Blue Snowflake

Just a little blue inspiration for your Tuesday. Make it a good one....and crochet if you can!

A little touch of fall....

 These 2 skeins of thread were the inspiration for this fall doily.

The combination of off white and brown baker's thread is perfect for November.

I loved the way the Halloween doilies I made looked on my mantel...now I can  replace them with this little gem...and a little fall decor.

This is a quick and easy pattern.

You can find it here.

Happy November!

Perfect Blend Gift Card Holder

It's always nice to have a unique way to give someone a gift card, isn't it??? I made this little gift card envelope for giving a coffee gift card...yum...I am enjoying a nice cup of pumpkin spice coffee as I write this!

 I used the Perfect Blend stamp set from Stampin Up! There are so many cute ideas out there for this set! I cut the envelope at 4"  on my Cricut using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.

Here is the back of the envelope. I didn't take the time to make a cute closure, but  you sure could! I just added baker's twine, wrapped around and tied on the back. Simple. Thanks for checking in and have a pumpkin spice coffee kind of day!

Pumpkin Card

Hello! It's been a while since I've posted a card idea...I still love to do papercrafting....it just seems crocheting has been my creative obsession lately! This weekend I had some time to catch up on a few scrapbook pages, and since I had my supplies out, I made a card or two.  Here is a Halloween card I made using the Holiday Cakes Cricut cartridge.

I cut the pumpkins at 2". The circle is from Accent Essentials and cut at 3 3/4". I embossed it with a Cuttle bug folder. The Halloween ticket stamp is from the dollar spot at Michael's. Thanks for checking in and have a great day!

Halloween Doily #3

Another Dainty Shells doily...this time made with purple instead of orange.

Here are the doilies I made on my mantel, with a few of my haunted houses. 

Thanks for checking in and have a great day!

Halloween Doily #2

Hello again! Here's the second of my Halloween doilies...

I'm sure you've seen other versions of this pretty doily...I think it's a very popular pattern. You can find it here.

On a different note...I have to share my great find yesterday! I get most of my crochet thread at thrift stores...it's amazing how there are always a few skeins to choose from. While I didn't find any thread yesterday, I did get this great set of hooks for $1.50! The 'H' hook is missing, but there was an extra 'J' hook in the bag, along with the set.

Crochet happiness. ; )
Have a great weekend and thanks for checking in!

My Halloween Collection Part 1

Hello! Needless to say, my crochet time has dwindled since school started again a few weeks ago. I always have ideas of things I want to make though, don't you? It won't be long until Halloween...so I thought I'd make a few Halloween themed doilies for my mantel. I have some ceramic haunted houses I put out each year and a black and orange doily will go perfectly with them. Here is doily #1:

You probably recognize this pattern...I've made it several times in different colors. I love it..it's quick, easy, and great for using more than one color. It's called Dainty Shells.  This is the same pattern I used for my Christmas doily a few weeks ago, and this pink, green, and white beauty.

Stay tuned for #2...coming soon!