New colors!

Thought I'd share just a few of my projects from the last few weeks.. it's funny how crazy life gets sometimes, but there's always time to create!

The purple doily.

The newborn slippers for baby Rowan Violet.

My flower arranging skills & a much needed spa day!

New colors for my Etsy shop!

(they'll be added this week)

Teaching Myself the Art of Tatting

Thank you Mother Nature for all the snow! I'm ready for it all to thaw out so we can go play in the dirt!

 I've shared a lot of snow days, movie marathons, and cooking adventures with my guys in the last month, but I'm ready to be back in the craft room. My little heater just can't keep up when it's -2 outside, so I'm teaching myself new things instead.

After years of crocheting I've managed to teach myself how to read most patterns and have now learned tatting. I started off with an intermediate pattern and I'm still searching for a harder pattern. So if you happen to know of one, send me a link! Just a few of my latest creations..

 The Peony Doily

Inspired by a Snowflake

The Delicate Butterfly

from a 1970's pattern

Starshine Doily

Think Positive Spring will get here eventually!

Doilies for the 1st time.

I spent the weekend searching for a new project, something I hadn't tried yet, something challenging. Who knew one of the many things my Great Grandma Flora was extremely good at would be so hard to figure out, even with a pattern. Sometimes while reading a crochet pattern the whole thing starts to look Greek! My first try wasn't so bad and worked out pretty well, even with the wrong size hook. The next one was the challenge. I had to stop reading the pattern and just make it by looking at the picture. It actually worked better for me. They still need to be starched and I will be writing my own version of the second pattern for future use. I would like to think my Great Grandma is smiling at this creation!

The 1st is a Dark Purple Doily.

 

The 2nd is a Dark Teal Peony Doily.