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My name is M! Crafting Barbie was inspired by @cantevenbeachhere 's blog. Please be kind or you will be blocked. Crochet advice mainly. None of the images are mine (unless stated on the post). Other names for Barbie: Crochet Barbie, Weaver Barbie. This barbie runs a store called TLC - Tender Loving Crochet.
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25 Winter Holiday Asks !!
1. What's your favourite christmas carol? 2. Do you believe in Santa? 3. do you preder mittens or gloves? 4. would you rather have snowball fight or build a snowman? 5. Do you unwrap gifts on christmas eve or christmas morning? 6. Do you celebrate christmas? 7. What's your favourite things about the holidays? 8. When do you consider it the holidays? 9. Do you stay up for New Year's? 10. Best gift you've received? 11. best gift you've given? 12. Do you decorate for the holidays? 13. Favourite holiday movie? 14. Do you like snow? 15. Real or fake Christmas tree? 16. Do you have an advent calender? 17. do you like snow? 18. Hot chocolate or Choclate milk? 19. Do you ski? 20. Do you snowboard? 21. Can you skate? 22. have you ever gone sledding? 23. Gingerbread cookies? 24. do you wake up early on Christmas morning? 25. Have you ever made a gingerbread house?
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I am back! I had to take a break from this blog. Please feel free to send asks.
"Well, I do make things which require a lot of yarn." Barbie says as she tries to get up from the pile of yarn and shelves. She is glad Barbie is there, and glad that this barbie is nice to her.
"A hand would be great. I have to fix the shelves before I can restock all this yarn. And I have to re-roll them." Hades finds a ball of yarn and begins to play with the pink yarn. Barbie just sighs, then moves to the door to close the store. "This is a big mess."
Taking a deep breath, the same way that therapist barbie showed her- 4 in, 4 hold, 4 out. "First we fix the shelves. Find out why they fell and fix that. Then we organize yarn yarn by weight and texture, then inside that, by color."
Barbie gives the blonde barbie a hug when she is steady on her feet. "Thank you. For the rescue, Barbie and being here for me."
Independent Barbie laughed softly, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear as she surveyed the chaos again. “You know,” she said, crouching beside Crafting Barbie with a grin, “when I heard the crash, I thought maybe Ken had tried to ‘help’ again. But nope! Turns out it was you, a wall of yarn, and gravity conspiring for dramatic effect.”
She reached down to help lift one of the shelves back upright, steadying it with her shoulder as she grabbed a screwdriver from her bag. “Alright, operation Yarnageddon cleanup begins,” she announced. “And I’m impressed. You’ve got a whole system here! Weights, textures, color coding? You’re like the Marie Kondo of textiles. Except you actually create joy instead of just sparking it.”
When Crafting Barbie gave her that hug, Independent Barbie blinked, caught off guard for half a second before softening and hugging her back, warm and sincere. “Hey, of course. That’s what we’re here for, right? You make the art, I make the chaos manageable.”
She leaned back a little, smiling at Hades pawing at the pink yarn. “Though I think your assistant here might have other plans. I give it ten minutes before we’re playing tug-of-war with him.”
Then, quieter, a touch more heartfelt: “And for the record? You don’t ever have to thank me for being here. That’s what sisters do. You’d do the same if my power tools exploded.” Her grin turned mischievous. “Which, to be fair, happens more often than I care to admit.”
She tapped the side of the newly repaired shelf with satisfaction and gave Crafting Barbie a little nudge with her elbow. “Alright, boss. Show me where you want the next batch. I’ll handle the heavy lifting. You’re the brains, I’m the biceps.”
Independent Barbie winked. “And when we’re done, you’re getting off your feet, and I’m making us margaritas. Yarn therapy’s great and all, but tequila therapy’s faster.”
Barbie smiles as she listens to her sister. She chuckles as she hears the blondes rant. "More like, I was trying to grab the blue weight 2 yarn on top and the shelves decided they didnt like that. I am just glad Hades wasnt hurt."
"Speaking of making joy, I have stuff for you in the back I created. I know how much you love your tools, so I crocheted versions of them. Now obviously they wont work but you can throw these ones at kens who try to explain it to you." She almost giggles, moving to start organizing the yarn. Some of them, she puts off to the side. She has to re-wind them and she has a machine in the back for that.
"More like you are the glue that holds Barbieland together, Barbie. I swear if you weren't here, we all would be lost." Barbie gives her sister a soft smile.
"Oh Hades? He will leave it alone in about 5 minutes when something new catches his interest. But since he is destroying that ball, I will just get a replacement and clean up." She shrugs. Hades doesnt often go after her yarn, so she is ok with it.
Barbie takes her sister over to the next shelves that had fallen. In total three sets of shelves had fallen. But since they were from floor to ceiling- it was more a lot of yarn.
"What's tequila? You know I often dont leave my dreamhouse, B. You are like one of the only Barbies who talk me outside of ordering things."
Barbie's wall of yarn fell. She is currently trying to fix the shelves and also the yarn mess on the ground. She isnt expecting anyone so it is surprised for Hades to head to the door, waiting. "Hello?"
Independent Barbie heard the crash from across the way, the kind of avalanche only a wall of yarn could make. She peeked her head into Crafting Barbie’s shop and winced at the rainbow chaos carpeting the floor.
“Well, that looks… colorful,” she said with a crooked grin, stepping carefully over a runaway skein that had rolled to the door. “Want a hand before the yarn decides to take over the whole block?”
Without waiting for an answer, she crouched down, scooping up a ball of lavender yarn and balancing it back on the half-tilted shelf. “You know, most people collect candles or postcards. You? You’ve got enough string here to rig a parachute for a space shuttle.”
She gathered up another armful and set it neatly into place, then glanced at Crafting Barbie with a playful arch of her brow. “So, what’s the plan, sis? We sort by color, texture, or however it fell? Because I’m not saying I’m an organizational genius, but I did once alphabetize Ken’s vinyl records just to prove a point.”
A little smirk tugged at her mouth as she added, “Besides, you and I both know you’d still be here untangling this mess when the next apocalypse hits. Lucky for you, I travel light and rescue fast.”
"Well, I do make things which require a lot of yarn." Barbie says as she tries to get up from the pile of yarn and shelves. She is glad Barbie is there, and glad that this barbie is nice to her.
"A hand would be great. I have to fix the shelves before I can restock all this yarn. And I have to re-roll them." Hades finds a ball of yarn and begins to play with the pink yarn. Barbie just sighs, then moves to the door to close the store. "This is a big mess."
Taking a deep breath, the same way that therapist barbie showed her- 4 in, 4 hold, 4 out. "First we fix the shelves. Find out why they fell and fix that. Then we organize yarn yarn by weight and texture, then inside that, by color."
Barbie gives the blonde barbie a hug when she is steady on her feet. "Thank you. For the rescue, Barbie and being here for me."
Barbie's wall of yarn fell. She is currently trying to fix the shelves and also the yarn mess on the ground. She isnt expecting anyone so it is surprised for Hades to head to the door, waiting. "Hello?"
//hi everyone. I am ok. I just need a break from writing. I will get to everything. I might need another day or something. If you have any questions or anything, my askbox is open but anon is turned off due to anon hate.
Update: I had a migraine to the point I couldnt see. It was bad. I will be on and off.
//hi everyone. I am ok. I just need a break from writing. I will get to everything. I might need another day or something. If you have any questions or anything, my askbox is open but anon is turned off due to anon hate.
//hi everyone. I am ok. I just need a break from writing. I will get to everything. I might need another day or something. If you have any questions or anything, my askbox is open but anon is turned off due to anon hate.
Crafting Barbie walks up to the Ken and looks shy as she is holding this blanket she made. "Hi Ken. I made this for you." She explains, the yarn is dark green, but there are little green flowers sticking up. "It's a pretty big blanket, at 52 inches by 61 inches." She explains.
https://herrschners.com/bernat-meadow-flowers-blanket-crochet-kit/
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Ken laughs quietly as he takes the blanket from her, holding it up to see how tall it is. He likes the understated colour and pattern. "This looks so cozy. Thank you." He rolls it up and tucks it under his arm. "You give me so many gifts, Barbie. At this rate I'm going to run out of space to put them," he adds with a smile.
Barbie blushes. "I like giving my friends gifts." She admits. "We are friends right? If not I totally understand and I will stop. I also run a store, called TLC. Tender Love Crafts." She rambles, rubbing her neck. "I am sorry if I stepping over boundaries."
Ken's smile drops a little when he sees her fidgeting. "I-I didn't mean to make you anxious. Honestly, I love everything you've given me. I just.....this is kinda silly for me to think, but I get worried I won't have time to love the next new thing when I'm still busy loving the last thing and the thing before that, you know? And I want to give all of your gifts the appreciation they deserve." He has no idea if what he's saying is what he's trying to say. (He also isn't sure why she's telling him about her store after giving him a gift, but that's probably the nerves. Unless it's an invitation. Is it an invitation? Oh boy this guy is clueless.)
"What if our friendship was something besides just trading gifts? I, uh - I mean, I'll gladly keep you in supply of flowers and I'll gladly take something cozy and stitched with care," he fumbles awkwardly, because he isn't trying to imply that the gifts are unwelcome, "but we could also....spend actual time together? Like friends do."
"It's ok. I am always anxious. Crafting, specifically crocheting, helps me." Barbie admits. She relaxes as she listens to the Ken, everything he said makes sense. She smiles when he talks about loving her gifts. She visibly relaxes. "You can still love all the projects I give you. I make things to be used and enjoyed." She explains. "Yes, everything i make is with care and thought of the doll I am making it for. You dont have to stop loving the last project because I give you a new one."
She listens to the next ramble, smiling as she understands what he means. She reaches her hand out for him to take, smiling. "We can spend time together as friends. You are always welcomed at my dreamhouse or my store. You can come in and hang out there, no pressure. If I am not at my dreamhouse, I am usually at my store." Barbie explains calmly, smiling at the other Ken. "I am very awkward, and shy. So sometimes for me, it is better just to give gifts and kinda hide? Like those Flowers that bloom during the day then close at night?" She doesnt know much about flowers but she has seen those flowers are Barbieland.
Ken catches her hand and squeezes it briefly in solidarity, before returning his to the texture of the blanket.
Awkward and shy, huh? It's almost refreshing, after the norm of constant confidence and poise. "I can relate," he replies with a self-effacing half smile. "But I'm, uh, trying to branch out more and be a better friend to my friends, if that makes sense. I think we used to take all our friendships for granted before, and now that everything is different.....I'm trying not to do that anymore."
Barbie squeezes his hand, knowing he understands. She smiles softly as she listens to Ken. "I think every doll here in Barbieland can take a page out of your book." She smiles. "You have always been a good friend to me, Ken. So you know." Barbie tells the truth. "I think you just have to be you, in order to have the best of friendships. My dreamhouse is open to you, if you ever want to come over and say hi, or hang out." Her dog, Hades, wags his tail at that. "And it seems Hades wants to hang out with you too."
Ken takes two unintentional steps back as the big black dog appears. "Uh." He meant to say something different, something that made sense, but this was the best he had.
Hades: kinda big, kinda scary-looking even though Ken knows he's Barbie's friend and must therefore be nice. Ken has seen him growl at Ken though, and he isn't really a big fan of that. Hades is kinda different from the dogs Ken is used to, like Tanner, Sugar, and Pepper. He takes one more step away just for good measure.
"Hades, sit." She says softly and the dog sits down. The dog looks at Ken sadly as he wants to have pets. "Here." She takes his hand, letting Hades smell the doll before Hades licks Ken's hand.
"Hades doesnt like Cool Ken. But Cool Ken is kinda mean to me. He is here to protect me. I promise he wont hurt you."
She smiles softly, more relaxed. She looks at the plants, beaming as she studies how they look. Barbie might be able to recreate them for her shop with yarn.
Ken resists a little, but lets it happen. He's pretty sure he's being dumb about this, even though it doesn't feel that way in the moment. The dog puts its mouth on Ken's hand, and he has to concentrate hard not to yank away and head for the hills because that is such a foreign impulse to have in Barbieland. Hades is gentle. His tongue is wet and kinda icky, but it doesn't hurt. Pepper does this all the time. She'll sit and lick you for hours if you let her.
"He's not that bad," Ken reasons, still cooking a response to some other statement. "Ken, I mean. He's all talk." Maybe it got confused in his head, that Hades was here because she didn't like Cool Ken. Garden Ken took a moment to try and straighten it all out. That wasn't it at all. Hades was here because something scary happened to Barbie that shouldn't have. A mystery still unsolved, questions unanswered. And now that he was here, Hades seemed to make it easier for Barbie to leave her house and talk to people. Ken's vaguely sure that is a thing? To be fair, he hadn't left his place much either until recently, so maybe he doesn't have the best grasp on.....much of anything going on with anyone. "Maybe I mean Hades too, though."
Barbie listens to him. She frowns hearing him talk about Cool Ken. Thankfully Hades just leans on her. Hades backs off Ken after a minute since Hades can feel him tense up. He moves closer to Barbie.
"Hades is here for many reasons. One of them is to protect me. He was trained in the real world and then brought here. Since I was taken to the real world, Beach Ken took me in and then gave me Hades. I know the other barbies talk about me. But it was scary. Hades makes it easier for me. It has nothing to do with Cool Ken, actually. Hades just doesnt like him, which is ok. You do not have to like everyone and everything."
"Y-yeah," Ken latches on to the last statement, aware he's messed this up but not entirely sure how, or how to fix it. "Yeah that's totally fair. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you have him after all that.... it must have been so scary," he says soberly. Surely having a dog like Hades by your side could help it feel like you don't have to look over your shoulder all the time.
Barbie smiles as she watches Ken. She takes his hand and squeezes it. "Ken. You didn't mess up or anything. You are allowed to have opinions and like what you like unapologetically. If you dont like a barbie or another Ken, it is ok." She reassured softly. "You are my friend, it's ok to talk to me about what you like or dont like." She pauses, sighing. "It was scary, but it is over now. I am home. I have Hades to help me."
He tries to relax. "Well, I like that you're here safe, and I like that you have Hades to keep you safe. .....I don't really like that Hades growls at Ken, but I also don't like that Ken is giving you trouble. Do you want me to talk to him? I can tell him to back off. He might listen. Chances are..." he wavered his hand in the air in a noncommital gesture. "But I can definitely try."
Barbie is surprised that Ken would offer. She smiles a little, feeling better. "You would do that? Talk to Cool Ken about backing off?" She keeps her voice soft. After she asks that, she throws herself into a hug for Ken. "Thank you. It will be big help. Thank you Ken!"
Ken gives a little eep! in surprise as he is unexpectedly wrapped in a hug. "Uh. Y-yeah! That's no problem. I can't guarantee he'll listen, he can be a bit hard-headed, but he's Cool for a reason. I think he'll come around."
"Sorry." She says shyly. Smiling brightly at Ken, "Anything would be better than how he is now. I swear he destroys my store on purpose. Like I said, you are always welcomed over. At the store or my dreamhouse. If you have any flowers, that you know, you want to see crocheted, I can try?"
Ohhhhh I love the colors! Whatcha working on, Barbie?
Hi Barbie! I am making a blanket.
Crafting Barbie walks up to the Ken and looks shy as she is holding this blanket she made. "Hi Ken. I made this for you." She explains, the yarn is dark green, but there are little green flowers sticking up. "It's a pretty big blanket, at 52 inches by 61 inches." She explains.
https://herrschners.com/bernat-meadow-flowers-blanket-crochet-kit/
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Ken laughs quietly as he takes the blanket from her, holding it up to see how tall it is. He likes the understated colour and pattern. "This looks so cozy. Thank you." He rolls it up and tucks it under his arm. "You give me so many gifts, Barbie. At this rate I'm going to run out of space to put them," he adds with a smile.
Barbie blushes. "I like giving my friends gifts." She admits. "We are friends right? If not I totally understand and I will stop. I also run a store, called TLC. Tender Love Crafts." She rambles, rubbing her neck. "I am sorry if I stepping over boundaries."
Ken's smile drops a little when he sees her fidgeting. "I-I didn't mean to make you anxious. Honestly, I love everything you've given me. I just.....this is kinda silly for me to think, but I get worried I won't have time to love the next new thing when I'm still busy loving the last thing and the thing before that, you know? And I want to give all of your gifts the appreciation they deserve." He has no idea if what he's saying is what he's trying to say. (He also isn't sure why she's telling him about her store after giving him a gift, but that's probably the nerves. Unless it's an invitation. Is it an invitation? Oh boy this guy is clueless.)
"What if our friendship was something besides just trading gifts? I, uh - I mean, I'll gladly keep you in supply of flowers and I'll gladly take something cozy and stitched with care," he fumbles awkwardly, because he isn't trying to imply that the gifts are unwelcome, "but we could also....spend actual time together? Like friends do."
"It's ok. I am always anxious. Crafting, specifically crocheting, helps me." Barbie admits. She relaxes as she listens to the Ken, everything he said makes sense. She smiles when he talks about loving her gifts. She visibly relaxes. "You can still love all the projects I give you. I make things to be used and enjoyed." She explains. "Yes, everything i make is with care and thought of the doll I am making it for. You dont have to stop loving the last project because I give you a new one."
She listens to the next ramble, smiling as she understands what he means. She reaches her hand out for him to take, smiling. "We can spend time together as friends. You are always welcomed at my dreamhouse or my store. You can come in and hang out there, no pressure. If I am not at my dreamhouse, I am usually at my store." Barbie explains calmly, smiling at the other Ken. "I am very awkward, and shy. So sometimes for me, it is better just to give gifts and kinda hide? Like those Flowers that bloom during the day then close at night?" She doesnt know much about flowers but she has seen those flowers are Barbieland.
Ken catches her hand and squeezes it briefly in solidarity, before returning his to the texture of the blanket.
Awkward and shy, huh? It's almost refreshing, after the norm of constant confidence and poise. "I can relate," he replies with a self-effacing half smile. "But I'm, uh, trying to branch out more and be a better friend to my friends, if that makes sense. I think we used to take all our friendships for granted before, and now that everything is different.....I'm trying not to do that anymore."
Barbie squeezes his hand, knowing he understands. She smiles softly as she listens to Ken. "I think every doll here in Barbieland can take a page out of your book." She smiles. "You have always been a good friend to me, Ken. So you know." Barbie tells the truth. "I think you just have to be you, in order to have the best of friendships. My dreamhouse is open to you, if you ever want to come over and say hi, or hang out." Her dog, Hades, wags his tail at that. "And it seems Hades wants to hang out with you too."
Ken takes two unintentional steps back as the big black dog appears. "Uh." He meant to say something different, something that made sense, but this was the best he had.
Hades: kinda big, kinda scary-looking even though Ken knows he's Barbie's friend and must therefore be nice. Ken has seen him growl at Ken though, and he isn't really a big fan of that. Hades is kinda different from the dogs Ken is used to, like Tanner, Sugar, and Pepper. He takes one more step away just for good measure.
"Hades, sit." She says softly and the dog sits down. The dog looks at Ken sadly as he wants to have pets. "Here." She takes his hand, letting Hades smell the doll before Hades licks Ken's hand.
"Hades doesnt like Cool Ken. But Cool Ken is kinda mean to me. He is here to protect me. I promise he wont hurt you."
She smiles softly, more relaxed. She looks at the plants, beaming as she studies how they look. Barbie might be able to recreate them for her shop with yarn.
Ken resists a little, but lets it happen. He's pretty sure he's being dumb about this, even though it doesn't feel that way in the moment. The dog puts its mouth on Ken's hand, and he has to concentrate hard not to yank away and head for the hills because that is such a foreign impulse to have in Barbieland. Hades is gentle. His tongue is wet and kinda icky, but it doesn't hurt. Pepper does this all the time. She'll sit and lick you for hours if you let her.
"He's not that bad," Ken reasons, still cooking a response to some other statement. "Ken, I mean. He's all talk." Maybe it got confused in his head, that Hades was here because she didn't like Cool Ken. Garden Ken took a moment to try and straighten it all out. That wasn't it at all. Hades was here because something scary happened to Barbie that shouldn't have. A mystery still unsolved, questions unanswered. And now that he was here, Hades seemed to make it easier for Barbie to leave her house and talk to people. Ken's vaguely sure that is a thing? To be fair, he hadn't left his place much either until recently, so maybe he doesn't have the best grasp on.....much of anything going on with anyone. "Maybe I mean Hades too, though."
Barbie listens to him. She frowns hearing him talk about Cool Ken. Thankfully Hades just leans on her. Hades backs off Ken after a minute since Hades can feel him tense up. He moves closer to Barbie.
"Hades is here for many reasons. One of them is to protect me. He was trained in the real world and then brought here. Since I was taken to the real world, Beach Ken took me in and then gave me Hades. I know the other barbies talk about me. But it was scary. Hades makes it easier for me. It has nothing to do with Cool Ken, actually. Hades just doesnt like him, which is ok. You do not have to like everyone and everything."
"Y-yeah," Ken latches on to the last statement, aware he's messed this up but not entirely sure how, or how to fix it. "Yeah that's totally fair. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad you have him after all that.... it must have been so scary," he says soberly. Surely having a dog like Hades by your side could help it feel like you don't have to look over your shoulder all the time.
Barbie smiles as she watches Ken. She takes his hand and squeezes it. "Ken. You didn't mess up or anything. You are allowed to have opinions and like what you like unapologetically. If you dont like a barbie or another Ken, it is ok." She reassured softly. "You are my friend, it's ok to talk to me about what you like or dont like." She pauses, sighing. "It was scary, but it is over now. I am home. I have Hades to help me."
He tries to relax. "Well, I like that you're here safe, and I like that you have Hades to keep you safe. .....I don't really like that Hades growls at Ken, but I also don't like that Ken is giving you trouble. Do you want me to talk to him? I can tell him to back off. He might listen. Chances are..." he wavered his hand in the air in a noncommital gesture. "But I can definitely try."
Barbie is surprised that Ken would offer. She smiles a little, feeling better. "You would do that? Talk to Cool Ken about backing off?" She keeps her voice soft. After she asks that, she throws herself into a hug for Ken. "Thank you. It will be big help. Thank you Ken!"
