Crafty Crap
Instead of just telling you how to crochet and pointing you to some books, I've made a series of videos that will have you going from just learning what a crochet hook is, to completing a washcloth (or dishcloth as I love to use these in the kitchen). In the future, I'll have a video on how to make a scarf, cowl, headband and possibly a baby blanket. If there is something you'd love to learn how to make, comment below and I can either find a pattern for you or show you how to make it.
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Crochet is the new Knitting. No?! Well, it should be anyway. I love knit items and love to design things with knitting, but crochet is something I can do in my sleep.
I found this super cute washcloth pattern on ravelry years ago. I made a couple but they just sat in my "things I made and are pretty so I just like to look at them" pile. Lately Brady has been breaking out more from the bath and I thought it might be due to the scratchy washcloths. I whipped up these three during the premier of The Bachelor (don't...
Are you on there? Do you love it?! Do you need an invite? I’m a tad obsessed! Here is my profile if you want to follow. http://pinterest.com/coloradomoms/ I have a couple of funny ones, well funny to me anyway. Like my “Amen” Board where I post things like, well, you just have to see them to understand. http://pinterest.com/coloradomoms/amen/ And my Paint Chips board. OH. EM. GEE. Who knew so many people were cruising Home Depot in the hopes to score massive amounts of free paint chips and then make crap out of them! You gotta read the captions under the pins. Scroll to...
I don’t know what it is about New Year’s Eve that gets my kids so excited. Maybe it’s the fact they get to stay up past midnight, or invite a friend over to spend the night? Maybe it is partly due to the massive amount of fireworks our neighborhood seems to store all year until 12am on 1/1 to decide to set off (it seriously sounds like Armageddon around here!). Could be the joy that the school year is half over. I think it also might be the fact I let them make a total mess of the place with some fun...
Cheating and using words yet again. I should just call this “picture with a bunch of words wednesday!”. Anywho, I bought these candy maker treat thingy’s from Michael’s a couple weeks ago and the boys helped me make treats for all their teachers before they went on winter break. Love these! We paid around $7.50 for a kit that made 5 treats. It came with everything, the candy, the bags, the tags and the cookie cutters. What a great idea! You can do this on your own without the kit as well. I think I’ll have to make some for...
I’ve been knitting for a while now. I like to knit things that provide instant gratification, so blankets and long scarves are out. Mostly I knit toys for my kids and some just because I felt like knitting Godzilla & Mothra. I normally hang out on Ravelry to search patterns and get ideas, then I found out about Craftsy.com. They are here in Denver, so I love them even more!...
One of the things that I am trying to do is find creative fun ways to reuse or “upcycle” things around my home. I hate to throw things away and I would rather find a creative way to reuse something or make it into something brand new. So today I decided I was going to try to make t-shirt yarn out of a shirt I was just going to toss in the trash....
This post is by Kat, a long time friend who enjoys crafts. She wanted to share some halloween craft projects she’s been working on with all of you. Enjoy! I am on a mission this year to make as many Halloween decorations as I can. I am holding my first Halloween party and trying to decorate everything for as cheap as possible. So here is where online research and creativity come into play. I ended up on Martha Stewarts website, and wow I never knew what I was missing! Crepe Paper Curtains My first project I wanted to attempt was...
