Big Hero 6 Baymax Brooch!

As soon as I saw the trailers for Big Hero 6, I knew I'd fall in love with the film. I saw it when it came out and, sure enough, I loooooved it! The story was touching, the animation was beautiful and Baymax has to be the cutest Pixar character ever. I knew right away I wanted to make something with Baymax on it, especially after all the awards the film has recently won.

My inspiration! Anybody know who made this???

While looking for Baymax plushies on Google, I stumbled upon this super cute image (sadly without any credit anywhere!) The plushie with the blush on it convinced me that I had to make a kawaii blushy Baymax!

Without further ado, here is my blushing Baymax brooch!

I wanted to make it extra cute by adding ruffles around it and a little bow. 2 people have told me so far that he looks like he's wearing a bonnet so I'm going to call him Baby Baymax!

I used a variation of this tutorial by Wild Olive to make the ruffle part (called a yoyo) with pink chiffon. His face was made with stiff white glitter felt and details were embroidered on. The blush was done with... well blush!

The brooch was such a quick project (around 2 hours or less) and it's perfect for me to wear with my lolita coords or to add a little cuteness on my jackets since it's still kind of cold.

I still have to find a pin for it though. Anybody know where I can find 2-way clips?

His face came out a teeny bit wonky but I think he's still cute! Maybe I'll try to remake him one day.

Did you go to see Big Hero 6? Did you love it as much as I did?

DIY: Free Printable Scratch Off Valentine!

Click here to download this card
After clicking the link, right click the picture and choose "save as"

Sometimes I like to pretend I'm a Graphic Designer and that I know what I'm doing (hint: I'm not and I don't haha!). I made this cute little valentine for my boyfriend after seeing this super cute tutorial for making homemade scratch-offs on Spoonful.com. I designed my card with our favorite dog breed and filled it with prizes I thought he'd enjoy. (In case you're wondering about the 3rd prize, he's been wanting me to learn a song of his choice on my ukulele since forever!) If you like my valentine, you can download it by clicking the link under it!

Not really feeling the prizes I chose? Want to personalize it yourself? Make up your own prizes and fill them in yourself on my blank valentine!

Click here to download
After clicking the link, right click the picture and choose "save as"

To make the valentine, print it (can be either on good ole printer paper or cardstock). Then cut around the perimeter and use a glue-stick to glue it on a slightly larger piece of red or pink construction paper/ cardstock. Then follow the instructions on Spoonful to make the scratch off part (but I suggest instead of black paint, use red or pink!)

On mine, I'll be adding a bit of extra cuteness by gluing ruffles of fabric or lace along the top and bottom. Feel free to deco this! Add glitter, sequins, rhinestones or just make a whole different design of your own!

Hope you liked my little card design!

Are you making valentines this year?