More crocheting.

 

This past weekend was time well spent.  I love my family and enjoy every second I get to spend with them, especially because my parents and one of my brothers live 9 hours away and I rarely get to see them.  Luckily, my brother and sister-in-law have 2 kids, which have been the reason for our little weekend get-togethers the past few times we've all seen each other!  Saturday evening, while the kids were in bed, my sister-in-law and I decided to have a little craft night of our own.  I decided to make these cute little crocheted hair bows for my niece, Emily.  They turned out pretty cute, and the cuteness factor bumps up at least 10 x's when they're in her pretty curly hair!  Catherine, my sister-in-law, decided to make a variety of flowers and bows out of fabric, ribbon, and felt to add to hair clips.  

She followed a few tutorials that she found via Pinterest.  I love how they all turned out; it's hard to pick a favorite!  Let's just say that Emily's curly hair will not go sans cute little hair adornments for a while! 

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I'm so not used to having to ward off little monsters like this while crocheting.  But I'm not complaining. 

 

(Look at him, just walking EVERYWHERE now!  So precious.)

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Just call me grandma.

hairclips | chunky cowl | infinity scarf | ear warmer | flower beanie | baby booties | mickey mouse | ear hats

As of late, I've been completely obsessing about crocheting.  I know, I know.  Go ahead, call me a grandma.  I used to think the same thing.  But, hold your horses cowboy.  Did you see those cute little hats with ears, or the cute little flower on the ear warmer?!  How adorable are they?!  Who wouldn't want their little kid to have handmade booties?!  My eyes have been opened.  I have now opened up a complete new crafting door that leads to this lovely realm of crocheting!  I have already tackled two projects (the ear warmer and one version of an infinity scarf) and I must say, I'm starting to get the hang of it!  I have now completed 7, count 'em 7, infinity scarves and two ear warmers with flowers on them.   My next project to attempt is a toddler hat with a little bow or flower on it.  I'm trying to become a pro at it so I can sell some at the next Arts & Crafts Festival that's near us!  Kind of daunting to think about doing my first ever craft festival, but I'm sure I'll love it once I get the chance to have some experience!  It always seems so scary when you try something new and, most of the time, it turns out even better than you expected!  So, let's keep our fingers crossed!

On another note, I get to see my family this weekend!!!  Sooo excited to celebrate my nephew's first birthday with the entire family up in Indiana!  Let's just hope these storms that are supposed to hit central KY don't interfere with our weekend plans! 

HAPPY FRIDAY!  Enjoy your weekend!

Crochet: Take Two.

Just dropping by to share a few lovely scarves in lieu of my newly-found love obsession for crocheting.  My good friend, Tamara, attempted to teach me how to crochet a beanie once at summer camp and, needless to say, mine looked nothing like hers did.  It was pretty much a disaster, unless your head is shaped like this !  It wasn't pretty.  But recently, I discovered the greatness that is known as YouTube.  I haven't been one to look things up on YouTube very often, except when I visit with the niece and nephew and am struggling for ways to keep them entertained, but when I found out that a friend had taught herself how to crochet a circle scarf via YouTube, I thought it was worth a shot.  Now, I CANNOT put down my crocheting needle.  It's the perfect thing to do while catching up on your favorite tv show or watching a movie!  I'm so glad that I finally got up the courage to take another stab at crocheting.  You should do it too!  The materials are pretty reasonably priced (depending on what type of yarn you use) and I was very surprised at how fast I got the hang of it, now it took some time to get the rows straight and what-not, but it's definitely worth it in the end.