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Crocheted Cherry Blossom Heart Is Super Sweet!
It is now the Jewish month of Shevat, so dear friends it is certainly time to start thinking about crafts for Tu B’Shevat, the holiday which celebrates the new year for the trees. Yes, really, trees have a new year’s too, isn’t that amazing? While much of the Western World celebrates the tree in December, we do it around February, just as winter is coming to an end and the very first stirrings of spring and re-birth are happening. The first blossoms in Israel (which happens around Tu B’Shevat give or take) are those of the almond tree, whose blossoms are very much like cherry blossoms, so I’d say this…
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Crocheted Sunburst Granny Square Wrist Warmers Free Pattern
Chunky crocheted wrist warmers are so fun to whip up and make a great winter accessory that will take you into early spring as well. And once you get the idea behind the construction of these crocheted sunburst granny square wrist warmers, you can go to town and make crocheted wrist warmers from all those fun granny square patterns you’ve been wanting to try out! And of course, since guage isn’t really all that important since this is one size fits all teens/adults, you can go ahead and use the yarn of your choice and just crochet some extra rounds to make your project large enough. Of course, I’ll indicate…
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Welcome Back To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome back to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! I hope everyone had a great holiday season, and are now ready to charge ahead in the new year with lots of plans for carrying out all those creative dreams. My personal problem is that the list of those dreams just keeps growing, so I’m trying to focus a this year, wish me luck on that one! I’ll admit that sometimes I am a bit jealous of those folks that do one thing and devote themselves to it, whether it be pottery, or painting, or quilting or embroidery. My problem is…
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Brighten Up Winter With Kalanchoe In Bloom!
Ahhhhh, gorgeous kalanchoe in pink, red and coral are just the thing to brighten up winter right about now! Thanks to Ikea, where these little pots were just 9 shekels each (plants are expensive here in Israel, very annoying since they are grown here and Israel is a world expert is such things) so I couldn’t resist. Outside on our blue tile Moroccan table (more about that another day) they look just as cheerful as can be, and at some point I will have to actually plant them in a larger pot, but for now I have them sitting in a bonsai pot, and the plants are full enough to…
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Crocheted Sunburst Granny Wrist Warmers Are Cozy And Quick
Lets hear it for some great looking, quick to whip up, cozy sunburst granny crocheted wrist warmers also called GRL PWR (girl power) Wrist Warmers, because hey, why not? I’m not sure if I ever saw a photo of wrist warmers like this, or if I just imagined it, but with no pattern to be found easily, I decided to write one myself, and voila, it worked! Now I can’t wait to make these wrist warmers in a variety of colors and yarn weights, as they make a very perfect gift……..spreading the love without having to go overboard with the time investment, now that is called thinking wisely! Ah yes,…
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Crocheted Sunburst Granny Square Pattern
At long last I was able to purchase some chunky acrylic yarn at my local fabric shop that seemed like something worth trying out, (There is one other brand of chunky that starts to pill while you are just looking at it…..well you know what i mean) and at only 10 shekels a skein of course I scooped up a bunch of pastels to make something for my daughter. My first project, crocheted hand warmers for my daughter. A few years ago I did crochet basic crocheted hand warmers, but those were for the boys, and my daughter never actually received any. So, with her in mind, I’ve been dreaming…
