Fluke snow makes for excellent pics!

 October in Pennsylvania rarely involves snow. Most Halloweens you wonder if it will be so hot that your kiddos will melt in their costumes or so cold that you are trying to squeeze a winter coat under a costume. This year, not so much. We got snow. A lot of it. The bonus was that it left me with some time to sew and the aftermath made for a nice background for my newly sewn fleece animal hats.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84962571/fleece-pink-bear-hat?ref=v1_other_2

Snakes finally finished!

 Some projects get off to a quick start and then,well...they sit. This was one of them. I started it last Halloween for my younger son. We love Halloween in our house. When my older son was 4 he received a Halloween quilt. Fair is fair so I set to work on this lovely snake quilt. I got the quilt top done very quickly. It's a pattern I found on an old blog post and emailed the blog owner for the pattern. So what went wrong? I had to add binding. My least favorite part of a quilt. This process, I mean procrastination, took almost a year. It was not until my little guy looked up at me with his big brown eyes and asked me to finish it. I finally did.

Here is the finished, and bound, quilt:

 Here is the very happy recipient of the snake quilt.

Curious George Lovey

 When my boys were little we tried to prevent them from getting attached to a blanket. They are too big to drag around and take up too much room in the washer. We attempted to get them attached to what we referred to as a "lovey". Much to our dismay our younger son attached himself not only to his lovey but also to a nice big blanket. At least we tried.

This is a lovey. It is 18x17 and is soft as can be. The binding is the smooth satin material that babies love. The front is flannel and the back is the softie material that is truly the softest material I've ever felt.

 Something I always wished our lovey had was a loop for attaching the lovey to the stroller or high chair so that it was not at risk of being lost. This lovey has a loop at the top corner so you can keep it with you. Nothing worse than loosing the lovey.

Girly Ruffles

 What is it about a ruffled diaper cover that makes it so cute?

 This is a summer dress with a coordinating ruffled diaper cover.

6-12m

 My sweet little niece is modeling it for me. It will be perfect for those really hot summer days.

 Did I mention that the dress is reversible? AND it matches the diaper cover? Yes, it does and isn't it cute both ways!

This is another one of the designs by Tie Dye Diva on Etsy. Love her patterns!

Boy-O-Boy Blankets

I have a thing for blankets. Perhaps its because I have a thing for naps and a perfect nap needs a soft blanket. I also have a thing for boy fabrics. Most likely because I have boys and I sometimes get frustrated when I go show or to the store and there are many, many choices for the girls and A choice for the boys. So when I see fabulous fabric for cute boy blankets I get excited. I love, love, love the fabrics I found for these three blankets.

Rain in the Jungle Blanket

These two blankets are finished with satin binding and have "cuddle fabric" on the back. Its ultra-soft and gives the blanket a nice feel.

Animal Blocks

My robot friends are flannel which always washes up so nicely. It is bound with flannel as well and there is a nice weight to the blanket, not too heavy but perfect for napping.

Robots, Robots, Robots

A Stack of Hats

 I've been working on my items for the upcoming craftshow and thought I would share what I have been stitching up. I'd love to hear your comments or if you see something you'd like to have for yourself just send me a message.

(more info on the craft show here:http://www.indiemadecraftmarket.com/ )

6-12m Farm Sunhat

 These are some cute little hats that will keep the sun of baby's head this summer. They are really light weight and reversible with a coordinating solid fabric on the other side.

6-12m Rocket Sunhat

6-12m Owl Sunhat

There is also an adorable girly version with ruffles which my sweet little niece is modeling.

6-12m Ruffled Flower Sunhat

These hats will be wonderful for spring through summer. Are you a sewer? The pattern was excellent and I purchased it from an Etsy shop, the seller is Tie Dye Diva and she has a blog here:  http://tiedyedivadesigns.blogspot.com/

Jewelry for your knitting...

 I don't wear much jewelry but I do like sparkly things. When I use the plain plastic rings as stitch markers I just don't get any joy from them. Sure they are purple or green or blue but they are dull and my knitting deserves better. I have created jewelry for my knitting and it looks like this...

 

 

 Sometimes the pattern will have you note front from back and I made jewelry for that as well. You just clip it to the front or back and let it shine.

 

 There are also row counters. I made a counter system where you just slip the appropriate number onto the needle as you go. The beads are light weight and you don't need to set your knitting down to change the number on your row counter. 

Of course once you have all those pretty stitch markers you need something nicer than a plastic baggie to keep them all in. Here's the little pouch I made to hold them.

Valentine's Day Craft

Sometimes the best projects are done while following directions step by step. That's not usually my forte but I try it now and again. For my boys' Valentine's Day Cards we used a template from The Long Thread and they turned out to be my favorite cards ever.

Hello Hand Crafts

I am starting my first ever craft blog. I'll be keeping a record of  what I've made and what I'm working on. As a crafter with a short attention span I do A LOT of different crafts. As a way to pay for my habit I am going to start doing craft shows as well making items available here.

If you see something you like send me a message and check back often!