Today was a crochet kind of day...

I found this great little crochet blog the other day called The Dainty Daisy. Instantly, I fell in love. She has SO many beautiful things! Anyways, she has this free pattern for a shell stitch beanie, and I figured I needed to try it out right away. I only have boy babies, so I never get to make flowers, ruffles, or ANYthing pink, but I made an exception here. Isn't it darling?

 I thought a cute little pair of Mary Jane shoes would go absolutely perfect with this, so I looked and looked and came across this pattern. I don't remember where I found it now, but here she is! I just love it! I want a set for myself!

Another shot of the flower. I just love it!

My Project of the Day

Wow, it's been a while! Sorry for the lack of posting! Anyways, on with the good stuff. Today, my dad was generous enough to take my James old in the rock truck with him so I could have a bit of a break. Hubby was sleeping, so I had coffee with my little Tyler and high-tailed it to the fabric store. I was JUST getting ready to leave empty handed when I spotted a corner of fabric hiding behind some others. I pulled it out, and found EXACTLY what I was looking for!
Anyways, I've been wanting to make this teether for a while now, I was just waiting for the right fabric to appear. Right fabric came along, I sewed, this is the final outcome. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it!

I added a little 'crinkle' when I stuffed it, Tyler just likes that sound.

I made the back out of courderoy, because I figured that would feel good on baby gums!

A Give Away At Little Miss Momma!

Okay, so I was surfing through my usual list of blogs I'm in love with, and Little Miss Momma (LMM) has this great Stella and Dot give away going on! Be sure to check it out and enter! Oh, and watch the video from today's post. What a great story!

Crochet hook holder

So, here it is. I found a tutorial for a cute little crochet hook/supply holder, and I thought I needed one. I'm currently hauling all my stuff around in ziploc bags. But, ziploc bags rip, and I spend much time searching the bottom of my bag for needles and other hooks.

Anyways, here are some pics!

This is the 'hook holder' rolled up...

This is the outside. I'm so glad I decided to try putting a ruffle on it! Please, do not judge the close ups of these, I'm not that great with a machine yet. lol

Here is the inside. I need to put the needles in the small pocket on the right side, yet, and the big pocket behind that I'm going to use for papers, scraps, teddy bear eyes... anything I need to take with me. Again, don't mind all the crooked seams! ;)

Thanks for checking this out! It was lots of fun to make. It's not everyday I can use flowers, pink, and ruffles!

Oh, and always, comments and ideas are welcome.

Ruffles

So, I'm making this adorable crochet hook case, and I decided it needed a ruffle. For those of you who know me, I only have boys, so there's not a whole lot of ruffles/pink/girly things in my life. This is my first attempt at 'the ruffle'... we'll see how it goes!
Pictures to follow later!

I sewed!!

I'm so excited! I've been trying and trying to make a bag I like... and would carry. But, me not being such an experienced sewer/seamstress *whatever*, I was having a bit of a hard time. I found a bag I liked and tried to copy it with free fabric my mother in law gave me... it didn't really turn out. Yes, that is denim and pink/yellow flowered flanel. Pretty, ain't it?  

Then I found some fabric I LOVED at Walmart and decided I had to MAKE it work. I made a paper pattern and taped it all together to see how it would work. Here's the finished product! It's not perfect, but I'm pretty proud of it, and I LOVE the fabric!

A 'girly' project

I'm so excited! Well, a little heart broken that I didn't win this give away at cozy.cottage.cute. No big deal, though, she's inspired me enough to go out and buy my OWN hole punch! So there! So, I drove to Michaels and picked up this adorable Martha Stewart heart punch. Anyways, amidst all the painting and cleaning I've been doing, I decided I needed to try out the hole punch project, and, I've got to say (even though mine is only a 4x6 and I couldn't fit as many hearts and...) I LOVE it!

A close up of my cute little hearts...

Cute for a $1.00 Value Village frame!

And... on my shelf.

Oh, and how do you like my new wall color? Got rid of all the beige... finally! Creamy yellow now, and it looks SO much better!