Link-Yourself Monday & the letter "I"

Good Morning my crafty Friends! Hope you all had a nice weekend.

Once again it is Monday and with it time to link yourself. I think it is very helpful to do so, because other friends can find you, especially if you are new to the blogging world. So come join us this week and in the future.

As to the letter "I", it has become a challenge to me to find a craft to go with each of the letters in our alphabet. But what is better than a challenge, right? So this week the word "Industrial" came to me. I was very surprised that I could actually find crafts and that category, but I have. So here it goes......

Above these interesting bar stools

made from old springs.

Isn't that a great idea?

How about this lovely necklace made with chain

and metal accents, like gear and keys

One more, a little different

I really liked this one, made for the birds.

I think they are simple enough to make

and I will attempt to do them soon.

Hope this will inspire you also to try to make something new and different. Enjoy!

Hot Pad, Potholder or Dishcloth

Good Morning Friends,

It's gray and overcast in my neck of the woods and ice is in the forecast. Not really something to look forward to, but maybe we get lucky and it misses us all together. One can hope.

Well that don't stop me from sharing something I made yesterday with you all. It has many different uses and we all use them every day in some way or another: The Hot Pad, Potholder or the washcloth. For some reason I always enjoy making them and keep coming back to them. Hope you enjoy this one. Pattern follows.

I keep having this problem of my pictures turning when I upload them

to blogger. In my picture file they appear in the correct position.

Anybody able to tell me what I am doing wrong?

Help would be appreciated. Thanks!

MATERIALS:

Hook: Size G

Yarn: I LOVE THIS YARN COTTON
Stitches used: ch, sl st, sc, dc.

Difficulty: EASY

ROW 1: Ch 40, (dc, ch 2, sc) in 4th ch from hook. * sk next 3 chs, (2dc, ch 2, sc) in next ch. Rep from * across.

ROWS 2-18: Ch 2, turn. (Dc, ch 2, sc) in next ch 2 sp. (2 dc, ch 2, sc) in each rem ch 2 sp.

FASTEN OFF.

WEAVE IN ENDS

I also Made this little coaster (from left over yarn), that I found this morning with pattern on Debi Y's blog. Here is the link. I think it is very cute. Thanks for sharing Debi.

For now I hope you all have a great day and "Happy Hooking"!

Erika

The Tuesday Question & a new Square

Good Morning my lovely Friends. Tuesday has come around again and with it the "Tuesday Question". I am hoping to hear some answer from you all. The Information can be good for all of us. Thanks!

As I am planning on joining a few craft shows this spring and summer, I am interested to find out how many of you have participated in craft shows and what kind of tips and tricks you have learned. What do I need to look out for? Have you noticed what kind of crafts sell the best? How important is location? How important is the set up?

Please share your experiences with the rest of us!


Today's Square: It's a Heart within a Square and crocheted in two different colors. Hope you like it.

Talk to you all again soon. Happy Tuesday!

Erika

Link-Yourself Monday & the letter "G"

Wow, it's Monday again. Here is hoping you all had a wonderful weekend! Mine was filled with working extra hours and than sadly with a toothache from you know where. Yuck, is all I can say. But feeling better today, so for that I am grateful.

Today we have rain in the forecast and it is super windy. As I was driving home from work this morning, I thought my Van wanted to lift of the ground or I was driving drunk down the road. Yup, that's windy.

With it being Monday, it's time for all you lovely Ladies to Link Yourself and show us all the beautiful things you have been making over the last week. Have Fun!

Now to the letter "G". I had to think over this one. Couldn't think of to many crafts that start with that letter. Hmmmm? So I picked "Gardening Crafts". What other crafts can you think of?

This is such a simple craft.

Just take Terra Cotta pots and

paint the rim with chalk paint,

than write whats in the pot.

Just love these glass decorations.

Go to the nearest flee market and purchase

glass vases or cups.

With glue #6000 glue the pieces together

as you like them to show.

So much fun to make and can be as colorful as you like.

Another simple craft.

Use and recycle old tires by cleaning them and

than painted them with exterior paint, stacking them, filling

them with potting soil and your favorite flowering plants.

Just a little something to cheer up any yard.

Last but not least - Little greenhouse

All you need to to is take a clear plastic bottle

cut off the top and put over your little

seedlings and watch them grow.

I have made all four examples and have to say that they all work and are fun to make. So give it a try.

"Happy Monday" everyone!!

Blog - Love Friday

With so many pretty and beautiful blogs out there, there are so many we never see or find. So for that reason we decided today is the day we will spread some BLOG LOVE! Who is with me?

The first blog that everyone just loves

is Attic 24.

Many of you already know her,

but for those who do not,

you need to take a looksy.

Second on my list today would be

Suz Place!

Are these flowers not just gorgeous?

No. 3 on the list today would be

Apple Blossom Dream

You will love her use of colors,

and her stash busting ideas are just wonderful.

Last, but not least in the No. 4 spot is

Teacup Lane

You will enjoy her many colorful projects.

She shares my love for the

color RED.

This is it for our first Blog-Love Friday. Hope you all come back next week to check out some more of the wonderful blogs out there. Now please go and visit them and leave them a little "Hello" to let them know you enjoyed their Crafts.

Now I would like to wish you all a nice weekend. What is on your needles at this time?

Something different ..... Sewing, you say??

Looking out of my window, it doesn't look like it is going to be a pretty day. No Sun, just sprinkles. I guess today will be a day to do some indoor activities. Maybe some more sewing?

Yes, I have been doing a few sewing projects and I thought I would show you the first one in a line of things I have on my sewing table.

This is a bag to make baked potatoes in the microwave. I really love it. It was simple to make for a beginner like me. The finished bag comes in really handy and I do love how the potatoes come out of the microwave. They don't have that hard crust on the bottom, like you get if you just stick them in the microwave with a paper towel.

Love the pretty flower fabric

Here a view of the little pocket

you slide the potatoes in

Another view

Thought I would leave you with a little picture of 

Miss Sisi Kitty!

Doesn't she look pissed off?

Wonder what she is thinking?

You all have a lovely day now and see you again soon!

Tuesday Question & ????

Good Morning! Here we are on another Tuesday. The week has just flown by.

Here now our Tuesday Question:

Do you ever feel like you want to make a difference with your crafts, but don't know how?  There are so many charities out there which need help, but which one do you choose? Than what would you want to make and how many different items? Do they really help the people it is intended for?

So many Questions. And yes I ask them often. What do you all think about this? Your answer would be appreciated and of Interest to me. Thanks!

I would now also like to invite you to help with the "Tuesday Question". Please send me an e-mail with a question you have or a topic that is of interest to you. We will post this question on one of our Tuesdays. Hope to hear from you all!

In honor of Valentines day in two days, I decided to crochet another Heart instead of a square. Well the Heart really started with a Square, a granny square and was turned into a heart. It now has joined my collection of other coasters around my house. Hope you like it.

See the little Square in the center?

Here a view of my two Hearts together

On this cloudy Tuesday, I wish you all farewell for today. Hope to see you next time. Make it a good day!

Link-Up Monday and the letter "F"

Good Monday morning Friends! Hope you had a wonderful weekend.

In my neck of the woods the sun is shining, the skies are blue and the daffodil's are perking their little heads out of the ground. So to me it looks like it will be a good day. But than again, any day the sun shines is a good day for me. Didn't realize how much I love the sun, but it sure seems to effect my mood.

Well since it is Monday again, today is the day you can add your link here. Show us your beautiful works. I always to love to look at all the wonderful stuff you are making.

As to the letter "F", it stands today for Felting. Have you worked with Felt before? And what have you made? I recently bought some Felt and am planning to use it shortly. Here are some of my favorite finds on Pinterest.

Couldn't find a link for 

this one

Are these Cute?

They look simple enough to make

Have a Heart

Just love these Ladybugs

You can find the pattern here

Some little flowers

and a few buttons

to complete = Pretty

Pattern

See you all again soon. Have a good start to the week!

YES ...... It is FRIDAY

Yayyyy my friends, it is finally Friday! Do I hear a resounding Cheer? Yes you say. 

So what have I been up to? Well you could say I have been very, very busy. Sorry to say it hasn't been on the crochet front. At the moment I have three patients who have been needing my full attention. Than we add church activities and helping someone move. So with that said, here is a little valentines project I am working on when time permits:

Uups, it is sideways.

Wonder why that keeps happening to me

as I always turn them around

in the editor?

What do you think it is? Any guesses?

Spring ..... I think it is in the air. Over the last few days I have been noticing some little flowers trying to peak through the dirt. Just love, love, love those signs of warmer days ahead. Don't you?

Growing wild in the garden

 Couldn't resist taking a few home

And here one more look at what 

I am making

Now I am off to go do some of that lovely laundry, dust the furniture and all those other nice things we women have to do when we get some time off.

Hope all you lovely Ladies have a wonderful weekend! What is on your needles at this time?

Until soon, Erika

Tuesday Question & a Square?

Good afternoon Friends! Hope everything finds you well in your neighborhood.

As to our Tuesday Question: 

As many of you know I have animals in my house. Two little dogs and two cats. All of them have quite a bit of hair and do tend to loose it, sometimes a lot. If you have animals yourself, how do you keep this hair from getting into your yarn while you are working on your project? I always seem to crochet or knit some of it into each project I make and it is very annoying to me. Anybody have a good tip here?

As for the Square, well there is no new Square today. Instead I made a little dishcloth I found on Pinterest in honor of Valentines day. It's in the shape of a Heart. I thought it was kind of cute and wanted to add it to the many I have already. I made it in my favorite colors so it will match other things in my home.

You can find the pattern here

I found the pattern at time a bit confusing, but

I think it turned out ok.

A little more detail

Thought it looked cute with my Red Mug

How about now with the little coasters

I made a while back?

I will leave you on this note and off to work I go. Have a lovely Tuesday! Hope you can all help me with my little hair dilemma.

Erika

Link-Up Monday and the letter "E"

Good Afternoon everybody. I am running a little late today with posting my Link-up Monday, but my morning has been busy. Better late than never, I say. So please join us and show us what you have been making.

Now the letter "E". I could think of many things with this letter, but in the end I chose "Easter", since it is coming pretty soon.

You can find the post to these lovely eggs here

Isn't this little Basket lovely?

You can find the pattern here

I thought these were so cute also.

Sorry couldn't find the pattern for it.

What a clever idea.

You can find this and more here

Ok that's it for today from my neck of the woods. Have a wonderful start to the week.

Erika