Rock 'N Roll Baby!

My sister wanted me to make a baby blanket for one of her expecting friends.  The theme of the nursery is Rock 'N' Roll!  The mother decorated the nursery in electric guitar cut outs, bedding, etc. in the colors red, black and white.  I thought I could make a blanket in the colors of the nursery but had a cooler ideal to cut out rock 'n roll images in black felt and sew them on the blanket.  I used the 9-Patch Baby Throw pattern from Lion Brand, using the colors red and white.  I Google searched clip art images of a star, electric guitar and music notes which I printed onto card stock paper. I then used white chalk to trace the images onto the black felt squares to cut out and sew onto the blanket.  Here is the finished product!

Cup Cozy

My sister was in town visiting me last weekend and she wanted a cup cozy for her Starbucks, so I whipped her up one before dropping her off at the airport to catch her flight back home.  I found an awesome quick pattern on Ravelry.  My sister loved her cozy so much that we had to make a Starbucks stop before heading to the airport.  She also put in an order to give as gifts to her team at work!  What a great gift ideal!

Beanie Hat with Earflaps

I have been working up the cutest hats lately for a few friends with little girls.  I love customizing designs to match personalities.  A friend has two girls. She described one as a bit of a wild child that loves lots of bold colors and the other one being more dainty who likes lighter colors.  So this is what I came up and both girls love their hats!

Are You Ready For Some Football?!?

Fall is rapidly approaching and I am starting to get busy with orders for hats, scarves and mittens!  I had a special request from a family member of mine who is a big Steelers fan (as so am I), that wanted me to crochet a beanie with visor cap for her Godson in the Steeler team colors with a football applique attached to the side of cap.  I had never worked up an applique before, although I have seen a great deal of these embellishments on hats, blankets, etc.  I finally got a chance to give it a try!  The football applique pattern I used came from Creativeladys Crochet Blog.  Here is the finished product!

POST UPDATE - Newsboy Cap

Handsome Baby Quinn has debut the wearing of his Newsboy Cap that I made for him back in May.  Mom had to let Baby Quinn get strong and big first before he could take this adorable photo in his Newsboy Cap, as he spent a few weeks in the hospital before going  home.  He is ready for the Fall with many more uses to come in sporting his Newsboy Cap! Thanks Mom for sharing this cute photo of Baby Quinn with me!

Baby! Baby! Baby OOOHH!!

The orders have been flowing in for baby items.  Whether as gifts for a baby shower or simply preparing for the arrival of a new bundle of joy.  I had a blast over the past weekend crocheting my first pair of baby booties for a customer, baby Allie Nicole! I created two different styles with matching hats, one for the hospital stay and another for take home in style.  They are just too adorable!  If interested in placing an order, check out my shop where I have these two items listed for purchase.

Baby Cocoon - Photo Prop

I just love looking at pictures of newborn photo sessions posted online from various photographers to get a few crochet ideals.  I have been admiring these cute baby cocoons for sometime.  I finally got a chance to work one up and it will get put to good use with the new addition of a baby girl cousin Allie Nicole Lockwood, who will make her grand appearance in November.  I was so excited to get the news and the crochet wheels started churning thinking of all the things I wanted to crochet for her.  With a newborn photo shoot in mind that she will soon take, I wanted mom-to-be to have a baby cocoon photo prop to use during the photo session.  I can't wait to see the photos of baby Allie swaddled up in her very own baby cocoon.

DIY Painted Sneakers

I know this is unrelated to crochet but I'm not biases towards any arts and craft projects I think I would enjoy giving a try.  I came across the cutest find on Pinterest that I just had to replicate - DIY Painted Sneakers by marthastewart #Painted_Sneakers.  Having a boy, I get my girly fix making things for my niece and I had a great cause for trying this out since her birthday was coming up. I thought this would make for a perfect gift for a 12 year old girl.  I customized the shoes and using an alphabet stencil, I added a letter 'K' for Katlyn. Once the paint dried I sealed the shoes with a waterproof resistance clear varnish in semi-gloss. You can also use a matte or satin clear varnish, which ever you prefer. I liked the look of the gloss. Here is the finished product!  This is a great project for young girls.  Grab some fabric markers, pens or Acrylic paint; even colorful Sharpies will work and give it a try!

Zig Zag Soft Bangle Bracelet Party Favors

My nieces birthday is coming up on June 14th, so my sister asked me if I could work up some cool girly party favors for her and 6 of her guest.  I came across the cutest pattern for Zig Zag Soft Bangle Bracelets.  I let my niece pick out 4 cool colors for the bracelets.  With purple being her favorite color, I used as the primary color for one of the bracelets and added another corresponding colored bracelet to make each set unique. To make the birthday girls more special, her set of zig zag bangle bracelets included all 4 colors.  These were very easy and fun to work up! Looking forward to updating this post in a couple of weeks with a group shot of all the girls wearing their pretty zig zag bangle bracelets!

These are the 4 cool colors chosen to make the zig zag bangle bracelets

The primary color is purple and a different corresponding color to complete a set of 2 bracelets for each guest.

This set belongs to the birthday girl. She gets all 4 colors used that created the bracelets for her guest.

Headbands All The Rage!

I love making headbands from my stash of leftover yarn.  They are so quick and easy to work up!  My niece is a big fan of my headbands.  When I first started making them, I sent her one in every color imaginable.  I receive tons of orders to fill for headbands throughout the year and I can't get enough of making them.  You can add cute embellishments to the flowers and these guys are just perfect for the little girls in your family!  I found the flower pattern called a "Frothy Flower" at Very Berry Handmade.  I have crochet a many of flower patterns for accessorizing beanies and headbands, and this pattern has been my favorite by far!  If you want to learn how to make the headband, check out the YouTube video tutorial below for easy instructions.

Newsboy Cap

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of crocheting my very first newborn Newsboy Cap for a customer.  I can not wait to see pictures from mom of Baby Quinn sporting his new cap.  I snagged this precious pattern from Smiley_Netta's Blog on Ravelry.

TAG, I'M IT!

Michelle from the blog of daperfectmix has tagged me in this challenge.
 So it goes like this...

Rules:

• You must post the rules
• Answer the 11 questions that the tagger posted for you
• Create 11 questions to ask the people you will tag
• Tag 11 people and link them in your post
• Let them know you have tagged them

Michelle's Questions:

1. Where was the best vacation you've ever had? 4th of July weekend 2009 in South Beach Miami
   
2. What was the last movie you saw in a movie theater? Good Deeds
3. Have you ever been to DC? Yes, I love visiting the DC area.
4. What is your favorite ice cream? Pistachio
5. Would you rather shop online or in a store? Shop online!
6. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you like to go? South Africa
7. Are you a dog person or a cat person? Dog person. I'm allergic to cats :(.
8. Chocolate or vanilla? Vanilla
9. How often do you blog? Not often, I'm still in the learning phases of blogging.
10. Do you have an online store? No, but I hope to very soon!
11. Would you rather sweep or vacuum? Vacuum

Scoodie Trend!

I recently learned how to crochet what is becoming the latest trend, called a Scoodie! A scoodie is a scarf with an attached hoodie. I have been very busy the past couple of months making these to order. They are becoming very popular! Want to learn how to crochet your very own scoodie? Vist claresaddictedtoyarn.blogspot.com for simple written instructions and a video tutorial.