Crochet Slippers

I mentioned in my last post that I think I've finally got this crochet thing down.

It's much more enjoyable now that I kind of know what I'm doing!

Back in early 2013, I bought THIS SLIPPER PATTERN 

with great hopes of making beautiful slippers. 

I ended up making only one slipper.

Since I'm much more confident in my crochet skills now,

I decided it was high time to pull that pattern out of storage 

and make myself a PAIR of slippers. 

They were supposed to be for me, but ended up being too small.

My 11-year old daughter was thrilled with my mistake, 

because they fit her perfectly.

I guess I'd better start on another pair for me!

My New Hobby

One of my New Year's Resolutions for 2013 was to learn to crochet.

It's something that I've wanted to learn for a long time, 

but just never did anything about it.

One of my daughters and I joined a 4H crochet group,

and we quickly became frustrated with it.

Our first project was a dishcloth.  

Neither one of us ended up finishing it.

It was super confusing for both of us.

Then we tried making a slouch hat.

I ended up taking mine apart several times before I finally finished it.

And it sure wasn't pretty.

We started a few other crochet projects, but then both of us 

ended up putting away our crochet hooks for a while.

Learning to crochet was a lot harder than we thought it would be!

In November of 2013, after a very long break from crocheting,

I finally picked up my crochet hooks again to give it another try.

I'm SO glad I did, 'cause I'm LOVING my new hobby!

THIS OWL HAT was my ultimate goal when it came to crocheting.  

And I'm happy to say that I've finally learned how to make them!

I've made several (my kids have claimed most of them!),

but here's a few that I was able to snap pictures of. 

This one is a newborn size.

Cutest thing ever!

I made this one as a gift for a 6-year old girl.

Love the colors together!

What about you?

Do you crochet?

If so, what are some of your favorite things to make?

Camera Card

Have you seen the camera cards made with the Stampin Up! Envelope Punch Board?!

One word.  Adorable!

Of course I had to make my own version...

Such a fun little project!

If you want to make your own, HERE is a great tutorial from Valerie Moody.

I decided to make my card bigger than the one in the tutorial.
My finished card measures 4.25" x 5.5".
Other measurements:
Circles: 1/2", 3/4", 2", 2.5"
Patterned Paper: 1.5" x 5.5"

YW Christmas Gift

Although it's too late to use this gift idea this year, 

I figured I'd share what we gave our young women for Christmas anyways.  

It's never too early to plan for next year!

We loved THIS IDEA, and decided to give our girls a pair of gloves.  

We found the gloves at a dollar store, and packaged them up 

in a cellophane bag topped with a tulle bow.  

The girls LOVED them!

Since we used gloves instead of mittens, 

I ended up creating my own version of the printable.

If you'd like a copy of my version of the printable without the watermark, 

you can find it HERE.

Christmas Gift Box

No, I haven't completely fallen off the face of the earth ;)

I had every intention of doing my annual 12 Days of Christmas this year.  

Things just got too busy, and I never got around to it.  

I hope you'll forgive me!

Boxes are something that I love to make.  

Whenever I see a tutorial for a new one, especially if it's super cute, 

I always end up making at least one.

This little box measures approximately 4.5" x 2" x 1.5".

It's the perfect size for a small bottle of lotion, a few tubes of chapstick, candy, etc.

The bow on top was made using the new 

Envelope Punch Board from Stampin' Up!.  

Isn't it too cute?!

Want to make your own?

The box tutorial can be found HERE,

and HERE is a great video on making the little bow.

Have a fabulous weekend!