Sugar Plum Snuggle Sack & Hat

A dear friend of mine recently had a baby.  Before her new little bundle of joy arrived, I really wanted to make something special for the new baby.  I perused Pinterest for cute crochet baby cocoon sets.  I found one that I really like, but when I followed the link to the etsy store I found even more cute sets.  I finally decided on the Sugar Plum Snuggle Sack and Hat by Cielo's Closet.

The pattern was great and I was able to complete it in time for the new babies arrival.  I am looking forward to seeing pictures of the new little one in this cute set.

$30

Ghost and Pumpkins and Spiders, Oh My!

My kids are so excited for Halloween and have been excitedly deciding their Halloween Costumes for this year.  Because of their excitement for Halloween I sat down one evening and made some new Halloween bows for them.  Especially since they have been wearing their hair down more and just want a small clip to put in their hair.

I saw a really cute spider Bow on Pinterest and made my own version.  All 3 of my girls love this one.

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My youngest really loves the Spider and had fun modeling it for me.  

 I found this really cute Pumkin Korker on Pinterest also and it had a link to a Tutorial, so I cooked some ribbon one afternoon and wallah.

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Lastly, I made this really cute Ghost Clippie.  I had seen several on Pinterest and so I knew my 2 older girls would love wearing it to pull just their bangs back.

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The tutorial for the Pumpkin Korker can be found at: Funky Polkadot Giraffe

Barefoot Sandals for Baby

In the last year, I have become an Aunt to three new nieces.  It has been so fun.  I saw these cute Baby Sandals on Pinterest and decided that since I had the supplies on hand, I would make a pair for my cute niece that comes to my house on a regular basis.  I whipped some up while she was napping one afternoon and when she woke up I tried them on her.

My Niece modeling her new Barefoot Sandals:

  It was so fun and I have since made a couple more.  There are so many color combination possibilities.  I look forward to making more in the future.

$4 a pair

You can find a Tutorial at the Sunshine Shoppe Blog.

Soft Shells Hat and Diaper Cover

A few months ago, I crocheted this cute Hat and Diaper Cover for my newest niece at the time.  I had purchased the pattern, Soft Shells Hat and Diaper Cover, from Sunset Crochet back when I was pregnant with my 4th and didn't have the opportunity to make it before she was born.  I took this chance to make this cute set.

$20 set

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Pattern available at Sunset Crochet Etsy Store

Butterfly Kisses Cloche and Cocoon

When I was pregnant with my 4th Baby and seeing all the cute crochet photo props, I knew that I wanted to make one for my new little one.  I set out to find just the perfect Cocoon and Hat online and came across the most adorable patterns at Sunset Crochet on Etsy.  I purchased a couple of different patterns and then set out to make the adorable Butterfly Kisses Cloche and Cocoon set.  I made a visit to Joanns and picked out some Baby Soft yarn, picking a vintage pink and ivory for the flower.  I spent many evenings crocheting the cute photo prop for my little one.  Once it was finished I could hardly wait until the arrival of my baby.

Once she arrived my Husband took her photos in it when she was 1 week old (we tried to take her pictures at 3 days old, but she was a bit grumpy about it).  In the end, she look adorable.

$30

Bunny Bows

A little late, but I had to share my girls' fun bows for Easter.  My girls already had some Easter bows, I had made several years ago and I thought we could use a fresh set.

I was looking on Pinterest one day and came across a bow with a bunny face on top.  I loved the bow immediately and knew that I could make one, using the ribbon I already had on hand.  I almost had everything to make the bow, but needed some fun spring colors for the bow and spikes.  My daughters and I headed to Hobby Lobby one afternoon and we picked out some ribbon.  That evening I set out to make the bows.  The bows made up really quick and the end result was 3 very cute Bunny Bows.  My girls immediately loved them and wore them everyday until Easter (being that I only made them 4 days before Easter).

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My youngest daughter has just started to get enough hair to put a single pony on the top of her head, so I felt that she needed something smaller.  I found a cute tutorial for a bunny clip and made it.  My little girl loved it and thought it was so much fun to wear it.  Now, to make her some more fun clippies.

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You can find the tutorial for this cute bunny clip on the Girly Things website

Dickens Newsboy Set

I came across this fun "Dickens Newsboy Set" crochet pattern by Nat's Niche.  I wish I would have seen something like this when my little boy was born.  I would have loved to have had some newborn pictures of him in this cute outfit.  I had pinned this cute pattern onto my crochet board on Pinterest in hopes of one day being able to make it for someone.  To my luck a friend of mine was pregnant with a baby boy and so I set to work making this cute set.  This was the first time I had worked with 2 strands of yarn together and I loved the extra stiffness it gave the hat.  I did the bow for the bow-tie a  differently then what the pattern had.  I used a bow tie pattern from Make and Takes blog.

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Shamrock Beanie

During the month of March Sunset Crochet had their Shamrock Beanie available for a free download.  I thought it looked fun, so I downloaded it.  I found some green eyelash yarn on clearance at Michael's and spent an evening and a day crocheting it.  It really didn't take very long to make, but I did need to undo it once as I made the mistake of working on it at night, and found it hard to see where I was crocheting.  So I undid it the next afternoon and then it whipped up really fast in the daylight light.  My little girl loves her new hat and thought it was great fun to wear it around for a few days.

Valentine Clippies and Headband

I was perusing Pinterest one evening when I came across a really cute Butterfly Love Bug Clippie that was available on Etsy.  Being that it was getting close to Valentines and since my girls had already gotten out their Valentine Bows and had been wearing them for a couple of weeks, I decided they needed something fresh.  Since my oldest likes wearing her hair down most days, I thought some cute clippies would be perfect to hold her long bangs back.  I searched Pinterest to see if their were any Tutorials for making the ribbon hearts and to my luck I was able to find some tutorials on the Love Bug Clippies themselves.  I was able to find two Tutorials and set to work making them.
My first attempt didn't turn out so great, but I learned my errors.  I then made 2 of them.  One with a pink body and one with red.  They were so much fun to make.  I had most of the supplies already on hand, and only needed to purchase the sparkly pom poms and the floral stems for the antenna's.  My girls loved their new clips and wore them past Valentines Day.

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 I also made a cute Shabby Heart Headband for my Baby Girl.

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So much fun.  I am now thinking of making some spring colored ones.

Tutorials for the cute Heart Butterflies can be found here:

Outnumbered 3 to 1
laceybowsboutique on YouTube

Little Boy Blue Hat and Diaper Cover

A few months ago, a friend of mine posted a picture of a Hat and Diaper Cover asking if anyone would be willing to make it for their soon to be baby boy.  I immediately accepted the challenge and purchased the pattern from Sunset Crochet.

Once the pattern was downloaded, I purchased the yarn at Walmart.  I wasn't sure how much yarn it would require, so I bought several skeins of yarn (plus they were on clearance).  I was so excited to work on this project that I started it right a way.  The instructions were great to follow and I was able to crochet the hat in one evening of watching a couple of sitcoms with my hubby.  The following night I was able to complete the diaper cover.  Both whipped up so quickly.  The only thing on the pattern that wasn't stated was how close together the tabs of the diaper cover were supposed to go, so I just guessed.

Once I was finished with both, I added the brown buttons.  I was so excited about the finished result and it took less yarn then I purchased, only needed one skein.

 I have since crocheted several more sets, to have ready for baby gifts in the future.  I added white buttons to another set I did.

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You can purchase the pattern on etsy, by visiting the shop Sunset Crochet.  Or if you prefer, I would be more than happy to make a set for you.

Crocheted Flower's

I have recently been bitten by the crochet bug and have been crocheting all kinds of fun things.  Several years ago, our family went to visit an older Lady in our neighborhood, who loved to crochet, and she gave my girls crocheted flowers, in which she had crocheted.  I loved them and asked if she would show me how to crochet them.  She said she would and then her health declined and unfortunately I never was able to learn from her.  I took the crocheted flowers that this wonderful woman had given my girls and turned them into hair clips.  After she passed away, my girls would wear her crochet flowers quite frequently in their hair.  So one day while I was pregnant with my third, and my Husband was busy getting our house ready to sell, I decided to use up some of my left over yarn and crochet thread from other projects and found a flower crochet pattern similar to the flowers my girls were given.  I have since crocheted many of these flowers, in all different colors and sizes (adjusting just the hook size).  Making them into hair clips by adding a Alligator clip to the back and either a jewel or buttons to the center.

Here are my latest creations:

I used a crochet flower pattern I found on the Action Hero::Knitting weblog.

Garland for the Banister

Now that I have an open staircase, I wanted to hang some garland up.  Last year I decided to try my hand at creating a deco mesh garland using a Tutorial I found at Miss Kopy Kat.  I purchased some white deco mesh and then some red and silver ribbon.  I spent several hours one evening (watching 2 movies with my husband) creating my garland.  I then tied red ribbon in bows to attach the garland to the banister with my Hubby's help.  I finished it off with large bows at the bottom of the stairs.

This year (like I mentioned before) my Hub's went on a green garland buying frenzy on Black Friday.  He felt that the garland needed a little something to make it more festive.  We added the green garland to the deco mesh garland and he was right, it did look more festive.

Here is the end result.

Christmas Hurricanes

I replaced the beans, peas and popcorn in my Fall Hurricanes with multiple size and textured ornaments for Christmas.  I love changing out the decor in these hurricanes 

Turkey Shirts and Bows

A friend of mine had pinned a pin on Pinterest that had Turkey Shirts on it.  I then found a great Tutorial on The Ribbon Retreat Blog for some Turkey Shirts and bows.  I thought these would be a great to make for my girls for Thanksgiving.  I contacted my dear friend and asked her if she wanted to get together and make them, and she was as excited as I was to make these cute shirts.  I packed up my sewing supplies and ribbon and headed over to her house one day to make them.  We had so much fun putting them together.  The tutorial had the great suggestion to just baste the turkey's onto the shirts, so you could still use the plain shirts in your child's wardrobe.  I loved this idea and love that I can add them to bigger shirts next year as my kiddos grow.

$5 each

 I also made a turkey headband for my littlest one using feathers instead of ribbon for the turkey feathers.

$6 for feather Turkey Bow or $8 for Headband

Here are the links to the Tutorials:

Turkey Shirt

Turkey Bow