Clark as The Doctor

Clark, my Build-a-Bear, has been wanting a 10th doctor outfit for awhile now. As Build-a-Bear Workshop does not seem to think they should make this wonderful outfit, I had to figure out how to do it myself. I thought about sewing it, but honestly, I'm not so great at that and I had no idea where to even begin. I'm a little handier with yarn and a crochet hook, so I decided that would be the best way to go. I've never done anything like this before, so I kind of just made it up as I went along. The "pinstripes" are a bit more exaggerated than they should be, but hey my bear doesn't mind. I used two different methods to get the stripes. If I were to do it all over again, I'd probably use the second method (like the pants and sleeves) I came up with for the whole thing. It went a lot faster and the stripes were a little less obvious that way. However, my mom liked it better the first way (how it is on the jacket). I like both, and I don't plan to do it again, so whatever. I also made him a little sonic screwdriver to go with his new outfit. Now I just need to figure out how to get a shirt and tie to go under the jacket and get him some shoes. Also, I may someday decide to to make the overcoat. We'll see.

Another Doctor

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Yesterday I had an unexpected day off work. Toward late afternoon I started to feel that I needed a project that didn't involve sitting in front of my computer, so I pulled out my bag of yarn and went to work. I ended up coming up with my own pattern for this little 10th Doctor doll. **Spoilers for season 4. Highlight to read. (This is to keep Jenn from getting spoiled...sorry Jenn, you need to watch!)** This is the Meta-Crisis doctor from the end of season 4. In the show, his shirt is actually closer to a maroon color, but I worked with what I had. I am very glad that this particular version of the doctor doesn't wear a tie as I didn't enjoy making the tie on the last doctorr. He's smaller than the original one I made, and I think he turned out a little better. I put him next to the Puffs tissue box, to show his actual size. I'm quite fond of him. :) I plan to make a little Rose to go with him as well. In fact, as I just found out that I'm not working today either, I think I'll be making her this afternoon.

New Video

Another new Doctor Who video. Yeah, I'm a little obsessed with making them right now, but hey it's fun! At least it's better than sitting around and contemplating how boring my life truly is. ;)

Happy 4th of July

Well, it's actually over now, so I guess this post will show up as being on the 5th. However, I haven't gone to bed yet, so I'm still counting it as the same day.

As a child, this day was one of my favorites. We would be in Michigan and would head up to my Grandma's farm with our church family for a weekend of fun, games, bonfires, fireworks, "haunted" houses, tire swings, and fellowship. Those were great times, and some of my favorite memories are from those days. It's not so exciting anymore, but it was still a good day. We have my nephew and nieces over this weekend. My parents had been invited to spend the day with some church friends, so they took the girls with them and left me home with my nephew. We went swimming, made peanut butter cookies with peanut butter chips, played with his toys, and I even introduced him to Doctor Who. ;) That started with me showing him some youtube videos of Daleks. At first he thought it was like R2D2, but then he discovered that they could talk. He informed me that he needed to have a toy one and that he needed to watch them on the TV. I picked out one of the Dalek episodes for him to watch, and he loved it. He did hide his face in the couch cushions a few times, but he assured me that he was not scared. By the time my parents came home with his sisters, he was running around the house yelling, "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!" and "Allons-y!" (ok, it doesn't actually sound like allons-y when he says it, but I know that is what he was trying to say.)

Retrace

Another Doctor Who video. I finished it last night. I'm not sure how I feel about it. There is so much that I'd like to change, but I'm still trying to figure out this editing program. The song is Retrace by Anberlin. I am loving Anberlin. I hadn't even heard of them until they came up on one of my Pandora stations recently, but they are great. Don't be shocked if there are a lot of Who related posts in the near future. I kind of tend to obsess over things. ;) If you don't care about Doctor Who, just ignore the posts. Seriously though, it's a great show. Give it a chance.

Vidding Again

Introducing my very first Doctor Who Music video! Apart from the frustrations of trying to work with a new editing program that seemed to enjoy crashing, removing clips at random, and adding ghost clips to places where I couldn't get rid of them, I really enjoyed making this. It's my first completed video in, I think, nearly a year. I've been dying to get back into vidding, but computer frustrations and lack of inspiration of kept me from it. Doctor Who has provided me with fresh ideas and desire, so hopefully I can get this program figured out and get back into the swing of things.

No need to watch if you aren't a Doctor who fan (though if you aren't, you should be!). Also, it has lots of season 4 spoilers in it, so don't watch if you are still working your way through the show. If you are a fan and you have already seen the show up to date, then go ahead and enjoy. :)

Whovian Crafting

I have now managed to get my mother into Doctor Who. I started watching them with her on Sunday, and she is now halfway through the second season. Yesterday she sat at home and watched it for about eight hours. I'm so proud of her. ;) The only reason she even stopped was because I told her I'd like her to wait so I could watch some of it with her. Obsessions are always more fun when they can be shared with others.

And speaking of my Doctor Who obsession...

Meet my new friends. :)

While looking for a Doctor Who overcoat pattern for Clark, my Build-a-Bear, (I have not yet found a pattern, so Clark sadly cannot dress up as The Doctor) I came across patterns on Snuffykin's Live Journal for crochet dolls of The Doctor and Rose Tyler (snuffykin, I don't know you, but thank you so much for these awesome patterns!) I've been crocheting for years, but I had never attempted anything like this. My crocheting experiences have mostly been limited to doilies and a few afghans. I decided that I would give it a try. I am so glad I did! I had a lot of fun making them, and I'm pretty proud of the way they turned out.
Now, if only I could figure out how to make a TARDIS and a tiny sonic screwdriver!

"Allons-y!"

"I'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm nine hundred and three years old, and I'm the man who's going to save your life and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that?"

Well, here we go again. I have a new obsession. I'm officially in love with this show. Over the course of the past week I have watched the first three seasons, and I have started the fourth. I have wept, laughed out loud, and jumped around clapping like a fool over this show already. I'm not sure why I have such a propensity for getting myself absurdly emotionally involved in the lives of fictional characters, but I do, and I'm OK with that. :)