Monthly Archives: December 2011

It’s Not The Best Of Decors…

Years ago, I used to do a lot of woodworking. Most of the things that I made, I threw or gave away when we moved last year.  At the time, we were thinking that we would be able to replace … Continue reading

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Colorful Floral Motifs

These cute, little, colorful flowers only took me a little more than an hour to crochet. They only took a small amount of yarn to make one and were fun to make. Hmm!  Back to my yarn basket.  I wonder … Continue reading

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Freddo Snowman

Having a lot of white yarn and not knowing what to crochet with white, I designed and crocheted a little snowman.  Add a magnet to the back and use it as a refrigerator decoration or use it as a tree … Continue reading

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Give A Hoot Or WhooToo

Over at Pinterest, I saw some cute crocheted owls and other things.  I clicked on the link which took me over to ATERGcrochet on Etsy.  The photos of the patterns and crochet items that this shop owner were selling were … Continue reading

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Beaded Ornaments

Over a year and a half ago we had plans to start a new life in a place where we thought we wanted to return. As usual, with our life, things didn’t work out the way we planned.  Since ridding … Continue reading

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Crocheted Trinket Basket

I got an idea to crochet a little trinket basket, with a cover, using crochet thread. As I was crocheting, I added tiny, glass beads. I stiffened basket and cover with fabric stiffener than formed them until stiffened and dried. I … Continue reading

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(K)nitwit

It was time for me to knit more dishcloths as I only had one good one left. Knitted dishcloths last longer and they work far better than the ones you buy at a store. The last time I knitted dishcloths … Continue reading

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