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PA, United States
I am a retired married mom of two grown boys & three grandchildren. I spend my free time crafting & creating new designs. Crafting is my therapy & it is a very rewarding gift.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

ANOTHER CROCHET VISOR CAP

Hello to all my crafty blog friends.
The weather here today in PA is rain all day, after last night with snow & freezing rain. Thank goodness it warmed up a bit & now is just rain. I know I said this before, but I can't wait till spring.
I hope where you live the weather is much better than here in PA.

Today I an posting another visor cap that I crocheted for my daughter-in-laws little cousin in pink.
I just wanted to show you how different the same pattern can look in a different color.
Wouldn't it be interesting to crochet this hat in a variegated yarn? How cool that would be.

If you have any questions about this pattern please do not hesitate to ask me.
Hope you have a creative & Blessed day
Hugs, Dee

Monday, January 16, 2012

WOOL STRAWBERRY CANDLE MAT

Good morning, I wasn't feeling well over the weekend & was in bed with what I don't know. I'm feeling a little better today, but still not up to par.
I hope your weekend was a great one. Its been so cold here in PA, can't even get warm inside my home. Spring isn't coming fast enough for me.

Anyway, I thought you might enjoy an candle mat that I made from wool.
This was an easy project to do while watching TV. After all the pieces are cutout, you only have to applique them down with embroidery floss.
If you have any questions about this project, please feel free to ask me.

So until the next time, I hope you have a creative & Blessed craft day.
Hugs, Dee

Friday, January 13, 2012

BRIMMING WITH FUN CAP

Here it is Friday already and I thought I would do another hat design.
This pattern from Red Heart and it is an open weave design with a cable look.
You make the cable look by crocheting around the post from the previous row.
I crocheted this hat in less than 2 hours, a very easy pattern to understand yet looks more involved.

If you haven't done so already, checkout the free patterns on red heart.com. There are a lot of fun ones to do.


I hope where you live is a lot warmer than here & already I can't wait for spring.
Thank goodness for crochet, it makes my winter days a lot warmer.
Hope your day is a great one & productive.
So, until the next post, have a creative & Blessed craft day.
Hugs, Dee

Thursday, January 12, 2012

TOOTH FAIRY PILLOW

WOW!!! Thursday already, where has the week gone. Its amazing when you are busy crafting, how fast the days go by.

Today I wanted to post a little Tooth Fairy Pillow which I designed for my oldest granddaughter Lilyana. She recently turned 6 years old on Christmas Day.
In Sept. Lilyana started kindergarten and is doing very well, but shes at that age where the baby teeth start to come out.
So, she had said to me, Na Na I have 2 loose teeth and I am worried about putting them under my pillow for the tooth fairy when the teeth fall out. I asked her why and she said that my little sister Sophia might take them, too cute.
So, I said that I would make her something to put the teeth in and I came up with this design.

The tooth on the front of the pillow is a pocket to put her teeth in.

Well needless to say both teeth fell out and the tooth fairy left her some money.
Now, Lilyana is patiently waiting for more teeth to become loose.
I also used purple princess material for the pillow, because its her favorite.
If you look close at the tooth pocket you will see a little mouth where I sewed 2 teeth for her smile.

Hope you enjoyed this craft idea.
Until the next time, I hope you have a creative & Blessed crafty day.
Hugs, Dee

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CROCHET HAT

Well here we are in the middle of the week & been busy crocheting.
Yesterday, I got a pattern from  Loop Leigh Loops.
I joined Hooked on Hookin which is on Facebook & got the pattern which Nancy had posted.

This pattern is easy & works up quickly.
I wanted to give it a try last night & it was done in no time.
I want to make two hats for both my little granddaughters & one is done so far.
I have to pickup more yarn at AC Moore when I go out in a different color, so each girl has their very own.
Now I will have to find a cute hat pattern for my grandson.
I just can't make something for one grandchild, I always want to make for all three.
That was a fun hat to crochet.
I hope you have enjoyed it, so until the next time.
Have a creative & Blessed craft day.
Hugs, Dee
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