Hoping I win!

I know I have been quiet for a couple of weeks now. I had been dealing almost daily with the contractor and insurance to complete the work on the other house after the fire last August! But it is finished now and my daughter and her kids were able to move in. Which means they are almost moved OUT of my house ;-)

So I have been moving things back into my studio from what was once and soon will be again - my dining room. In the process of moving back in I have thoroughly cleaned and organized which has completely reenergized me. I am soooo ready to get back to all of my hobbies, not just my jewelry designs.

Next up on the cleaning list is my sewing room. Now that will take some time as it is also my craft room. The neatest thing just happened though. I was putting away the masking tape and saw my few remaining copies of old Workbasket Magazines and wished I knew where I could locate some more back copies as they are loaded with everything from tatting and crocheting to canning and decorating.

When I took a break and checked the blogs I follow and lo and behold there is a post at Crazy Mom Tats with a giveaway to celebrate her 100th post. Yes, you guessed correctly! She is giving away copies of Workbasket Magazines! I feel like a little kid again in school (pick me, pick me, please pick me!) If you have never enjoyed looking through one of these beauties she has generously posted photos. Check it out!

Crocheted Snowflakes

April's crochet pattern challenge this month was on snowflakes. I was so taken with this quick little pattern that is actually a garland if you continue that I had to try it out in half a dozen varieties. The photo doesn't show them up very well. Top is baby yarn, next white crochet thread, third I added beads to the last row and fourth I added even more beads trying to get a sparkle. The fifth one is white crochet thread with silver and unfortunately you cannot see the iridescent pearl on the last white/pearl crochet thread snowflake. It is by far my favorite. I have not finished off the end thread as I may decide to hang them so leaving my options open. They also have not been blocked yet as I was in a hurry last night. But these are quick and easy and fun and I may make a lot more.

More Crocheted Bookmarks

I decided to take it easy this past week and just finished up crocheting these book worm bookmarks. They are so cute. And then Suzie posted the instructions for the heart bookmarks. I love her patterns so I thought I would get a head start on those. What a nice break from the rush to finish gifts!