Crochet Penguin Hat

Crocheting.

I am totally obsessed with it right now.

I love that after just a few hours of work {or less},

I can end up with something as cute as this.

Some of my favorite patterns are from Repeat Crafter Me.  

Sarah's patterns are easy to follow, and she offers them for FREE!

If you crochet and would like to make one of these cute penguin hats, 

you can find the free pattern HERE.

Happy crocheting!

My First Sunburst Card!

After seeing so many cute sunburst cards on different blogs, 

I finally decided to try my hand at making one.

I absolutely {heart} them!

They come together quickly, and are a great card to make 

if you've got lots of scraps that you need to use up!

(which I do!)

If you've never made a sunburst card before, HERE is a great video tutorial!

Supply List: (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted)

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Birthday Basics DSP, Card base - non SU!

Stamps: Bring on the Cake

Ink: Bermuda Bay

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

2014 Birthday Cards

Every year as part of my Christmas gift to my parents, 

I make them enough birthday cards to give to their kids and grandkids for the year.

2013 was kind of a crazy year for me.

I felt like the harder I tried, the more behind I got.  

With everything.

So they didn't actually get this part of their Christmas gift until well into January.

I'm hoping 2014 will be a better year for me....we shall see :)

Supplies used:

Paper: SU! Birthday Basics DSP, SU! Basic Gray Cardstock, SU! Old Olive Cardstock, SU! Whisper White Cardstock

Stamps: SU! See Ya Later

Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad

Other: SU! Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, star punch (non SU!), oval punch (non SU!)

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?