just completed dental hygienist school. I’ve known her since she was born actually! I found the cute teeth fabric on spoonflower. I think they are just adorable with their pink cheeks! hehe. The second cat I made for my aunt’s friend. It is different on the back, because the back doesn’t have fuzzy fabric, but instead the flying cat fairy fabric. The last two I made especially for a friend who lives far away. The shoes reminded me of his new sneakers that I saw on facebook, and I know he likes pandas, so I wanted to do a panda cat for him. :) Click any of the pictures for a larger view. :)
Visit My Spoonflower Shop! :)
August 1, 2012 at 8:08 pm | Posted in Art, arts & crafts, design, design your own fabric, fabric, fabric design, Kristin Bell, spoonflower | Leave a comment 
Just click the image above! :)
Finished Pink Kitties with Fat Fairy!
June 17, 2012 at 3:33 pm | Posted in Art, arts & crafts, Cat Break, Cats, design, design your own fabric, dolls, etsy, fabric, fairy, Fat, feline, Handmade, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Pink, plushies, sewing, sewn | 1 Comment
I finished my pink kitties with the fat fairy pocket today! :) Yay! So glad they are going to a good home!!! :)
Pink Kitties!
June 14, 2012 at 4:26 am | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, Cat Break, Cats, Children, Colorful, Cute, design, design your own fabric, dolls, fabric, fabric design, feline, Handmade, Happy, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Pink, plushies, sewing, sewn | Leave a comment
Pink kitties in the works!
Right now I’m working on these pink kitties. I’m making the eyes with felt instead of buttons, because it is for a baby. I’m hoping that babies don’t eat the other stuff on the kitty! lol I’m sewing the stuff on pretty tightly, but babies can be strangely strong! The fat fairy on the pocket is my own design! :)
More Panda Fabric Update! :)
June 7, 2012 at 11:55 pm | Posted in Art, arts & crafts, Bears, design, design your own fabric, dots, fabric, fabric design, Fashion, green, Handmade, Illustrated, iPad Art, Japanese, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, obsession, Obsessions, Panda, panda bear, polka dots, prints, quilt, quilting, sewing, sewn | 2 Comments
Pandas in Circles!
My third panda fabric, Panda in Circles, came in the mail the other day! I just love it and wish I knew how to sew better, so I could make something awesome! lol I think the fabric turned out supercute! :) I love me some pandas! Yay!
My Panda Fabrics!
June 4, 2012 at 10:47 pm | Posted in Art, art journal, arts & crafts, Bears, Black & White, Decorating, design, design your own fabric, drawings, fabric, fabric design, green, Handmade, Happy, Illustrated, iPad Art, Japanese, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, Panda, panda bear, quilting, sewing, sewn, spoonflower, stripes | Leave a comment
All Over Pandas Fabric
Pandas Stripe Fabric
Two of three of my panda fabrics arrived today from spoonflower! Yay! I think they look really cute! The third one (that might come tomorrow) has dots. I’ll post that when it arrives too! :) Yay for pandas! :)
Oh, and here are the links for the fabrics:
All over pandas: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1202926
Panda stripes: http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1202991
Superhero Cats!
May 29, 2012 at 12:46 am | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, Boys/Men, Cat Stories, Cats, Children, Colorful, craft, Cute, design, dolls, fabric, Friends, Fun, Goofy, Handmade, Happy, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Pets, pillow, plushies, sewing, sewn, superheros | Leave a commentThis is my latest cat project. I’m working on two superhero cats for two different little boys. I’ve finished one of the big cats and two baby cats, but I still need to make the capes for the baby cats. Update: I finished one baby cat cape! Adding pic now. :) I got the supercute superhero fabric from Hawthorne Threads. (Here is a link to the Superhero Fabric) They have some of the best fabric around in my opinion, but I am also glad that the Joann Fabrics near my house has a big selection of fleece! :) If you click the pics you can see an enlarged view. :)
Baby superhero cat with cape (front view)
Baby superhero cat (back view)
Superhero Cats!
Superhero Cats in Production!
My Very First Skirt Alteration!
May 26, 2012 at 10:34 pm | Posted in Art, arts & crafts, Clothes, craft, design, design your own fabric, Extended Plus Size, fabric, fabric design, Fashion, Fat, Fat Acceptance, Illustrated, Kristin Bell, Plus Size, recycled, sewing, sewn, skirt, upcycled | Leave a comment
My new skirt!
So, I had this long, black skirt that I rarely wear and I’ve been itching to use some of my fabric designs, so I decided to shorten my skirt a bit and add my fabric (http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1125222) at the bottom of the skirt! For a total newbie, I think it turned out pretty well! I’m quite excited to wear my new skirt now!!! :) Yippee!!! :)
New Calculus Fabric Arrived Today!
May 26, 2012 at 10:03 pm | Posted in Art, art journal, arts & crafts, Calculus, Calculus Example, Colorful, craft, design, design your own fabric, disk method, drawings, fabric, fabric design, Fashion, Geek, Handmade, Illustrated, integrals, integration, iPad Art, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, math, Mathematics, Portland, prints, quilt, quilting, sewing, sewn, volumes of revolution, washer method | Leave a comment
More Calc2 Fabric
Orange Chevrons with Balloons
I made another Calculus fabric through spoonflower (http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1187406), because I was so excited about my first Calculus fabric. Well, the material arrived in the mail today! How exciting!!! I also got my design of balloons on orange chevrons, but I have to work on perfecting the chevrons and getting it how I like it. So fun to get fabric in the mail! :) Click the photos for a larger view. :)
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