Don’t you hate it when you’re a zombie, and you know your arm isn’t so securely attached to your body but you go ahead and do some jumping jacks anyway?
I hate that too.
Author: Anna
Zephrbabe’s Tiny Ms. Natural
A while back, my dad suggested out of nowhere that I knit a tiny Birth of Venus. (I love his suggestions.) I had the idea filed at the back of my mind when to my surprise, someone else beat me to it!
Isn’t she just perfect with her flowing locks? Zephrbabe on Ravelry knit her using the Tiny Gnome pattern as a base. I love how just a simple color swap makes something naked!
This little lady is actually pretty versatile: she can be any naked gal from history, like Eve…
Or Lady Godiva!
Genius!
Have you made a cool Mochimochi mod? Share your photos in the Mochimochi Friends Flickr group! They will appear on the gallery page, and they will automatically be entered in our next photo contest.
Tiny Dung Beetle is Both Color and Smell Blind
We got a ton of amusing captions over the weekend for Tiny Dung Beetle—both tasteful and not so much! After reading through many good ones, John and I decided we were particularly charmed to think that the little guy was just trying to have some wintry fun…
Tiny dung beetle is color blind, he just wants to make a snowman.
That caption comes from Tracy! That means she wins the Tiny Fantasy Patterns. Good clean fun!
Thanks everyone for the captions! We’ll have another contest sometime soon.
Tiny Dung Beetle
Winning caption by Tracy:
Tiny dung beetle is color blind, he just wants to make a snowman.
And now for something completely different… a tiny dung beetle!
I’ve never met one in person, but I imagine they’re a pretty down-to-earth bunch.
Let’s have a tiny dung beetle caption contest! Leave your caption for this little guy in the comments, and we’ll pick our favorite on Monday. The winner will get the Tiny Fantasy Patterns!
(Bonus points if your caption is both funny AND tasteful!)
Interview: Hine Mizushima Shares her Secrets of Animation, Japanese Miniatures, and Working with They Might Be Giants
I am so pleased to share an interview today with Hine Mizushima, one of my all-time favorite craft artists!
I had the pleasure of meeting her last year when she was in NYC for a needle-felting art show—she was super sweet and answered all of my eager questions as she was installing her pieces. Since then I’ve wanted to get a more in-depth interview with her that didn’t involve me interrupting her work at the same time.
Hine is a Vancouver-based artist and animator with a background in fine arts, which she studied in her home country of Japan. You may have seen her beautiful needle-felted pieces all over craft blogs and Etsy, and her work also appears in many gallery shows, including the upcoming Supahcute Dream Team Show “Art Too Cute For Words,” opening May 12 at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland in LA.
Detail from one of Hine’s pieces in “Art Too Cute For Words”
Hine’s work has even starred in music videos for They Might Be Giants—videos that Hine herself also directed and animated! So you can see why I am eager to pick the brain of this superstar in the craft art world.
What I didn’t know before this interview is how much Hine’s current work came about through experimentation and chance—to me, her story is an inspiring reminder to be open to new materials and techniques (and technology) and also to be bold in sharing your work with the world!
OK, onto the interview! Read the full thing after the jump.
Martha Stewart Gets Mochi-fied
A little bit of Mochimochi Land found its way onto The Martha Stewart Show last week!
When Martha recently debuted her new line of yarns from Lion Brand, I thought it would be fun to use it to knit the crafting queen herself—a miniature version in Mochimochi style, of course. I was thrilled that my little diorama made it onto the show! And the audience all got to take home a copy of Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi, thanks to Potter Craft.
Here’s a closer look at Mini Mochi Martha.
I tried to include a wide selection of her many animals, from her two adorable French bulldogs to one of her canaries (sitting on her shoulder). You can see some beautiful photos of all of Martha’s furry and feathered friends on marthastewart.com.
A huge thank-you to The Martha Stewart Show and also to Kim Small at Potter Craft!
Mushroom Hop
When they’re not busy infesting my apartment, the tiny gnomes in Mochiomochi Land like to hop around on mushrooms!
The mushrooms aren’t so enthusiastic about this particular gnome pastime.
“I’ll Hold, You Wind” by Hine Mizushima
How awesome is this needle-felted artwork by Hine Mizushima?!
“I’ll Hold, You Wind” will appear in Art Too Cute for Words, a group show that will run May 12 – June 24 at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland in LA. Definitely check it out if you’re in the area! (Really wishing I was…)
Hine is truly one of my creative heroes. That’s why I’ll be posting an interview with her very soon, so be sure to check back for it!