Another Satisfied Customer

Look at that pure jellyfish satisfaction! ;-) I made an ultra deluxe jelly for my good friend's daughter's 1st birthday! It was a hit!

Better Late Than Never

I totally forgot to mention I was the Etsy Hooker of the Week!
Please check out the super nice blog post about me. Thanks to all my hooker friends!

It's GIVEAWAY Time!

Hello and welcome to my Lincoln Handmade Giveaway extravaganza! Let's cut right to the chase- HOW DO YOU ENTER?!?

Whoa- calm down! It's super easy.
One: Leave a comment on THIS post stating your favorite item, and why, out of one of my three shops:

chimeracrochet.etsy.com
chimeracreation.etsy.com
chimeracreation.1000markets.com

Two: Become a follower of either my blog or my twitter. That's it. Oh, and make sure I know how to contact you if you win!

Now what do you win? Whatever you want! Well, within reason. The winner will be drawn on March 21st at around 8 am and that person may choose ONE item from either of my etsy stores.
Thanks, and GOOD LUCK!

Housekeeping

I've been doing stuff with Elsa, museum outside inside stuff. Currently she's saying, "Where's the bug mommy?" "Look in room." "Dudde" "Where's bug? Mommy!" I don't even know what she's talking about.
Anyways, I've also been joining artfire (previous post) and today, 1000Markets, which looks pretty freakin cool. I wanted to post a master list mainly for my own reference, but feel free to click away.
WHERE AM I?

• http://twitter.com/ChimeraCrochet
• http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=646651751
• http://www.myspace.com/perkychipmunk
• http://www.youtube.com/perkychipmunk
• http://www.blogcatalog.com/user/ChimeraCreation
• http://www.indiepublic.com/profile/Lisa72
• http://www.ravelry.com/people/ChimeraCrochet
• http://chimeracreation.artfire.com/
• http://www.1000markets.com/shops/chimeracreation
• http://www.chimeracrochet.etsy.com/
• http://www.chimeracreation.etsy.com/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/chimeracreation/

So I'm Giving Artfire A Try

I figured I'd give the free account a try. I mean, it is free. I have two pills listed there, and I'm debating making it all pills all the time. ChimeraCrochet's Pharmacy, as it were. Speaking of pills, I better make some more, because I have a feeling I'm going to sell out soon. SO either snap up what I have on Artfire (click above) or shimmy over to ChimeraCrochet (link is over there to the lower right) because I just sold another one overnight.

Naughty Prescription For Love

Naughty Prescription For Love, originally uploaded by Chimera Creation.

New in my shop @ http://chimeracrochet.etsy.com are some Prescription For Love Amigurumi Pills. I have a few different kinds listed. They would make a perfect gift for Valentine's Day!

Chimera Crochet Booth

Chimera Crochet booth, originally uploaded by sra_nelson.

Here was my first craft fair set up! I sold three things, a cuff, a scarf and a washcloth set. Not bad. I'm already getting excited for seasons of crafts in December!

SERIOUS crafting!

Lisa and Lynette working hard!, originally uploaded by sra_nelson.

This is from our recent Lincoln Handmade meeting! They are SO much fun to go to. Today we were working on banners to display when we do craft shows together. Everyone is so creative and I got some great ideas for other craft projects while I was there. I wish we could meet every week!
See more photos @ Lincoln Handmade Flickr Group!

HedgeBalls

HedgeBalls, originally uploaded by Chimera Creation.

New at ChimeraCrochet- HedgeBalls! Fun, round, soft... grab one up today!

Face it, I'm Whimsical

In my head are dreams of sophisticated felted jewelry, expensive crocheted necklettes in muted tones, luxe toys for rich children... My title font is fancy, my colors are cutting edge in a modern tone on tone way...
But no, I just can't acheive that because I don't think that way in real life. When I'm crafting something, I reach for the glittery purple yarn, not the cream merino wool yarn. When my crochet hook weaves in and out, it makes a jellyfish of four crazy colors, not an organic bamboo yarn scarf.
Harumph! Face it, I'm whimiscal. And I guess that's okay, because that's me, and that's what I enjoy making.

Rainbow Jellyfish

Rainbow Jellyfish, originally uploaded by Chimera Creation.

Rainbow Jellyfish was featured today!

I think this is the third time I've been on Cuteable.

He's here in my store.

Tag Game

I’ve been tagged! Remember playing tag as a child…”You’re It.” Well this past week I was “tagged”; maybe you will want to play too.
I was tagged by NoraDora

Here are the rules:
1) Link to the person who tagged you
2) Post the rules on your blog (this is what you are now reading)
3) Write 6 random things about yourself (see below)
4) Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them (This is only a game)
5) Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog
6) Let the tagger know when your entry is up

Random Things About Me:

1. I was born and raised in Nebraska (and live here currently) but I also have lived in Arizona, Texas, Florida and New York.

2. I currently have eleven piercings.

3. I never use a pattern when I crochet. I've never had good luck with them AND with a toddler, it would be SO hard to keep track of where I am in it!

4. I got a tangerine Townie cruiser for my birthday this year.

5. I've never lived alone.

6. Favorites: Green, 17, Burritos or Spaghetti



People I Am Tagging:


1. Racheal of http://thelittleillustrator.blogspot.com/

2. Jordan of http://StrickenKnits.blogspot.com

3. Korinne of http://www.crafterella.blogspot.com/

4. Deb of http://www.mjumbo.blogspot.com/

5. Kelly of http://refibered.blogspot.com/

6. Kim of http://kimtedrow.blogspot.com/

TAG your it!!

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forums

Actually, the funniness was IN the (etsy) forums. Here, the original post sets it up:

When you click Pets and then Small Animals, Hamster is misspelled. It has never had a P in it. I hope someone can fix this soon since Etsy will get more coverage due to the Good Morning America story about it.

And the replies... for some reason (tiny rich hamsters) these crack me up!

Coconutty says,
maybe they are for upscale hamsters who come from the hamptons

Later underroos says,
I'm still imagining a family of old money hampsters who vacation in the Hamptons. Wearing tiny pillbox hats with veils and monocles.

In other news, I temporarily misplaced my most favorite crochet hook. I hate when I do that. I was retracing my steps all over the house, trying to find it. I kept picturing in my mind the last few times I used it. I ended up finding it in the bathroom trash! Thank-goodness I discovered it before it was lost for good! (Not too exciting how it got in there- fell out of my pocket while I was giving the baby a bath tonight!)

Felted Punk Toy

Felted Punk Toy, originally uploaded by Chimera Creation.

Heheh. I had a lot of fun constructing this. I used brown wool yarn for the body, then I felted it. After stuffing/eyeballs and sewing on his bottom, I added a angora bunny fur mohawk. It makes me giggle, the thought of fluffy bunny hair being used to make him so punk. ;-)

Totally Crazy

I've had this huge burst of business energy since returning from my trip to Colorado. I've redesigned my blog. Redid all the graphics for my two etsy stores. I bought a flickr pro account and have been uploading like crazy. I started a new project wonderful ad campaign. Basically I've made a recommitment to focusing on etsy instead of wasting time surfing the net. Though, I admit, I still do that a whole lot too! (Confession: I love reading celebrity gossip! I totally need to go to barnes n noble so I can Meet Vivienne & Knox Jolie-Pitt in the latest issue of People magazine.)
I've also been buying a lot of stuff. It's a friends and my moms birthday this month so I've made a few etsy purchases (Including two crocheted worms for myself. hehehe). I've also been dealing with two etsy disputes. Two people have not delivered goods to me so that's really sucked. Thankfully both orders were under $15, so if I never get a refund, I won't be out TOO much money.
So anyways, that's the most exciting news, other than my local etsy team, Lincoln Handmade, meets tonight. Hopefully that will be fun!

Featured!

Thanks to Whisp of Whimsy for posting about my watermelon hat!

Pinky Jellyfish Highlighted On Cuteable

Check it out!
http://cuteable.com/cuteable-finds-195/2018

Funky

I've been in a little bit of a funk the past couple of days. I haven't really posted anything new in my stores, just been doing a bit of relisting. I haven't created any new ACEOS, but I have been working on some digital art that I would like to sell prints of. On the crochet front- I'm almost done with a jellyfish- he will be called Piccasso, he is white with some fancy rainbow bits.

Eggy and Toasty BFF

Eggy and Toasty BFF, originally uploaded by Chimera Creation.

Here is a portrait of Eggie and his sidekick Toasty. I had SO much fun making this cute little duo. I started by making the jellyfish top and when I had it half done I thought, "Gee this looks like a sunnyside up egg yolk." So I decided to make white stingers so he would be totally egg colored. And what goes better with a sunnyside up egg, but toast? I never use a pattern so I was hoping I could make a toast shape. I think he turned out pretty good. Aww... smiling toast... (^_^)

Boyd Birdie Featured on Cuteable!!

Boyd Bird, originally uploaded by Chimera Creation.

Boyd Birdie, the little neurotic bird of ChimeraCrochet was featured on Cuteable today! I'm so happy!