valentine swap

It is yet another snow day here! It is pretty crazy. This is the second week I haven't worked at the food bank. I feel like I haven't been there in forever. According the the weather channel it looks like it is supposed to warm up soon so maybe the mountains of snow will start melt so this town can go back to our normal schedule!

It hasn't been bad though. I have enjoyed watching the snow come down and how the town has seemed to have slowed down. I have spent this morning in my Grinch pajamas & red slippers, listening to some Jeremy Larson while doing some crocheting. It's been so nice & cozy!

A couple days ago I recieved my first package from the Valentine Swap by Strumpets Crumpets. I actually ended up with two partners, I'm not sure if it was an accident or not but it was fine with me!

This one is from Karla of The Itsy Bitsy Spider. She is a crocheter as well and she sent these cute little gumdrop mice! Aren't they the cutest? If you would like to make some of these for yourself, she is selling the pdf pattern for these in her shop here.

Remember that flag bunting I made last week during our last big storm?

It was so much fun to make that I have been making more triangles for more of them. Right now they are being blocked. I made the turquoise one out of one my handspun yarn.

I love the texture the handspun gives! I need to spin some more so I can make more flags!

valentine doily

Wow! I have actually finished something! That doesn't seem to be happening a lot around here lately. I'm still feeling worn down this week but I have had bursts of energy. When I am feeling good I try to get some crafting done. I'm sure this snow isn't helping my energy. Snow makes me want to stay cozied up in my bed all day!

I made this doily for Valentine's Day but because I made it in a denim color I think it will look good anytime of the year! I love the shape of the hearts!

pattern found here

My Christmas Mantle

I pulled out all the Christmas decorations today. I threw this garland together using some of the granny tree ornaments I had made using this pattern. This is my mantle as of now. Knowing me, I will change it a ton of times before Christmas actually gets here though :)

Urban Jungle Hat wip

Last winter I bought Vickie Howell's book Pop Goes Crochet. I have been a fan of hers ever since! I love her work! I used some of her patterns for Christmas gifts last year.

When I saw the pattern for the Urban Jungle Hat, I knew I needed to put it on my list of things to make soon. I love all the puffs & the slouchiness!

The other night I started on it. The pattern is really easy to follow and I'm having fun making this so far! I can see myself making this hat in many different colors! We'll see how this one turns out though :)

What projects are you all working on?

A little wedding detail

My sister in law's wedding is this Saturday and I wanted to show you the little favors I made up for the reception tables. Remember the pattern I posted awhile back of the delicate flower? I whipped up 70 of these real quick & glued little pearl beads on the front and magnets on the back.

Late Night Crafting

It has been so busy the past 2 weeks that I haven't had a lot of time to craft so last night I just sat down and crocheted up this little birdie for myself. It felt nice to just make something even if it wasn't for anything or anybody in particular!

Pattern found here.

Pretty Pincushion

A quick project to use up some scrap yarn I had. Pattern is here if you would like to make one too. You may have to translate it but it is pretty self explanatory. Sometimes I just need to do small projects like this to keep me motivated and not burn out!

Delicate Flower Pattern

Whew, glad Blogger is working again. It had been down all night and morning. As I promised I wrote the pattern for the delicate flowers I made yesterday for the Creativity Boot Camp course.
What you need:
-I used a small amount of vintage acrylic sport weight yarn in white & eggshell that I had in my stash for this project. You can use any color you wish.
-Size G (4.25mm) crochet hook

chain 4
slip stitch in 1st chain to form a ring.
(chain 3, 2 dc in ring, slip stitch) 5 times - makes 5 petals
slip stitch in the 1st chain 3 to finish
weave in tails

sew on button or bead for center of you flower. I attached floral wire to the back of the flower and wrapped it with green yarn for the stem.
Make several and display them in your favorite vase! These can also be used as embellishments on your crochet/knit or scrapbook projects!

Real simple! If you have any questions please let me know & I will do my best to answer. Also if you make these let me know. I would love to see yours!