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Simple Yarn and Bead Garland

Beads and yarn! These can be used in so many ways to make crafts. A simple, yet sweet way to use it is to make a garland. Just grab your favourite colours of yarn, some wooden beads, a needle and you are good to go. MATERIALS yarn – whatever you prefer! I used a basic,Continue reading “Simple Yarn and Bead Garland”

Valentine X and O’s

Love week is upon us and I have a soft spot for making sweet, lovely gifts. I have always thoroughly enjoyed making my husband homemade cards and gifts throughout the years. Since I have been into crocheting so much lately, I had another tool to use to make something special. Now I can’t take fullContinue reading “Valentine X and O’s”

Crochet Flower Patterns

The winter blues have me channeling my creativity into bright and summery projects. I started searching up all the free crochet flower patterns and is there ever a lot of amazing ones!! I ended up picking two of them and off I went with my hock and yarn. HEADBAND – I purchased the nylon headbandsContinue reading “Crochet Flower Patterns”

Crochet Vegetables

I finally got this post done! The 5 vegetables I crocheted for my daughter for part of her Christmas gift. The patterns I found were very straightforward and easy to follow and if you are new to crochet, and you have a bit of patience, you can easily create these sweet little veggies! I loveContinue reading “Crochet Vegetables”

DIY Yarn Santa Ornament

Tis the Season of CHIRSTMAS CRAFTS! Out of all the holiday seasons, this is by far my favourite. Yes, I am one of those early decorators. My feeling is, if decorations bring you joy, then decorate as early as you want! This little DIY craft is something that I’ve been seeing floating around online soContinue reading “DIY Yarn Santa Ornament”

Yarn and Fabric Pumpkins

Fall is upon us and this year I’m actually ready for it. I usually don’t look forward to this time of year because of the impending cold weather and I’m usually going back to work as a teacher after having a summer off. This year I am just getting excited for the arrival of ourContinue reading “Yarn and Fabric Pumpkins”