LoRi la Tortuga

sad news...

2009-11-08T17:06:00.001-06:00

I found out Wed that my baby had passed away. I went in for my 16wk OB appointment and the doc couldn't find the heartbeat. They did a couple of ultra sounds and found out that the baby stopped growing at 14wks. I'm home right now and ok. I would be lying if I said I'm feeling fine. I been crying. It's just really hard since it was my first pregnancy and my husband and I were really excited. I know God has His reasons and now my baby is in a better place now.

I am still alive!

2009-09-10T15:06:00.002-05:00

yes....i'm not dead yet. It has been really busy for me. I went back to work last month then i found out i was pregnant!! Yep, m hubby and I are expecting our first baby. Well, I was 5wk when I found out I was preggers. Then when i was 6wk I had to go to the emergency room. The doctors kept telling me that i might loose the baby. This Monday i had an ultrasound and found out that the baby is ok. We even got to hear and see the little baby's heartbeat! We were so relived! The doc said i needed rest and they will keep an eye on me. I have two more appointments this month. So I had to take a leave of absence from work.

Now that i'm not working, i will have time to get back to my sewing! YAY!

Pillow Plushies

2009-07-01T09:28:00.006-05:00

So i been sewing and sewing. Well, not as much s a would like to. Since i decided to work the summer i haven't had a chance to make stuff for my shop. I did get to make some lil'key animals for my coworkers. They wanted a monkey, frog and a ducky.

one of my coworkers wanted a turtle pillow. i thought that would be cute and i sat down and came up with these PILLOW PLUSHIES! the turtle is my friend's and the bunny and bear are on sale at my shop!

i also finished yet another art trade. i made a lil'panda for the lovely AntaresPuchu down at DeavianArt. its the first one i made by using my sewing machine.

sew sew sew...

2009-05-17T13:27:00.009-05:00

I finished another art trade!! I am so glad! She wanted a lil'Okami. I didn't know what it was so a googled it and found some pretty good pics of it. So then i tried to make it my own version of it. I think she liked it. I have three more to go.

I also finished a new bunny. It's a whole new pattern. I'm calling these plushies FLOPS. Flop plushies love to flop wherever. They love to be carried around and go to new places, especially if its with you. I posted it on my Esty and got sold that same day. There are a few people that want it so i'm going to make more Flop bunnies. It is made out of fleece so its really soft.

I bought a new sewing machine!!! It's not expensive since i haven't sew by machine in years. I really needed one because i keep getting orders from people but its really time consuming sewing by hand. i don't mind sewing by hand it actually relaxes me but i would love to post more plushies on Etsy for people.

plushies, pincushions and other things...

2009-04-29T21:34:00.007-05:00

wow!! I'm so sorry I haven't updated or up loaded anything. I'm so sorry guys. Well, let see, my Birthday came and went. I got money and a small laptop from my hubby so I can take it anywhere. I went to Mexico (before the whole swine flu drama). Really didn't do much just hanged out with my family. I've also finished two art trades. A red lobster for Tasha and a daisy pincushion for LoneHana. I'm so glad they loved them. :D

Lately my kids at work have been taking all my creativity away! Everyday they ask me to draw something for them that by the time i get home all my creativity juices are super low. So from now on i have to work on my crafts before i go to work. Right now i'm working on another art trade and a little bunny. :)

little plushies

2009-01-21T01:36:00.005-06:00

Happy New Year!! I know its a little late but i still wanted to wish y'all a happy new year. I really haven't done much sewing. I been really busy with the Holidays. Then I got sick and then my husband got the PRK eye laser surgery done. I did manage to make some mushroom picushions and a blue lil'teddy.

I finally started on my art trades. I finished a pair of white lions that Fizzie Kiwi wanted. I'm just waiting for her to finish with mine so I can send her these cutie pies! I will be working and a lobster for Tasha and a little daisy pincushion for LoneHana this week . BTW the little pixel art on the top right corner of my blog was made by LoneHana for me as part of our art trade. It is adorable!!

Hello...

2008-12-07T01:00:00.004-06:00

Well, i hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving!! I did!! i ate lots of turkey..... mmmmm ...... (^.^) Now I'm getting ready for Christmas. I got most of my decorations up, yay!! And I got an early Christmas present .....

Welcome our new addition to our family
Rossi Valentina (named after Valentino Rossi)

she loves her new bed!!

Kaneda loves playing with her but Rossi can get a little too playful
and Kaneda will jump on the sofa were Rossi cant get to her.

In other news, my lates creation. A lil'hippo!! This little plushie was sold right away after posting it on my Etsy.

I really need to get working for the Holidays. I been a little lazy lately.........sigh. Well, that is all for now. Ciao!!

FELIZ DIA DE LOS MUERTOS!!!

2008-11-02T10:36:00.013-06:00

OMG i haven't updated since September!!!! I'm so sorry. Well lets see, I got a new job!!! I really like it. I work at an after school program. I have 19 Kindergarteners for 4hrs! They are a hand full but it's also fun playing with them. (^.^) I've also made some new plushies.

FELIZ DIA DE LOS MUERTOS!!!
i made this one for today to celebrate
The Day of the Dead

I made this lil'cat!!
I sold it the same day I posted it on my Etsy.
I'll probably make more for my shop.

I really didn't make that many plushies last month. I guess I was a little lazy!! :P

I came home on Friday to this:

I KNOW!!! My hubby bought it for me!! He is so awesome!! I was messing with it yesterday. (^.^) Well, I got to go, I'm going to see what I can do with this baby.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY and other things

2008-09-05T10:53:00.011-05:00

Yesterday was my hubby;s Birthday. He really didn't want to do anything. Just relax and take it easy. I guess since his parents are going to come this weekend. So we didn't go out but i did make him a cake and some caramel apples (he loves them) and i gave him his present. he is a anime nerd (like me) and he has been collecting Chobits by CLAMP. So i got him the last three he needed......he loved it!!

he took so long in making a wish that some of the candle burned off. (o.o)

Changing the subject. my sister came back from San Francisco and brought me a awesome pincushion from China Town. i told her that i wanted to collect different pincushions. So she found one for me!! *hugs*.

I'm also working on a Plushie Tutorial.i never done one and a lot of people are asking me how i do my plushies. So this is a little gift for all the people that watch me. (^.^) *hugs*

that is all for now :3

lil'pals

2008-09-04T08:06:00.003-05:00

just finished two plushies. they are from my new collection: lil'pals. i made a lil'monkey and a lil'bunny. more to come. you can buy them at my Etsy Shop.

i want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! to my hubby.

i'm going to make a german chocolate and caramel apples! my inlaws are coming this weekend and we are going to BB-Q for him. (^.^)

these are my new plushies

More...

2008-08-14T13:42:00.002-05:00

yay!! i finally had time to make more little keychains!! besides that i haven't done much i been watching the Olympics......yes i'm hooked!!! i love Michael Phelps!! i think his the missing link between dolphins and humans! I love Alexander Artemev's breakdancing on the Pommel Horse and the Chinese gymnastic girls kick ass!! i especially love Deng Linlin she looks so cute and incredible when she is out there. Some people are saying that the team looks too young to be 16. i think so too but they are still incredible and fun to watch!! I can't wait to see the All-Around womens tonight. Oh and i was so happy when Mexico won the bronze in synchronized diving!! Well, enough about that here are some pics of my new animal keychains. you can purchase them at my Etsy Shop.

Cute keychains

2008-07-13T10:32:00.004-05:00

made my first pair of cute animal keychains. i will make more later. i kind of ran out of safety eyes. i ordered some yesterday. so as soon as the eyes come i'll make more. you can buy these two cute ones at my Etsy Shop!! ENJOY!!

4th of July Weekend

2008-07-06T01:26:00.006-05:00

I hope everyone had a Happy 4th of JULY!!!

my in-laws came down this weekend. Friday we went to a festival. didn't take pictures of it because it started raining. we had to go back home but i did enjoy a turkey leg and a lemonade, oh, and a funnel cake...yummy. we got home and watched the Macy's fireworks on tv. they were really cool. once it got dark we headed down to see the fireworks. awesome!!!

On Saturday we headed to the Market place. for those that don't know i live in San Antonio. the Market place is a little piece of Mexico. Got to see some Folklórico dances. most people don't know but when i lived in Mexico i us to be in folkloric dance. so when i watched the little girls dance it took me back. after watching the dancers we walked the market place and found lots of cute things.

i found some dolls like the one i bought in Mexico, except these were a little more expensive and i saw my being made :D

i love paper flowers!!
I had lots of fun this weekend :p

I'm BACK....

2008-07-06T00:02:00.016-05:00

...what, i was gone!?! YEP, i left to Mexico two weeks ago!!! the bus ride was so long but it was worth it!! i had lots of fun and ate a lot. time to get back on the treadmill...hehe! I visited both of my Grandmas' house and a lot of aunts and uncles!!! i love the bright color houses. it kinda makes me happy!!

Arriving to a city surrounded by mountains...Saltillo!!

Grandma's House

One of my uncle's house!!

In one of my aunt's house we had a Bar-b-q!! it was deliciouses!! her back yard was full of awesome plants and decorations. i couldn't help it and took some pix! :D she had a pomegranate tree. i just wished they were riped. she also had lots of cactus!

on her walls she had the cutest little houses decorations. We also had the change to meet the next door neighbor's horse!! i was a little scared to touch it at first.

inside her house i found the littlest frame with a cross-stitch design i ever saw!! it was about 3x3!! i love finding little treasures that people have around there house!! They also had an inside water fountain and at the very top of it a found two little turtles!! hehe...
we also got on a "combi" (bus) to the Mercado (the market). once we got to downtown it was time to take a little walk. man, i'm really out of shape!!! i got to see some leopards and tigers. the circus was coming to town and they were adverting it. i got to touch them!!! we didn't have time to go tough.

my little cousin being silly!!

a church that we passed by

i love the Mercado! its full of colors and smells!! my cousin found a funny mask and i found some cool Day of the Dead items. right outside the Mercado i found a lady making little dolls. i couldn't help it and bought one!! its adorable!!

outside the Mercado

inside the Mercado

my cousin 50 years from now! hehe
i found my little treasure from Mexico!!!

Cute white bunny

2008-06-07T18:05:00.000-05:00

i started making this bunny before Easter but i finally finished it. I love how it came out!! this one is the biggest plushie i made so far. i used flannel and fleece so its really soft!!!! I'm going to add it to my Esty shop for anyone who wants it!

p.s. My hubby's friend LOVED his chibi Satan that i made. YAY!!!

:D

2008-06-05T11:48:00.000-05:00

yay!! finished a plushie!! it took me forever to finish it because i wouldn't work on it!! Now i'm working on a little white bunny made from fleece and flannel. Its going to be so soft!!

This is Chibi Satan from "Lucy the Daughter of the Devil" tv show.

Refence photo: link
Made it for my hubby's friend. Hope he likes it!!
ENJOY!!

Satan plushie made by Lori-la-Tortuga (me)
Satan character made by Loren Bouchard

NEW PET!!

2008-05-30T12:41:00.001-05:00

• Well, not really! Two little birdies made a nest right outside my front door! they are working so hard i didn't want to tear it down. hopefully they don't peck or poop on my head. here are some pix of their work.

i donno why these pix came out like this...oh well!!

• my hubby got a new toy! its really cool. too bad i can't ride....yet! he needs to buy me a helmet. you should have seen him when i told him it was ok to get one.....hehehe! he's been wanting one since he sold his old one.

• i made another mushroom pincushion. i like it! you can grab it at my Etsy Shop!!

long time no write!

2008-04-01T23:18:00.001-05:00

I know, its been a while! haven't done much crafting since my last post. I'm kinda going through a dry spell but that is about to be over. i got a couple of orders and i got some ideas in my head that i need to get out!! :D
The last thing i made was a penguin. Every time my hubby would see a penguin anywhere he would say that he would love to have a penguin as a pet but since we really can't have a penguin as a pet i made him a plushie penguin instead!! I gave it to him for Valentine's Day! he loved it!!

Also, my uncle and his family came down to visit us all the way from Mexico! It was so much fun. I took them shopping, played some Wii, and they even got a chance to play some soccer in the back yard!

Well, that is all for now!! Peace! (^.^)V

Frog Prince

2008-01-28T19:01:00.002-06:00

so i made a little Frog Prince for a contest at Deviant Art. I still don't know if i should enter this one or another one i'm working on?? It's still really cute!! i like how it came out. i like the little kiss on his cheek. :D Oh, i also made some heart brooches/pins for Valentine's Day to sale at my Esty shop.

New Year Resolution!!

2008-01-19T17:54:00.001-06:00

one of my New Years Resolution was to be more GREEN!! i already recycle plastic bottle tops for my pincushions and i recycle the plastic bottles. Today i was trying to mail a pincushion that someone bought from me and notice that i didn't have any boxes. the last time i tried to buy a box i couldn't find one small enough for the little items i make. so i was looking around my house and found a small candle box. the box was old and sticky....(O.o) so i was bummed...then i got and idea. i took a cereal box and traced the old candle box on it!!! Not only do i have a box small enough for my items but I'm recycling them too!!! I also use a paper bag i get from the grocery store to wrap the box instead of buying the brown paper roll!!

I GOT BLOGGED

2008-01-15T15:57:00.003-06:00

well, today i got blogged by Schmancy over at PLUSH YOU!
She talked about my cute pincushions. How cool!! I'm honored!
I'm also exited because i might get that Japaneses pattern book today!!
Can't wait! Well, that is all for right now.

AWESOME DAY!!

2008-01-14T21:13:00.001-06:00

yay! i'm back on track! yesterday i finished an owl pincushion i was working on. its on sale in my Etsy SHOP!! i also finished a red flower pincushion a lady asked me to do for her. she wanted a little ribbon hoop so she can hang it instead of the wrist band pincushion. i think it came out pretty nice. :D today a DeviantArt friend posted that she wanted to do art trades. i asked her if she would do an art trade with me. i was so happy when she said yes!! i'm going to get a really cute amigurumi Moon Bun w/a little blue cape and she is going to receive from me a pink mushroom pincushion!! i'm so excited!! tomorrow i might get this really cute Japanese pattern book i really want!! oh, i also went out and bought the new Backstreet Boys CD with my Christmas gift card!! what an awesome day!!

Back From Break

2008-01-06T11:42:00.000-06:00

yep, i'm back from my little break. i had lots of fun at my cousins house!! we are both craft freaks so we would stay up all night looking at fabric and different crafts on line...hehe! oh, i also watch The Cat in the Hat a billion times. my little nephews are crazy for it and that is all they would watch over and over again. We also celebrated my nephew and sister's Birthday!! here are some pics!!

MAY YALL HAVE A ...

2007-12-23T13:22:00.001-06:00

SOLD!

2007-12-16T14:37:00.000-06:00

yep, i sold my first item on Etsy yesterday!! YAY!! so i wrapped it up and its ready to go. i hope she loves it. she bought a little mushroom pincushion.

i'm also making a little owl pincushion. i'm making this one a wrist pincushion.

well, go to go. my hubby and i are going bowling with the neighbors and after that we are going to eat out with some friends...yummy!!