Never enough time...

Do you ever feel that you can spend so much time online doing various things to promote your craft/shop that you don't get so much time to actually make stuff? :)  I used to feel a bit like that until I decided to cut down on some of the forums/websites I used to visit.  Just couldn't fit it all in.

I do still make time to update my blog here though and twitter and facebook but I wish I could do more. There just never seems to be enough hours in the day.

Today (with a little help from some monkey friends) I decided to have a bit of a sort out with some of the blogs I've been meaning to bookmark for ages.  I'm sure I've probably missed a few out though but I'm going to try and follow them on a more regular basis now.

Crochet wise I've been doodling some ideas as I've had a few going round my head. :)  I'm quite excited about them although not sure if I'll be able to get them to work yet.  I've started on one and it's going ok so far.  Will hopefully get them finished with some piccies soon.

Inside Crochet magazine

Yay I'm so happy to blog today about my crochet being in a magazine. :)  This is a first for me. :)  The magazine is called Inside Crochet and it's the latest issue (issue 7) which has just gone on sale this week.

It's my Amigurumi Monkey Mia and guinea-pig which have been used in the "Things We Like" section.  So pleased to see it there.  I've just scanned it in and added it to my main website too at http://www.cutedesigns.co.uk/.  Good magazine too, I recommend it. :)

New look for Cute Designs

I spent a lot of yesterday getting my website finished so I could upload it.  It's been in the pipeline for months now but it was just getting the time to do it and for my boyfriend to help with the design part and then putting in all the content.

So it was good to get it done and uploaded yesterday evening. :)  I just wanted a site that was relatively simple, easy to update and that shows pretty much all that I do as I've not had that before. :)  If you have a spare moment check it out at http://www.cutedesigns.co.uk/

It's 2010!

Happy New Year! Blimey, it's 2010!

Sorry I haven't updated for a while, I have no idea where December went! It disappeared so quickly in a rush of frenzied crocheting, concerts, meals out with friends, getting stranded in the snow one night (unforgetable!), video games and then New Year! Phew!

My mind has been spinning with lots of new ideas for Cute Designs this year and I'm feeling excited about them, although how many will actually be made I have no idea - so many ideas so little time. But I'm looking forward to 2010 and hoping it'll be a great year! :D

Charm-ing! :)

I'm happy to blog that Cute Designs now has a new category of Kawaii Supply Charms. Lately I have been enjoying making little fimo charms and turning them into mobile phone charms, especially cupcake charms. :) I love cupcakes!

I thought I would open up a new shop section incase people were interested in purchasing charms for their own craft projects. These are just a few to get the new section open but I have many more planned and coming soon. :)

Amigurumi Cocoa Bears

I'm happy to be introducing Cocoa Bears to Cute Designs. :) I hadn't made any traditional looking bears for a while so thought I would have a go and brown being the obvious colour for a bear of course.

Didn't take me long to think brown - chocolate - cocoa... :) Hope you like them, it's been fun making them. They are available to adopt at http://www.cutedesigns.co.uk and my etsy shop. :)

Amigurumi Little Lambs

I love lambs and sheep and think they look so cute all out in the fields together. :) With this in mind I had to have a go at making little lambs and I was pleased with how they came out. Small but full of cute. :)

They can be adopted from http://www.cutedesigns.co.uk or from my etsy shop. :)

New look to Cute Designs...

I've been quite busy since my last update. I had a week away on holiday which was lovely. And then I came home to deciding that I wanted to re-do my website. So over the last couple of weeks or so I have been quite busy setting it all up and just finished uploading it all last night. :)

Please if you have a moment to go and take a look, browse around and perhaps even sign my current unloved looking guestbook? The link is http://www.cutedesigns.co.uk

Fanku. :)

New look to Cute Designs

I've been hard at work today and have just spent the last few hours working on Cute Designs to relaunch it with the new look. :) I'm so glad to have finished it!

Although you did get a sneak preview of the new look when I finished the new shop the other day. :D It's just nice to have it matching, up-to-date and looking all kawaii. :P

I think I should go and rest my eyes a little now. :P

Sale and a little update. :)

I have this week off work which I've been looking forward to and it's amazing what you can get done when you don't have to do the daily work grind. :)

I've been wanting to update my main website with the amigurumi adoption stuff but hadn't got round to it. I've just finished sorting it out and feel happy to have that done. :)

I've even got a little sale going on with the Felt Pin Badges there as a celebration, heehee. :D

New look to Cute Designs website. :)

Haven't updated here in a little while, been a little busy working on a new look to my Cute Designs website. :) I've been wanting to do it for a while now but it was just finding the time and motivation to do it as there's always something more fun to do, heehee.

So if you're interested please go give it a look at http://www.cutedesigns.co.uk