Krazy Krafter is NO MORE . .. Long live SPORK

So after very little debate, I've decided to change my name from Krazy Krafter to Spork. There are several reasons for this. But mostly because I don't really feel like Krazy Krafter is ME.

So from here on out I shall now be known as Utensil Spork . . . . or Spork for short.

LEO Tote Bag

It's that time of the year again for Spoon's Secret Lion Final Gift Exchange. For all of you who are confused on what I'm talking about refer to LEO Pillows to clarify. We were at a stand still for a while on what to do. In the end we decided on a tote bag.

I was inspired by this fun floral fabric. It was too thin and busy to be the outer section but would be a beautiful lining for the bag. For the outer section I did choose a nice simple royal blue fabric. I wanted something plain so it wouldn't interfere with the LEO face and the name I was going to sew on.



Using the same template from the LEO Pillows, I cut out the parts for the LEO Face and attached it all together on the royal blue fabric.












I used casual font to print out her name and traced it out with carbon paper. I then attached the lining fabric to the back, sewed out her name and cut it out.


And here is the finished tote bag. I really liked how her name turned out.

OctoRave Outfit

I don't even know how to explain how this came about. Let's just say that if you ask me a question in the midst of one of my obsessions my answer will revolve around my obsessions. So in the midst of my oCtOpAcK sewing Grip N Flip decided that she wanted to throw a Rave/Birthday Party. She was asking for some suggestions on tag lines for the invites and my response was "Octorave: Eight times the fun" . . . .. . . and somehow that stuck.

So obviously if Grip N Flip is throwing an Octorave an Octofit is needed. While I was reading a manga I found the perfect outfit. I'm really not into cosplay nor will I ever be. But this outfit had the essence of the Miyavi Concert Outfit that didn't work out. I'm talking about the triangular cut outs that ended up being a disaster. The manga is 07 Ghost by Amemiya Yuki and Illustrated by Ichihara Yukino. The illustrator Ichihara Yukino has her own website and some pretty cool illustrations.


But since her illustrations are on rotation the picture of the outfit isn't up. I hope posting it here doesn't go against any copyright infringement policies. (Please don't sue me!!)

This ended up being a quickie outfit and took me a day to do.

I don't hate the top but there are somethings that need to be fixed. The straps around the neck don't hold really well. The side seams need to be taken in to fit better. And Grip N Flip needs some instructions because she doesn't know how to put it on correctly.

oCtOpAck COMPLETE

oCtOpAcK has completely exceeded my expectations. This is my crowning achievement to date. I'm reeling from it's exquisite curtness. It's so awesome!! OK I'll try and stop tooting my own horn now.

Here are more detailed pictures of the oCtOpAcK.
















I love that you CAN see the fruit lining fabric as you open it's zipper mouth. The button eyes aren't as large as I would like, but since they were free I'll have to wait and decide if I'm going the change them. The double zipper at the top opening was a lucky find at a bargain price. It just makes it feel more like a backpack. The explosion of pockets on the inside still tickle me. And the secret back pocket, well since I've told all of you I guess it's not so secret anymore, gives me a childish delight.

What next, you may ask. Well I have a kids version of this backpack in mind. I'm not sure if it's something I'm going to construct in the near future but it'll be just as whimsical as this one.

oCtOpAck The Pockets

Here are the bevy of pockets I've sewn for the Octopack. On the outside, I've attached a zipper for the mouth pocket and a zipper on the back for a hidden pocket. On the inside I have a total of 10 pockets. You read that correctly, 10 whole pockets on the inside. This backpack is pocketastic, if I do say so myself.





























All I have to do to finish up is to attach the straps, sew up the side seams, and mount the button eyes. Sounds simple enough.