A Yarntastic Life!
I was approached by Red Heart Yarns to review an adjustable weaving loom by Plaid. I have never used a loom, let alone a WEAVING loom! I was a bit intimidated by the idea and felt like a complete rebel when I volunteered to do a review. I did NOT write a "pattern" but I took ...
I've been facing a battle with my own creative mind. I LOVE crochet... but am getting jaded. I keep trying to mix it up so I can get my crojo back, but I finally realized that I just need to open my world to new stitches! After a few day hunt, I located my dusty sewing ...
I'm not sure how many of you remember the Pokemon Balls I made a year ago, but ever since, my daughter has been begging me to make her a Pikachu. I finally agreed to make this little monster. He is small, adorable, and very lovable. The pattern is very easy to follow and well written. I did ...
Each time I make something... I tend to want to do things a little differently. I decided to use Caron Simply Soft this time. In order to get the correct size, instead of using the original Minnie Mouse Hat for Preschoolers or the Child Size Minnie Mouse Hat, I used the Hat Pattern from the Batman Hat. I ...
It's finally finished and ready to share! The last touches included using RIT DYE for the sweater and shoes. I was able to find pants at JC Pennys the correct color. I Hot glued the rainbow lightning to the sweater and added a button to the back of the pants for attaching the tail. Free Pony ...
The crocheted Rainbow Lightning shooting out of a cloud is the latest piece to my daughters Halloween costume. Check out the previous Rainbow Pony costume patterns; The Pony Hat, Rainbow Tail and the Fingerless Gloves and Leg Warmers! Next I will be figuring out the wings! Supplies F/G- 3.75 mm crochet hook White, Purple, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red ...
I wanted to share with everyone how to make your own rainbow tail! If you love this, you will also love the Rainbow Pony Hat and the matching legwarmers and fingerless gloves. Keep watching for the next pieces of the costume! Stitches Magic Circle HDC - Half Double Crochet HDC DEC - Half Double Crochet Decrease Supplies Medium/Worsted Weight yarn (yellow, green, blue, ...
Let's take a moment to sit back, take a deep breath.... and smile. The right to LOVE is sweeping across the states! Let's keep sharing the love! The more we love, the less room there is for hate. <3 <3 Here are 19 rainbow tutorials. Most of these tutorials are crochet, but some are cooking and ...
I often see/hear people say "I do not follow patterns." I know there are many reasons a person will say this.. but I want to share with everyone why I choose to follow patterns. Sometimes I feel like I can make anything that I put my mind to... and at this moment, I still feel this ...
If you haven't already made the Fox Tail, you must check the Fox Tail Tutorial out right away! I used the same pet brush to fluff this basic medium weight beanie! You do not have to fluff the beanie you make, it looked beautiful with clean stitches- My daughter is just asking for a fluffy ...
Get the Ad-free PDF Pattern here! Some of you may already know how much my daughter loves Care bears. A few months ago I made her the "Backpack to Care-A-Lot". Ever since then, she has been begging me to make her a Grumpy Bear. Mr Grumpy has been pushed back on my list for too long! Finally, ...
This Minnie Mouse Hat Crochet Pattern is perfect for little ones who are big fans of Miss Minnie Mouse.
When I was first learning how to crochet, a local mom came to me while shopping in the baby food aisle at Walmart. She told me she LOVED my daughter's hat (first and the only thing I ...
My sister Miranda, from The Yarn Box, just bought a beautiful new home. In the excitement of transforming their new home, my niece's decided to decorate their rooms in butterflies.
I searched the web until I found the perfect crochet butterfly pattern for making into bunting. But after I finished crocheting the butterflies...I fell in love with them ...
Late Sunday night, I had an idea for a new way to make a double pom pom beanie. I stayed up til early morning writing out my idea so I wouldn't forget. Last night I finally had the chance to test it out! My daughter loves it! She requested I use a bunch of different ...
I am truly passionate about very few things. These things include my art, crochet, Faith, and my family. I always have and always will want the best for my child- just as every loving mother would. That is why I never missed a wellness visit until after that day. That is why I trusted my ...
If you follow my blog, you already know that I bought a new/used vehicle. I recently wrote out a free console cover crochet pattern.
Now it is time to cover the cut up steering wheel!
I did a quick search for free patterns but to my surprise, there really are not any to choose from. So here ...
A couple weeks ago, my husband came home from work to tell me he found a Mercury Mountaineer for sale super cheap. The only thing was, the vehicle didn't have a key... and the inside looked like it had been chopped up by Edward Scissor Hands and then Edward tried to cover some of the ...
I wanted to crochet something to have an excuse to not only get out and find fun ways to use it, but also to have a need to go back to the craft store for more safety eyes! 😉
I bought the safety eyes at Hobby Lobby. They come in packs of 4-8 for about 99 ...
I discovered a baby blue bird in my back yard yesterday. I was able to walk right up to it and get a photo! When I shared the photo with you all on Facebook, the comments made me want to have a go at making some color combo pictures. 😀 It is so much fun ...
As the days get longer and the nights get warmer, many of us will be invited to more and more celebrations.
One of my favorite things about crochet, is that the warmer weather brings out the creativity in many of us fiber artists. Just because it isn't snowing, doesn't mean we have to stop creating and ...