food, crochet, merriment
Perhaps you’ve noticed that my attendance here has been rather…how should we say…spotty in the last week or so. Lemme splain. You see, making things for Christmas is a huge deal in my book and for various sundry reasons, I got a dreadfully late start this year.
I’ll try to do better at showing you all the projects as they are happening–I promise. But for now, all I can say is…
so much to do…
so little time.
Stay tuned.
Remember the pretty little crocheted Mandala that I made a few weeks ago?
And this pink and purple thingy from a while back?
Well, you’ll be pleased to know that the two have gotten together and made a lovely bed-sized bolster pillow. Oh, my goodness it was fun to make and very satisfying to put together–but neither was as much fun as it was to sleep with the darn thing. Trust me, it makes the softest, most huggable body pillow you’ve ever seen…er…felt.
And now…
I feel a nap coming on…
with a really heavenly pillow.
heh, heh, heh.
PS~ Thanks EVERYONE for making my birthday absolutely incredible! What a wonderful, priceless thing are friends. I adore you, you know. Thanks again.
Oh, the joy of the sweet, basic crocheted Granny Square and all it’s little pokey holes just perfect for those dimply little fingers. In fact, it was so satisfying to put this small cube together that I couldn’t help myself…
I had to make more in different sizes. If you’ve ever made a granny square, you know– it’s easy to become…
addicted.
The hardest part of the whole project was finding the foam rubber to go inside. Turns out, JoAnn’s is the place. I found large 2″, 4″ and 6″ scrap pieces–labeled “upholstery foam” for about $10 each. Huge pieces.
If you crochet then making the granny squares, cutting out the foam and sewing them all together is an absolute cinch. And with the huge pieces I have left…let’s just say…
there’s no end in sight.
AND I’m getting no complaints from my pattern tester either!
Remember this pretty little African Flower motif from last fall? Oooh, it was so fun to make, and I even got a few emails about it. It’s also been repinned on Pinterest…a lot.
As much fun as all that is–for me–it got even better the other day when I received an email from Brenda over at Brenda’s Bric-a-Brack. Turns out that she really loved this fun little flower and went a step further.
She turned it into a pot holder. I think it’s beautiful and such a good idea!
I hope you’ll let me know if you ever make something from this blog. I’d love to see my creative friends…in action.
Plus, it’s very good for my heart.
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