Oopsiedasies!!!

I have boxes, baskets and bins overflowing with little "oopsiedasies" in my craft room.

You know the things....you see some awesome picture on Pinterest or hear about some super easy neat craft that a 5 year old could do with her eyes shut...right!??!!?!?!!??!!

Today I was digging around in those overflowing boxes, baskets and bins trying to come up with some neat inspiration of where my craftiness should head next and I came across these things.

The little button was from a recycled yogurt lid-- I love Shrinky-Dinks and I saw somewhere that you could recycle clear packaging into DIY Shrinky-Dinks!!! Hmmm....I missed something somewhere because I cut out with my Sizzix the button from a clear yogurt lid and got out my handy dandy heat tool, turned it on, and, and, and....NOTHING!!!! I kept at heating it thinking I hadn't waited long enough and eventually my little clear plastic button shape turned white, no smaller though.... so, it went into the "Oppsiedaisy" stash...

The flower is one I cut out using the Sizzix again from a pop can....it slipped in the process and one petal got cut off short....so, into the stash....

I also found a strip of paper I had messed up using an embossing folder with wood grain, not sure what happened there, but again, good thing I kept that little mess up!!!

Wa-La..... I made this cute springy card!!

So, today I am glad for all those little Oopsiedasies!! I've had and that I will have in the future.

Have a Happy Springy Day today!!!

Easy Crochet Baby Blanket

I belong to a knitting group that meets once a month at the Cheney Care Center where my mom is a nurse. We knit and crochet things of warmth to donate to the community. Yarn gets donated to our group and every month we have a different focus. This past month our focus has been baby items. I love making baby things because they are so tiny and cute!!! I started making a tiny preemie hat....well....I must have been reading the pattern wrong because it was more like Barbie size!!! So, I pulled my yarn out and was on the hunt for a different project. I usually knit but my friend sitting across the table from me had started this cute crochet blanket from variegated baby yarn and she said it was super easy...and it was so adorable so I decided to make one too!!

The pattern uses a basic crochet stitch and you just repeat the 2nd row until it's the size you want or you run out of yarn!!

Basic Scallop Baby Blanket

I used 3 skeins of baby yarn, size 3 with a size I crochet hook.

Chain 102.

Row 1: Work 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, *sk next 2 ch, (sc, 2dc) in next ch (scallop made); rep from * across to last 3 ch, sk next 2 ch, sc in last ch. (33 scallops made)

Row 2: Ch 2, turn, 2 dc in first sc, *sk next 2 dc, (sc, 2 dc)  in next sc, rep from *across, sc in top of turning ch.

Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 28 inches from beginning. (I repeated until all 3 skeins were used and sc across last row to finish.

This basic pattern can be used with a larger hook and thicker yarn for a nice lap blanket.

Our knitting group meets in Cheney, WA 1 Saturday a month, we have a wonderful time visiting and always have a yummy pot luck lunch...send me an email if you'd like more information on joining us!!! We'd love you have you!

Winding Yarn Balls

Tangled yarn is so frustrating!!! A friend of mine showed me the neatest way to roll a yarn ball with a center pull.

All you need is a small bottle with a lid, no fancy winder necessary!!

Start by putting the end of yarn under the bottle lid, close lid and start winding...

keep winding yarn all around the bottle, keeping the top free so later you can pull it out....

when you are done with winding pull the bottle out from the top....

take the lid off and pull the yarn end out....

wa-la!!! you now have a center pull ball of yarn!!

 

Happy rolling!!!