some finished projects

I have finished a few projects this past week and I wanted to show you what I had been up to!

First off I made this cover for some jars that I had been saving. I used this pattern by Nature Nut Notes. It is a really simple pattern and I finished it in no time. Since then I have covered a plain votive candle  and a baby jar with the same pattern! It looks so lovely when the candle is lit!

Then I made this warm beverage sweater using this pattern by Color My World Crochet. This pattern is crazy simple and I love how the combination of SC & HDC stitches shape it to fit the cup nicely. I found these wooden buttons on sale at Walmart awhile back.

I saw this adorable flying disc toy by  LittleWoollyThings on Etsy. I thought I could easily make one for Blake to play with when he gets a little older. I added bells on some of the beads for a little extra fun! He already enjoys playing with it because of the bells!

I bought some pencil roving from a local seller awhile back and spun it up but because it was just a small amount of yarn I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with it. I thought it would make an adorable star ornament. I used this pattern by A Foothill Home Companion to make it. This pattern is so cute. It's simple and can be worked up so fast. I crocheted two of them and sewed them together to make it thicker and it keeps the edges from curling up.

This last one has been done for awhile but I haven't gotten around to posting about it but remember the handspun yarn I bought from the yarn shop while in Iowa? I finally decided what to do with that. I needed a cover for the strap on my camera. All I did was do rows of HDC and when it was long enough I sewed the edges together to make a long tube and slipped over the strap! I love how it is functional by making it feel softer around my neck (and in the winter it will also keep my neck warm!) plus it looks really cute!


Whew! That is what I had been making lately! Do you have any recently finished projects?

paper heart garland

I was needing something to kick some inspiration into my decorating our living room. I was having a hard time making it feel like a fun cozy space.

Luckily, Seth has a good eye for finding furniture for super cheap. He found this little credenza for $2 yesterday and it was just the perfect piece to put on a wall I couldn't figure out what to do with! It could use a little TLC but I love it and the price was pretty sweet too!

Adding this credenza in our living room inspired me to create this paper heart garland last night at 10:30 while watching me some Conan! - It seems like I tend to do a lot of crafting while watching Conan. He is just so funny & that makes for some good crafting when you are laughing and having a good time!

I used this video on youtube to learn the basic of making this garland. I added one more layer then she does in her tutorial plus a strip in the middle with a hole punch to string onto the twine.

repurposing

Like I mentioned in my post about repurposing an Izze bottle, I have trouble throwing out glass jars/bottles. I have been keeping jars as we use them up and I noticed I have collected quite a few pretty quickly.

I felt like I needed to do something before Seth made me throw them out for taking up so much space! While watching Conan the other night I crocheted this hanging lantern/vase using some twine.

I love the rustic look of it! I plan on making a few of these and hanging them around our bath tub and using tea lights in them for a nice relaxing soak!


I also picked up a couple items from the thrift store last weekend to redecorate. I wrapped a hurricane vase with the twine and mod podged glitter to a scratched up flower pot. I think the results were cute! Easy & cheap home decor!



Wouldn't the vase be pretty filled with sea shells? Note to self: collect lots of shells on our next beach vacation!