Crochet in COLOR

I whipped up some crochet granny squares and circles. All made with 100% cotton.

The colors are so bright and happy - I am now ready to embellish and make some more :)  

Love. Peace. Happiness. 
B 

Etsy Shop Update :)

I am super proud of myself lately, getting all this work accomplished with what little time I have to spare :)

I posted 4 more pairs of crochet earrings on my site along with 4 of those squishy granny square keychains. You can take a peek here.

Love. Peace. Happiness. 
B 

Plushies!

I have been enjoying spending time crocheting and sewing lately, and I am oh so happy I have the time to do so :)

I was looking on Pinterest the other day and came across an Angry Bird pattern over at Obsessively Stitching. I have to say I have fallen in love with this blog as a whole and just had to "try" making the plushie. I say try because she is so talented and I am just starting out. I decided to use felt as opposed to the fleece recommended. I am pleased with the way my bird came out but will most likely make another red one as mines has a crooked beak :( I am going to try and make the whole collection as well. My daughter loves the red one, and can't stay away from the game on my phone :)

:( at the crooked beak 

I have finished my other granny square plushie as well as the Hello Kitty keychain. I decided to use pink felt for the center of the granny square and am happy with the results.

The flash brings out the colors so much better than natural light

For Hello Kitty I used no felt as a lining and decided not to add on a face, I like just having the shape and bow a lot better. I attached the crochet bow with hot glue as opposed to stitching it on so not to pull at the crocheted stitches as there was no felt lining to cover up the polyester stuffing.

peace and blessings, b 

Busy Crocheting :)

Good Afternoon!

Last nite I crocheted my daughter a cute little shrug to go with her holiday dress for a Christmas program at school. I used Vanna's Glamour in Grey Stone and 4.0MM hook. I love how the shrug turned out but am now unsure of the color choice. I bought the yarn yesterday at my local Michael's without relooking at the dress before leaving home. The grey yarn is a darker shade than the dress and her shoes and tights are both black. I feel I should have went with my first instinct at the store and bought the black instead. So I will have to decide tommrow what exactly she will be wearing. Either way the shrug is definately going to be worn :) 

On another note I finished the Pink, Yellow, and Blue Squishie Granny! I used the yellow felt for the lining as I had noted in my previous post. I also remembered what yarn I used :) Claudia Hand Painted Yarns, I am however still unsure of the colorway.

As you can see, my daughter decided to add in her cute little chickie, I couldn't say no :) I am also, currently working on a possible hello kitty keychain plushie. I am excited to see how it will turn out.

Love. Peace. Happiness. 
B 

Squishy Granny Keychains!!!

I'm back!!!! I hope everyone's Thanksgiving holiday was amazing!

I have finally gotten back to my crafting and it feels amazing! Craftings in my blood and if I don't do it I think I begin to have withdrawals, lol!

I had this idea to create Granny Square keychains but with a twist of... SQUISHINESS! I am super happy with how they turned out and can't stop making them. 

I used a sock/ fingering weight yarn and a 3.25MM crochet hook to make the squares. I then cut out squares of felt, whipstitched around, and added in polyester fiber fill. I then crocheted around the outer edge adding in the stuffed felt square and the loop for a keyring.

The bottom two still need to be finished. You can see the yellow felt that I already cut out  for the pink, yellow, and blue square. I think I'm going to use a light pink for the top square.

Hope you enjoy, more to come soon.

Love. Peace. Happiness. 
B