Spoonflower Now Has Giftwrap!
May 27, 2013 at 5:39 pm | Posted in 2013, Animals, Art, artist, arts & crafts, Cat Leap, Cats, Children, circles, Colorful, craft, creative, Cute, design, design your own fabric, dots, drawings, for sale, gift wrap, green, Happy, Illustrated, iPad Art, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Panda, panda bear, paper, spoonflower, stripes, unique wrapping paper, wrapping paper | Leave a comment
In addition to wall decals, fabric, and wallpaper, Spoonflower.com now has gift wrap! I got two of my designs in the gift wrap. The first is the panda in circles, and the second is the small kitties playing! I LOVE the gift wrap! It is so much fun! Check it out if you get a chance and create your own too! :)
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?
Gnome Skirt I Made! First Ever Skirt I’ve Sewn!
February 6, 2013 at 1:06 pm | Posted in 2013, Clothes, clothing, craft, creative, Cute, Extended Plus Size, fabric, Fashion, Fat, Fat Acceptance, gnome, Handmade, hobby, Kristin Bell, Plus Size, scarf, sewing, sewn, skirt | 2 Comments
I made this skirt from scratch! My first ever! Not so fashionable for some people, but I think it is funny and cute! hehe The front has gnomes in white and the back has gnomes in green. Along the bottom are little checkered bows. :) I just sort of eyeballed the whole thing, so I was really nervous it wouldn’t work or fit, but it did! Yay! :) I did make the matching scarf a few weeks ago before I decided to make the skirt. :)
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. :)
Purple Cupid Pillow
December 21, 2012 at 3:51 am | Posted in 2012, 2013, cozy, craft, creative, cupid, Cute, fabric, Handmade, Holidays, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, Love, pillow, Pillows, purple, Valentine, Valentine's Day | Leave a commentJust finished making my purple cupid pillow! :)
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
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! :)
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
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. :)
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. :)
iClicker Fabric Cozy
August 22, 2012 at 2:22 am | Posted in Biology, College, Cover, cozy, craft, Cute, device, fabric, Handmade, iClicker, Kawaii, Kristin Bell, testing, University | Leave a comment
So, for my Biology class that starts Fall term we have to use these iClicker devices (I’m assuming for taking quizzes or something). I bought a Hello Kitty tin to put it in, but I didn’t want it clunking around in there, so I made this iClicker fabric cozy for it out of a swatch of fabric that I had. The inside is lined with fleece so it is a bit heavier weight than just cotton fabric. :) Neat! Now I can be all kawaii in bio class! :) hehe UPDATE: I decided to put on some ribbons that when tied keep the clicker from falling out! :)
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. :)
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. :)
More New Fabrics I Drew!
May 24, 2012 at 3:47 am | Posted in Art, arts & crafts, Colorful, craft, Cute, design, design your own fabric, fabric, fabric design, Fat, Fat Acceptance, flower, Flowers, Handmade, Illustrated, iPad Art, Kawaii, Kids, Kristin Bell, Pink, quilt, quilting, sewing, The Night Circus | 3 CommentsHere are some more of my fabrics that I’ve drawn and gotten printed through spoonflower. :)
http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/kristinbell
Purple Pineapples for Chille
Ode to “The Night Circus” Flowers
Updated “Celia” from “The Night Circus”
Fat Fairies
It Is About Math and Cats People! LOL
May 21, 2012 at 1:12 am | Posted in Academic, Animals, Anxiety, Art, arts & crafts, Calculus, Cats, craft, Cute, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, math, Mathematics, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mindfulness, Pets, Psychiatry, Sculpture, sewing, sewn | 2 Comments
Yes, my life is all about math and cats. Here is another cat I’ve finished making. This one is for a friend of mine who likes green. :)
I have one cat for sale in my Etsy shop here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtByKristinBell.
And I’ve made a new Calculus fabric out of my math homework and uploaded it to spoonflower.
Here’s my shop on spoonflower: http://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/kristinbell
OMG I was so excited when someone bought one of my fabrics! You have no idea how thrilling it is!!!
I’m quite a boring person…obsessed with making cats and doing math homework! hehe. Thank god the anxiety has calmed down quite a lot, so I can go about my business and get stuff done!!! What a relief! :) :) :)
Two New Kitties (Plus Babies) For Friends
May 16, 2012 at 1:47 am | Posted in Animals, Art, arts & crafts, Cat Break, Cat Stories, Cats, craft, Cute, design, dolls, etsy, fabric, Friends, Goofy, Handmade, Happy, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, plushies, Portland, sewing, sewn | Leave a commentI just finished the pink kitties and I finished the purple kitties a couple of days ago. These kitties are going to some very special friends. :)
Purple Pineapple Kitties for Chille
I attempted to make a cape for the little kitty!
Like me, my friend Brandy M. likes pink and cupcakes!
A construction shot!
Baby Kitty for Sale! AHHHH!!!
May 15, 2012 at 12:28 am | Posted in Adoption, Animals, Art, arts & crafts, Cat Stories, Cats, Colorful, craft, Cute, design, dolls, etsy, fabric, feline, for sale, Handmade, Happy, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, plushies, sewing, sewn | Leave a commentWell, I’ve done it! I put one of my baby kitty projects up for sale on Etsy! Here is the link if any of you out there in internet land are interested.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/99858007/strawberries-and-cream-kitty-and-baby
It is hard to part with my kitties. hehe. I’m so silly! (That is if anyone even buys them!) Anyway, the Strawberries and Cream kitties are among my favorites that I’ve made so far!
I’ll post some pics of them here too. :)
Under Construction
Strawberries and Cream Kitties
Yellow Mama Kitty and Baby in the Pocket!
May 5, 2012 at 3:12 am | Posted in Art, arts & crafts, Cat Break, Cats, Colorful, craft, Cute, design, dolls, fabric, feline, Handmade, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Pets, Pillows, Pink, ribbon, yellow | Leave a comment
Finished Mama Kitty and Baby Kitty
Baby Kitty Out for Playtime!
Kitty in the Making!
I think I’ve finally gotten the shape of my kitty pattern pretty much figured out. I like the shape of this kitty a LOT better! And, I decided to put a pocket on it which led me to think of putting a baby kitty in the pocket! haha! I love how it turned out!!! My sewing skills still suck, but I love these two new kitties! I sewed the baby kitty totally by hand, because he was so small.
My Weird Banana Looking Cat!
May 4, 2012 at 1:32 am | Posted in Animals, Art, arts & crafts, Cat Break, Cats, craft, Cupcakes, Cute, design, dolls, fabric, feline, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Pets, sewing, sewn, yellow | Leave a comment
Pre-sewn Banana Cupcake Cat
Completed Banana Cupcake Cat
Here’s my newest cat. This one has cupcakes in his stomach and a bow on his tail! I’m still not quite happy with the shape, but I like him anyway. It is hard to hate your babies! lol
One Strange Green Polka Dotted Cat!
May 3, 2012 at 3:58 am | Posted in Animals, Art, arts & crafts, Cat Break, Cats, Colorful, craft, design, dolls, fabric, Kids, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, polka dots, sewing, sewn | Leave a comment
Pre-sewn Kitty
Kitty Sans Bow
Kitty With Bow
I just made this green polka dotted cat. He looks a little like the Lochness Monster I think! LOL I’m actually trying to get a better shape for the cat design, but haven’t succeeded yet! Guess I’ll just have to make more cats! haha!
Second Set of Swatches from Spoonflower! Yay!
May 2, 2012 at 11:07 pm | Posted in Art, arts & crafts, Cartoon, Cat Break, Cats, Celia, chick, chicken, Children, Colorful, craft, Cute, Decorating, design, design your own fabric, drawings, egg, fabric, fabric design, Fashion, feline, Illustrated, iPad Art, Kawaii, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Magic, Magical, quilting, sewing, sewn, spoonflower, The Night Circus | Leave a comment
Playing Kitty
Celia from “The Night Circus”
Chicken or Egg
Here is the second set of swatches that I got from Spoonflower.com. I liked the way the little girl (Celia) one turned out, except that it had a couple of holes in the black where I forgot to color in the image, so I’ve updated that and it should be fixed now. :) I think the playing kitty one is interesting, but I also uploaded another one to see what it would look like bigger. With this one it really becomes more about the pattern, which can be good for some projects! I think the little chicken turned out pretty cute too!!! :) Yay!
Cat Who Ate The Birds
April 29, 2012 at 8:49 pm | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, Birds, Cat Break, Cat Stories, Cats, craft, Cute, design, Kitties, Kitty, Kristin Bell, Pink, sewing, sewn | 2 Comments
Pre-sewn Kitty
Finished Kitty
I just made this striped pink kitty who has a window to his belly where you can see the birds he has eaten. I’m quite a terrible sewer, but I think it turned out okay anyway! :)
My Strange Flower Art Project
April 14, 2012 at 3:55 am | Posted in 2012, Art, arts & crafts, Color, Colorful, craft, fabric, flower, Flowers, Kawaii, Kitty, Kristin Bell, mixed media, paper, ribbon, sewing, sewn, strange | Leave a comment
Here are two three pictures of my very strange flower art project. This art project is made out of sewn bits of fabric, paper, tape, buttons, label maker tape, and a bit of watercolor. It was pretty fun to make, but very time-consuming. Now I really must work on my math homework! I think it looks better enlarged, so if you want to see it bigger, just click the picture. :) I just updated this post to include a pic of it with the foamboard and the yellow border. :)
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