Now that it is fall, we have started decorating for Halloween. I decided to start working on some Halloween themed crafts, and the first thing I made was a jack-o’-lantern scarf for my daughter. This is a very simple orange scarf with a jack-o’-lantern at each end. This scarf is made in a child size, […]
Early last spring I came across a lot of Heat Wave yarn on clearance. This yarn uses the sunlight to generate heat. I bought some in several colors to make some warm hats and scarves for my family to keep them warm this winter. This pattern is for a very simple scarf that will be
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I love to crochet bookmarks. They are a fast project, and require only small scraps of yarn. We always need more bookmarks in our house, because they get lost so fast. They also make a great inexpensive gift. My children’s teachers always love to receive them. I thought that a crochet sunflower bookmark would be
Today I decided to make my daughter a new Animal Crossing themed toy We recently discovered the pitfall seeds in our game, and I thought that she would enjoy having a pitfall seed to play with. Materials: White yarn Red yarn
I recently finished a beautiful baby blanket that I made as a gift for a baby girl recently born into our family. It may be a while before we get to go visit her, but I hope she will love this blanket. I made this blanket to be a toddler sized one so it can
My daughter loves scrunchies. I discovered that they are an easy and quick way to use up my small scraps of yarn. Now she has a ton of different scrunchies to go with all of her outfits. To make a scrunchie you will need a hair elastic, a crochet hook, and a small amount of
Our little strawberry patch is doing great this year. Last year we were only able to get a few strawberries from it, and most of them were stole by animals before we got a chance to eat them. When we started seeing strawberries this spring my daughter was determined that the animals would not get
Like many people, we have recently been playing a lot of Animal Crossing. My daughter has been begging me to make her some Animal Crossing themed projects for her to play with when she is not playing the game. I decided that a stuffed fossil would be a good item to start with. I couldn’t
Last month my daughter’s class had a week full of days dedicated to celebrating Dr. Seuss. One of my daughter’s favorite days was hat day. She loves any excuse for me to make her a new hat. It took us a while to decide which book to use as a theme for the hat. We
The first project that I wanted to start is one that has been on my to do list for a while. I found a pattern for this scarf on Nana’s Crafty Home. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was something my daughter would love to have. This was an easy pattern that
