July 5, 2012.

I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July! Here’s a glimpse of everything I’ve been crafting during these last few nights of sleeplessness. :P 

Top photo: LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE TINY CLAY ANIMALS!!! :D ALL of the tiny clay charms/ornaments will be given away within the next two weeks, so visit my Facebook Fan Page often!

I have some fun stuff planned. :) I love hosting giveaways because they give me a chance to know a little more about YOU, and I also get the chance to make others’ days just a little bit brighter. ^__^ I hope you’re as excited as I am!!!

Bottom photo:  My panda and I had quite the photo shoot this morning. :D I still have lots of work ahead… like writing/photographing the bonus accessory pattern that will go with my baby panda amigurumi pattern!  Getting soooo close to finishing.

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With only 2 more weeks before I leave on a family trip, I’m working super hard to get things moving along at A Morning Cup of Jo Creations!!! I should have lots of announcements and goodies for you in the days to come. Goodnight for now, and thank you again and again for being a part of my little adventures. ♥

<3 Josephine @ A Morning Cup of Jo Creations (Facebook, Tumblr, Etsy, Craftsy)

June 10, 2012.

A ton of photos have been added to Our Travel Log!!! :D Spring Bunnies are having adventures in Scotland, England, France, and the U.S. :) Where will they appear next?

Join in the amigurumi fun at A Morning Cup of Jo Creations! You can crochet your very own adventure-seeking partner by finding her pattern on Craftsy or Amigurumipatterns.net. :P

See you there!

<3 Josephine (Facebook, Tumblr, Etsy, Craftsy)

May 27, 2012.

GIVEAWAY WINNERS!!!  These winners will be receiving FREE goodies from A Morning Cup of Jo Creations!

FREE Spring Bunny crochet pattern! The four winners are Sonyaaaa, Knitfrenchtoast, Nutshellwords, and Studio-ami!

FREE handmade, customized Spring Flower goes to Fujioki!

Congratulations!!!  Winners, please message me your email address. :)

Thanks for participating, everyone! I loved reading every single comment, and am already looking forward to the next giveaway (which is a secret for now). :P If you’re dying to get your hands on my bunny pattern, I invite you to visit my Craftsy! “Thank you” and *HUGS!* in advance for your support. I truly appreciate it. ♥ ♥ ♥ http://www.craftsy.com/user/pattern/store/476288


Please come back and visit often! I have lots of new goodies and little adventures planned for the months to come. :) Cheers!

<3 Josephine @ A Morning Cup of Jo Creations  (Facebook, Tumblr, Etsy, Craftsy)
Our Travel Log! May 25, 2012. United Kingdom. &#8220;My Spring Bunny is finished and sitting in the garden enjoying the sunshine! Big thanks to A Morning Cup of Jo Creations for such a great pattern :)&#8221; &#8212; Catherine Houston(Spring Bunny crocheted by Catherine.  Pattern can be found on Craftsy.) .YAY!!!  THIS IS AMAZING!  Catherine is the first to post a photo of her finished bunny!  I love the colors she chose for her sweater. :)  Can&#8217;t wait to see more amigurumi bunnies around the world! &lt;3 Josephine @ A Morning Cup of Jo Creations  (Facebook, Tumblr, Etsy, Craftsy)
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Our Travel Log! May 25, 2012. United Kingdom. 

“My Spring Bunny is finished and sitting in the garden enjoying the sunshine! Big thanks to A Morning Cup of Jo Creations for such a great pattern :)” — Catherine Houston

(Spring Bunny crocheted by Catherine.  Pattern can be found on Craftsy.)

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YAY!!!  THIS IS AMAZING!  Catherine is the first to post a photo of her finished bunny!  I love the colors she chose for her sweater. :)  Can’t wait to see more amigurumi bunnies around the world!

<3 Josephine @ A Morning Cup of Jo Creations  (Facebook, Tumblr, Etsy, Craftsy)

May 19, 2012. SPECIAL SPRING GIVEAWAY!!! :D


This year has been off to an amazing start — I’ve been more busy than I have ever been before, but I’ve achieved goals that I had previously thought were only wishful dreams.  For example, I am finally starting my own little online shop (it’s still under construction lol), and I JUST published my first amigurumi pattern!!  I’m celebrating this HUGE milestone in my crafting life by giving away lots of FREE STUFF!! :D 

I’m hosting FOUR giveaways on Tumblr and Facebook, and there will be a total of TEN WINNERS!  Visit me on either site (or both sites!) to join in the fun!  YOU CAN ENTER ALL FOUR GIVEAWAYS!!! :D

**This is a giveaway for FREE SPRING BUNNY CROCHET PATTERNS!**

How to participate: 

- REBLOG this post (ONCE) IN ITS ENTIRETY (please don’t delete any text!) AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WHEN YOU REBLOG: What will you name your bunny and why?  That’s it!  Simple, right? :)

Winners:

- There will be FOUR winners!!!  These winners will be chosen using a random generator.  Please enable your ask boxes so that I may personally notify you when you win.

This giveaway ENDS on Saturday, May 26th, 2012 @ 11:59PM (PST).  Winners will be announced on A Morning Cup of Jo Creations on Sunday! :)

SNEAK PEEK:

To get a glimpse of my super detailed, super cute Spring Bunny Crochet Pattern, visit me on Craftsy! 

GOOD LUCK! <3 I can’t wait to see who wins! 

<3 Josephine @ A Morning Cup of Jo Creations

May 12, 2012.

My FREE FLOWER PATTERN is now available on Craftsy!!!

http://www.craftsy.com/user/pattern/store/476288

This is the first pattern I’ve ever published. Woohoo! *happy dance* I’ve loaded this pattern with lots of pictures and helpful explanations, and I’m very excited to share this with you. I hope you enjoy! 

These fun flowers are very quick to make and will look cute on everything. Yes, I said everything. Sew them directly onto your projects, wear them in your hair, bunch them up as a bouquet, or turn them into brooches to add some Springtime cheer to your outfits! The possibilities are endless. :)

Please share photos of your flowers with me when you’re done! I’d love to see your creativity at work. facebook.com/amorningcupofjocreations


What will YOU do with your cute little flower?


Thanks for your name suggestions! :D

May 8, 2012,

You are all so awesome and creative.  Picking the final names for my Spring Bunnies will be a difficult task! :P

I finished photographing and editing all the photos for my crochet patterns!  *throws confetti!* My Spring Bunny pattern (this will be found on Etsy, Craftsy, and amigurumipatterns.net) and my FREE flower pattern will be coming very soon… hopefully this weekend?  I’m just waiting for them to be tested. :)  I can’t wait to reveal the final product!!! :D

I hope you’re all having a fantastic week. :)

<3 Josephine

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April 28, 2012

“Hello! My name’s Spring Bunny. Miss Jo said I should say something about myself so umm… I LIKE CARROTS, but only really short chubby carrots! The long skinny ones are no fun to eat. And ummm… I’M TALL! I’m 14 inches tall! That’s like, SUPER tall! The other animals in our home are only as big as my EAR, so playing hide-and-seek with them is kinda hard. They find me too fast. :(  If you’d like to learn more about me or my friends, please visit us at A Morning Cup of Jo Creations!  Miss Jo will be introducing many new friends to our home in the months to come.  Hope to see you there!” <3 Spring Bunny 

I’m really excited to send off this bunny to her new family because she’ll be meeting a newborn baby very soon! :D  Yay! 

This energetic sweetheart has been a work-in-progress since January!  Her ears and other limbs have been remade a few times, I experimented with different buttons, and I even crocheted a fat carrot for her.  Redesigning last year’s bunnies has been a fun task, and I’m still working on the official 2012 design to turn into a crochet pattern. :) 

Next up: spring bunnies with pink and green sweaters! :D

<3 Josephine

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What color combinations (for the sweater and flower) do YOU think would be really cute???

April 27, 2012.

I’m playing around with new proportions for my official 2012 Spring Bunny!  Her head is a lot bigger than her body now. :P  Find more photos @ A Morning Cup of Jo Creations. <3

What do you think, is she pattern worthy???

Do you know anyone who’ll want to crochet their very own Spring Bunny?

April 6, 2012.  This is how I&#8217;m spending my last weeknight of &#8220;vacation.&#8221;  Party animal!   Coffee at 11PM &#8212;&gt; wonderful productivity till 4AM. :P  Must.  Crochet.  SPRING BUNNIES!!!!  I&#8217;m also making perler bead magnets for my kids again&#8230; Blooper&#8217;s been waiting to be ironed for a LONG time!  &gt;.&lt; See you tomorrow, folks!  I hope you&#8217;re having a great night/day. :) &lt;3 Josephine
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April 6, 2012. 

This is how I’m spending my last weeknight of “vacation.”  Party animal!  

Coffee at 11PM —> wonderful productivity till 4AM. :P  Must.  Crochet.  SPRING BUNNIES!!!!  I’m also making perler bead magnets for my kids again… Blooper’s been waiting to be ironed for a LONG time!  >.<

See you tomorrow, folks!  I hope you’re having a great night/day. :)

<3 Josephine

April 3, 2012. I finally found a bit of time to crochet today (it&#8217;s been a few weeks since the last time I crocheted)!  As short-lived as this joy was, finishing a few rows of my Spring Bunny’s head was very rewarding. :)  I have this week off from one of my jobs and my volunteering gig, so this is my chance to take a break from the chaos and catch up on my classwork/reading (and do some amigurumi during study breaks)! This month, I aim to finish crocheting and writing patterns for my Spring Bunny and Baby Panda, start my online shop (GAH I’ve been wanting to do this for soooooo long), finish crocheting the Chinese Wedding Dolls and get them shipped safely to Canada, design/buy business cards, dedicate some time to my blogs/messages/emails because I’ve been M.I.A. (I’m so sorry!), finish planning my Girl Scout troop’s environmentalism journey: “It’s Our Planet — Love It!” (field trips, troop meetings, activities, etc.), start my third part-time job, have a successful mentoring experience with 6th graders during the first part of their 6-week program, continue to create/find happiness in each day, and continue loving life! :P  Phew!  Thinking about all of these goals feels really overwhelming right now, but I know I can accomplish a lot if I focus… and drink lots of coffee.  I’ll just take this one To-Do List at a time. :) I love making to-do lists&#8230; and I love checking off the little boxes even more.   Anyway, I better get to it!  I must squeeze the most out of each day! :P Take care, and I hope you&#8217;re all doing fantastically well! &lt;3 Josephine  Questions for you: How have you been, and what have you been up to?  What are YOUR plans for the month of April?
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April 3, 2012.

I finally found a bit of time to crochet today (it’s been a few weeks since the last time I crocheted)!  As short-lived as this joy was, finishing a few rows of my Spring Bunny’s head was very rewarding. :)  I have this week off from one of my jobs and my volunteering gig, so this is my chance to take a break from the chaos and catch up on my classwork/reading (and do some amigurumi during study breaks)!

This month, I aim to finish crocheting and writing patterns for my Spring Bunny and Baby Panda, start my online shop (GAH I’ve been wanting to do this for soooooo long), finish crocheting the Chinese Wedding Dolls and get them shipped safely to Canada, design/buy business cards, dedicate some time to my blogs/messages/emails because I’ve been M.I.A. (I’m so sorry!), finish planning my Girl Scout troop’s environmentalism journey: “It’s Our Planet — Love It!” (field trips, troop meetings, activities, etc.), start my third part-time job, have a successful mentoring experience with 6th graders during the first part of their 6-week program, continue to create/find happiness in each day, and continue loving life! :P  Phew!  Thinking about all of these goals feels really overwhelming right now, but I know I can accomplish a lot if I focus… and drink lots of coffee.  I’ll just take this one To-Do List at a time. :)

I love making to-do lists… and I love checking off the little boxes even more.  

Anyway, I better get to it!  I must squeeze the most out of each day! :P

Take care, and I hope you’re all doing fantastically well!

<3 Josephine 

Questions for you: How have you been, and what have you been up to?  What are YOUR plans for the month of April?

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