Mermaid Tail Lip Balm Pouch

I always find that I loose my lip balms somewhere in my bag and generally give up trying to find it and just put up with dry lips for the day. That was until I found and ingenious idea of creating a little pouch on a keyring that is the perfect size for a stick of lip balm. I also find that the best type of crochet is practical crochet. 

A friend of mine loves mermaids and anything to do with sea-life, so as I like to mash ideas together I had a quick look to see if there was a lip balm mermaid pouch. To my surprise there was! I based my mermaid pouch on this mermaid tail chapstick holder.

I chose to add a flap and bead to close the pouch just to make sure that the lip balm wouldn't get lost. Determination for no more dry lips! I also like the look of the bead on the pouch, it reminds me of a pearly shell.

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Crochet Weeping Angel

I made this weeping angel some time ago as a gift, however the gift didn't get given until recently. The angel has been getting comfy on my fireplace for a long time. I think I'm actually going to miss it.

I love Dr Who and I think the first episode involving weeping angels is my favourite Dr Who episode...so making this was quite exciting for me (I don't care how sad that sounds).

The angel was quite easy and quick for me to make until it got the the hair. I absolutely hated making the hair of this angel. It involved a lot of precise and neat sewing that, as a perfectionist, took me ages. Enough said. However the detail of the end product does look really good so it is worth the pain. 

The pattern can be found Here

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