Take Me on a 360 Degrees Journey

And so I said I would update this blog a bit more often? Lies.

But wait! I didn't totally slack off and fb all day...




In fact, back in February, I entered myself in the 2012 Vanna's Choice contest! I crocheted what I named, Take Me on a 360 Degrees Journey. Like the project I entered for the very same contest last year, it was made using all Vanna's Choice yarns. The whole thing measures approx. 47cm by 45cm, with a height of 50cm. It features a rotatable ferris wheel with 4 teddy bears attached to swings located around the wheel.

Although not very apparent on the photos, the cotton candy shop was actually made as a cover for a roll of tissue paper, where one end of the roll can be pulled out from the rooftop.




I also included two other teddy bears standing at the bottom of the wheel.







I hate to admit it, but unfortunately I did not win anything from the contest this year, unlike the third place I received from the contest last year (for those who have read that post). I think I spent wayyy too much time designing the wheel and getting my dad to help me out with hammering the wooden pieces together that the actual crocheted parts didn't seem to represent a very large portion of the project as a whole. A LOT of time was also spent on hand-sewing little images here and there... Believe it or not, if you take a look at the teddy image on the bear-with-blue-hat's side-strap bag, that alone probably already took me close to an hour. =/

But of course, this won't stop me from entering the contest again next year! ;) I think so far, this has been the biggest and most time-consuming project I've crocheted!

A very HUGE thank you to my friend, K. Lau for helping me take photos of my project. It was super last minute but he still managed to help me out so that I'd have some beautiful photos to submit to the contest website! :)

The top 12 projects for this year's Vanna's Choice contest are up for online voting right now. Be sure to check them out!

Take Me on a 360 Degrees Journey

And so I said I would update this blog a bit more often? Lies.

But wait! I didn't totally slack off and fb all day...




In fact, back in February, I entered myself in the 2012 Vanna's Choice contest! I crocheted what I named, Take Me on a 360 Degrees Journey. Like the project I entered for the very same contest last year, it was made using all Vanna's Choice yarns. The whole thing measures approx. 47cm by 45cm, with a height of 50cm. It features a rotatable ferris wheel with 4 teddy bears attached to swings located around the wheel.

Although not very apparent on the photos, the cotton candy shop was actually made as a cover for a roll of tissue paper, where one end of the roll can be pulled out from the rooftop.




I also included two other teddy bears standing at the bottom of the wheel.







I hate to admit it, but unfortunately I did not win anything from the contest this year, unlike the third place I received from the contest last year (for those who have read that post). I think I spent wayyy too much time designing the wheel and getting my dad to help me out with hammering the wooden pieces together that the actual crocheted parts didn't seem to represent a very large portion of the project as a whole. A LOT of time was also spent on hand-sewing little images here and there... Believe it or not, if you take a look at the teddy image on the bear-with-blue-hat's side-strap bag, that alone probably already took me close to an hour. =/

But of course, this won't stop me from entering the contest again next year! ;) I think so far, this has been the biggest and most time-consuming project I've crocheted!

A very HUGE thank you to my friend, K. Lau for helping me take photos of my project. It was super last minute but he still managed to help me out so that I'd have some beautiful photos to submit to the contest website! :)

The top 12 projects for this year's Vanna's Choice contest are up for online voting right now. Be sure to check them out!

Third Prize!!! Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden.

I got Third Prize in a knit/crochet contest!!!



Yes, this seems all very sudden, but here's the story... Way back near the end of January this year, I entered myself into the 3rd Annual Vanna's Choice Contest using a project which I crocheted. On April 4, I received an e-mail telling me that I was selected as a finalist for the contest and asking me to send in my project to the company in New Jersey, USA. Just three days ago, I received another e-mail notifying me that I got third prize for the contest!! XD

It's my first time entering into a contest and I really did not expect much from it. Because I made the project during the school season (particularly during midterm season while having interviews for Co-op jobs...!!!), I could only spend a limited amount of time working on the project. Nevertheless, here it is: Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden.







I originally planned on crocheting a village. A HUGE village. However, my plan totally got defeated when I realized how much school work I had piling up in front of me. And so in the end, I ended up with only a piece of land which I could only refer to as a garden. It seemed rather plain to just enter a contest using a piece of small crocheted land... and so I turned the project into a table clock just to make it a tad bit more unique. =P I named it The Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden! All in all, I think I spent at least 50 hours on this project. The hamsters on the mat might seem familar to some of you as I actually used them for photos in a post I made a couple months ago. The project was made using 12 different colors of Vanna's Choice yarn and was crocheted free-style, measuring to approximately 14" by 11" by 9" in size. The clock was bought from Ikea but you can't really tell it from the photos since I covered the logo up with a sticker ~ hehe.

Having won third prize this year, I tend to think like most people would do -- "If only I had won first or second prize..." lol. Well, now I know what one of my goals for next year is going to be! ;) But I guess third prize still isn't bad though, especially for my first time entering into a contest and amongst thousands of other entries! Photos of my project along with photos of the projects made by other winners will probably be posted on the contest website sometime later this month or in July. I will post the link to that page once it is out.

Special thanks to my mother for giving me suggestions with the design of the garden throughout the making of this project. =)

For more photos of my project, visit my Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden set on Flickr!

Third Prize!!! Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden.

I got Third Prize in a knit/crochet contest!!!



Yes, this seems all very sudden, but here's the story... Way back near the end of January this year, I entered myself into the 3rd Annual Vanna's Choice Contest using a project which I crocheted. On April 4, I received an e-mail telling me that I was selected as a finalist for the contest and asking me to send in my project to the company in New Jersey, USA. Just three days ago, I received another e-mail notifying me that I got third prize for the contest!! XD

It's my first time entering into a contest and I really did not expect much from it. Because I made the project during the school season (particularly during midterm season while having interviews for Co-op jobs...!!!), I could only spend a limited amount of time working on the project. Nevertheless, here it is: Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden.







I originally planned on crocheting a village. A HUGE village. However, my plan totally got defeated when I realized how much school work I had piling up in front of me. And so in the end, I ended up with only a piece of land which I could only refer to as a garden. It seemed rather plain to just enter a contest using a piece of small crocheted land... and so I turned the project into a table clock just to make it a tad bit more unique. =P I named it The Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden! All in all, I think I spent at least 50 hours on this project. The hamsters on the mat might seem familar to some of you as I actually used them for photos in a post I made a couple months ago. The project was made using 12 different colors of Vanna's Choice yarn and was crocheted free-style, measuring to approximately 14" by 11" by 9" in size. The clock was bought from Ikea but you can't really tell it from the photos since I covered the logo up with a sticker ~ hehe.

Having won third prize this year, I tend to think like most people would do -- "If only I had won first or second prize..." lol. Well, now I know what one of my goals for next year is going to be! ;) But I guess third prize still isn't bad though, especially for my first time entering into a contest and amongst thousands of other entries! Photos of my project along with photos of the projects made by other winners will probably be posted on the contest website sometime later this month or in July. I will post the link to that page once it is out.

Special thanks to my mother for giving me suggestions with the design of the garden throughout the making of this project. =)

For more photos of my project, visit my Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden set on Flickr!

Take Me on a 360 Degrees Journey

And so I said I would update this blog a bit more often? Lies.

But wait! I didn't totally slack off and fb all day...




In fact, back in February, I entered myself in the 2012 Vanna's Choice contest! I crocheted what I named, Take Me on a 360 Degrees Journey. Like the project I entered for the very same contest last year, it was made using all Vanna's Choice yarns. The whole thing measures approx. 47cm by 45cm, with a height of 50cm. It features a rotatable ferris wheel with 4 teddy bears attached to swings located around the wheel.

Although not very apparent on the photos, the cotton candy shop was actually made as a cover for a roll of tissue paper, where one end of the roll can be pulled out from the rooftop.




I also included two other teddy bears standing at the bottom of the wheel.







I hate to admit it, but unfortunately I did not win anything from the contest this year, unlike the third place I received from the contest last year (for those who have read that post). I think I spent wayyy too much time designing the wheel and getting my dad to help me out with hammering the wooden pieces together that the actual crocheted parts didn't seem to represent a very large portion of the project as a whole. A LOT of time was also spent on hand-sewing little images here and there... Believe it or not, if you take a look at the teddy image on the bear-with-blue-hat's side-strap bag, that alone probably already took me close to an hour. =/

But of course, this won't stop me from entering the contest again next year! ;) I think so far, this has been the biggest and most time-consuming project I've crocheted!

A very HUGE thank you to my friend, K. Lau for helping me take photos of my project. It was super last minute but he still managed to help me out so that I'd have some beautiful photos to submit to the contest website! :)

The top 12 projects for this year's Vanna's Choice contest are up for online voting right now. Be sure to check them out!

Take Me on a 360 Degrees Journey

And so I said I would update this blog a bit more often? Lies.

But wait! I didn't totally slack off and fb all day...




In fact, back in February, I entered myself in the 2012 Vanna's Choice contest! I crocheted what I named, Take Me on a 360 Degrees Journey. Like the project I entered for the very same contest last year, it was made using all Vanna's Choice yarns. The whole thing measures approx. 47cm by 45cm, with a height of 50cm. It features a rotatable ferris wheel with 4 teddy bears attached to swings located around the wheel.

Although not very apparent on the photos, the cotton candy shop was actually made as a cover for a roll of tissue paper, where one end of the roll can be pulled out from the rooftop.




I also included two other teddy bears standing at the bottom of the wheel.







I hate to admit it, but unfortunately I did not win anything from the contest this year, unlike the third place I received from the contest last year (for those who have read that post). I think I spent wayyy too much time designing the wheel and getting my dad to help me out with hammering the wooden pieces together that the actual crocheted parts didn't seem to represent a very large portion of the project as a whole. A LOT of time was also spent on hand-sewing little images here and there... Believe it or not, if you take a look at the teddy image on the bear-with-blue-hat's side-strap bag, that alone probably already took me close to an hour. =/

But of course, this won't stop me from entering the contest again next year! ;) I think so far, this has been the biggest and most time-consuming project I've crocheted!

A very HUGE thank you to my friend, K. Lau for helping me take photos of my project. It was super last minute but he still managed to help me out so that I'd have some beautiful photos to submit to the contest website! :)

The top 12 projects for this year's Vanna's Choice contest are up for online voting right now. Be sure to check them out!

Third Prize!!! Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden.

I got Third Prize in a knit/crochet contest!!!



Yes, this seems all very sudden, but here's the story... Way back near the end of January this year, I entered myself into the 3rd Annual Vanna's Choice Contest using a project which I crocheted. On April 4, I received an e-mail telling me that I was selected as a finalist for the contest and asking me to send in my project to the company in New Jersey, USA. Just three days ago, I received another e-mail notifying me that I got third prize for the contest!! XD

It's my first time entering into a contest and I really did not expect much from it. Because I made the project during the school season (particularly during midterm season while having interviews for Co-op jobs...!!!), I could only spend a limited amount of time working on the project. Nevertheless, here it is: Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden.







I originally planned on crocheting a village. A HUGE village. However, my plan totally got defeated when I realized how much school work I had piling up in front of me. And so in the end, I ended up with only a piece of land which I could only refer to as a garden. It seemed rather plain to just enter a contest using a piece of small crocheted land... and so I turned the project into a table clock just to make it a tad bit more unique. =P I named it The Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden! All in all, I think I spent at least 50 hours on this project. The hamsters on the mat might seem familar to some of you as I actually used them for photos in a post I made a couple months ago. The project was made using 12 different colors of Vanna's Choice yarn and was crocheted free-style, measuring to approximately 14" by 11" by 9" in size. The clock was bought from Ikea but you can't really tell it from the photos since I covered the logo up with a sticker ~ hehe.

Having won third prize this year, I tend to think like most people would do -- "If only I had won first or second prize..." lol. Well, now I know what one of my goals for next year is going to be! ;) But I guess third prize still isn't bad though, especially for my first time entering into a contest and amongst thousands of other entries! Photos of my project along with photos of the projects made by other winners will probably be posted on the contest website sometime later this month or in July. I will post the link to that page once it is out.

Special thanks to my mother for giving me suggestions with the design of the garden throughout the making of this project. =)

For more photos of my project, visit my Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden set on Flickr!

Third Prize!!! Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden.

I got Third Prize in a knit/crochet contest!!!



Yes, this seems all very sudden, but here's the story... Way back near the end of January this year, I entered myself into the 3rd Annual Vanna's Choice Contest using a project which I crocheted. On April 4, I received an e-mail telling me that I was selected as a finalist for the contest and asking me to send in my project to the company in New Jersey, USA. Just three days ago, I received another e-mail notifying me that I got third prize for the contest!! XD

It's my first time entering into a contest and I really did not expect much from it. Because I made the project during the school season (particularly during midterm season while having interviews for Co-op jobs...!!!), I could only spend a limited amount of time working on the project. Nevertheless, here it is: Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden.







I originally planned on crocheting a village. A HUGE village. However, my plan totally got defeated when I realized how much school work I had piling up in front of me. And so in the end, I ended up with only a piece of land which I could only refer to as a garden. It seemed rather plain to just enter a contest using a piece of small crocheted land... and so I turned the project into a table clock just to make it a tad bit more unique. =P I named it The Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden! All in all, I think I spent at least 50 hours on this project. The hamsters on the mat might seem familar to some of you as I actually used them for photos in a post I made a couple months ago. The project was made using 12 different colors of Vanna's Choice yarn and was crocheted free-style, measuring to approximately 14" by 11" by 9" in size. The clock was bought from Ikea but you can't really tell it from the photos since I covered the logo up with a sticker ~ hehe.

Having won third prize this year, I tend to think like most people would do -- "If only I had won first or second prize..." lol. Well, now I know what one of my goals for next year is going to be! ;) But I guess third prize still isn't bad though, especially for my first time entering into a contest and amongst thousands of other entries! Photos of my project along with photos of the projects made by other winners will probably be posted on the contest website sometime later this month or in July. I will post the link to that page once it is out.

Special thanks to my mother for giving me suggestions with the design of the garden throughout the making of this project. =)

For more photos of my project, visit my Strawberry Clock Hamster Garden set on Flickr!