Wedding projects

This is the first wedding of my daughters that I have done since Pinterest was invented.  There should be a time period named after that BP (before Pinterest) and AP after Pinterest), Okay maybe not to that extreme!  But planning a wedding with a Pinterest board is so much easier.   My daughter had her boards and when she found something she liked she would pin it.  I was able to see what she liked and go from there. this first project was an idea that I found on Pinterest and I thought it would be perfect for our situation.  We have 14 grandchildren and they were all invited to the wedding and dinner.  Dinner time with this many kids can sometimes be hectic so when I saw this idea, I knew it would help.  I made quiet bags!  I talked to all of the grandkids the day before and told them that they were invited to a special adult event and that they would have to have their best table manners.  When they were finished with their dinner there would be a special bag for them and they could quietly open it and work on what was inside.  I made the bags out of muslin and stamped this quote  on the outside.

It was easier to stamp on the fabric than I thought it would be.

I then filled it with things to make the Bride and Groom a wedding card.  Stickers, crayons, a card and an envelope.  Of course, there were a few goodies as well.

It worked! I didn't hear a peep during the dinner and they were all so well behaved

My daughter in laws had a great bridal shower for her.

Loved the food!

The company!

and the bride looking like a bride with all of the wrapping trimmings.

Thanks to all who came and I've got more projects, so stay tuned!

The Wedding!

I have been a little preoccupied the last several months, planning the wedding for my daughter.  I will give a sneak peak of all the projects I have been up to the last several months.  Pretty much all of my days were devoted to wedding projects!

It turned out just as I had visioned, and the happy couple were so happy with the results!

I'll tell you how I did all of these projects in later posts, for now I will just take a big sigh and maybe do something other than wedding  projects!

Thanks to my daughter Mel for these beautiful pictures!

Love them!

Spring Hats!

It is starting to feel a little more "Spring Like" and with Spring you need a "Spring Bonnet".

I have a few that I have made and wanted to share.  Green always screams, "SPRING"love the yellow with the green.

This one just looks a little "Gatsby" but I love that era.

Kind of makes you want to get in a convertible and wear this hat.

sunflowers will be coming soon and I pretty much like sunflowers on everything.

More Green!

I had to share this picture, I love it when a crocheter, shares with me what they have made with my pattern.  This crafty lady made 3 pirate hats for her 2 boys and girl, I think they turned out super cute.  If you have a picture of something you have made with one of my patterns I would love to see it and share it here!

Think Spring! it is coming!!!!

Turtle shell prop

Here is another little photo prop I have made the pattern for.  I am loving the little beanie cap and once I figured out the pattern it was really fun to crochet. Don't worry I have included easy to follow instructions and you will want to make a bunch of them once you have finished one!

I then had to make a little turtle shell blanket to finish it off.

They way I did the pattern you can hook all of the little pentagons together at once and it makes it really fast.

The way it is crocheted it doesn't lay completely flat but I liked the look because it looks more like a turtle!

I then decided to try something more with the pattern because I loved this stitch and I made a cute slouch beanie, using the same pattern.

So when you get the pattern this pattern for the slouch hat is included.

This was made with a chunkier yarn and it is so cute on!

Hope you enjoy this pattern as much as I did! you can get it 

HERE!

If you want the turtle blanket with the hat you can get it 

HERE!

Thanks and have a great day!