Crochet Play Watch Pattern
In this world of high tech gadgetry, an actual old fashioned time telling watch, I fear, may soon be a relic from the past. But not so soon and not without a bit of fun and whimsy. Here is a …...
View ArticleI Once Had This Mentor . . .
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest, you know of and have seen all the activities August had in store for me. Some good and some bumpy. Starting things anew like the...
View ArticleGold “Pradaesque” Crochet Flower Brooch
I love seeing the new Fall trends in the August fashion magazines. So much inspiration and new style trends. Well, most trends aren’t new, not really, just revisited and refreshed. Like this year’s big...
View ArticleYour Love2Bloom Shops are Open!
The Love2Bloom shops have re-opened on Etsy and at Love2BloomShop.biz and both are now fully stocked with lots of beautiful handmade crochet wear for girls. California casual with a touch of bohemian...
View ArticleStar Stitch Facial Scrub Square and Soap Cover
One of my favorite crochet stitches is the star stitch. I love it for two main reasons, one it forms a beautiful pattern to look at and two, once you get the hang of it, it is just easy peasy. The...
View ArticleFriendship is Golden!
Since the 15th of this month, I’ve been participating in a Photo Challenge celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, hosted by @quemeanswhat and @thenuevalatina on IG #HHM15Foto. Each day, from the 15th to...
View ArticleMini Charro Hat Celebration!
Crocheting small things is one of my favorite things to do and though it may look difficult, it’s something I think the novice to the expert crocheter can do, easily. For Day Five of #HHM15Foto,...
View ArticlePiñata Color Hoop
Inspired by the beautiful colorful paper piñatas lulafloradesigns makes and Day Six of #HHM15 Foto Hispanic Heritage Month’s Photo Callenge’s theme calling for Color, I made myself a tiny Piñata hoop....
View ArticleFall Crochet Leaf Wreath
I write this post today from a favorite coffee spot in Pasadena, California, sitting near a window, with the very warm rays of sunshine ricocheting off the San Gabriel mountains and searing through the...
View ArticleCrochet Pumpkin Spill Stick Cozy
There is a plethora of crochet patterns for cup cozies and for mini pumpkins available on the internet. Anyone with some basic hook and yarn skills can make a cup cozy with a pumpkin, right? It’s a...
View ArticleCrochet Pumpkin Spill Stick Cozy
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View ArticleCookie Halloween Make-Over
The easiest way to take your very ordinary chocolate chip cookie to new Halloween scary heights is to add a few random eyeballs … candy eyeball sprinkles, that is. I followed my flourless chocolate...
View ArticleIn The Craft Confessional with Periscope
I’m going to start this post by saying that I like Periscope and have found some very informative and inspiring Scopes. My favorites are Lorraine Cladish (Viva Fifty), Eileen C Campos ( Mommy Teaches)...
View ArticleFrankenstein Crochet Shoe Clips
Hello! Stiched these Frankie Heads to dress up my shoes this Halloween season, and I can’t wait to wear them about town! Yet with the 95 degree heat wave that’s hit L.A. again, they just might be...
View ArticleRuffled Edge Crochet Boot Cuff
Hi there! First in our Make It! Crochet It! Handmade 2015 Holiday Gift Guide! Is a Ruffled Edge Crochet Boot Cuff. I’ve been looking around the stores and I think the one I’ve come up for you to make...
View ArticlePan Dulce – Mexican Sweet Bread
Today, October 15th closes Hispanic Heritage Month, 2015! What a great month of special crafts celebrating the colorful and vibrant culture of my ancestors. So loved joining in with @quemeanswhat and...
View ArticleWordPress Resources at SiteGround
WordPress is an award-winning web software, used by millions of webmasters worldwide for building their website or blog. SiteGround is proud to host this particular WordPress installation and provide...
View ArticleMini Charro Hat Celebration!
Crocheting small things is one of my favorite things to do and though it may look difficult, it’s something I think the novice to the expert crocheter can do, easily. For Day Five of #HHM15Foto,...
View ArticleCraft Jam – October
Hello! Well we are deep into Fall with all the pumpkins decorating doors, stoops, and windows in the neighborhoods, in town, and in my little home, too. A cute little rubber duck in a pumpkin had to...
View ArticleA List of Miracles in the Craft & Crochet Confessional
In today’s Craft Confessional, I’ve been thinking about what Father James Martin writes in his book, Jesus: A Pilgrimage about how Christ lives not only at the right hand of the Father, but in all of...
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