Sunday, May 19, 2013

Crochet Pattern Bonanza

 This is a free pattern site you may want to have a look at.
They are currently getting around 16,000 visitors per week.
What are the highlights of this new site?
Pictured icons lead you to the free pattern.
I love this idea.

You can also link to this site which in return will link back to you.

I have submitted my Tezzie hat pattern.

 This was also a talking point at Craft Gossip it's nice to hear positive things regarding you work.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

What's On My Hook?

Not A Thing!

For the past year and a bit I have been learning how to weave with beads and shaping artistic wire to use for jewelry making.
My major learning tool has been watching you tube tutorials.
As a child, I had a passion for both seed beads and crochet.
Now I know how to make items from both.
I took a few pictures to show you what I have been doing, so here they are just a small sample of some of my creations and some from the tutorials that I have watched.

I am really proud of my dream catcher necklaces and matching ear rings.
They are made from wire and beads.


  



 


 I went from dream catchers to wire beaded spiders, I learned the technique from a you tube tutorial.
 

I took the spider one more step and placed him in a web hanging on a neck lace.
 

I didn't stop there. Why not butterfly's?
So this is what I came up with.
Once again wire and beads.


Quite some time before the wire and beading, I was weaving on a home made bead loom and found plenty of inspiring designs on the internet.
 Can you see the Cat name bracelet below?

Lots of these went out for Christmas presents.

 Below is a herringbone wire wrapped bead and all of the links were made by me too, some more you tube tutorials.



I hope you like my little write up about my beading journey and I do hope to get back to some crochet soon, I have some new ideas brewing.
Cheers now, from Cat XX00 


 

Monday, July 30, 2012

Grandchild number 12, arrived safely!

There is always room for one more to love and adore! Lovely little Savannah arrived safely on the 28th of June, almost a year exactly away from her cousin Cindy's arrival. It's so surprising how one can manage to share themselves with so many loved one's, but not so surprising is how much one loves them all so dearly! 

Savannah's first picture
 Savannah looks like both her mum and dad!

She looks like one of those baby dolls here.

This is Cindy, now 1 year old.
Thanks for looking!

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Stitch & Unwind blog

Stitch & Unwind, a  blog of all yarn all the time, so if you love to knit or crochet, this is the place for you to be!

photo for stitch and unwind crochet site

Stitch and Unwind is the official blog for AllFreeKnitting.com, AllFreeCrochet.com, and AllFreeCrochetAfghanPatterns.com. You’ll see post from all three being contributed regularly. Once in a while you might see a post from our friends at FaveCrafts.com as well!
We love everything about yarn! That’s why we broke off from our friends over at FaveCrafts Blog to have a little more room to talk about our favorite subject and give you even more access to free knitting patterns and free crochet patterns. On this blog you’ll regularly find free pattern tutorials, crochet and knitting related giveaway announcements, and reader questions answered!




This is my shout out for this blog, why not have a look!