I Can Crochet (well, kinda)!

I have never crocheted a single thing in my life.  But I might just be a crocheter now.  Just what i need...more projects that I want to do.

I saw this rug that someone had made...yes, on Pinterest, and figured I could surely do it too.

Then I saw she was crocheting it...

I'll tell you, it almost made me not even look at how to do it, but I decided to press on.  It really is very simple and very repetitive.  Shoot, you use a crochet hook the size of a baseball bat so it can't be too difficult.  Ok, not that big, but you get my point.

I've always wanted a rug in my baby's room for some reason.  So I happened to have some old sheets that will match my navy and white theme in my soon to be baby boy's room.

I bought a plastic crochet hook, the 11mm, which is one step away from the largest I saw at Joanne's.

I ended up using all of 2 sheets (queen size).

In the tutorial she suggests cutting your sheet a few inches and then just tearing your sheets in strips, which I did with my white one, but my navy sheet would.not.tear.

I ended up using my rotary cutter.  The strips don't have to be exact so I didn't even use my ruler.  I actually think this was faster and easier in the end.  Then your strips are also already folded up and you don't have to wind them up in a ball.  It seemed to go quickly even when you have to attach the strips together.

 I wanted a round rug instead of an oval (like in the tutorial) so I didn't really know how often to make a chain stitch. 

I just put one in here and there when I felt like I was really having to reach to get to the next loop.  Does my rug lay perfectly flat?  Nope.  Does it still look fine to me?  Yes.  For my first time to make a rug and crochet, I'm pretty happy with it.

I guess my daughter's are too since now I have a request for one in each of their rooms.  This really would be pretty in zebra print and pink.

This is where I learned how to do this rug...http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/2010/02/rag-rug-tutorial.html.   She has a video that shows you just how to do it.  Really helpful.

A Vintage Baby Shower

My sweet friend is having her 1st baby anytime now.

So another friend and I threw her a Baby Shower.
This girl loves vintage...loves like it's her personality, her baby's room, her everything it seems. So appropriately we did a vintage inspired Baby Shower.
In an apartment with limited space, I think we pulled it off quite well, if I do say so.Her gluten/dairy free baby bootie cake and cupcakes. For the rest of us, pudding filled chocolate cupcakes...mmmm.

We went with yellows, browns and white. All of the different yellows together actually looked good, I was doubtful at first.I made some banners with my sweet Cricut. Even cut out little hand and footprints. They were precious.They even made it to the water bottles.Here are a couple of things that I got to make her also. A bib and wipie case.
I absolutely love this fabric!
So boy, but so pretty too.
Can't wait to meet this little one!

Baby Carrier Cover

After 2 babies you realize it's the little things that help out.

I got so tired of pulling up the blankets over the carrier. They would continually fall off or slip down. I always liked covering the carrier when it was cold outside or they were sleeping.

This simple solution will be wonderful in about two weeks!
I bought a yard of fabric and found some old fabric in my closet for the back side of the blanket. I rounded the corners and sewed right sides together like a pillow.

I top stitched around the whole blanket. Then added these little straps with some velcro.
Pretty simple process with great rewards in my future. :)

Now why didn't I think of this about 5 years ago...or at least found someone who had thought of it, like this lady. Thanks for the inspiration.

For more great inspiration, check out Twice Remembered today where everyone is sharing their projects.

Painted Wooden Letters

Hope everyone's Thanksgiving was GREAT!
I'll have to post some pics later of the 1st Thanksgiving meal I've ever done by myself.
For now, something crafty.

I've been adding a few things to the baby's room. My baby girl is due Feb. 6 and I can hardly wait to meet her!

Since I already have 2 girls, the baby's room isn't changing much at all. I made all of the bedding and trimmings for my first little girl, and I just haven't ever thought I needed to change it when I'm still having girls. But I do like to add a little something different for each one.

I have always had their name in the room somewhere, so I painted some thin wooden letters to match the bedding. I think I will hang them on the wall somewhere.
I still have a couple of projects left to do in her room, but hopefully I have enough time to do it.