Fish to Sushi ~ A Transformable Toy! Free Pattern

Happy Monday everyone!

I just found the neatest FREE pattern for a transformable crochet toy!

It is a fish that also folds up into itelf to look like sushi!

Here is the fish and stuffed inside him is the sushi rice box.

He dives into it when you pull it out and his tail sticks out to look like sushi!

Isn't that FUN?

He is so cute both ways and so fast to make that I made another one so I could display him both ways at the same time! :)

Ta Da!

What FUN projects are you working on?

Please leave us a note and let us know!

We cannot wait to hear all about them!

xoxoxo

Melissa and Archie

Friday Funnies ~ Archie's Pow Wow with the Alpacas

Happy Friday everyone!

It is me...

Archie!

I just had a very exciting adventure that I cannot wait to share with you!

I have been asking my momma where yarn comes from so she took me on a field trip to Estes Park, CO for their annual Wool Market this year!

I got to sit down with the Alpacas and ask them myself!

They were very friendly and welcomed me with big puggy smiles!

I felt right at home with them!

They told me that the wool is actually made from their coats that they grow and wear in the Winter to stay warm, and then their owners shave in the Spring & Summer to help them stay cool.

The wool yarn is made from the hair they shave off!

The groomers do this to all kinds of fuzzy animals to make lots of different kinds of fibers for people to weave, felt, crochet and knit with!

Here are some of the other types of animals who I met that get haircuts to make pretty fiber for us to play with...

Sheep

Goats

... and Llamas!

We had a magical day up in Estes Park!

The weather was perfect and there was so much for us to see and do!

People were shopping, eating, smiling and learning all about herding doggies and the wooly animals they help protect & take care of.

It turns out that my Corgi Cousin, Moe, is a herding dog!

Here was bred for a very important job and is super smart and busy!

I asked my momma if I was bred to do a cetain job that was important too...

She said Oh YES R-Chee!

Puggies were created as Companion doggies to keep their pawrents company and make them smile and laugh all the time!

We make people happy!

I LOVE my job and see...

I think I am pretty good at it too!

Tee Hee!

What is your favorite thing to do?

Please leave me a note and let me know!

I cannot wait to hear all about it!

xoxoxo

R-Chee (The Smile Maker)

Customer Photo Gallery ~ Happy Faces & Butts!

Hi Everyone!

What a fabulous week we have had!

I could not wait to show you the wonderful Customer Photos that Happy Pugs and Frenchies have just shared with us!

Meet Miss Annie Bee above!

She loves who she sees in her new compact mirror so much that Midge The beautiful pied Frenchie inspired her to strike a pose too!

Annie Bee lives in TX with her pug sister, brothers & mom, Nancy Medina.

Midge lives with CA with her mom, Kristin M. and other sisters, brother.

When you have time, please check out their fabulous adventures on Annie's blog and The Moon Pieds page on Facebook!

Midge loves her compact mirror too!

... and this beautful pug is Zack!

He lives with his wonderful mom Tracy C., in NM who built him the now coveted Pug Man Cave!

R-Chee's pug cave is in the process of being created as we speak, but shhhh... don't tell him!

It is a secret project that will be revealed to him in the weeks to come!

Thank you all for always playing and sharing in the FUN with us!

All of you make our world a very magical place to be!

xoxoxo

Melissa

Crochet Owl Pillow #2

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I am so excited to show you the new owl pillow I just finished.

I made the large owl pillow a few weeks ago and I just love how it turned out so I also had to make the medium sized owl for a smaller space that was just "hooting" for an owl pillow to fill it up!

I purchased the pattern on etsy in a wonderful & inspiring shop called ATERGcrochet.

I had so much FUN picking out the colors and watching it spring to life.

Just like its big brother, I added some of my own details like the sleepy eyes on one side and her awake eyes on the other.  I also added wings and feet to my pillow for FUN!

Here is the first circle completed ...

... and here it is getting a hug from Archie!

He is the best helper!

Tee Hee!

It looks like I made him work a little too hard today!

Here it is with the head crocheted on top of  each side of the front and back circles, sew together and stuffed with the pillow insert I made from fabric and polyfil.

...now he has toes!

...and wings!

Ta Da!

The awake owl side!

Good Morning!

The sleepy owl side!

Nitey Nite!

The place I put him is extra FUN because I get to see both faces depending where i am standing in the room!

The awake owl side is perched facing the windows so he can see out!

... and the sleepy owl is resting on the couch across from the wonderful pillow I already had!

Now my couch is completely filled up!

I think it looks great!

Fred loves it too but made the point that it is like every couch and chair in our house...

Very pretty, but there is no room to sit!

Ha! Ha!

Luckily I fill the space up with fiber art so they are easy to move!

I am glad Fred loves me and the art I make and collect!

Ha!

xoxoxoxo

Melissa & Archie

Fresh As A Daisy ~ Crochet Wash Cloth

Hi Everyone!

It is me...

R-Chee!

Our friend Lynne has created a FUN new crochet group for us to join and play in!

Our first group project is create a wonderful cotton wash cloth!

We just finished ours for this fabulous crochet-a-long!

My momma got a wiff of me right before she finished ours and decided I needed a bath!

Oh MY!

Now I smell fresh as a daisy so she decided to crochet a little daisy and sew it on to our wash cloth!

I inspire her in the craziest ways I tell ya! :)

Please join in on the FUN and grab this cool Crochet Club badge for your blog! :)

Let us know if you join too!

We cannot wait to see what you create!

xoxoxo

R-Chee & Melissa

My Puggie Playdate with Apollo & Athena ~ Indy Blog Buddies!

Happy Monday everyone!

Remember when I left you last Friday I told you my momma had a surprise coming to visit me?

Well... I did not have to wait too long for the doorbell to ring!

I answered the door and guess who it was?

Apollo, Athena and their pawrents, Jami and Sean from Indiana!

They were in Colorado on a family vacation and generously made a detour to come over and play with us!

Here I amd saying hello to Athena!

What a cutie patootie!

I LOVE her pink polka dot dress!

Apollo had his harness on already so we put on our blue and pink harnesses and get ready to play!

They had fun exploring the back yard with me...

and playing chase!

We had so much FUN!

... and the pawrents had FUN watching us play!

Momma and Dad were impressed on what a good host I was!

My Dad captured all of these wonderful photos to share with you!

Athena

Sean & Apollo

Melissa, Jami & Archie

Smiles and FUN!

Jami & Athena

Thank you so much Apollo, Athena, Jami & Sean for coming to spend the afternoon with us!

We had the best time and can see by the smiles that you had FUN too!

If any of you plan on visiting CO, please send us a note! 

We would always love to meet you in person too!

What FUN trips do you have planned this Summer?

Please leave me a note and let me know!

I cannot wait to hear all about them!

xoxoxo

R-Chee