Make it Yourself: Crochet Your Own 2 in 1 Headband Cowl

September 27, 2012

Last week I posted pictures of my latest project, a pretty and cozy headband (for daughter number 2) completed just in time for fall. Now I’m going to show you what I made for daughter number 1. Here she is wearing the crochet head band. You can see it is the same as the head [...]

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Fall for this Crochet Head Band with Roses and Leaves

September 17, 2012

With fall just around the corner, I’m just bursting with excitement over my latest project - crochet head warmers! Wider than a head band and less work than a hat, I’m hoping these cozy creations will be a hit with my girls this fall. Inspired by photos found on Pinterest, I crocheted this pretty head warmer [...]

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Endless Mistakes Make a Must Have Scarf

July 15, 2012

Beautiful summer weather has finally arrived and what am I doing? Knitting a warm wooly scarf of course. Yes folks, I have managed to squeeze in a knitting project just before the imminent arrival of baby girl three. Let me tell you…this project should be called “The Scarf of a Thousand Mistakes”. I made one [...]

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Baby Girl’s Quilt

May 29, 2012

Finally, a new project to show you! Although I have been busy working on various things in my new craft room, I haven’t been motivated to update my blog. It’s hard to get anything done lately with the second trimester honeymoon over and only 8 weeks until baby girl arrives. Because this is our third [...]

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Display Your Child’s Creations with Inexpensive DIY Clip Art Rails

April 2, 2012
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Last week I showed you some pictures of our current crafting area. This kitchen nook is home to supplies and my children’s creations. Most of their artwork consist of paper, paper and more paper. They love to draw and colour pictures. Lots of pictures. The piles keeps growing on the desk until I can’t take [...]

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My First Knitting Project

March 21, 2012

Spring has technically arrived so I better post this cozy project before it looks silly. Although, anyone living in the metro Vancouver area would agree that it has been colder than usual and wearing a hand knitted wool cowl wouldn’t exactly be strange these past two weeks. Those of you that know me, have heard [...]

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Make it Yourself: Hello Kitty Crochet Hat Pattern

January 30, 2012

Okay crafty crochet friends - you asked nicely and now I’m going to give you what you want - a free pattern for the crochet hat that resembles a certain popular cartoon kitty named “Hello”. Please (with a cherry on top) remember that I’m not a professional pattern writer. I’m a visual learner/artist. I rarely [...]

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Personalized Faux Sherpa Blankets

December 10, 2011

Remember my crazy sew six quilts in time for Christmas idea? Must be about 13 weeks ago when I wrote that post. It was ambitious of me to even consider taking on such a time consuming project. Needless to say, I got as far as completing two quilt tops when I lost interest in quilting [...]

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Turn Heads with This Hello Kitty Crochet Project

November 21, 2011

I haven’t been able to post much lately because I’ve been busy trying to embrace my little cutting machine and perusing the web for more things to work on. Things like this Hello Kitty toque for my almost six year old princess! I can’t remember exactly how I found the inspiration for this latest project. [...]

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Me + Cricut Create = Puppy Love

November 15, 2011

Do you become obsessed with each new hobby or craft you take on? I do and the latest craze for me is exploring the world of digital die cutting. A few weeks ago, I purchased a Cricut Create by Provo Craft. This is my first digital die cutting machine also known as a personal cutting [...]

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