The Kitty-gurumi Contest Winner is...

You guys made this decision so hard, I ended up choosing two kitties!
The first winner is Sweety, owned by Kelly.

According to Kelly, Sweety, whose formal name is Ghost, was from a litter of 6 to Kelly's aunt's cat. All her brothers and sisters were normal little kitties but she was special. Before she opened her eyes Kelly held her and she mewed in a very high pitch voice and clung to Kelly. When she opened her eyes they discovered that she had both a blue eye and a brown eye.

Mystified they wanted to keep Sweety all to ourselves. She came home in a hat, curled up into a ball, sleeping soundly. When they introduced her to the other cats they hissed, but she ignored that and pounced on them anyway - shocking everyone. Come to find out Sweety is deaf. She can't hear anything you say to her but can feel the vibration of your voice when she lays on your chest and her sense of smell is spectacular. He favorite food is plastic so they have to keep it away from her. Sweety now reigns as head of household at Kelly's mother's house still mewing in her high pitched tone when she is hungry.


Kelly won an amigurumi recreation of Sweety. The photo above is that of the version that is available in the Moon's Creations shop.

The second winner for this contest was Emily of Follow the White Rabbit.

Someone bit their tongue!
Originally uploaded by Emily ♥ Follow The White Rabbit

This photo of her cat, Lucky, won me over. I loved the look of his bright green eye and that darling little pink tongue!

It was only after I'd contacted Emily, that found out Lucky had two different colored eyes as well.

She had this to say about Lucky, he bites his tongue by accident from time to time. He'll be licking his fur and then get distracted mid lick. He forgets that his tongue is out and keeps it stuck out like that for a few minutes until he remembers to put it back in his mouth again!

Both of his eyes started out green, but his right eye started changing to a rust colour over time. Now he's 14 and his right eye is completely rust coloured. He can see fine out of both eyes - the vets are totally baffled by it!

Emily won an amigurumi version of Lucky and you can purchase him in my shop.

Thank you to everyone who entered in their kitty into the contest. You all have wonderful cats and I really wish I could have made each one of them.

To see all the entries into the Kitty-Gurumi Contest, please visit here.

The sun wouldn't cooperate this morning

I had planned to share a new artistic piece with everyone.
Sadly, the sun wouldn't come out this morning.

Instead, I have a lovely picture to share with you.

These little Moon Buns are a Bride and Groom set designed to look like the actual Bride and Groom's outfit. It was a custom order for AkumaRaven.
According to her: "that cake is a very important Norwegian tradition (it's called Kransekake), and I was glad I could 'spice it up' a bit."

Thank you for sending in the photo! It always warms my heart to receive photos like this.

Commission and Custom Order Status is Open!

Ghost Children Moon Buns from the movie Coraline, a previous commission

Commission and Custom order status reopens today! Thank you everyone for your patience with me.

For just a sample of the many commissions I've made in the past, please visit my flickr account.

Fan Art Gifts!

Is there anything more thrilling than when an fellow artist recreates your design in their own style and gives it to you? I don't think there could be.

This first feature is a bit of a cheat, since it was a commission. Megan Baehr recently was accepting custom orders and I requested her to draw my Moon Buns. She made this beautiful piece.

"Mommy MoonBun tells Baby MoonBun the story of the Moon Bunny who lives on the moon and pounds rice to make yummy rice cakes."

Wait, you recognize Megan's name, she's also the talented artist behind nonesuchgarden! To see more of her beautiful art, visit her art blog, Fried Wontons.

This utterly adorable pieces was sculpted by Kelly of egyptianruin. This beautiful piece is her representation of the Bunny Mines!

If you've been following me for any length of time, you may notice I refer to my crafting area as the Bunny Mines. So seeing this makes so very happy. I only wish the real Bunny Mines were so adorable!

Thank you so much ladies for your fantastic gifts! You've made my day!

Photoshoot

I've been asked many time how I take my photos. To be honest, I'm always suprised when people ask, because I don't think my photos are very good. They could always be better.

To take my photos I need 4 things: Camera, Light Box, Natural Light and Photo Editing Software

I have a Sony Cybershot. It's not high end at all. This is what I take my photos with. It just proves you don't need to spend a fortune to take a decent photo. I have mine set to no flash (very important), macro on and a slight increase on brightness.

The Macro setting will allow you to take nice, close-up photos of your item. The increase in brightness, just helps to lighten up what nature can't do on its own.

Natural Light is extremely important to your photos. It will bring out the absolute best colors. This is why you won't need flash. Flash washes out the richness of natural light. Even when taking photos of friends, I don' t use the flash.
Flash is no good.

You'll always need to change your photo time depending on the lighting that works best for you and the season. I like early morning sunlight. In late August I take photos around 8 am, but in Winter I take photos much later in the morning.

This clock is on a wall next to my light source (window). Not as bright as I'd like it, but I wanted to catch the time and I don't have a clock on any other walls.

For a light box, you don't need to spend a fortune. I made this based on Strobist's tutorial. It's a simple cardboard box with the top and sides cut out and replaced with tracing paper. My background white is just a piece of poster board.

This photo shows exactly where I take my photos, right next to the sliding glass doors. Luckily my doors are on the Eastern side of the house, so plenty of my favorite early morning light.

Here's a shot of a little Moon Bun in the light box.

Once I've taken my photos, I upload them into my computer. I use the free program Graphic Converter. I will usually sharpen the photo a little and brighten if the morning is a little more cloudy than I'd prefer.

That's it!
This is all I do to take my photos. Nothing too fancy.
If you're taking photos for products, remember to use that natural light and shun the flash.
Good luck!

By Hook, By Hand's Free Spirit Amigurumi Doll

I usually update while I'm at my day job and lately we've been so busy I haven't had the chance. I suppose it's a good thing I have work to do rather than playing on my blog. Here's today's feature free pattern.

I've just discovered By Hook, By Hand and I'm blown away with the patterns. The free Sprirt Amigurumi Doll reminds me of a Blythe doll, but crocheted. How awesome is that?

For this beautiful free pattern, please visit By Hook, By Hand!

New Charms!

The original Moon Bun charms I made were crocheted with a yarn that got discontinued. After searching and testing several yarns, I found one that held up wonderfully. I attached my tester to my keys and after a month, it's still holding strong.

Each charm attracts a certain luck!
What luck are you looking for?

http://MoonsCreations.etsy.com

My goodness! I've been so busy I've neglected the blog terribly. Please forgive me. I'll make the time to post more. ♥

Get Your Kitty Photos In!

but you remembered and now i can't forget - by allisonbook

Just wanted to remind everyone the last date to submit your photo to the Kitty-gurumi contest is Friday, August 21st!

There have already been so many great entries, it's going to be hard to choose just one!

For more information, check out the contest post!

gigglinggoblin's knitted eyes

Sorry hookers, but today's feature free pattern is for the knitters!
Right now I've got Halloween in my mind. (Must be working on the 31 Amigurumi in October.)

Knitting is my one true fiber love. I know I'm better known for my crochet, but given the choice between a hook and a pair of needles, I'll pick knitting. I'm just not very good at creating my own patterns. (whoops!) Luckily there are wonderful people like gigglinggoblin who create wonderfully fun patterns to knit.

I've already got a fishbowl full of these eyeballs and I can't wait to make a few more. To get gigglinggoblin's free eyeball pattern, visit her blog here.

Happy Knitting!

Moon Men

Many have asked, what can I do with a Moon Man? Well I handed out some Moon Men to friends and told them to go for it. Here's what they made!

Triceratops designed by Megan Baehr of Nonesuchgarden

Eri designed by Sang Kim of wariwashigoods

Moon Flower Fairy designed by Charlotte Duke (BabyLondonStar)

What will you make with a Moon Man?