Now that I can finally crochet, I’ve been wanting to add edges to my knit items. A nice scalloped edge to my baby blankets to begin and then when I learn new techniques I can add more intricate borders. But before I can add any borders, I need to see what it would look like on a smaller scale. Because …
Crocheted Granny Squares
I love granny squares. I’m completely obsessed right now. I have a handful of knitting projects on the go and yet all I want to do is crochet granny squares. Squares that have no particular purpose or no project which they are meant for. I just want to have a stack of granny squares. Let me explain. Last week I …
Day 14: 14 Days of Valentine’s Crafts
You will need: Yarn 2 DPNs (the size that corresponds with the yarn chosen) Tapestry Needle Scissors A tiny bit of Fiberfill Instructions: Cast on 2 sts. (Make 2 of these) 1: KF&B twice (4 sts) 2: Purl 3: K1, KF&B, KF&B, K1 (6 sts) 4: Purl 5: K1, KF&B, K2, KF&B, K1 (8 sts) 6: Purl 7: K1, KF&B, …
Day 13: 14 Days of Valentine’s Crafts
You will need: Yarn (choose any colour that you want your rose and stem to be – the rose is colour A and the stem is colour B) Two DPNs (the size that corresponds with the yarn selected) Scissors Darning Needle Finished Size: Approximately 3.75″ (9.5 cm) long x 1.25″ (3cm) wide Instructions: With colour A (for the rose) cast …
Day 12: 14 Days of Valentine’s Crafts
You will need: Cupcakes (I made vanilla ones and bake them in cute Valentine’s Day cups) Icing (I chose pink but red or white would work too) Lollipop Sticks Red hearts (cut out of card stock) Cupcake gift boxes (I found these ones at the dollar store) Cellophane bags (big enough to fit the box) Red twist ties Instructions: 1. …
Day 11: 14 Days of Valentine’s Crafts
You will need: 3 Rolo packs Scissors Small amount of tin foil Red scrapbook paper Double sided tape Instructions: 1. Cut scrapbook paper so that you can roll it around one Rolo pack. 2. Place double sided tape on one edge of the paper. Starting at the other end roll the paper around the Rolo pack and secure with the …
Day 10: 14 Days of Valentine’s Crafts
You will need: Glue gun and glue sticks Sharpie (or black marker) Mod Podge Paint Brush 3 Small wood hearts 1 Large wood heart Glitter scrapbook paper Red scrapbook paper Pencil Instructions: 1. Trace the small hearts on the red scrapbook paper and the large heart on the back of the glitter paper. 2. Cut each heart out of the …
Day 9: 14 Days of Valentine’s Crafts
You will need: Toilet Paper Rolls (as many as the number of colours you will be using) Paint (red and different shades of pink) Plates (to mix paint to achieve desired colour) 3 Canvases Ribbon (not shown) Glue gun and glue (not shown) Instructions: 1. Mix paints to achieve your desired colours. 2. Shape toilet paper rolls into hearts by …
Day 8: 14 Days of Valentine’s Crafts
You will need: Wreath (I chose a grapevine wreath – 18″) Spring Stems (shown here are red roses, white hydrangeas and red heather) Wire Cutters Valentine’s Pick (2 hollow hearts and a full hearts) ***Note: I have a lot of extra supplies pictured but as I was making the it, I didn’t like them in the wreath. Instructions: 1. Cut …
Day 7: 14 Days of Valentine’s Crafts
You will need: Scissors Foam (any colour you want; I chose red, white and 2 pink ones) Sewing Thread (any colour you want; I chose white) Sewing Needle Instructions: 1. Cut hearts out of the foam. Cut as many as you would need. I had to cut approximately 40 of them. 2. Measure the height of wherever you want to …