Breckenridge Hat

This was a workshop from Craftsy.com called "The Breckenridge Hat" by Marly Bird. I love the big flower. The yarn is gorgeous, too (Schachenmayr, Boston Style in Aqua). I finished it in a couple of hours....hats are such quick, rewarding projects.






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Have I lost it? :)

So, when my husband saw what I was making, he told me I've officially "lost it"! :)

But I love it. I love anything that makes cleaning a little easier and a little more fun.

It's a swiffer sock that I crocheted! It uses acrylic yarn that will hopefully build up lots of static so it will pick up lots of dust. Isn't it pretty? Here's the link to the free pattern should you want to make one, too.

Reversible Swiffer Sock


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Cupcake Bib

Finally finished this "sweet" bib from Crochet Today Sept/Oct 2012. I used Caron Simply Soft yarn for all but the cherry. That is just some Red Heart Super Saver. I think I will make more. :)






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Crochet Slouchy Hat

Found this cute free pattern at:

Jenn Likes Yarn




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Crocheted Flip Flops

Found this great tutorial on Pinterest at Petals to Picots.


I used cotton yarn (for comfort) and flip flops that were 2 for $3 at Kmart. They were so quick- I think about 30 minutes. Now I want to make more!


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Recycled Crochet Container

How cute is this little project? I found this surfing Pinterest last night and had to get right to work.

Here is the link to the awesome blog post: Filth Wizardry

Here is my finished project:


It started out life as a Juicy Juice bottle.






First, I used my woodburning pen (I think I got that when I was twelve). I just removed the top part of the container.


Next, I punched holes with my cropadile:


Then, the fun part started: the crochet. The original blog post (link above) has enough details to get you started. Have fun!
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Mermaid Pool Party

Wow! Was this ever a fun party (well the preparation might have been more fun than the actual party...at least it was for me!). But the party wasn't for me, it was for my sweet daughter and her little mermaid friends.

I am thrilled to be able to link up to Decorate to Celebrate this week as the theme is "Anything Goes!"


The invitations were from Paper Doll Dress Up.  They have cute Peachy Keen faces and dance on their little springs! (Action Wobbles)  Their tails are cuttlebug embossed.

 Joy stamped Ariel on the envelopes and colored them in:

 Here is our door sign.

I drew on the face because I don't have PKS that large...I think it turned out ok.

The idea originated from our Yum! magazine with an article by One Charming Party and quickly spiraled out of control thanks to Pinterest!

Ideas we used from the magazine were:

This fun mermaid sign Joy painted and decorated (we used the cricut and contact paper to put the letters on while she painted the blue layer and peeled them off while the paint was still wet).  It was very cute that she asked her dad for a 2 x 4....

Cupcakes also from the magazine:

We got the seashell mold for the white chocolate from Michael's.

And the fishnet on the table:

The only reason my table is inside is because it was storming when the girls first got here, so we improvised with a game of Twister (it cleared up beautifully within the hour):

I remembered this adorable mermaid towel from the project section at Embroidery Library (great resource for creative sewing projects whether your embroider or not). I looked at cute ones on pinterest, too, and came up with my own adaptation:

                                               

I embroidered the names in a big, curly, girly font.  We stuck to our turquoise and lime green theme:

I crocheted this mermaid outfit for Joy to use with her Barbies a while ago, I meant to blog it, but it disappeared into her Kingdom and we pulled it out to use as decor for her party.  The pattern is here at Crafty Mama Sanchez blog.  It took some youtube viewing to master the crocodile stitch, but I love the texture.  It was made with lots of love at many baseball games and other mom-has-to-sit-and-wait events. :)

These fun, free water bottle labels are from Bumpsmitten.com:

And last, because I made them the morning of the party---too much coffee, perhaps....these stitched dish clip labels made using chalk cloth!!!  I love them because I can use them for every pool party.  I cut the chalk cloth with Nestabilities on the Cuttlebug and stitched them to rectangles of felt, then hot glued them to clothespins:

 Ocean Water

 Mermaid Treats

 Shark Bait

Fish Food

A good time was had by all the little mermaids....

Cut the Rope Crocheted Toy

You know that cute little game the kids play on the iphone called Cut the Rope?  Well, here is that cute little guy who loves to eat candy.  Here are a few pics if you're not familiar:

This was a fun project.  This is a pattern I found here for sale on Etsy: Om Nom from Cut the Rope Pattern.  I haven't purchased very many patterns because there are so many awesome freebies on the net, but this was easy to follow.  Both kids loved it when they saw it so I made two!

My daughter built a full-fledged home for it in a cardboard box (like the game).  It's super cute and I love the creativity!

He even hangs from the candy:

So fun!