Thank you Card!

 

Crocheting a puffy stitch blanket was so much fun and easy!

Crocheting a puffy stitch blanket was so much fun and easy! 

This was a blanket I made for my 3 year old grandchild! 

I used almost 4 of the Yarnspirations Bernat Baby Blanket skeins multi colored (I don't remember the color name), and 1/4 of a white skein also by Yarnspirations Bernat Baby Blanket! My granddaughter loves the blanket and sleeps with it every night! 

Next time I make this blanket, I'll write down information on how many stitches and rows the blanket had. I do remember stitching more chains than the video suggested. If my memory serves me right, I believe I did 80 chain stitches? I could be wrong. You can make it how ever long you want it to be. 

I followed the instructions from this video 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gi9Y025qTc  and used it as a guide for making this puffy stitch blanket! 

The border I decided to do was a shell/scallop stitch and I followed the instructions from this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G2YLfyQGvs.  

I loved how the blanket turned out. 

Fyi:  I'm a beginner at crocheting, and if I can crochet this blanket anyone can!

Here are some photos of the crochet puffy blanket I made!

I've made 3 of these puffy blankets so far! I'll post the pictures of the other two on another post!

My granddaughter hiding behind the blanket!

   

 

Up-Cycled Cans!

 Up-Cycled Cans!

I always buy many food items that come in a can. Instead of recycling these cans I decided to up-cycle them. I decided to get creative with these cans and painted them. They were nice, however somewhat boring, so I added more details. The possibilities are endless. I love how these turned out and I currently use them all to hold markers, coloring pencils, paint brushes, and crafting tools. I'm going to make some of the pencil cans to give as gifts to some of my teacher friends.

Items I used to make the #2 Pencil decorated can:

Large size can

#2 Pencils

School themed ribbon

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

I painted the other cans and just decorated them with what I had in my scrapbook stash.

White can with buttons I used:

Rust-oleum linen white chalk paint

Ribbon

Buttons

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Paper can I used:

Scrapbook paper

Mod Podge

Can with flowers I used :

Flower ribbon

Twine

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Art minds chalk paint color - Dune

Can with paintbrushes inside I used:

Fabric I had handy

Mod Podge

Twine

Pre-made twine flower I made

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Make a Mistake?

My Favorite Glue!

Below are my favorite glues to use when crafting. 

• The Zig glue pens. They are great.They go on blue and that gives you time to place your paper exactly where you want. Once it turns white, it becomes more challenging to remove paper and it becomes permanent.There are a variety of tip sizes. I like them all. I use different tips depending on the type of project I'm creating. 

• The Elmer's glue is also very good. It has a very good powerful hold. It does take a little bit longer for the glue to dry, however when it does it's a strong bond. I love this glue. (Thanks to https://damasklove.com/ for pointing out what an awesome glue this was. 

• My third favorite glue is the Tombo Multi liquid glue. I love this glue because there are two sides that dispense glue. I use this one quite often on my projects.  

However if I had to pick 1 favorite, it would have to be the zig glue pens. 

Make a Mistake?

Make a Mistake? 

No problem!!! UN-du Sticker, tape and label remover.

I have been using this remover and it's AMAZING!!!!!

Feel assured that if you use tape, stickers, or labels incorrectly,

you'll be able to remove it with

UN-du.

12 x 12 Pre-Made Play Time Scrapbook Layout, 12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout, Handmade Scrapbook Page

 

 

Cupcake Toppers 

These heart toppers are great for many occasions, such as Valentine's Day, an engagement party, birthday's, etc.  They add an extra special touch.